--- loncom/interface/lonmysql.pm	2003/12/26 19:12:51	1.16
+++ loncom/interface/lonmysql.pm	2003/12/27 16:58:36	1.18
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network with CAPA
 # MySQL utility functions
 #
-# $Id: lonmysql.pm,v 1.16 2003/12/26 19:12:51 www Exp $
+# $Id: lonmysql.pm,v 1.18 2003/12/27 16:58:36 www Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -559,7 +559,27 @@ sub update_table_info {
     $debugstring = "Retrieved table info for $tablename";
     return 1;
 }
+###############################
+
+=pod
+
+=item &col_order()
 
+Inputs: table id
+
+Returns: array with column order
+
+=cut
+
+
+sub col_order {
+    my $table_id=shift;
+    if (&update_table_info($table_id)) {
+	return @{$Tables{$table_id}->{'Col_order'}};
+    } else {
+	return ();
+    }
+}
 ###############################
 
 =pod
@@ -1002,11 +1022,10 @@ sub remove_from_table {
     return undef if (!defined(&connect_to_db()));
     #
     $table_id = &translate_id($table_id);
-    my $command = 'DELETE FROM '.$table_id.' WHERE '.$dbh->quote($column).
+    my $command = 'DELETE FROM '.$table_id.' WHERE '.$column.
         " LIKE BINARY ".$dbh->quote($value);
     my $sth = $dbh->prepare($command); 
-    $sth->execute();
-    if ($sth->err) {
+    unless ($sth->execute()) {
         $errorstring = "ERROR on execution of ".$command."\n".$sth->errstr;
         return undef;
     }