--- loncom/interface/lonsearchcat.pm	2001/03/22 14:13:53	1.72
+++ loncom/interface/lonsearchcat.pm	2001/03/22 14:19:17	1.74
@@ -794,7 +794,7 @@ sub build_custommetadata_query {
     my $matchexp=${$q}{'-parse'}{'-build'}{'matchstring'};
     # quick fix to change literal into xml tag-matching
     my $oldmatchexp=$matchexp;
-#    $matchexp=~s/\(\?\:([^\)]*)\\\=([^\)]*)\)/\(\?\:\\\<$1\\\>\[\^\\\<\]\*$2\[\^\\\<\]\*\\\<\\\/$1\\\>)/g;
+    $matchexp=~s/\(\?[\:\=]([^\)]*)\\\=([^\)]*)\)/\(\?\:\\\<$1\\\>\[\^\\\<\]\*$2\[\^\\\<\]\*\\\<\\\/$1\\\>)/g;
     return $oldmatchexp;
 }