--- loncom/interface/lonmysql.pm	2004/08/20 01:27:05	1.24
+++ 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 1.24 2004/08/20 01:27:05 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)) {