--- loncom/homework/structuretags.pm	2019/11/04 19:36:46	1.566
+++ loncom/homework/structuretags.pm	2019/11/05 18:08:09	1.568
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network with CAPA 
 # definition of tags that give a structure to a document
 #
-# $Id: structuretags.pm,v 1.566 2019/11/04 19:36:46 raeburn Exp $
+# $Id: structuretags.pm,v 1.568 2019/11/05 18:08:09 raeburn Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -678,10 +678,18 @@ sub setup_rndseed {
     }
     if ($Apache::lonhomework::type eq 'randomizetry') {
         my $partfortries = $Apache::inputtags::part;
+#
+# Where question type is "randomizetry" for a problem containing
+# a single part (and unless type is explicitly set to not be
+# "randomizetry" for that part), the number of tries used to
+# determine randomization will be for that part, and randomization
+# from calls to &random() in a perl script block before the part tag,
+# will change based on the number of tries, and value of the
+# "randomizeontries" parameter in effect for the single part.
+#
         if (ref($probpartlist) eq 'ARRAY') {
-            if ((@{$probpartlist} == 1) && ($probpartlist->[0] ne $Apache::inputtags::part)) {
-                $partfortries = $probpartlist->[0];
-                if (&Apache::lonnet::EXT("resource.$partfortries.questiontype") eq 'randomizetry') {
+            if ((@{$probpartlist} == 1) && ($probpartlist->[0] ne $partfortries)) {
+                if (&Apache::lonnet::EXT('resource.'.$probpartlist->[0].'.type') eq 'randomizetry') {
                     $partfortries = $probpartlist->[0];
                 } else {
                     $partfortries = '';
@@ -1814,11 +1822,13 @@ sub start_problem {
     } elsif ((($target eq 'grade') && ($Apache::lonhomework::type eq 'randomizetry')) ||
              ($target eq 'answer')) {
         my ($symb)= &Apache::lonnet::whichuser();
-        my $navmap = Apache::lonnavmaps::navmap->new();
-        if (ref($navmap)) {
-            my $res = $navmap->getBySymb($symb);
-            if (ref($res)) {
-                $probpartlist = $res->parts();
+        if ($symb ne '') {
+            my $navmap = Apache::lonnavmaps::navmap->new();
+            if (ref($navmap)) {
+                my $res = $navmap->getBySymb($symb);
+                if (ref($res)) {
+                    $probpartlist = $res->parts();
+                }
             }
         }
     }
@@ -1838,7 +1848,14 @@ sub start_problem {
     if ($target eq 'web' || $target eq 'grade' || $target eq 'answer' ||
 	$target eq 'tex') {
 
+        my ($symb) = &Apache::lonnet::whichuser();
 	#handle rand seed in construction space
+        if (($env{'request.state'} eq 'construct') || ($symb eq '')) {
+            my $partorder=&Apache::lonnet::metadata($env{'request.uri'},'partorder');
+            if ($partorder ne '') {
+                @{$probpartlist} = split(/,/,$partorder);
+            }
+        }
 	my $rndseed=&setup_rndseed($safeeval,$target,$probpartlist);
         if (($target eq 'grade') && &Apache::response::submitted()) {
             if ($Apache::lonhomework::type eq 'randomizetry') {
@@ -1853,7 +1870,6 @@ sub start_problem {
                 }
             }
         }
-	my ($symb)=&Apache::lonnet::whichuser();
 
 	if ($env{'request.state'} ne "construct" && 
 	    ($symb eq '' || $Apache::lonhomework::type eq 'practice')) {
@@ -3009,10 +3025,9 @@ sub start_part {
 		} elsif ($target eq 'web') {
                     if ($status eq 'CAN_ANSWER') {
                         my $problemstatus = &get_problem_status($Apache::inputtags::part); 
-                        my $probrandomize = &Apache::lonnet::EXT("resource.$Apache::inputtags::partlist[0].type");
-                        my $probrandtries = &Apache::lonnet::EXT("resource.$Apache::inputtags::partlist[0].randomizeontries");
                         my $num = scalar(@Apache::inputtags::partlist)-1;
-                        if ((($probrandomize eq 'randomizetry') || ($Apache::lonhomework::randomizetrypart)) &&
+                        if ((($Apache::lonhomework::default_type eq 'randomizetry') || 
+                            ($Apache::lonhomework::randomizetrypart)) &&
                             ($Apache::lonhomework::type ne 'randomizetry')) {
                             $result .= &randomizetry_part_header($problemstatus,'none',$num);
                         } elsif ($Apache::lonhomework::type eq 'randomizetry') {