Index: openacs-4/packages/acs-templating/tcl/form-procs.tcl
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RCS file: /usr/local/cvsroot/openacs-4/packages/acs-templating/tcl/form-procs.tcl,v
diff -u -r1.59.2.2 -r1.59.2.3
--- openacs-4/packages/acs-templating/tcl/form-procs.tcl	11 Dec 2019 17:10:17 -0000	1.59.2.2
+++ openacs-4/packages/acs-templating/tcl/form-procs.tcl	1 Feb 2021 10:54:23 -0000	1.59.2.3
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@
     if { [info exists opts(elements)] } {
 
     # strip carriage returns
-        regsub -all {\r} $opts(elements) {} element_data
+        regsub -all -- {\r} $opts(elements) {} element_data
 
         foreach element [split $element_data "\n"] {
             set element [string trim $element]