--- loncom/homework/hint.pm	2004/03/16 19:47:47	1.51
+++ loncom/homework/hint.pm	2004/03/16 22:00:51	1.52
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network with CAPA 
 # implements the tags that control the hints
 #
-# $Id: hint.pm,v 1.51 2004/03/16 19:47:47 albertel Exp $
+# $Id: hint.pm,v 1.52 2004/03/16 22:00:51 albertel Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -47,13 +47,7 @@ sub start_hintgroup {
 	my $id=$Apache::inputtags::part;
 	my $numtries=$Apache::lonhomework::history{"resource.$id.tries"};
 	if ( $numtries eq '') { $numtries = 0; }
-	my $hinttries=&Apache::lonnet::EXT("resource.$id.hinttries");
-	if ($ENV{'request.state'} eq 'construct' &&
-	    defined($Apache::inputtags::params{'hinttries'})) {
-	    $hinttries=$Apache::inputtags::params{'hinttries'};
-	}
-
-	if ( $hinttries eq '') { $hinttries = 1; }
+	my $hinttries=&Apache::response::get_response_param($id,"hinttries",1);
 	&Apache::lonxml::debug("found :$id:$numtries:$hinttries:");
 	my $gradestatus=$Apache::lonhomework::history{"resource.$id.solved"};
 	if ( $numtries < $hinttries || $gradestatus =~ /^correct/) {
@@ -75,8 +69,7 @@ sub end_hintgroup {
 	my $id=$Apache::inputtags::part;
 	my $numtries=$Apache::lonhomework::history{"resource.$id.tries"};
 	if ( $numtries eq '') { $numtries = 0; }
-	my $hinttries=&Apache::lonnet::EXT("resource.$id.hinttries");
-	if ( $hinttries eq '') { $hinttries = 1; }
+	my $hinttries=&Apache::response::get_response_param($id,"hinttries",1);
 	&Apache::lonxml::debug("found :$id:$numtries:$hinttries:");
 	my $hinttext=&Apache::lonxml::endredirection;
 	if ($Apache::lonhomework::type ne 'exam' &&
@@ -158,7 +151,8 @@ sub end_numericalhint {
 	my $response = $Apache::lonhomework::history{
 			    "resource.$partid.$submitid.submission"};
 	&Apache::lonxml::debug("hintgroup is using $response<br />\n");
-	my $hideunit=&Apache::lonnet::EXT('resource.'.$submitid.'_'.$id.'.turnoffunit');
+	my $hideunit=&Apache::response::get_response_param($submitid.'_'.$id,
+							   'turnoffunit');
 	my $args_ref= \%{$safeeval->varglob('LONCAPA::CAPAresponse_args')};
 	$$args_ref{'response'}=$response;
 	#need to get all possible parms