--- loncom/homework/lonhomework.pm	2004/05/26 22:45:57	1.176
+++ loncom/homework/lonhomework.pm	2004/05/27 22:25:16	1.177
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network with CAPA
 # The LON-CAPA Homework handler
 #
-# $Id: lonhomework.pm,v 1.176 2004/05/26 22:45:57 albertel Exp $
+# $Id: lonhomework.pm,v 1.177 2004/05/27 22:25:16 albertel Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -292,7 +292,26 @@ sub check_access {
 	    $status = 'CANNOT_ANSWER';
 	}
     }
-
+    if ($status eq 'CAN_ANSWER') {
+	my $interval=&Apache::lonnet::EXT("resource.$id.interval");
+	&Apache::lonxml::debug("looking for interval $interval");
+	if ($interval) {
+	    my $first_access=&Apache::lonnet::get_first_access('map');
+	    &Apache::lonxml::debug("looking for accesstime $first_access");
+	    if (!$first_access) {
+		$status='NOT_YET_VIEWED';
+		$datemsg=' '.$interval.' seconds';
+	    } else {
+		my $newdate=localtime($first_access+$interval);
+		if (time > ($first_access+$interval)) {
+		    $status='CLOSED';
+		    $datemsg = &mt("was due on")." $newdate".&mt(", and answers will be available on")." $date";
+		} else {
+		    $datemsg = &mt("is due at")." $newdate";
+		}
+	    }
+	}
+    }
   #if (($status ne 'CLOSED') && ($Apache::lonhomework::type eq 'exam') &&
   #    (!$Apache::lonhomework::history{"resource.0.outtoken"})) {
   #    return ('UNCHECKEDOUT','needs to be checked out');