--- loncom/homework/default_homework.lcpm	2008/06/14 16:34:54	1.137
+++ loncom/homework/default_homework.lcpm	2008/09/06 21:39:15	1.138
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network with CAPA 
 # used by lonxml::xmlparse() as input variable $safeinit to Apache::run::run()
 #
-# $Id: default_homework.lcpm,v 1.137 2008/06/14 16:34:54 www Exp $
+# $Id: default_homework.lcpm,v 1.138 2008/09/06 21:39:15 raeburn Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -316,7 +316,9 @@ sub caparesponse_check_list {
     $unit=~s/\s//;
     foreach my $response (@$responses) {
        foreach my $element (@$response) {	
-          $element =~ s/\s//g;
+          if (($type eq 'float') || (($type eq '') && ($unit ne ''))) {
+              $element =~ s/\s//g;
+          }
           my $appendunit=$unit;
           if ($unit=~/\%/) {
              $element=$element/100;