--- loncom/homework/default_homework.lcpm	2000/10/25 22:02:53	1.7
+++ loncom/homework/default_homework.lcpm	2000/10/30 20:24:38	1.8
@@ -18,6 +18,20 @@ sub caparesponse_check {
   
   ($answer,$type,$tol_type,$tolerance,$sig_lbound,$sig_ubound,$ans_fmt,
    $unit_str,$calc) = eval $expr.'return $answer,$type,$tol_type,$tolerance,$sig_lbound,$sig_ubound,$ans_fmt,$unit_str,$calc';
+
+  #type's definitons come from capaParser.h
+  if ($type eq '' ) {
+    if ( $answer eq ($answer *1.0)) { $type = 2;
+    } else { $type = 3; }
+  } else {
+         if ($type eq 'cs')    { $type = 4;
+    } elsif ($type eq 'ci')    { $type = 3;
+    } elsif ($type eq 'mc')    { $type = 5;
+    } elsif ($type eq 'fml')   { $type = 8;
+    } elsif ($type eq 'subj')  { $type = 7;}
+  }
+
+  
   my $result = &caparesponse_capa_check_answer($response,$answer,$type,
 					       $tol_type,$tolerance,
 					       $sig_lbound,$sig_ubound,