--- loncom/interface/loncoursedata.pm	2003/09/30 15:34:34	1.93
+++ loncom/interface/loncoursedata.pm	2003/09/30 15:35:56	1.94
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network with CAPA
 #
-# $Id: loncoursedata.pm,v 1.93 2003/09/30 15:34:34 matthew Exp $
+# $Id: loncoursedata.pm,v 1.94 2003/09/30 15:35:56 matthew Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -1433,6 +1433,13 @@ sub store_student_data {
     chop $store_performance_command;
     chop $store_performance_command;
     my $start = Time::HiRes::time;
+    $dbh->do($store_performance_command);
+    if ($dbh->err()) {
+        &Apache::lonnet::logthis(' bigass insert error:'.$dbh->errstr());
+        &Apache::lonnet::logthis('command = '.$store_performance_command);
+        $returnstatus = 'error: unable to insert performance into database';
+        return ($returnstatus,$student_data);
+    }
     $dbh->do($store_parameters_command) if ($num_parameters>0);
     if ($dbh->err()) {
         &Apache::lonnet::logthis(' bigass insert error:'.$dbh->errstr());
@@ -1442,13 +1449,6 @@ sub store_student_data {
         $returnstatus = 'error: unable to insert parameters into database';
         return ($returnstatus,$student_data);
     }
-    $dbh->do($store_performance_command);
-    if ($dbh->err()) {
-        &Apache::lonnet::logthis(' bigass insert error:'.$dbh->errstr());
-        &Apache::lonnet::logthis('command = '.$store_performance_command);
-        $returnstatus = 'error: unable to insert performance into database';
-        return ($returnstatus,$student_data);
-    }
     $elapsed += Time::HiRes::time - $start;
     return ($returnstatus,$student_data);
 }