--- loncom/homework/caparesponse/caparesponse.pm	2003/08/21 17:33:22	1.108
+++ loncom/homework/caparesponse/caparesponse.pm	2003/09/19 21:48:00	1.109
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network with CAPA
 # caparesponse definition
 #
-# $Id: caparesponse.pm,v 1.108 2003/08/21 17:33:22 sakharuk Exp $
+# $Id: caparesponse.pm,v 1.109 2003/09/19 21:48:00 albertel Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -194,6 +194,7 @@ sub end_numericalresponse {
 		}
 		my $formatted;
 		if ((defined($format)) && ($format ne '')) {
+		    $format=~s/e/E/g;
 		    &Apache::lonxml::debug("formatting with :$format: answer :$answer:");
 		    $formatted=sprintf('%.'.$format,$answer).',';
 		} else {
@@ -416,6 +417,7 @@ sub format_number {
     my ($number,$format,$target)=@_;
     my $ans;
     if ($format ne '') {
+	$format=~s/e/E/g;
 	$ans = sprintf('%.'.$format,$number);
     } else {
 	my $format = '';