--- loncom/metadata_database/LONCAPA/lonmetadata.pm	2011/05/31 14:45:53	1.33
+++ loncom/metadata_database/LONCAPA/lonmetadata.pm	2012/03/14 20:53:56	1.35
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network with CAPA
 #
-# $Id: lonmetadata.pm,v 1.33 2011/05/31 14:45:53 raeburn Exp $
+# $Id: lonmetadata.pm,v 1.35 2012/03/14 20:53:56 www Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -463,7 +463,8 @@ sub store_metadata {
                     $mdata->{$fname} eq '') {
                     push(@MData,'NULL');
                 } else {
-                    push(@MData,$mdata->{$fname});
+                    push(@MData, $field->{type} eq 'DATETIME' ? 
+                        sqltime($mdata->{$fname}) : $mdata->{$fname});
                 }
             } else {
                 push(@MData,undef);
@@ -918,6 +919,10 @@ sub process_dynamic_metadata {
             $data{$type.'_list'} = join(',',@{$resdata->{$type}});
         }
     }
+#
+# NOTE: usage is named sequsage elsewhere in LON-CAPA
+# The translation happens here
+#
     if (defined($resdata->{'usage'}) && 
         ref($resdata->{'usage'}) eq 'ARRAY') {
         $data{'sequsage'} = scalar(@{$resdata->{'usage'}});