--- loncom/interface/Attic/lonspreadsheet.pm	2003/03/03 22:00:03	1.173
+++ loncom/interface/Attic/lonspreadsheet.pm	2003/03/11 15:00:47	1.177
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #
-# $Id: lonspreadsheet.pm,v 1.173 2003/03/03 22:00:03 albertel Exp $
+# $Id: lonspreadsheet.pm,v 1.177 2003/03/11 15:00:47 albertel Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -183,10 +183,7 @@ sub handler {
     # Header....
     #
     $r->print('<html><head><title>LON-CAPA Spreadsheet</title>');
-    my $nothing = "''";
-    if ($ENV{'browser.type'} eq 'explorer') {
-        $nothing = "'javascript:void(0);'";
-    }
+    my $nothing = &Apache::lonhtmlcommon::javascript_nothing();
 
     if ($ENV{'request.role'} !~ /^st\./) {
         $r->print(<<ENDSCRIPT);
@@ -722,8 +719,27 @@ sub parmval {
     # second, check map parms
     my $thisparm = $parmhash{$symbparm};
     return $thisparm if (defined($thisparm));
+
     # first, check default
-    return &Apache::lonnet::metadata($fn,$rwhat.'.default');
+    $thisparm = &Apache::lonnet::metadata($fn,$rwhat.'.default');
+    return $thisparm if (defined($thisparm));
+
+    #Cascade Up
+    my $space=$what;
+    $space=~s/\.\w+$//;
+    if ($space ne '0') {
+	my @parts=split(/_/,$space);
+	my $id=pop(@parts);
+	my $part=join('_',@parts);
+	if ($part eq '') { $part='0'; }
+	my $newwhat=$rwhat;
+	$newwhat=~s/\Q$space\E/$part/;
+	my $partgeneral=&parmval($newwhat,$symb,$uname,$udom,$csec);
+	if (defined($partgeneral)) { return $partgeneral; }
+    }
+
+    #nothing defined
+    return '';
 }
 
 #
@@ -1507,7 +1523,7 @@ sub expandnamed {
 	foreach my $varname ( @vars ) {
             if ($varname=~/\D/) {
                $formula=~s/$varname/'$c{\''.$varname.'\'}'/ge;
-               $varname=~s/$var/\(\\w\+\)/g;
+               $varname=~s/$var/\([\\w:\\- ]\+\)/g;
 	       foreach (keys(%{$self->{'constants'}})) {
 		  if ($_=~/$varname/) {
 		      $values{$1}=1;
