@MartinScharrer I am not using your standalone class, only the standalone package.
\documentclass{book}
\usepackage{standalone}%
...
\subimport*{fall_2008/EE_518_DSP_1/HWs/HW2/}{HW2}
and now my HW2 is normal latex file:
\documentclass[12pt,titlepage]{report}%
\begin{document}
\section{HW2, EGEE 518. CSUF, Fall 2008}
...