--- loncom/metadata_database/LONCAPA/lonmetadata.pm	2004/01/12 21:32:20	1.2
+++ loncom/metadata_database/LONCAPA/lonmetadata.pm	2004/01/12 21:48:38	1.3
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network with CAPA
 #
-# $Id: lonmetadata.pm,v 1.2 2004/01/12 21:32:20 matthew Exp $
+# $Id: lonmetadata.pm,v 1.3 2004/01/12 21:48:38 matthew Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ sub describe_metadata_storage {
 
 =item create_metadata_storage()
 
-Inputs: None
+Inputs: table name (optional): the name of the table.  Default is 'metadata'.
 
 Returns: A perl string which, when executed by MySQL, will cause the
 metadata storage to be initialized.
@@ -193,7 +193,8 @@ metadata storage to be initialized.
 ######################################################################
 ######################################################################
 sub create_metadata_storage { 
-    my $tablename = 'metadata';
+    my ($tablename) = @_;
+    $tablename = 'metadata' if (! defined($tablename));
     my $request = "CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS ".$tablename." ";
     #
     # Process the columns  (this code is stolen from lonmysql.pm)
@@ -230,7 +231,7 @@ sub create_metadata_storage {
         my $text = 'FULLTEXT idx_'.$colname.' ('.$colname.')';
         push (@Columns,$text);
     }
-    $request .= "(".join(", ",@Columns).") ";
+    $request .= "(".join(", ",@Columns).") TYPE=MyISAM";
     return $request;
 }