--- loncom/homework/default_homework.lcpm	2000/09/26 19:29:07	1.1
+++ loncom/homework/default_homework.lcpm	2000/10/11 20:59:43	1.3
@@ -2,12 +2,15 @@
 # used by lonxml::xmlparse() as input variable $safeinit to Apache::run::run()
 # 
 #
+$RANDOMINIT=0;
+
 sub hinton {
   return 0;
 }
 
 sub random {
   my ($start,$end,$step)=@_;
+  if ( ! $RANDOMINIT ) { srand($external::randomseed); $RANDOMINIT=1; }
   my $num=1+int(($end-$start)/$step);
   my $result=$start + int(rand() * $num)*$step;
   return $result;
@@ -19,7 +22,7 @@ sub asin { atan2($_[0], sqrt(1- $_[0] *
 
 sub html {
   if ( $external::target == "web" ) {
-    $Apache::scripttag::start_script::result.=@_[0];
+    $SCRIPT_RESULT.=@_[0];
   }
 }
 
@@ -28,4 +31,7 @@ sub pow   {return $_[0] ** $_[1]; }
 sub ceil  {return (($_[0]-int($_[0]))== 0.0) ? $_[0] : (int($_[0])+ 1); }
 sub floor {return int($_[0]);  }
 
-
+sub format {
+  my ($value,$fmt)=@_;
+  $SCRIPT_RESULT.=sprintf('%.'.$fmt,$value);
+}