--- loncom/interface/lonsearchcat.pm	2001/03/27 02:48:02	1.79
+++ loncom/interface/lonsearchcat.pm	2001/03/27 12:49:18	1.81
@@ -683,12 +683,14 @@ sub output_results {
 	    $customshow=~s/[^\w\s]//g;
 	    my @fields=map {"<font color=\"#008000\">$_:</font>"} 
 	                   split(/\s+/,$customshow);
-	    $extrashow="<ul><li>".join("</li><li>",@fields)."</li></ul>\n";
+	    if ($customshow) {
+		$extrashow="<ul><li>".join("</li><li>",@fields)."</li></ul>\n";
+	    }
 	}
 	my $customdata='';
 	foreach my $result (@results) {
 	    $result=~/(\&custom.*)$/; # grab all custom metadata
-	    $custom=$1;
+	    $customdata=$1;
 	    $result=~s/\&custom.*$//; # remove custom metadata
 	}
 	foreach my $result (@results) {
@@ -776,7 +778,7 @@ SCRIPT
 <img align=right src=/adm/lonIcons/lonlogos.gif>
 <h1>Search Catalog</h1>
 <form method="post" action="/adm/searchcat">
-$custom
+$customdata
 <input type='button' value='Revise search request'
 onClick='this.form.submit();'>
 $closebutton