--- loncom/homework/default_homework.lcpm	2004/05/27 03:46:02	1.83
+++ loncom/homework/default_homework.lcpm	2004/05/27 04:25:13	1.84
@@ -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 1.83 2004/05/27 03:46:02 albertel Exp $
+# $Id: default_homework.lcpm,v 1.84 2004/05/27 04:25:13 albertel Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -242,7 +242,10 @@ sub random {
     if ( ! $hidden::RANDOMINIT ) {
 	if ($external::randomseed == 0) { $external::randomseed=1; }
 	if ($external::randomseed =~/,/) {
-	    my ($num1,$num2)=split(/,/,$seed);
+	    my ($num1,$num2)=split(/,/,$external::randomseed);
+	    &random_set_seed(1,abs($num1));
+	} elsif ($external::randomseed =~/:/) {
+	    my ($num1,$num2)=split(/:/,$external::randomseed);
 	    &random_set_seed(abs($num1),abs($num2));
 	} else {
 	    &random_set_seed(1,int(abs($external::randomseed)));