--- loncom/homework/outputtags.pm	2001/04/26 21:27:50	1.6
+++ loncom/homework/outputtags.pm	2001/06/01 15:58:00	1.7
@@ -14,9 +14,7 @@ sub start_displayduedate {
   my $status=$Apache::inputtags::status['-1'];
   &Apache::lonxml::debug("got a $status in duedatebox");
   if (($status =~ /CAN.*_ANSWER/) && ($target eq 'web')) {
-    my $args ='';
-    if ( $#$parstack > -1 ) { $args=$$parstack[$#$parstack]; }
-    my $format = &Apache::run::run("{$args;".'return $format}',$safeeval);
+    my $format = &Apache::lonxml::get_param('format',$parstack,$safeeval);
     if ($format eq '') {
       &Apache::lonxml::debug("using default format");
       $format="%c";