--- loncom/homework/default_homework.lcpm	2004/05/17 21:15:56	1.79
+++ loncom/homework/default_homework.lcpm	2004/05/17 22:20:21	1.80
@@ -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 1.79 2004/05/17 21:15:56 albertel Exp $
+# $Id: default_homework.lcpm,v 1.80 2004/05/17 22:20:21 albertel Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -480,13 +480,15 @@ sub floor  {return (($_[0]-CORE::int($_[
 
 sub format {
     my ($value,$fmt)=@_;
-    my $dollarmode;
+    my $dollarmode,$commamode;
     if ($fmt =~ /^\$(.*)/) { $fmt=$1; $dollarmode=1; } 
+    if ($fmt =~ /^,(.*)/) { $fmt=$1; $commamode=1; } 
     $fmt=~s/e/E/g;
     my $result=sprintf('%.'.$fmt,$value);
     if ($fmt eq '0f') { $result .='.'; }
     $result=~s/(E[+-]*)0/$1/;
-    if ($dollarmode) {$result=&dollarmode($result);}
+    if ($dollarmode) {$result=&dollarformat($result);}
+    if ($commamode) {$result=&commaformat($result);}
     return $result;
 }
 
@@ -532,15 +534,17 @@ sub chemparse {
 sub prettyprint {
     my ($value,$fmt,$target)=@_;
     my $result;
-    my $dollarmode;
+    my $dollarmode,$commamode;
     if (!$target) { $target = $external::target; }
     if ($fmt =~ /chem/i) { return(&chemparse($value)); }
     if ($fmt =~ /^\$(.*)/) { $fmt=$1; $dollarmode=1; } 
+    if ($fmt =~ /^,(.*)/) { $fmt=$1; $commamode=1; } 
     if ($fmt) { $value=sprintf('%.'.$fmt,$value); }
     if ($fmt eq '0f') {	$value .='.'; }
     if ($value =~ /([0-9\.\-\+]+)E([0-9\-\+]+)/i ) {
 	my $frac=$1;
 	if ($dollarmode) { $frac=&dollarformat($frac); }
+	if ($commamode) { $frac=&commaformat($frac); }
 	my $exponent=$2;
 	$exponent=~s/^\+0*//;
 	$exponent=~s/^-0*/-/;
@@ -560,13 +564,13 @@ sub prettyprint {
     } else {
 	$result=$value;
 	if ($dollarmode) { $result=&dollarformat($result,$target); }
+	if ($commamode) { $result=&commaformat($result,$target); }
     }
     return $result;
 }
 
-sub dollarformat {
+sub commaformat {
     my ($number,$target) = @_;
-    if (!$target) { $target = $external::target; }
     if ($number =~ /\./) {
 	while ($number =~ /([^\.,]+)([^\.,][^\.,][^\.,])([,0-9]*\.[0-9]*)$/) {
 	    $number = $1.','.$2.$3;
@@ -576,6 +580,13 @@ sub dollarformat {
 	    $number = $1.','.$2.$3;
 	}
     }
+    return $number;
+}
+
+sub dollarformat {
+    my ($number,$target) = @_;
+    if (!$target) { $target = $external::target; }
+    $number=&commaformat($number,$target);
     if ($target eq 'tex') {
 	$number='\$'.$number; #' stupid emacs
     } else {