--- loncom/homework/response.pm	2004/06/29 22:32:14	1.100
+++ loncom/homework/response.pm	2004/08/29 07:49:35	1.101
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network with CAPA
 # various response type definitons response definition
 #
-# $Id: response.pm,v 1.100 2004/06/29 22:32:14 albertel Exp $
+# $Id: response.pm,v 1.101 2004/08/29 07:49:35 albertel Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -46,7 +46,8 @@ sub start_response {
     push (@Apache::inputtags::response,$id);
     push (@Apache::inputtags::responselist,$id);
     @Apache::inputtags::inputlist=();
-    if ($Apache::inputtags::part eq '') {
+    if ($Apache::inputtags::part eq '' && 
+	!$Apache::lonhomework::ignore_response_errors) {
 	&Apache::lonxml::error(&HTML::Entities::encode(&mt("Found a <*response> outside of a <part> in a <part>ed problem"),'<>&"'));
     }
     if ($Apache::inputtags::response_with_no_part &&