--- loncom/homework/lonhomework.pm	2001/01/06 16:23:45	1.26
+++ loncom/homework/lonhomework.pm	2001/01/06 16:35:36	1.27
@@ -92,6 +92,14 @@ sub check_date {
     $status='CLOSED';
     $datemsg = "was due as $lastdate, and answers will be available at $date";
   }
+  if ($status eq 'CAN_ANSWER') {
+    #check #tries
+    my $tries = $Apache::lonhomework::history{"resource.$id.tries"};
+    my $maxtries = &Apache::lonnet::EXT("resource.$id.maxtries");
+    if ( $tries eq '' ) { $tries = '0'; }
+    if ( $maxtries eq '' ) { $maxtries = '2'; } 
+    if ($tries >= $maxtries) { $status = 'CANNOT_ANSWER'; } 
+  }
   &Apache::lonxml::debug("sending back :$status:$datemsg:");
   if ($ENV{'request.state'} eq "construct") {
     &Apache::lonxml::debug("in construction ignoring dates");
@@ -163,6 +171,7 @@ sub handler {
     $request->print($result);
     #$request->print(":Result ends");
     if ($target eq 'grade') {
+
       my $resultkey;
       foreach $resultkey (sort keys %Apache::lonhomework::results) {
 	&Apache::lonxml::debug("$resultkey ---- $Apache::lonhomework::results{$resultkey}");