--- loncom/homework/response.pm	2000/11/28 20:11:25	1.10
+++ loncom/homework/response.pm	2000/12/04 21:16:29	1.12
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ sub start_caparesponse {
 
 sub start_responseparam {
   my ($target,$token,$parstack,$parser,$safeeval)=@_;
-  if ($target ne 'meta') {
+  if ($target eq 'grade') {
     my $args='';
     if ( $#$parstack > -1 ) { $args=$$parstack[$#$parstack]; }
     my $default = &Apache::run::run("{$args;".'return $default}',$safeeval);
@@ -81,17 +81,21 @@ sub start_responseparam {
     &Apache::lonxml::debug("looking for resource.$Apache::inputtags::part.$name");
     my $value = &Apache::lonnet::EXT("resource.$Apache::inputtags::part.$name");
     &Apache::lonxml::debug("$name has value :$value: and default :$default:");
-    if (!$value) {
+    if ($value eq '') {
+      &Apache::lonxml::debug("defaullting");
       $Apache::inputtags::params{$name}=$default;
     } else {
+      &Apache::lonxml::debug("using value");
       $Apache::inputtags::params{$name}=$value;
     }
     return '';
-  } else {
+  } elsif ($target eq 'meta') {
     return &meta_parameter_write($token->[2]->{'name'},
 				 $token->[2]->{'type'},
 				 $token->[2]->{'default'},
 				 $token->[2]->{'description'});
+  } else {
+    return '';
   }
 }