--- loncom/xml/lonxml.pm	2005/03/23 22:02:32	1.367
+++ loncom/xml/lonxml.pm	2005/03/31 15:55:47	1.368
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network with CAPA
 # XML Parser Module 
 #
-# $Id: lonxml.pm,v 1.367 2005/03/23 22:02:32 albertel Exp $
+# $Id: lonxml.pm,v 1.368 2005/03/31 15:55:47 albertel Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -174,7 +174,8 @@ sub xmlend {
     my ($target,$parser)=@_;
     my $mode='xml';
     my $status='OPEN';
-    if ($Apache::lonhomework::parsing_a_problem) {
+    if ($Apache::lonhomework::parsing_a_problem ||
+	$Apache::lonhomework::parsing_a_task ) {
 	$mode='problem';
 	$status=$Apache::inputtags::status[-1]; 
     }
@@ -1370,6 +1371,7 @@ ENDNOTFOUND
 	if (!$ENV{'form.editmode'} || $ENV{'form.viewmode'}) {
 	    $result = &Apache::lonxml::xmlparse($request,$target,$filecontents,
 						'',%mystyle);
+	    undef($Apache::lonhomework::parsing_a_task);
 	}
     }