--- loncom/interface/lonhelper.pm	2006/01/17 18:39:50	1.129
+++ loncom/interface/lonhelper.pm	2006/03/02 23:56:55	1.131
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network with CAPA
 # .helper XML handler to implement the LON-CAPA helper
 #
-# $Id: lonhelper.pm,v 1.129 2006/01/17 18:39:50 albertel Exp $
+# $Id: lonhelper.pm,v 1.131 2006/03/02 23:56:55 foxr Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -1561,6 +1561,8 @@ sub render {
     my $date;
 
     my $time=time;
+    $date = localtime($time);
+    $date->min(0);
     my ($anytime,$onclick);
 
     if (defined($self->{DEFAULT_VALUE})) {
@@ -1568,14 +1570,18 @@ sub render {
         die('Error in default value code for variable ' . 
             $self->{'variable'} . ', Perl said: ' . $@) if $@;
         $time = &$valueFunc($helper, $self);
-	if (lc($time) eq 'anytime') { $time=time; $anytime=1; }
+	if (lc($time) eq 'anytime') {
+	    $anytime=1;
+	} else {
+	    $date = localtime($time);
+	}
+    } else {
+
     }
     if ($anytime) {
 	$onclick = "onclick=\"javascript:updateCheck(this.form,'${var}anytime',false)\"";
     }
     # Default date: The current hour.
-    $date = localtime($time);
-    $date->min(0);
 
     if (defined $self->{ERROR_MSG}) {
         $result .= '<font color="#FF0000">' . $self->{ERROR_MSG} . '</font><br /><br />';
@@ -2368,6 +2374,8 @@ SCRIPT
 </table>
 <br />
 BUTTONS
+    $result .= $buttons;   
+
     }
 
     if (defined $self->{ERROR_MSG}) {
@@ -2424,6 +2432,50 @@ BUTTONS
         }
         return $classlist->{$a}->[$fullname] cmp $classlist->{$b}->[$fullname];
     } @keys;
+    #
+    #  now add the fancy section choice... first enumerate the sections:
+    if ($self->{'multichoice'}) {
+	my %sections;
+	for my $key (@keys) {
+	    my $section_name = $classlist->{$key}->[$section];
+	    if ($section_name ne "") {
+		$sections{$section_name} = 1;
+	    }
+	}
+	#  The variable $choice_widget will have the html to make the choice 
+	#  selector.
+	my $size=5;
+	if (scalar(keys(%sections)) < 5) {
+	    $size=scalar(keys(%sections));
+	}
+	my $choice_widget = '<select multiple name="chosensections" size="'.$size.'">'."\n";
+	foreach my $sec (sort {lc($a) cmp lc($b)} (keys(%sections))) {
+	    $choice_widget .= "<option name=\"$sec\">$sec</option>\n";
+	}
+	$choice_widget .= "<option>none</option></select>\n";
+
+	# Build a table without any borders to contain the section based
+	# selection:
+
+	my $section_selectors =<<SECTIONSELECT;
+<table border="0">
+  <tr valign="top">
+   <td>For Sections:</td><td>$choice_widget</td>
+   <td><label><input type="radio" name="personstate" value="Active" checked />
+               Current Students</label></td>
+   <td><label><input type="radio" name="personstate" value="All" />
+               All students</label></td>
+   <td><label><input type="radio" name="personstate" value="Expired" />
+               Expired Students</label></td>
+  </tr>
+  <tr>
+   <td><input type="button" value="Select" onclick="checksections(true);" /></td>
+   <td><input type="button" value="Unselect" onclick="checksections(false);" /></td></tr>
+</table>
+<br />
+SECTIONSELECT
+         $result .= $section_selectors;
+    }
 
     # username, fullname, section, type
     for (@keys) {
@@ -2480,51 +2532,8 @@ BUTTONS
     }
 
     $result .= "</table>\n\n";
-    $result .= $buttons;   
-    #
-    #  now add the fancy section choice... first enumerate the sections:
-    if ($self->{'multichoice'}) {
-	my %sections;
-	for my $key (@keys) {
-	    my $section_name = $classlist->{$key}->[$section];
-	    if ($section_name ne "") {
-		$sections{$section_name} = 1;
-	    }
-	}
-	#  The variable $choice_widget will have the html to make the choice 
-	#  selector.
-	my $size=5;
-	if (scalar(keys(%sections)) < 5) {
-	    $size=scalar(keys(%sections));
-	}
-	my $choice_widget = '<select multiple name="chosensections" size="'.$size.'">'."\n";
-	foreach my $sec (sort {lc($a) cmp lc($b)} (keys(%sections))) {
-	    $choice_widget .= "<option name=\"$sec\">$sec</option>\n";
-	}
-	$choice_widget .= "<option>none</option></select>\n";
 
-	# Build a table without any borders to contain the section based
-	# selection:
 
-	my $section_selectors =<<SECTIONSELECT;
-<table border="0">
-  <tr valign="top">
-   <td>For Sections:</td><td>$choice_widget</td>
-   <td><label><input type="radio" name="personstate" value="Active" checked />
-               Current Students</label></td>
-   <td><label><input type="radio" name="personstate" value="All" />
-               All students</label></td>
-   <td><label><input type="radio" name="personstate" value="Expired" />
-               Expired Students</label></td>
-  </tr>
-  <tr>
-   <td><input type="button" value="Select" onclick="checksections(true);" /></td>
-   <td><input type="button" value="Unselect" onclick="checksections(false);" /></td></tr>
-</table>
-<br />
-SECTIONSELECT
-         $result .= $section_selectors;
-    }
     return $result;
 }