Index: lams_central/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/authoring/web/AuthoringAction.java
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diff -u -r9bef1de27d0d527d75191115a535bc2c4311ade9 -r1ace59e69b84f2bd60f2a60b124abef279c55368
--- lams_central/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/authoring/web/AuthoringAction.java	(.../AuthoringAction.java)	(revision 9bef1de27d0d527d75191115a535bc2c4311ade9)
+++ lams_central/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/authoring/web/AuthoringAction.java	(.../AuthoringAction.java)	(revision 1ace59e69b84f2bd60f2a60b124abef279c55368)
@@ -36,11 +36,13 @@
 import org.lamsfoundation.lams.authoring.service.IAuthoringService;
 import org.lamsfoundation.lams.learningdesign.exception.LearningDesignException;
 import org.lamsfoundation.lams.usermanagement.exception.UserException;
-import org.lamsfoundation.lams.usermanagement.exception.WorkspaceFolderException;
 import org.lamsfoundation.lams.util.WebUtil;
+import org.lamsfoundation.lams.usermanagement.exception.WorkspaceFolderException;
 import org.springframework.web.context.WebApplicationContext;
 import org.springframework.web.context.support.WebApplicationContextUtils;
 
+import java.io.BufferedReader;
+
 /**
  * @author Manpreet Minhas
  * 
@@ -140,7 +142,8 @@
 											ActionForm form,
 											HttpServletRequest request,
 											HttpServletResponse response)throws ServletException, Exception{
-		String designDetails = WebUtil.readStrParam(request,"designDetails");
+	//	String designDetails = WebUtil.readStrParam(request,"designDetails");
+		String designDetails = getBody(request);
 		IAuthoringService authoringService = getAuthoringService();
 		String message = authoringService.storeLearningDesignDetails(designDetails);
 		request.getSession().setAttribute("message",message);
@@ -211,4 +214,21 @@
 	    request.getSession().setAttribute("message",message);
 	    return outputPacket(mapping, request, response, message, "message");
 	}
+	
+	/* Get the post body */
+	private String getBody(HttpServletRequest req)
+		throws IOException
+	{
+		BufferedReader  tempReader  = req.getReader();
+		int tempContentLength = req.getContentLength();
+		StringBuffer tempStrBuf = new StringBuffer( tempContentLength>0 ? tempContentLength : 200 );
+		String tempStr;
+		tempStr = tempReader.readLine(); 
+		while ( tempStr != null )
+		{
+			tempStrBuf.append(tempStr);
+			tempStr = tempReader.readLine();
+		}
+		return(tempStrBuf.toString());
+	}
 }