--- loncom/metadata_database/searchcat.pl	2001/04/16 13:48:14	1.12
+++ loncom/metadata_database/searchcat.pl	2001/04/16 20:32:20	1.13
@@ -81,8 +81,8 @@ foreach my $m (@metalist) {
 			  '"'.delete($ref->{'abstract'}).'"'.','.
 			  '"'.delete($ref->{'mime'}).'"'.','.
 			  '"'.delete($ref->{'language'}).'"'.','.
-			  '"'.delete($ref->{'creationdate'}).'"'.','.
-			  '"'.delete($ref->{'lastrevisiondate'}).'"'.','.
+			  '"'.sqltime(delete($ref->{'creationdate'})).'"'.','.
+			  '"'.sqltime(delete($ref->{'lastrevisiondate'})).'"'.','.
 			  '"'.delete($ref->{'owner'}).'"'.','.
 			  '"'.delete($ref->{'copyright'}).'"'.')');
     $sth->execute();
@@ -183,3 +183,11 @@ sub propath {
     my $proname="$perlvar{'lonUsersDir'}/$udom/$subdir/$uname";
     return $proname;
 } 
+
+# ---------------------------- convert 'time' format into a datetime sql format
+sub sqltime {
+    my ($sec,$min,$hour,$mday,$mon,$year,$wday,$yday,$isdst) =
+	localtime(@_[0]);
+    $year+=1900;
+    return "$year-$mon-$mday $hour:$min:$sec";
+}