--- loncom/metadata_database/LONCAPA/lonmetadata.pm	2005/03/11 03:25:18	1.12
+++ loncom/metadata_database/LONCAPA/lonmetadata.pm	2005/11/29 19:56:42	1.13
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network with CAPA
 #
-# $Id: lonmetadata.pm,v 1.12 2005/03/11 03:25:18 matthew Exp $
+# $Id: lonmetadata.pm,v 1.13 2005/11/29 19:56:42 www Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -483,6 +483,15 @@ sub metadata_col_to_hash {
     my %hash=();
     for (my $i=0; $i<=$#Metadata_Table_Description;$i++) {
         $hash{$Metadata_Table_Description[$i]->{'name'}}=$cols[$i];
+	unless ($hash{$Metadata_Table_Description[$i]->{'name'}}) {
+	    if ($Metadata_Table_Description[$i]->{'type'} eq 'TEXT') {
+		$hash{$Metadata_Table_Description[$i]->{'name'}}='';
+	    } elsif ($Metadata_Table_Description[$i]->{'type'} eq 'DATETIME') {
+		$hash{$Metadata_Table_Description[$i]->{'name'}}='0000-00-00 00:00:00';
+	    } else {
+		$hash{$Metadata_Table_Description[$i]->{'name'}}=0;
+	    }
+	}
     }
     return %hash;
 }