--- loncom/homework/lonhomework.pm	2000/12/19 23:22:22	1.22
+++ loncom/homework/lonhomework.pm	2001/01/08 13:51:10	1.28
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 # The LON-CAPA Homework handler
 # Guy Albertelli
 # 11/30 Gerd Kortemeyer
+# 6/1 Gerd Kortemeyer
 
 package Apache::lonhomework;
 use strict;
@@ -11,6 +12,7 @@ use Apache::inputtags;
 use Apache::structuretags;
 use Apache::response;
 use Apache::hint;
+use Apache::Constants qw(:common);
 
 sub get_target {
   if ( $ENV{'request.state'} eq "published") {
@@ -88,9 +90,22 @@ sub check_date {
     $datemsg = "is due at $date";
   } elsif ($type eq 'answerdate') {
     $status='CLOSED';
-    $datemsg = "was due as $lastdate, and asnswers will be available at $date";
+    $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");
+    $status='CAN_ANSWER';
+    $datemsg='is in under construction';
+  }
   return ($status,$datemsg);
 }
 
@@ -107,7 +122,7 @@ sub handler {
     $request->content_type('text/html');
   }
   $request->send_http_header;
-  return 'OK' if $request->header_only;
+  return OK if $request->header_only;
   
   &Apache::lonhomework::send_header($request);
   
@@ -144,11 +159,6 @@ sub handler {
       &Apache::lonxml::error("<b>Unable to find <i>default_homework.lcpm</i></b>");
       $default='';
     }
-    if ( $target eq 'grade') { 
-      $Apache::lonxml::textredirection = 0; 
-    } else {
-      $Apache::lonxml::textredirection = 1; 
-    }
     $result = &Apache::lonxml::xmlparse($target, $problem,
 			$default.&setup_vars($target),%mystyle);
 
@@ -156,6 +166,7 @@ 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}");
@@ -170,7 +181,7 @@ sub handler {
   }
   &Apache::lonhomework::send_footer($request);
   
-  return 'OK';
+  return OK;
 
 }