--- loncom/interface/lonmysql.pm	2004/12/20 19:53:36	1.25
+++ loncom/interface/lonmysql.pm	2005/02/21 17:23:32	1.27
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network with CAPA
 # MySQL utility functions
 #
-# $Id: lonmysql.pm,v 1.25 2004/12/20 19:53:36 matthew Exp $
+# $Id: lonmysql.pm,v 1.27 2005/02/21 17:23:32 matthew Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -35,11 +35,18 @@ use POSIX qw(strftime mktime);
 
 my $mysqluser;
 my $mysqlpassword;
+my $mysqldatabase;
 
 sub set_mysql_user_and_password {
     # If we are running under Apache and LONCAPA, use the LON-CAPA 
     # user and password.  Otherwise...? ? ? ?
-    ($mysqluser,$mysqlpassword) = @_;
+    my ($input_mysqluser,$input_mysqlpassword,$input_mysqldatabase) = @_;
+    if (! defined($mysqldatabase)) {
+        $mysqldatabase = 'loncapa';
+    }
+    if (defined($input_mysqldatabase)) {
+        $mysqldatabase = $input_mysqldatabase;
+    }
     if (! defined($mysqluser) || ! defined($mysqlpassword)) {
         if (! eval 'require Apache::lonnet();') {
             $mysqluser = 'www';
@@ -49,6 +56,12 @@ sub set_mysql_user_and_password {
             $mysqlpassword = '';
         }
     }
+    if (defined($input_mysqluser)) {
+        $mysqluser = $input_mysqluser;
+    } 
+    if (defined($input_mysqlpassword)) {
+        $mysqlpassword = $input_mysqlpassword;
+    }
 }
 
 ######################################################################
@@ -349,7 +362,7 @@ sub connect_to_db {
     if (! defined($mysqluser) || ! defined($mysqlpassword)) {
         &set_mysql_user_and_password();
     }
-    if (! ($dbh = DBI->connect("DBI:mysql:loncapa",$mysqluser,$mysqlpassword,
+    if (! ($dbh = DBI->connect("DBI:mysql:$mysqldatabase",$mysqluser,$mysqlpassword,
                                { RaiseError=>0,PrintError=>0}))) {
         $debugstring = "Unable to connect to loncapa database.";    
         if (! defined($dbh)) {
@@ -1182,7 +1195,22 @@ sub drop_table {
     return 1; # if we got here there was no error, so return a 'true' value
 }
 
+##########################################
+
+=pod
 
+=item fix_table_name 
+
+Fixes a table name so that it will work with MySQL.
+
+=cut
+
+##########################################
+sub fix_table_name {
+    my ($name) = @_;
+    $name =~ s/^(\d+e\d+)/_$1/;
+    return $name;
+}
 
 
 # ---------------------------- convert 'time' format into a datetime sql format