--- loncom/homework/default_homework.lcpm	2001/07/13 14:49:28	1.30
+++ loncom/homework/default_homework.lcpm	2001/07/19 21:26:22	1.31
@@ -24,11 +24,13 @@ sub caparesponse_check {
   my $unit='';     #done
   my $calc='';
   my ($response,$expr)=@_;
-  
+
   ($answer,$type,$tol,$sig,$ans_fmt,
-   $unit,$calc) = eval $expr.';return $answer,$type,$tol,$sig,$ans_fmt,$unit,$calc';
+   $unit,$calc) = eval $expr.';return ($answer,$type,$tol,$sig,$ans_fmt,$unit,$calc);';
   #type's definitons come from capaParser.h
+  my $message='';
   if ($type eq '' ) {
+    $message .= "Didn't find a type :$type:$expr: defaulting<br />";
     if ( $answer eq ($answer *1.0)) { $type = 2;
     } else { $type = 3; }
   } else {
@@ -77,7 +79,7 @@ sub caparesponse_check {
   elsif ($result =='12') { $result='WANTED_NUMERIC'; }
   else  {$result = "ERROR: Unknown Result:$result:$@:";}
 
-  return "$result:<br />Error $error:<br />Answer $answer:<br />Response $response:<br />$type|$tol|$tol_type|$sig:$sig_lbound:$sig_ubound|$units<br />";
+  return "$result:<br />Error $error:<br />Answer $answer:<br />Response $response:<br /> type-$type|$tol|$tol_type|$sig:$sig_lbound:$sig_ubound|$units<br />$message$expr";
 }
 
 sub caparesponse_check_list {
@@ -87,26 +89,43 @@ sub caparesponse_check_list {
   my $CAPARESPONSE_CHECK_LIST_answer = eval $expr.';return $answer';
   my (@list) = eval $CAPARESPONSE_CHECK_LIST_answer;
   my $result='';
+  $result.="error:$@:<br />";
+  # if the eval fails just use what is in the answer exactly
+  if (!defined(@list) || !defined($list[0])) {
+    $result.="list zero is undefined<br />";
+    $list[0]=$CAPARESPONSE_CHECK_LIST_answer;
+  }
   my $aresult='';
   my $current_answer;
-  my (@responselist)=split /,/,$response;
+  $result.="Got response :$CAPARESPONSE_CHECK_LIST_answer:$list[0]:<br />";
+  my @responselist;
+  if ($type ne '' && $#list > 0) {
+    (@responselist)=split /,/,$response;
+  } else {
+    (@responselist)=($response);
+  }
   my $unit='';
-  $result.="Final response :$responselist['-1']:<br />";
-  if ( $responselist['-1']=~ /(.*[^\s])\s+([^\s]+)/ ) {
-    $responselist['-1']=$1;
-    $unit=$2;
+  $result.="Initial final response :$responselist['-1']:<br />";
+  if ($type eq '') {
+    #for numerical problems split off the unit
+    if ( $responselist['-1']=~ /(.*[^\s])\s+([^\s]+)/ ) {
+      $responselist['-1']=$1;
+      $unit=$2;
+    }
   }
-  $result.="Final response :$responselist['-1']:<br />";
+  $result.="Final final response :$responselist['-1']:<br />";
+  $result.=":$#list: answers<br />";
   $unit=~s/\s//;
   my $i=0;
   my $awards='';
   for ($i=0; $i<@list;$i++) {
+    $result.="trying answer :$list[$i]:<br />";
     if ($unit eq '') {
       $aresult=&caparesponse_check($responselist[$i],
-			     $expr.';my $answer='.$list[$i].';');
+			     $expr.';my $answer=\''.$list[$i].'\';');
     } else {
       $aresult=&caparesponse_check($responselist[$i]." $unit",
-				   $expr.';my $answer='.$list[$i].';');
+				   $expr.';my $answer=\''.$list[$i].'\';');
     }
     my ($temp)=split /:/, $aresult;
     $awards.="$temp,";