--- loncom/homework/default_homework.lcpm	2004/06/09 21:08:21	1.86
+++ loncom/homework/default_homework.lcpm	2004/10/05 20:30:17	1.89
@@ -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 1.86 2004/06/09 21:08:21 albertel Exp $
+# $Id: default_homework.lcpm,v 1.89 2004/10/05 20:30:17 albertel Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ sub caparesponse_check {
     my $type=$LONCAPA::CAPAresponse_args{'type'};
     my $tol=$LONCAPA::CAPAresponse_args{'tol'};
     my $sig=$LONCAPA::CAPAresponse_args{'sig'};
-    my $ans_fmt=$LONCAPA::CAPAresponse_args{'ans_fmt'};
+    my $ans_fmt=$LONCAPA::CAPAresponse_args{'format'};
     my $unit=$LONCAPA::CAPAresponse_args{'unit'};
     my $calc=$LONCAPA::CAPAresponse_args{'calc'};
     my $samples=$LONCAPA::CAPAresponse_args{'samples'};
@@ -70,6 +70,12 @@ sub caparesponse_check {
 	$response=~s/ +/ /g;
     }
     if ($type eq 'float') { $response=~s/,//g; }
+    if ($type eq 'float' && $ans_fmt=~/\$/) {
+	if ($response!~/^\$/)  { return "NO_UNIT: Missing \$ "; }
+	$response=~s/\$//g;
+    }
+    $ans_fmt=~s/\W//g;
+
     if (length($response) > 500) { return "TOO_LONG: Answer too long"; }
 
     if ($type eq '' ) {
@@ -344,7 +350,7 @@ sub random_multivariate_normal {
     my ($item_cnt,$seed,$mean,$covar) = @_;
     my @oldseed=&random_get_seed();
     &random_set_seed_from_phrase($seed);
-    @retArray=&math_random_multivariate_normal($item_cnt,@$mean,@$covar);
+    my @retArray=&math_random_multivariate_normal($item_cnt,@$mean,@$covar);
     &random_set_seed(@oldseed);
     return @retArray;
 }
@@ -354,7 +360,7 @@ sub random_multinomial {
     my @oldseed=&random_get_seed();
     my @retArray;
     &random_set_seed_from_phrase($seed);
-    @retArray=&math_random_multinomial($item_cnt,@p);
+    my @retArray=&math_random_multinomial($item_cnt,@p);
     &random_set_seed(@oldseed);
     return @retArray;
 }
@@ -523,7 +529,7 @@ sub chemparse {
 	$formula .= $molecule.' ';
     }
     # get rid of trailing space
-    $formula =~ s/(\Q${nbsp}\E| )$//;
+    $formula =~ s/(\&nbsp\;| )$//;
     
     return &xmlparse($formula);
 }