--- rat/lonpage.pm	2002/06/27 18:48:30	1.42
+++ rat/lonpage.pm	2002/07/01 15:02:19	1.43
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network with CAPA
 # Page Handler
 #
-# $Id: lonpage.pm,v 1.42 2002/06/27 18:48:30 sakharuk Exp $
+# $Id: lonpage.pm,v 1.43 2002/07/01 15:02:19 sakharuk Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -152,10 +152,10 @@ sub handler {
        $r->send_http_header;
        return OK;
    }
- 
+  
    &Apache::loncommon::get_unprocessed_cgi($ENV{'QUERY_STRING'},
                                           ['forceselect','launch']);
-
+  my $number_of_columns = 1;
   my $requrl=$r->uri;  
   my $target = $ENV{'form.grade_target'};
 # ----------------------------------------------------------------- Tie db file
@@ -196,7 +196,6 @@ sub handler {
 
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------ Page parms
 
-                  my $number_of_columns = 1;
                   my $j;
                   my $lcm=1;
                   my $contents=0;
@@ -380,6 +379,7 @@ sub handler {
 # ----------------------------------------------------------------- Start table
 		      if ($target eq 'tex') {
 			  $r->print('\begin{longtable}INSERTTHEHEADOFLONGTABLE\endfirsthead\endhead ');
+			  if ($number_of_columns le $lcm) {$number_of_columns=$lcm;};
 		      } else {
 			  $r->print('<table cols="'.$lcm.'" border="0">');
 		      }
@@ -471,14 +471,14 @@ sub handler {
 			      unless ($target eq 'tex') {
 				  $r->print('</td>');
 			      } else {
-				  $number_of_columns++;
-				  $r->print(' & ');
+                                  for (my $incol=1;$incol<=$avespan;$incol++) {
+				      $r->print(' & ');
+				  }
 			      }
                           }
 			      unless ($target eq 'tex') {
 				  $r->print('</tr>');
 			      } else {
-				  $number_of_columns = 1;
 				  $r->print('REMOVETHEHEADOFLONGTABLE\\\\');
 			      }
 		        }