--- loncom/xml/lonxml.pm	2006/02/05 18:30:56	1.397
+++ loncom/xml/lonxml.pm	2006/03/08 21:49:26	1.398
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network with CAPA
 # XML Parser Module 
 #
-# $Id: lonxml.pm,v 1.397 2006/02/05 18:30:56 albertel Exp $
+# $Id: lonxml.pm,v 1.398 2006/03/08 21:49:26 albertel Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -1031,6 +1031,28 @@ sub store_counter {
     return '';
 }
 
+{
+    my $state;
+    sub clear_problem_counter {
+	&Apache::lonnet::logthis(" cpc called from ".(join(':',caller(0))));
+	undef($state);
+	&Apache::lonnet::delenv('form.counter');
+	&Apache::lonxml::init_counter();
+	&Apache::lonxml::store_counter();
+    }
+
+    sub remember_problem_counter {
+	&Apache::lonnet::transfer_profile_to_env();
+	$state = $env{'form.counter'};
+    }
+
+    sub restore_problem_counter {
+	if (defined($state)) {
+	    &Apache::lonnet::appenv(('form.counter' => $state));
+	}
+    }
+}
+
 sub get_all_text {
     my($tag,$pars,$style)= @_;
     my $gotfullstack=1;