Index: questiontype.php
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RCS file: /cvsroot/moodle/moodle/question/type/questiontype.php,v
retrieving revision 1.74.2.16
diff -u -r1.74.2.16 questiontype.php
--- questiontype.php	10 Dec 2008 07:06:18 -0000	1.74.2.16
+++ questiontype.php	22 Dec 2008 18:52:00 -0000
@@ -102,7 +102,13 @@
     function extra_question_fields() {
         return null;
     }
-
+    /**
+        * If you use extra_question_fields, overload this function to return true
+        *  in case you table use deprecated question field name instead of questionid
+        */
+    function deprecated_qid_col_name() {
+        return false;
+    }
     /**
      * If your question type has a table that extends the question_answers table,
      * make this method return an array wherer the first element is the table name,
@@ -365,11 +371,12 @@
             $question_extension_table = array_shift($extra_question_fields);
 
             $function = 'update_record';
-            $options = get_record($question_extension_table, 'questionid', $question->id);
+            $qid_col_name= $this->deprecated_qid_col_name() ? 'question':'questionid';
+            $options = get_record($question_extension_table, $qid_col_name, $question->id);
             if (!$options) {
                 $function = 'insert_record';
                 $options = new stdClass;
-                $options->questionid = $question->id;
+                $options->$qid_col_name = $question->id;
             }
             foreach ($extra_question_fields as $field) {
                 if (!isset($question->$field)) {
@@ -437,7 +444,8 @@
         $extra_question_fields = $this->extra_question_fields();
         if (is_array($extra_question_fields)) {
             $question_extension_table = array_shift($extra_question_fields);
-            $extra_data = get_record($question_extension_table, 'questionid', $question->id, '', '', '', '', implode(', ', $extra_question_fields));
+            $qid_col_name= $this->deprecated_qid_col_name() ? 'question':'questionid';
+            $extra_data = get_record($question_extension_table, $qid_col_name, $question->id, '', '', '', '', implode(', ', $extra_question_fields));
             if ($extra_data) {
                 foreach ($extra_question_fields as $field) {
                     $question->options->$field = $extra_data->$field;
@@ -494,7 +502,8 @@
         $extra_question_fields = $this->extra_question_fields();
         if (is_array($extra_question_fields)) {
             $question_extension_table = array_shift($extra_question_fields);
-            $success = $success && delete_records($question_extension_table, 'questionid', $questionid);
+            $qid_col_name= $this->deprecated_qid_col_name() ? 'question':'questionid';
+            $success = $success && delete_records($question_extension_table, $qid_col_name, $questionid);
         }
 
         $extra_answer_fields = $this->extra_answer_fields();
Index: shortanswer/questiontype.php
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvsroot/moodle/moodle/question/type/shortanswer/questiontype.php,v
retrieving revision 1.20.2.9
diff -u -r1.20.2.9 questiontype.php
--- shortanswer/questiontype.php	12 Dec 2008 03:48:33 -0000	1.20.2.9
+++ shortanswer/questiontype.php	22 Dec 2008 18:47:12 -0000
@@ -22,19 +22,11 @@
         return 'shortanswer';
     }
 
-    function get_question_options(&$question) {
-        // Get additional information from database
-        // and attach it to the question object
-        if (!$question->options = get_record('question_shortanswer', 'question', $question->id)) {
-            notify('Error: Missing question options!');
-            return false;
-        }
-
-        if (!$question->options->answers = get_records('question_answers', 'question',
-                $question->id, 'id ASC')) {
-            notify('Error: Missing question answers for shortanswer question ' . $question->id . '!');
-            return false;
-        }
+    function extra_question_fields() {
+        return array('question_shortanswer','answers','usecase');
+    }
+    
+    function deprecated_qid_col_name() {
         return true;
     }
 
@@ -82,22 +74,10 @@
             }
         }
 
-        if ($options = get_record("question_shortanswer", "question", $question->id)) {
-            $options->answers = implode(",",$answers);
-            $options->usecase = $question->usecase;
-            if (!update_record("question_shortanswer", $options)) {
-                $result->error = "Could not update quiz shortanswer options! (id=$options->id)";
-                return $result;
-            }
-        } else {
-            unset($options);
-            $options->question = $question->id;
-            $options->answers = implode(",",$answers);
-            $options->usecase = $question->usecase;
-            if (!insert_record("question_shortanswer", $options)) {
-                $result->error = "Could not insert quiz shortanswer options!";
-                return $result;
-            }
+        $question->answers=implode(",",$answers);
+        $parentresult=parent:: save_question_options($question);
+        if($parentresult!==null) {//parent function returns null if all is OK
+            return $parentresult;
         }
 
         // delete old answer records
@@ -117,17 +97,6 @@
         }
     }
 
-    /**
-    * Deletes question from the question-type specific tables
-    *
-    * @return boolean Success/Failure
-    * @param object $question  The question being deleted
-    */
-    function delete_question($questionid) {
-        delete_records("question_shortanswer", "question", $questionid);
-        return true;
-    }
-
     function print_question_formulation_and_controls(&$question, &$state, $cmoptions, $options) {
         global $CFG;
     /// This implementation is also used by question type 'numerical'