--- loncom/interface/statistics/lonstudentassessment.pm	2004/07/15 21:08:45	1.103
+++ loncom/interface/statistics/lonstudentassessment.pm	2004/08/25 21:04:37	1.104
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network with CAPA
 #
-# $Id: lonstudentassessment.pm,v 1.103 2004/07/15 21:08:45 matthew Exp $
+# $Id: lonstudentassessment.pm,v 1.104 2004/08/25 21:04:37 matthew Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -1786,7 +1786,7 @@ sub StudentTriesOnSequence {
                 }
             }
             #
-            if (! defined($tries)) {
+            if (! defined($tries) || $symbol eq '.') {
                 $tries = $symbol;
             }
             push (@TriesData,$tries);