--- loncom/publisher/lonpublisher.pm	2006/08/04 22:16:42	1.211
+++ loncom/publisher/lonpublisher.pm	2006/09/27 20:34:26	1.213
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network with CAPA
 # Publication Handler
 #
-# $Id: lonpublisher.pm,v 1.211 2006/08/04 22:16:42 albertel Exp $
+# $Id: lonpublisher.pm,v 1.213 2006/09/27 20:34:26 albertel Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -846,7 +846,7 @@ sub store_metadata {
 	$status=&LONCAPA::lonmetadata::delete_metadata($dbh,undef,
                                                        $metadata{'url'});
     } else {
-        $status = &LONCAPA::lonmetadata::update_metadata($dbh,undef,
+        $status = &LONCAPA::lonmetadata::update_metadata($dbh,undef,undef,
                                                          \%metadata);
     }
     if (defined($status) && $status ne '') {
@@ -856,7 +856,7 @@ sub store_metadata {
         &Apache::lonnet::logthis($status);
         return ($error,undef);
     }
-    return (undef,$status);
+    return (undef,'success');
 }
 
 
@@ -1820,10 +1820,16 @@ sub publishdirectory {
 # previously published, modified now
 			$publishthis=1;
 		    }
+		    my $meta_cmtime = (stat($fn.'/'.$filename.'.meta'))[9];
+		    my $meta_rmtime = (stat($resdir.'/'.$filename.'.meta'))[9];
+		    if ( $meta_rmtime<$meta_cmtime ) {
+			$publishthis=1;
+		    }
 		} else {
 # never published
 		    $publishthis=1;
 		}
+		
 		if ($publishthis) {
 		    &batchpublish($r,$fn.'/'.$filename,$resdir.'/'.$filename);
 		} else {