--- loncom/publisher/lonpublisher.pm	2003/11/04 16:15:56	1.143
+++ loncom/publisher/lonpublisher.pm	2003/11/05 20:27:20	1.144
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network with CAPA
 # Publication Handler
 #
-# $Id: lonpublisher.pm,v 1.143 2003/11/04 16:15:56 www Exp $
+# $Id: lonpublisher.pm,v 1.144 2003/11/05 20:27:20 www Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -180,6 +180,10 @@ nothing
 
 #########################################
 #########################################
+#
+# Modifies global %metadatafields %metadatakeys 
+#
+
 sub metaeval {
     my ($metastring,$prefix)=@_;
    
@@ -812,7 +816,8 @@ sub store_metadata {
 
 
 # ============================================== Parse file itself for metadata
-
+#
+# parses a file with target meta, sets global %metadatafields %metadatakeys 
 
 sub parseformeta {
     my ($source,$style)=@_;
@@ -941,7 +946,8 @@ sub publish {
 # -------------------------------------------- Initial step done, now metadata.
 
 # --------------------------------------- Storage for metadata keys and fields.
-
+# these are globals
+#
      %metadatafields=();
      %metadatakeys=();
      
@@ -967,8 +973,9 @@ sub publish {
 	$metadatafields{'authorspace'}=$cuname.'@'.$cudom;
 
 # ----------------------------------------------------------- Parse file itself
-
-	&parseformeta($source,$style);
+# read %metadatafields from file itself
+ 
+	$allmeta=&parseformeta($source,$style);
 # ------------------------------------------------ Check out directory hierachy
 
         my $thisdisfn=$source;
@@ -1005,12 +1012,12 @@ sub publish {
 		delete $metadatafields{$_};
             }
         }
-        
-    }
 # ------------------------------------------ See if anything new in file itself
  
-    $allmeta=&parseformeta($source,$style);
+	$allmeta=&parseformeta($source,$style);
+   }
 
+       
 # ---------------- Find and document discrepancies in the parameters and stores
 
     my $chparms='';
@@ -1041,7 +1048,9 @@ sub publish {
     }
     if ($chparms) {
 	$scrout.='<p><b>'.&mt('Obsolete parameters or stored values').':</b> '.
-	    $chparms.'</p>';
+	    $chparms.'</p><h1><font color="red">'.&mt('Warning!').
+	    '</font></h1><p><font color="red" size="+1">'.
+	    &mt('If this resource is in active use, student performance data from the previous version may become inaccessible.').'</font></p><hr />';
     }
 
 # ------------------------------------------------------- Now have all metadata