--- loncom/lonmaxima	2007/02/08 06:28:30	1.24
+++ loncom/lonmaxima	2007/02/08 10:08:02	1.25
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network with CAPA
 # Connect to MAXIMA CAS
 #
-# $Id: lonmaxima,v 1.24 2007/02/08 06:28:30 raeburn Exp $
+# $Id: lonmaxima,v 1.25 2007/02/08 10:08:02 raeburn Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -259,10 +259,7 @@ sub make_new_child {
            while (my $cmd=<$client>) {
               &status('Processing command');
               print $command &unescape($cmd);
-              my ($reply,$finished,$syntaxerr);
-              while ((!$finished) && (!$syntaxerr) && ($reply !~ /^Error\:/)) {
-                  ($reply,$finished,$syntaxerr) = &getmaximaoutput($command);
-              }
+              my ($reply,$finished,$syntaxerr) = &getmaximaoutput($command,1);
               print $client &escape($reply)."\n";
               if ($reply=~/^Error\:/) {
                  &logthis('Died through '.$reply);
@@ -294,7 +291,7 @@ sub make_new_child {
 	my $expect=$counter.time;
 	print $command "$expect;\n";
 	while (1) {
-	    my $output=&getmaximaoutput($command);
+	    my $output=&getmaximaoutput($command,1);
 	    if (($output=~/\Q$expect\E/) || ($output=~/^Error\:/)) {
 		return;
 	    }
@@ -303,8 +300,15 @@ sub make_new_child {
 }
 
 sub getmaximaoutput {
-    my ($command)=@_;
-    my (undef,$error,undef,$output)=$command->expect(20, -re => '^\(\%i\d+\)');
+    my ($command,$numcheck)=@_;
+    my $regexp = '\(\%i\d+\)';
+    if ($numcheck) {
+        if ($command->match() =~ /\(\%i(\d+)\)/) {
+            my $nextmatch = $1+1;
+            $regexp = '\(\%i'.$nextmatch.'\)';
+        }
+    }
+    my (undef,$error,undef,$output)=$command->expect(20, -re => $regexp);
     if ($error) {
        return 'Error: '.$error;
     }