--- loncom/metadata_database/LONCAPA/lonmetadata.pm	2010/01/31 03:12:03	1.28
+++ loncom/metadata_database/LONCAPA/lonmetadata.pm	2011/01/03 04:47:45	1.29
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network with CAPA
 #
-# $Id: lonmetadata.pm,v 1.28 2010/01/31 03:12:03 raeburn Exp $
+# $Id: lonmetadata.pm,v 1.29 2011/01/03 04:47:45 raeburn Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -382,6 +382,9 @@ sub create_metadata_storage {
         push (@Columns,$text);
     }
     $request .= "(".join(", ",@Columns).") TYPE=MyISAM";
+    if ($tablename =~ /allusers$/) {
+        $request .= ' CHARACTER SET latin1 COLLATE latin1_general_cs ';
+    }
     return $request;
 }