--- loncom/homework/default_homework.lcpm	2004/05/27 03:46:02	1.83
+++ loncom/homework/default_homework.lcpm	2004/06/09 21:08:21	1.86
@@ -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 1.86 2004/06/09 21:08:21 albertel Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -106,17 +106,8 @@ sub caparesponse_check {
 	}
     }
 
-    if ($sig eq '') {
-	$sig_lbound = 0; #SIG_LB_DEFAULT
-	$sig_ubound =15; #SIG_UB_DEFAULT
-    } else {
-	($sig_lbound,$sig_ubound) = split /,/,$sig;
-	if (!defined($sig_lbound)) {
-	    $sig_lbound = 0; #SIG_LB_DEFAULT
-	    $sig_ubound =15; #SIG_UB_DEFAULT
-	}
-	if (!defined($sig_ubound)) { $sig_ubound=$sig_lbound; }
-    }
+    ($sig_ubound,$sig_lbound)=&LONCAPA_INTERNAL_get_sigrange($sig);
+
     my $reterror="";
     my $result = &caparesponse_capa_check_answer($response,$answer,$type,
 						 $tol_type,$tol,
@@ -242,7 +233,10 @@ 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)));
@@ -541,7 +535,7 @@ sub prettyprint {
     if ($fmt =~ /chem/i) { return(&chemparse($value)); }
     my ($dollarmode,$commamode,$alwaysperiod,$options);
     if ($fmt =~ /^([^\d]*)(.*)/) { $options=$1; $fmt=$2; } 
-    if ($options =~ /\$/) { $dollamode=1; }
+    if ($options =~ /\$/) { $dollarmode=1; }
     if ($options =~ /,/)  { $commamode=1; }
     if ($options =~ /\./) { $alwaysperiod=1; }
     if ($fmt) { $value=sprintf('%.'.$fmt,$value); }
@@ -574,8 +568,8 @@ sub prettyprint {
 	}
     } else {
 	$result=$value;
-	if ($dollarmode) { $result=&dollarformat($result,$target); }
-	if ($commamode) { $result=&commaformat($result,$target); }
+	if    ($dollarmode) { $result=&dollarformat($result,$target); }
+	elsif ($commamode)  { $result=&commaformat($result,$target); }
     }
     return $result;
 }