--- loncom/interface/loncoursedata.pm	2003/06/03 18:14:07	1.76
+++ loncom/interface/loncoursedata.pm	2003/06/19 12:45:54	1.79
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network with CAPA
 #
-# $Id: loncoursedata.pm,v 1.76 2003/06/03 18:14:07 matthew Exp $
+# $Id: loncoursedata.pm,v 1.79 2003/06/19 12:45:54 matthew Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -143,12 +143,20 @@ sub get_sequence_assessment_data {
     #
     # We need to keep track of which sequences contain homework problems
     # 
+    my $previous_too;
     my $previous;
     while (scalar(@Nested_Sequences)) {
+        $previous_too = $previous;
         $previous = $curRes;
         $curRes = $iterator->next();
         my $currentmap = $Nested_Sequences[-1]; # Last one on the stack
         if ($curRes == $iterator->BEGIN_MAP()) {
+            if (! ref($previous)) {
+                $previous = $previous_too;
+            }
+            if (! ref($previous)) {
+                next;
+            }
             # get the map itself, instead of BEGIN_MAP
             $title = $previous->title();
             $symb  = $previous->symb();
@@ -908,7 +916,7 @@ sub update_student_data {
                                  $sname.':'.$sdom.' in course '.$courseid.
                                  ':'.$tmp[0]);
         $returnstatus = 'error getting data';
-        return $returnstatus;
+        return ($returnstatus,undef);
     }
     if (scalar(@tmp) < 1) {
         return ('no data',undef);
@@ -932,7 +940,7 @@ sub update_student_data {
     my $num_parameters = 0;
     my $store_performance_command = 'INSERT INTO '.$performance_table.
         ' VALUES '."\n";
-    return 'error' if (! defined($dbh));
+    return ('error',undef) if (! defined($dbh));
     while (my ($current_symb,$param_hash) = each(%student_data)) {
         #
         # make sure the symb is set up properly
@@ -986,14 +994,14 @@ sub update_student_data {
         &Apache::lonnet::logthis(' bigass insert error:'.$dbh->errstr());
         &Apache::lonnet::logthis('command = '.$store_parameters_command);
         $returnstatus = 'error: unable to insert parameters into database';
-        return $returnstatus,\%student_data;
+        return ($returnstatus,\%student_data);
     }
     $dbh->do($store_performance_command);
     if ($dbh->err()) {
         &Apache::lonnet::logthis(' bigass insert error:'.$dbh->errstr());
         &Apache::lonnet::logthis('command = '.$store_performance_command);
         $returnstatus = 'error: unable to insert performance into database';
-        return $returnstatus,\%student_data;
+        return ($returnstatus,\%student_data);
     }
     $elapsed += Time::HiRes::time - $start;
     #
@@ -1049,7 +1057,7 @@ sub ensure_current_data {
         !$found_student     || !$found_part   ||
         !$found_performance || !$found_parameters) {
         if (&init_dbs($courseid)) {
-            return 'error';
+            return ('error',undef);
         }
     }
     #
@@ -1205,11 +1213,11 @@ sub get_current_state {
     return () if (! defined($sname) || ! defined($sdom));
     #
     my ($status,$data) = &ensure_current_data($sname,$sdom,$courseid);
-    &Apache::lonnet::logthis
-        ('sname = '.$sname.
-         ' domain = '.$sdom.
-         ' status = '.$status.
-         ' data is '.(defined($data)?'defined':'undefined'));
+#    &Apache::lonnet::logthis
+#        ('sname = '.$sname.
+#         ' domain = '.$sdom.
+#         ' status = '.$status.
+#         ' data is '.(defined($data)?'defined':'undefined'));
 #    while (my ($symb,$hash) = each(%$data)) {
 #        &Apache::lonnet::logthis($symb."\n----------------------------------");
 #        while (my ($key,$value) = each (%$hash)) {
@@ -1217,13 +1225,12 @@ sub get_current_state {
 #        }
 #    }
     #
-    if (defined($data)) {
-        if (defined($symb)) {
-            return %{$data->{$symb}};
-        } else {
-            return %$data;
-        }
-    } elsif ($status eq 'no data') {
+    if (defined($data) && defined($symb) && ref($data->{$symb})) {
+        return %{$data->{$symb}};
+    } elsif (defined($data) && ! defined($symb) && ref($data)) {
+        return %$data;
+    } 
+    if ($status eq 'no data') {
         return ();
     } else {
         if ($status ne 'okay' && $status ne '') {