Index: lams_central/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/webservice/xml/LessonManagerServlet.java
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diff -u -rf429d1b9fef45cbe7a91454d563472f4ae036d09 -rbdeeffa3b5d1a3554aad9b8fdbcde9eaf3ed1aeb
--- lams_central/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/webservice/xml/LessonManagerServlet.java	(.../LessonManagerServlet.java)	(revision f429d1b9fef45cbe7a91454d563472f4ae036d09)
+++ lams_central/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/webservice/xml/LessonManagerServlet.java	(.../LessonManagerServlet.java)	(revision bdeeffa3b5d1a3554aad9b8fdbcde9eaf3ed1aeb)
@@ -904,8 +904,8 @@
 
 		String[] learnerIdArray = (learnerIds != null) ? learnerIds.split(",") : new String[0];
 		String[] monitorIdArray = (monitorIds != null) ? monitorIds.split(",") : new String[0];
-		String[] firstNameArray = (firstNames != null) ? firstNames.split(",") : new String[0];
-		String[] lastNameArray = (lastNames != null) ? lastNames.split(",") : new String[0];
+		String[] firstNameArray = (firstNames != null) ? firstNames.split(",(?=(?:[^\"]*\"[^\"]*\")*[^\"]*$)", -1) : new String[0];
+		String[] lastNameArray = (lastNames != null) ? lastNames.split(",(?=(?:[^\"]*\"[^\"]*\")*[^\"]*$)", -1) : new String[0];
 		String[] emailArray = (emails != null) ? emails.split(",") : new String[0];
 
 		// in case there is firstNames available - check all arrays have the same length, as otherwise it's