--- loncom/homework/lonhomework.pm	2003/05/19 21:05:23	1.130
+++ loncom/homework/lonhomework.pm	2003/05/23 06:25:53	1.131
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network with CAPA
 # The LON-CAPA Homework handler
 #
-# $Id: lonhomework.pm,v 1.130 2003/05/19 21:05:23 albertel Exp $
+# $Id: lonhomework.pm,v 1.131 2003/05/23 06:25:53 albertel Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -399,7 +399,6 @@ sub analyze {
 	my $subresult=&Apache::lonnet::ssi($request->uri,
 					   ('grade_target' => 'analyze'),
 					   ('rndseed' => $i+$rndseed));
-	&Apache::lonxml::debug(":$subresult:");
 	(my $garbage,$subresult)=split(/_HASH_REF__/,$subresult,2);
 	my %analyze=&Apache::lonnet::str2hash($subresult);
 	my @parts;
@@ -572,6 +571,7 @@ sub newproblem {
     my $extension=$request->uri;
     $extension=~s:^.*\.([\w]+)$:$1:;
     &Apache::lonxml::debug("Looking for :$extension:");
+    my $templatelist=&get_template_list('',$extension);
     if ($ENV{'form.template'} &&
 	$ENV{'form.template'} ne "Select a $extension template") {
 	use File::Copy;
@@ -579,8 +579,16 @@ sub newproblem {
 	my $dest = &Apache::lonnet::filelocation("",$request->uri);
 	copy($file,$dest);
 	&renderpage($request,$dest);
+    } elsif($ENV{'form.newfile'} && !$templatelist) {
+	# I don't like hard-coded filenames but for now, this will work.
+	use File::Copy;
+	my $templatefilename =
+	    $request->dir_config('lonIncludes').'/templates/blank.problem';
+	&Apache::lonxml::debug("$templatefilename");
+	my $dest = &Apache::lonnet::filelocation("",$request->uri);
+	copy($templatefilename,$dest);
+	&renderpage($request,$dest);
     } else {
-	my $templatelist=&get_template_list('',$extension);
 	my $url=$request->uri;
 	my $dest = &Apache::lonnet::filelocation("",$request->uri);
 	my $errormsg;