--- loncom/xml/run.pm	2001/01/04 19:14:10	1.14
+++ loncom/xml/run.pm	2001/07/20 21:19:38	1.18
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ package Apache::run;
 
 sub evaluateold {
   my ($expression,$safeeval,$decls) = @_;
-# print "inside2 evaluate $decls with $expression<br>\n";
+# print "inside2 evaluate $decls with $expression<br />\n";
 # gerd's old method interpolates unset vars
 # $safeeval->reval('return qq('.$expression.');');
   unless (defined $expression) { return ''; }
@@ -34,9 +34,9 @@ ENDEVALUATE
 sub evaluate {
   my ($expression,$safeeval,$decls) = @_;
   unless (defined $expression) { return ''; }
+  if (!$Apache::lonxml::evaluate) { return $expression; }
   my $result = '';
   $@='';
-  print $decls
   $safeeval->reval('{'.$decls.';$_=<<\'EXPRESSION\';'."\n".$expression.
 		   "\n".'EXPRESSION'."\n".$EVALUATE_STRING.'}');
 #  $safeeval->reval('{'.$decls.';<< &evaluate(q|'.$expression.'|);}');
@@ -50,13 +50,13 @@ sub evaluate {
 }
 
 sub run {
-  my ($code,$safeeval) = @_;
+  my ($code,$safeeval,$hideerrors) = @_;
 #  print "inside run\n";
   $@='';
   my (@result)=$safeeval->reval($code);
-  if ($@ ne '') { 
-    &Apache::lonxml::error(":$code:caused"); 
-    &Apache::lonxml::error($@); 
+  if ($@ ne '' && !$hideerrors) {
+    &Apache::lonxml::error(":$code:caused");
+    &Apache::lonxml::error($@);
   }
   if ( $#result < '1') {
     return $result[0];