--- loncom/interface/lonmysql.pm	2004/07/26 19:36:21	1.23
+++ loncom/interface/lonmysql.pm	2004/12/20 19:53:36	1.25
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network with CAPA
 # MySQL utility functions
 #
-# $Id: lonmysql.pm,v 1.23 2004/07/26 19:36:21 matthew Exp $
+# $Id: lonmysql.pm,v 1.25 2004/12/20 19:53:36 matthew Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -556,7 +556,12 @@ sub update_table_info {
     #
     my @info=$sth->fetchrow_array;
     for (my $i=0;$i<= $#info ; $i++) {
-        $Tables{$tablename}->{$tabledesc[$i]}= $info[$i];
+        if ($tabledesc[$i] !~ /^(Create_|Update_|Check_)time$/) {
+            $Tables{$tablename}->{$tabledesc[$i]}= 
+                &unsqltime($info[$i]);
+        } else {
+            $Tables{$tablename}->{$tabledesc[$i]}= $info[$i];
+        }
     }
     #
     # Determine the column order
@@ -580,6 +585,29 @@ sub update_table_info {
     $debugstring = "Retrieved table info for $tablename";
     return 1;
 }
+
+###############################
+
+=pod
+
+=item &table_information()
+
+Inputs: table id
+
+Returns: hash with the table status
+
+=cut
+
+###############################
+sub table_information {
+    my $table_id=shift;
+    if (&update_table_info($table_id)) {
+	return %{$Tables{$table_id}};
+    } else {
+	return ();
+    }
+}
+
 ###############################
 
 =pod
@@ -592,7 +620,7 @@ Returns: array with column order
 
 =cut
 
-
+###############################
 sub col_order {
     my $table_id=shift;
     if (&update_table_info($table_id)) {
@@ -619,7 +647,7 @@ Returns:
 sub create_table {
     return undef if (!defined(&connect_to_db($dbh)));
     my ($table_des)=@_;
-    my $request = &build_table_creation_request($table_des);
+    my ($request,$table_id) = &build_table_creation_request($table_des);
     #
     # Execute the request to create the table
     #############################################
@@ -629,15 +657,6 @@ sub create_table {
             $dbh->errstr();
         return undef;
     }
-    #
-    # Set up the internal bookkeeping
-    #############################################
-    my $table_id;
-    if (exists($table_des->{'id'})) {
-        $table_id = $table_des->{'id'};
-    } else {
-        $table_id = &get_new_table_id();
-    }
     my $tablename = &translate_id($table_id);
     delete($Tables{$tablename}) if (exists($Tables{$tablename}));
     return undef if (! defined(&update_table_info($table_id)));
@@ -770,7 +789,7 @@ sub build_table_creation_request {
         $request.="COMMENT = 'temporary' ";
     } 
     $request .= "TYPE=MYISAM";
-    return $request;
+    return $request,$table_id;
 }
 
 ###############################