--- loncom/interface/loncoursedata.pm	2003/10/01 20:50:13	1.97
+++ loncom/interface/loncoursedata.pm	2003/10/02 17:07:41	1.99
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network with CAPA
 #
-# $Id: loncoursedata.pm,v 1.97 2003/10/01 20:50:13 matthew Exp $
+# $Id: loncoursedata.pm,v 1.99 2003/10/02 17:07:41 matthew Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -1072,6 +1072,36 @@ sub get_student {
 
 =pod
 
+=item &clear_internal_caches()
+
+Causes the internal caches used in get_student_id, get_student,
+get_symb_id, get_symb, get_part_id, and get_part to be undef'd.
+
+Needs to be called before the first operation with the MySQL database
+for a given Apache request.
+
+=cut
+
+################################################
+################################################
+sub clear_internal_caches {
+    $have_read_part_table = 0;
+    undef(%ids_by_part);
+    undef(%parts_by_id);
+    $have_read_symb_table = 0;
+    undef(%ids_by_symb);
+    undef(%symbs_by_id);
+    $have_read_student_table = 0;
+    undef(%ids_by_student);
+    undef(%students_by_id);
+}
+
+
+################################################
+################################################
+
+=pod
+
 =item &update_full_student_data($sname,$sdom,$courseid)
 
 Does a lonnet::dump on a student to populate the courses tables.
@@ -1149,7 +1179,7 @@ sub update_full_student_data {
             # We can deal with 'timestamp' right away
             my @timestamp_storage = ($symb_id,$student_id,
                                      $transaction,$value);
-            my $store_command = 'INSERT INTO '.$fulldump_timestamp_table.
+            my $store_command = 'INSERT IGNORE INTO '.$fulldump_timestamp_table.
                 " VALUES ('".join("','",@timestamp_storage)."');";
             $dbh->do($store_command);
             if ($dbh->err()) {
@@ -1213,7 +1243,7 @@ sub update_full_student_data {
     }
     ##
     ## Store the part data
-    my $store_command = 'INSERT INTO '.$fulldump_part_table.
+    my $store_command = 'INSERT IGNORE INTO '.$fulldump_part_table.
         ' VALUES '."\n";
     my $store_rows = 0;
     while (my ($symb_id,$hash1) = each (%$partdata)) {
@@ -1241,7 +1271,7 @@ sub update_full_student_data {
     }
     ##
     ## Store the response data
-    $store_command = 'INSERT INTO '.$fulldump_response_table.
+    $store_command = 'INSERT IGNORE INTO '.$fulldump_response_table.
         ' VALUES '."\n";
     $store_rows = 0;
     while (my ($symb_id,$hash1) = each (%$respdata)) {
@@ -1381,10 +1411,10 @@ sub store_student_data {
     my $starttime = Time::HiRes::time;
     my $elapsed = 0;
     my $rows_stored;
-    my $store_parameters_command  = 'INSERT INTO '.$parameters_table.
+    my $store_parameters_command  = 'INSERT IGNORE INTO '.$parameters_table.
         ' VALUES '."\n";
     my $num_parameters = 0;
-    my $store_performance_command = 'INSERT INTO '.$performance_table.
+    my $store_performance_command = 'INSERT IGNORE INTO '.$performance_table.
         ' VALUES '."\n";
     return ('error',undef) if (! defined($dbh));
     while (my ($current_symb,$param_hash) = each(%{$student_data})) {