--- loncom/interface/loncreatecourse.pm	2005/07/11 17:52:19	1.81
+++ loncom/interface/loncreatecourse.pm	2005/11/04 21:17:18	1.82
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network
 # Create a course
 #
-# $Id: loncreatecourse.pm,v 1.81 2005/07/11 17:52:19 raeburn Exp $
+# $Id: loncreatecourse.pm,v 1.82 2005/11/04 21:17:18 albertel Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -214,10 +214,13 @@ sub copyuserfiles {
 
 sub copydbfiles {
     my ($origcrsid,$newcrsid)=@_;
+
+    my ($origcrs_discussion) = ($origcrsid=~m|^/(.*)|);
+    $origcrs_discussion=~s|/|_|g;
     foreach (&crsdirlist($origcrsid)) {
 	if ($_=~/\.db$/) {
 	    unless 
-             ($_=~/^(nohist\_|discussiontimes|classlist|versionupdate|resourcedata)/) {
+             ($_=~/^(nohist\_|discussiontimes|classlist|versionupdate|resourcedata|\Q$origcrs_discussion\E)/) {
 		 &copydb($origcrsid,$newcrsid,$_);
 		 my $histfile=$_;
 		 $histfile=~s/\.db$/\.hist/;