--- capa/capa51/pProj/capaCommon.c	2000/08/07 20:47:29	1.14
+++ capa/capa51/pProj/capaCommon.c	2000/08/22 13:19:56	1.15
@@ -3383,10 +3383,12 @@ Problem_t *p; char **answers; int cnt; c
       ii++;
       if(ii==cnt) done = 1;
     }
-    if( result == 0 ) { /* check if any of the outcome has failed to be a numeric */
+    if( result == 0 ) { 
+    /* check if any of the outcome has failed to be a numeric 
+       or was a malformed equation */
       done = ii = 0;
       while( !done ) {
-        if( outcomes[ii] == WANTED_NUMERIC ) {
+        if( outcomes[ii] == WANTED_NUMERIC || outcomes[ii] == BAD_FORMULA ) {
           result = outcomes[ii];
           done = 1;
         }
@@ -3394,7 +3396,7 @@ Problem_t *p; char **answers; int cnt; c
         if(ii==cnt) done = 1;
       }
     }
-    if( result == 0 ) { /* check if any of the outcome has failed on sig figs */
+    if( result == 0 ) {/*check if any of the outcome has failed on sig figs*/
       done = ii = 0;
       while( !done ) {
         if( outcomes[ii] == SIG_FAIL ) {