--- loncom/homework/response.pm	2001/04/16 20:05:04	1.25
+++ loncom/homework/response.pm	2001/05/31 22:37:11	1.27
@@ -12,9 +12,7 @@ sub BEGIN {
 
 sub start_response {
   my ($parstack,$safeeval)=@_;  
-  my $args ='';
-  if ( $#$parstack > -1 ) { $args=$$parstack[$#$parstack]; }
-  my $id = &Apache::run::run("{$args;".'return $id}',$safeeval);
+  my $id= &Apache::lonxml::get_param('id',$parstack,$safeeval);
   if ($id eq '') { $id = $Apache::lonxml::curdepth; }
   push (@Apache::inputtags::response,$id);
   push (@Apache::inputtags::responselist,$id);
@@ -28,6 +26,20 @@ sub end_response {
   return '';
 }
 
+# used by response to set the non-safe space random number generator to something
+# that is stable and unique based on the part number and response number
+sub setrandomnumber {
+  my $rndseed=&Apache::lonnet::rndseed();
+  &Apache::lonxml::debug("randseed $rndseed");
+#  $rndseed=unpack("%32i",$rndseed);
+  $rndseed=$rndseed
+    +(&Apache::lonnet::numval($Apache::inputtags::part) << 10)
+      +&Apache::lonnet::numval($Apache::inputtags::response['-1']);
+  srand($rndseed);
+  &Apache::lonxml::debug("randseed $rndseed");
+  return '';
+}
+
 sub meta_parameter_write {
     my ($name,$type,$default,$display)=@_;
     return '<parameter part="'.$Apache::inputtags::part.
@@ -130,10 +142,8 @@ sub start_essayresponse {
 sub start_responseparam {
   my ($target,$token,$parstack,$parser,$safeeval)=@_;
   if ($target eq 'grade' || $target eq 'web') {
-    my $args='';
-    if ( $#$parstack > -1 ) { $args=$$parstack[$#$parstack]; }
-    my $default = &Apache::run::run("{$args;".'return $default}',$safeeval);
-    my $name = &Apache::run::run("{$args;".'return $name}',$safeeval);
+    my $default= &Apache::lonxml::get_param('default',$parstack,$safeeval);
+    my $name= &Apache::lonxml::get_param('name',$parstack,$safeeval);
     &Apache::lonxml::debug("looking for resource.$Apache::inputtags::part.$name");
     my $value = &Apache::lonnet::EXT("resource.$Apache::inputtags::part.$name");
     &Apache::lonxml::debug("$name has value :$value: and default :$default:");