--- loncom/homework/default_homework.lcpm	2002/09/26 21:54:00	1.53
+++ loncom/homework/default_homework.lcpm	2003/02/10 21:41:25	1.56
@@ -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 1.53 2002/09/26 21:54:00 albertel Exp $
+# $Id: default_homework.lcpm,v 1.56 2003/02/10 21:41:25 albertel Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -240,7 +240,9 @@ sub hinton {
 sub random {
   my ($start,$end,$step)=@_;
   if ( ! $hidden::RANDOMINIT ) {
-    &random_set_seed_from_phrase($external::randomseed);
+    if ($external::randomseed == 0) { $external::randomseed=1; }
+    &random_set_seed(1,int(abs($external::randomseed)));
+    &math_random_uniform();
     $hidden::RANDOMINIT=1;
   }
   if (!defined($step)) { $step=1; }
@@ -565,7 +567,7 @@ sub map {
 	    }
 	}
     }
-    &random_set_seed(@seed);
+    &random_set_seed(@oldseed);
     return '';
 }