--- loncom/interface/londocs.pm	2014/10/24 00:20:09	1.587
+++ loncom/interface/londocs.pm	2014/11/25 04:32:13	1.588
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network
 # Documents
 #
-# $Id: londocs.pm,v 1.587 2014/10/24 00:20:09 raeburn Exp $
+# $Id: londocs.pm,v 1.588 2014/11/25 04:32:13 raeburn Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -2603,26 +2603,44 @@ sub update_parameter {
         }
         return $haschanges;
     } else {
-        return 0 if ($env{'form.changeparms'} !~ /^($valid_parameters_re)$/);
+        my $haschanges = 0;
+        return $haschanges if ($env{'form.changeparms'} !~ /^($valid_parameters_re)$/);
 
         my $which = $env{'form.changeparms'};
         my $idx = $env{'form.setparms'};
+        my $oldvalue = 0;
+        my $newvalue = 0;
+        my $current = (&LONCAPA::map::getparameter($idx,'parameter_'.$which))[0];
+        if ($which eq 'randompick') {
+            if ($current =~ /^(\d+)$/) {
+                $oldvalue = $1;
+            }
+        } elsif ($current =~ /^yes$/i) {
+            $oldvalue = 1;
+        }
         if ($env{'form.'.$which.'_'.$idx}) {
-	    my $value = ($which eq 'randompick') ? $env{'form.rpicknum_'.$idx}
-	                                         : 'yes';
-	    &LONCAPA::map::storeparameter($idx, 'parameter_'.$which, $value,
-				          $parameter_type{$which});
-	    &remember_parms($idx,$which,'set',$value);
-        } else {
-	    &LONCAPA::map::delparameter($idx,'parameter_'.$which);
-
-	    &remember_parms($idx,$which,'del');
+	    $newvalue = ($which eq 'randompick') ? $env{'form.rpicknum_'.$idx}
+	                                         : 1;
         }
-        return 1;
+        if ($oldvalue ne $newvalue) {
+            $haschanges = 1;
+            if ($newvalue) {
+                my $storeval = 'yes';
+                if ($which eq 'randompick') {
+                    $storeval = $newvalue;
+                }
+	        &LONCAPA::map::storeparameter($idx, 'parameter_'.$which, $storeval,
+				              $parameter_type{$which});
+	        &remember_parms($idx,$which,'set',$storeval);
+            } else {
+	        &LONCAPA::map::delparameter($idx,'parameter_'.$which);
+	        &remember_parms($idx,$which,'del');
+            }
+        }
+        return $haschanges;
     }
 }
 
-
 sub handle_edit_cmd {
     my ($coursenum,$coursedom) =@_;
     if ($env{'form.cmd'} eq '') {
@@ -2714,7 +2732,7 @@ sub editor {
 	&snapshotbefore();
 
 	if (&update_parameter()) {
-	    ($errtext,$fatal)=&storemap($coursenum,$coursedom,$folder.'.'.$container);
+	    ($errtext,$fatal)=&storemap($coursenum,$coursedom,$folder.'.'.$container,1);
 	    return $errtext if ($fatal);
 	}