--- loncom/homework/inputtags.pm	2000/12/12 14:54:10	1.15
+++ loncom/homework/inputtags.pm	2000/12/12 20:38:22	1.16
@@ -257,7 +257,8 @@ sub gradestatus {
   }
   my $button='';
   my $tries = $Apache::lonhomework::history{"resource.$id.tries"};
-  my $maxtries = $Apache::lonhomework::history{"resource.$id.maxtries"};
+  my $maxtries = &Apache::lonnet::EXT("resource.$id.maxtries");
+  &Apache::lonxml::debug("goit maxtries of :$maxtries:");
   if ( $tries eq '' ) { $tries = '0'; }
   if ( $maxtries eq '' ) { $maxtries = '2'; } 
   my $trystr='';