--- loncom/lonnet/perl/lonnet.pm	2006/06/02 21:32:30	1.743
+++ loncom/lonnet/perl/lonnet.pm	2006/06/05 20:09:19	1.744
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network
 # TCP networking package
 #
-# $Id: lonnet.pm,v 1.743 2006/06/02 21:32:30 albertel Exp $
+# $Id: lonnet.pm,v 1.744 2006/06/05 20:09:19 albertel Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -5117,8 +5117,14 @@ sub EXT {
 	    if ( (defined($Apache::lonhomework::parsing_a_problem)
 		  || defined($Apache::lonhomework::parsing_a_task))
 		 &&
-		 ($symbparm eq &symbread()) ) {
-		return $Apache::lonhomework::history{$qualifierrest};
+		 ($symbparm eq &symbread()) ) {	
+		# if we are in the middle of processing the resource the
+		# get the value we are planning on committing
+                if (defined($Apache::lonhomework::results{$qualifierrest})) {
+                    return $Apache::lonhomework::results{$qualifierrest};
+                } else {
+                    return $Apache::lonhomework::history{$qualifierrest};
+                }
 	    } else {
 		my %restored;
 		if ($publicuser || $env{'request.state'} eq 'construct') {