--- loncom/homework/lonhomework.pm	2006/06/30 17:42:38	1.256
+++ loncom/homework/lonhomework.pm	2006/09/25 19:41:56	1.258
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network with CAPA
 # The LON-CAPA Homework handler
 #
-# $Id: lonhomework.pm,v 1.256 2006/06/30 17:42:38 albertel Exp $
+# $Id: lonhomework.pm,v 1.258 2006/09/25 19:41:56 albertel Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -514,8 +514,9 @@ sub due_date {
     my $due_date= &Apache::lonnet::EXT("resource.$part_id.duedate",$symb,
 				       $udom,$uname);
     &Apache::lonxml::debug("looking for due_date $part_id $symb $due_date");
-    if (defined($interval)) {
+    if ($interval =~ /\d+/) {
 	my $first_access=&Apache::lonnet::get_first_access('map',$symb);
+	&Apache::lonxml::debug("looking for first_access $first_access");
 	if (defined($first_access)) {
 	    $interval = $first_access+$interval;
 	    $date = ($interval < $due_date)? $interval : $due_date;
@@ -968,7 +969,7 @@ sub newproblem {
 	# 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';
+	    $request->dir_config('lonIncludes').'/templates/blank.'.$extension;
 	&Apache::lonxml::debug("$templatefilename");
 	my $dest = &Apache::lonnet::filelocation("",$request->uri);
 	copy($templatefilename,$dest);
@@ -994,16 +995,19 @@ sub newproblem {
 			  'click' => 'click on the',
 			  'Create' => 'Create',
 			  'button' => 'button');
-	$request->print(<<ENDNEWPROBLEM);
+	my $extensionTranslated = &mt($extension);
+	$request->print("
 $start_page
-<h1>$lt{'create'} $extension $lt{'resource'}</h1>
+<h1>".&mt("Creating a new $extension resource.")."</h1>
 $errormsg
-$lt{'requested'} <tt>$shownurl</tt> $lt{'not exist'}.
+".&mt("The requested file [_1] currently does not exist.",
+      "<tt>$shownurl</tt>")."
 <p>
-<b>$lt{'createnew'} $extension$instructions $lt{'click'} "$lt{'Create'} $extension" $lt{'button'}.</b>
-</p>
-<p><form action="$url" method="POST">
-ENDNEWPROBLEM
+<b>
+".&mt("To create a new $extension, select a template from the".
+      "pull-down menu below. Then click on the \"Create $extension\" button.")."</b>
+</p>");
+
 	if (defined($templatelist)) {
 	    $request->print("<select name=\"template\">$templatelist</select>");
 	}