--- loncom/interface/lonmysql.pm	2004/12/20 19:53:36	1.25
+++ loncom/interface/lonmysql.pm	2005/02/09 21:21:08	1.26
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network with CAPA
 # MySQL utility functions
 #
-# $Id: lonmysql.pm,v 1.25 2004/12/20 19:53:36 matthew Exp $
+# $Id: lonmysql.pm,v 1.26 2005/02/09 21:21:08 matthew Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -1182,7 +1182,22 @@ sub drop_table {
     return 1; # if we got here there was no error, so return a 'true' value
 }
 
+##########################################
 
+=pod
+
+=item fix_table_name 
+
+Fixes a table name so that it will work with MySQL.
+
+=cut
+
+##########################################
+sub fix_table_name {
+    my ($name) = @_;
+    $name =~ s/^(\d+e\d+)/_$1/;
+    return $name;
+}
 
 
 # ---------------------------- convert 'time' format into a datetime sql format