*** moodle19/question/format/xml/format.php	2008-02-12 21:17:40.000000000 -0500
--- moodle19b/question/format/xml/format.php	2008-05-09 09:11:04.000000000 -0400
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*** 176,181 ****
--- 176,184 ----
          $qo->single = $this->trans_single( $single );
          $shuffleanswers = $this->getpath( $question, array('#','shuffleanswers',0,'#'), 'false' );
          $qo->answernumbering = $this->getpath( $question, array('#','answernumbering',0,'#'), 'abc' );
+         if(!$qo->answernumbering) {
+             $qo->answernumbering='abc';
+         }
          $qo->shuffleanswers = $this->trans_single($shuffleanswers);
          $qo->correctfeedback = $this->getpath( $question, array('#','correctfeedback',0,'#','text',0,'#'), '', true );
          $qo->partiallycorrectfeedback = $this->getpath( $question, array('#','partiallycorrectfeedback',0,'#','text',0,'#'), '', true );