--- loncom/xml/lonxml.pm	2001/09/26 14:43:50	1.130
+++ loncom/xml/lonxml.pm	2001/10/01 20:06:45	1.132
@@ -1098,7 +1098,25 @@ sub get_param {
   if ( ! $context ) { $context = -1; }
   my $args ='';
   if ( $#$parstack > (-2-$context) ) { $args=$$parstack[$context]; }
-  return &Apache::run::run("{$args;".'return $'.$param.'}',$safeeval); #'
+  if ( $args =~ /my \$$param=\"/ ) {
+    return &Apache::run::run("{$args;".'return $'.$param.'}',$safeeval); #'
+  } else {
+    return undef;
+  }
+}
+
+sub get_param_var {
+  my ($param,$parstack,$safeeval,$context) = @_;
+  if ( ! $context ) { $context = -1; }
+  my $args ='';
+  if ( $#$parstack > (-2-$context) ) { $args=$$parstack[$context]; }
+  if ( $args !~ /my \$$param=\"/ ) { return undef; }
+  my $value=&Apache::run::run("{$args;".'return $'.$param.'}',$safeeval); #'
+  if ($value =~ /^[\$\@\%]/) {
+    return &Apache::run::run("return $value",$safeeval,1);
+  } else {
+    return $value;
+  }
 }
 
 sub register_insert {