--- loncom/homework/lonhomework.pm	2001/01/06 16:23:45	1.26
+++ loncom/homework/lonhomework.pm	2001/01/11 15:20:58	1.31
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ use Apache::inputtags;
 use Apache::structuretags;
 use Apache::response;
 use Apache::hint;
+use Apache::outputtags;
 use Apache::Constants qw(:common);
 
 sub get_target {
@@ -29,7 +30,9 @@ sub get_target {
 	return ('web');
       }
     } else {
-      return ('edit');
+      #return ('edit');
+      #edit is currently broken
+      return ('web');
     }
   }
   return ();
@@ -72,6 +75,8 @@ sub check_date {
     &Apache::lonxml::debug("found :$date: for :$temp:");
     if ($date eq '') {
       $date = "an unknown date"; $passed = 0;
+    } elsif ($date eq 'con_lost') {
+      $date = "an indeterminate date"; $passed = 0;
     } else {
       if (time < $date) { $passed = 0; } else { $passed = 1; }
       $date = localtime $date;
@@ -92,6 +97,14 @@ sub check_date {
     $status='CLOSED';
     $datemsg = "was due as $lastdate, and answers will be available at $date";
   }
+  if ($status eq 'CAN_ANSWER') {
+    #check #tries
+    my $tries = $Apache::lonhomework::history{"resource.$id.tries"};
+    my $maxtries = &Apache::lonnet::EXT("resource.$id.maxtries");
+    if ( $tries eq '' ) { $tries = '0'; }
+    if ( $maxtries eq '' ) { $maxtries = '2'; } 
+    if ($tries >= $maxtries) { $status = 'CANNOT_ANSWER'; } 
+  }
   &Apache::lonxml::debug("sending back :$status:$datemsg:");
   if ($ENV{'request.state'} eq "construct") {
     &Apache::lonxml::debug("in construction ignoring dates");
@@ -151,11 +164,6 @@ sub handler {
       &Apache::lonxml::error("<b>Unable to find <i>default_homework.lcpm</i></b>");
       $default='';
     }
-    if ( $target eq 'grade') { 
-      $Apache::lonxml::textredirection = 0; 
-    } else {
-      $Apache::lonxml::textredirection = 1; 
-    }
     $result = &Apache::lonxml::xmlparse($target, $problem,
 			$default.&setup_vars($target),%mystyle);
 
@@ -163,6 +171,7 @@ sub handler {
     $request->print($result);
     #$request->print(":Result ends");
     if ($target eq 'grade') {
+
       my $resultkey;
       foreach $resultkey (sort keys %Apache::lonhomework::results) {
 	&Apache::lonxml::debug("$resultkey ---- $Apache::lonhomework::results{$resultkey}");