Index: lams_tool_forum/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/forum/service/ForumService.java
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RCS file: /usr/local/cvsroot/lams_tool_forum/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/forum/service/ForumService.java,v
diff -u -r1.70 -r1.71
--- lams_tool_forum/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/forum/service/ForumService.java	8 Sep 2006 06:46:39 -0000	1.70
+++ lams_tool_forum/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/forum/service/ForumService.java	11 Sep 2006 02:44:57 -0000	1.71
@@ -895,25 +895,33 @@
 				+" tool content id "+toolContentObj.getContentId());
 		
     	Vector topics = (Vector) importValues.get(ToolContentImport102Manager.CONTENT_MB_TOPICS);
+		Date msgDate = null;
     	if ( topics != null ) {
     		Iterator iter = topics.iterator();
     		while ( iter.hasNext() ) {
     			Map messageMap = (Map) iter.next();
     			
     			Message message = new Message();
     			message.setIsAuthored(true);
-    			message.setCreated(now);
+    			
+    			// topics are ordered by date, so I need to try to assign each entry a different date. Won't work if this is too quick.
+    			if ( msgDate != null ) {
+    				try {
+    					Thread.sleep(1000);
+    				} catch (Exception e) {}
+    			}
+				msgDate = new Date();
+
+				message.setCreated(msgDate);
     			message.setCreatedBy(forumUser);
-    			message.setUpdated(now);
-    			message.setLastReplyDate(now);
+    			message.setUpdated(msgDate);
+    			message.setLastReplyDate(msgDate);
     			message.setSubject((String)messageMap.get(ToolContentImport102Manager.CONTENT_TITLE));
     			message.setBody((String)messageMap.get(ToolContentImport102Manager.CONTENT_MB_TOPIC_MESSAGE));
     			// ignore the old subject field - it wasn't updated by the old interface.
     			message.setHideFlag(Boolean.FALSE);
     			message.setIsAnonymous(Boolean.FALSE);
     			
-    			// TODO add the order field - no support for it in forum at present.
-    			
     			createRootTopic(toolContentObj.getUid(),null,message);
     		}
     	}