--- loncom/homework/structuretags.pm	2001/08/06 18:33:58	1.52
+++ loncom/homework/structuretags.pm	2001/08/16 21:06:22	1.53
@@ -71,7 +71,14 @@ sub start_problem {
   $Apache::lonhomework::type=&Apache::lonnet::EXT('resource.0.type');
   &Apache::lonxml::debug("Found this to be of type :$Apache::lonhomework::type:");
   if ($Apache::lonhomework::type eq '') {
-    $Apache::lonhomework::type='homework';
+    my $uri=$ENV{'request.uri'};
+    if ($uri=~/\.(\w+)$/) {
+      $Apache::lonhomework::type=$1;
+      &Apache::lonxml::debug("Using type of $1");
+    } else {
+      $Apache::lonhomework::type='problem';
+      &Apache::lonxml::debug("Using default type, problem, :$uri:");
+    }
   }
 #adeed vars to the scripting enviroment
   my $expression='$external::part='.$Apache::inputtags::part.';';