--- loncom/interface/loncommon.pm	2002/09/17 15:21:51	1.69
+++ loncom/interface/loncommon.pm	2002/10/18 13:49:49	1.70
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network with CAPA
 # a pile of common routines
 #
-# $Id: loncommon.pm,v 1.69 2002/09/17 15:21:51 matthew Exp $
+# $Id: loncommon.pm,v 1.70 2002/10/18 13:49:49 www Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -1222,6 +1222,22 @@ sub maketime {
 }
 
 
+#########################################
+#
+# Retro-fixing of un-backward-compatible time format
+
+sub unsqltime {
+    my $timestamp=shift;
+    if ($timestamp=~/^(\d+)\-(\d+)\-(\d+)\s+(\d+)\:(\d+)\:(\d+)$/) {
+       $timestamp=&maketime(
+	   'year'=>$1,'month'=>$2,'day'=>$3,
+           'hours'=>$4,'minutes'=>$5,'seconds'=>$6);
+    }
+    return $timestamp;
+}
+
+#########################################
+
 sub findallcourses {
     my %courses=();
     my $now=time;