Initial database migration to Moodle 2.0

14 years ago · cde262c260
42 changed files with 372 additions and 344 deletions
--- a/attendances.php
+++ b/attendances.php
@ -17,20 +17,20 @@
    $group    	= optional_param('group', -1, PARAM_INT);              // Group to show
 	$sort 		= optional_param('sort','lastname', PARAM_ALPHA);
-    if (! $cm = get_record('course_modules', 'id', $id)) {
+    if (! $cm = $DB->get_record('course_modules', array('id'=>$id))) {
        error('Course Module ID was incorrect');
    }
-    if (! $course = get_record('course', 'id', $cm->course)) {
+    if (! $course = $DB->get_record('course', array('id'=> $cm->course))) {
        error('Course is misconfigured');
    }
    require_login($course->id);
-    if (! $attforblock = get_record('attforblock', 'id', $cm->instance)) {
+    if (! $attforblock = $DB->get_record('attforblock', array('id'=> $cm->instance))) {
        error("Course module is incorrect");
    }
-    if (! $user = get_record('user', 'id', $USER->id) ) {
+    if (! $user = $DB->get_record('user', array('id'=> $USER->id) )) {
        error("No such user in this course");
    }
@ -58,18 +58,18 @@
 				$i++;
 			}
 		}
-		$attforblockrecord = get_record('attforblock', 'course', $course->id);
+		$attforblockrecord = $DB->get_record('attforblock', array('course' => $course->id));
 		foreach($students as $student) {
-			if ($log = get_record('attendance_log', 'sessionid', $sessionid, 'studentid', $student->studentid)) {
+			if ($log = $DB->get_record('attendance_log', array('sessionid' => $sessionid, 'studentid'=> $student->studentid))) {
 				$student->id = $log->id; // this is id of log
-				update_record('attendance_log', $student);
+				$DB->update_record('attendance_log', $student);
 			} else {
-				insert_record('attendance_log', $student);
+				$DB->insert_record('attendance_log', $student);
 			}
 		}
-		set_field('attendance_sessions', 'lasttaken', $now, 'id', $sessionid);
+		$DB->set_field('attendance_sessions', 'lasttaken', $now, array('id' => $sessionid));
-		set_field('attendance_sessions', 'lasttakenby', $USER->id, 'id', $sessionid);
+		$DB->set_field('attendance_sessions', 'lasttakenby', $USER->id, array('id' => $sessionid));
 		attforblock_update_grades($attforblockrecord);
 		add_to_log($course->id, 'attendance', 'updated', 'mod/attforblock/report.php?id='.$id, $user->lastname.' '.$user->firstname);
@ -85,11 +85,11 @@
                 $navigation, "", "", true, "&nbsp;", navmenu($course));
 //check for hack
-    if (!$sessdata = get_record('attendance_sessions', 'id', $sessionid)) {
+    if (!$sessdata = $DB->get_record('attendance_sessions', array('id'=> $sessionid))) {
 		error("Required Information is missing", "manage.php?id=".$id);
    }
 	$help = helpbutton ('updateattendance', get_string('help'), 'attforblock', true, false, '', true);
-	$update = count_records('attendance_log', 'sessionid', $sessionid);
+	$update = $DB->count_records('attendance_log', array('sessionid'=> $sessionid));
 	if ($update) {
        require_capability('mod/attforblock:changeattendances', $context);
@ -164,7 +164,7 @@
        $i = 0;
        foreach($students as $student) {
            $i++;
-            $att = get_record('attendance_log', 'sessionid', $sessionid, 'studentid', $student->id);
+            $att = $DB->get_record('attendance_log', array('sessionid'=> $sessionid, 'studentid'=> $student->id));
            $table->data[$student->id][] = (!$att && $update) ? "<font color=\"red\"><b>$i</b></font>" : $i; 
            $table->data[$student->id][] = print_user_picture($student->id, $course->id, $student->picture, 20, true, true);//, $returnstring=false, $link=true, $target=''); 
 			$table->data[$student->id][] = "<a href=\"view.php?id=$id&amp;student={$student->id}\">".((!$att && $update) ? '<font color="red"><b>' : '').fullname($student).((!$att && $update) ? '</b></font>' : '').'</a>';
--- a/attsettings.php
+++ b/attsettings.php
@ -10,22 +10,22 @@
 	$stid					= optional_param('st', 0, PARAM_INT);
    if ($id) {
-        if (! $cm = get_record('course_modules', 'id', $id)) {
+        if (! $cm = $DB->get_record('course_modules', array('id'=> $id))) {
            error('Course Module ID was incorrect');
        }
-        if (! $course = get_record('course', 'id', $cm->course)) {
+        if (! $course = $DB->get_record('course', array('id'=> $cm->course))) {
            error('Course is misconfigured');
        }
-	    if (! $attforblock = get_record('attforblock', 'id', $cm->instance)) {
+	    if (! $attforblock = $DB->get_record('attforblock', array('id'=> $cm->instance))) {
 	        error("Course module is incorrect");
 	    }
    }
-    $attforblockrecord = get_record('attforblock','course',$course->id);
+    $attforblockrecord = $DB->get_record('attforblock',array('course'=>$course->id));
    require_login($course->id);
-    if (! $user = get_record('user', 'id', $USER->id) ) {
+    if (! $user = $DB->get_record('user', array('id'=> $USER->id) )) {
        error("No such user in this course");
    }
@ -45,16 +45,16 @@
    if (!empty($action)) {
 	    switch ($action) {
 	    	case 'delete':
-		    	if (!$rec = get_record('attendance_statuses', 'courseid', $course->id, 'id', $stid)) {
+		    	if (!$rec = $DB->get_record('attendance_statuses', array('courseid'=> $course->id, 'id'=> $stid))) {
 			  		print_error('notfoundstatus', 'attforblock', "attsettings.php?id=$id");
 			  	}
-		    	if (count_records('attendance_log', 'statusid', $stid)) {
+		    	if ($DB->count_records('attendance_log', array('statusid'=> $stid))) {
 			  		print_error('cantdeletestatus', 'attforblock', "attsettings.php?id=$id");
 		    	}
 		    	$confirm = optional_param('confirm');
 		    	if (isset($confirm)) {
-		    		set_field('attendance_statuses', 'deleted', 1, 'id', $rec->id);
+		    		$DB->set_field('attendance_statuses', 'deleted', 1, array('id' => $rec->id));
 //		    		delete_records('attendance_statuses', 'id', $rec->id);
 					redirect('attsettings.php?id='.$id, get_string('statusdeleted','attforblock'), 3);
 		    	}
@ -66,13 +66,13 @@
 			                     "attsettings.php?id=$id&amp;st=$stid&amp;action=delete&amp;confirm=1", $_SERVER['HTTP_REFERER']);
 				exit;
 	    	case 'show':
-	    		set_field('attendance_statuses', 'visible', 1, 'id', $stid);
+	    		$DB->set_field('attendance_statuses', 'visible', 1, array('id' => $stid));
 	    		break;
 	    	case 'hide':
 	    		$students = get_users_by_capability($context, 'moodle/legacy:student', '', '', '', '', '', '', false);
 	    		$studlist = implode(',', array_keys($students));
-	    		if (!count_records_select('attendance_log', "studentid IN ($studlist) AND statusid = $stid")) {
+	    		if (!$DB->count_records_select('attendance_log', "studentid IN (?) AND statusid = ?", array( $studlist, $stid) )) {
-	    			set_field('attendance_statuses', 'visible', 0, 'id', $stid);
+	    			$DB->set_field('attendance_statuses', 'visible', 0, array('id' => $stid));
 	    		} else {
 	    			print_error('canthidestatus', 'attforblock', "attsettings.php?id=$id");
 	    		}
@ -87,7 +87,7 @@
 					$rec->acronym = $newacronym;
 					$rec->description = $newdescription;
 					$rec->grade = $newgrade;
-					insert_record('attendance_statuses', $rec);
+					$DB->insert_record('attendance_statuses', $rec);
 					add_to_log($course->id, 'attendance', 'setting added', 'mod/attforblock/attsettings.php?course='.$course->id, $user->lastname.' '.$user->firstname);
 	    		} else {
 	    			print_error('cantaddstatus', 'attforblock', "attsettings.php?id=$id");
@ -126,7 +126,7 @@
 		$action = $st->visible ? 'hide' : 'show';
 		$titlevis = get_string($action);
 		$deleteact = '';
-		if (!count_records('attendance_log', 'statusid', $st->id)) {
+		if (!$DB->count_records('attendance_log', array('statusid'=> $st->id))) {
 			$deleteact = "<a title=\"$deltitle\" href=\"attsettings.php?id=$cm->id&amp;st={$st->id}&amp;action=delete\">".
 						 "<img src=\"{$CFG->pixpath}/t/delete.gif\" alt=\"$deltitle\" /></a>&nbsp;";
 		}
@ -156,18 +156,18 @@
 function config_save()
 {
-	global $course, $user, $attforblockrecord;
+	global $course, $user, $attforblockrecord, $DB;
 	$acronym 		= required_param('acronym');
 	$description	= required_param('description');
 	$grade			= required_param('grade',PARAM_INT);
 	foreach ($acronym as $id => $v) {
-		$rec = get_record('attendance_statuses', 'id', $id);
+		$rec = $DB->get_record('attendance_statuses', array('id'=> $id));
 		$rec->acronym = $acronym[$id];
 		$rec->description = $description[$id];
 		$rec->grade = $grade[$id];
-		update_record('attendance_statuses', $rec);
+		$DB->update_record('attendance_statuses', $rec);
 		add_to_log($course->id, 'attendance', 'settings updated', 'mod/attforblock/attsettings.php?course='.$course->id, $user->lastname.' '.$user->firstname);
 	}
 	attforblock_update_grades($attforblockrecord);	
--- a/backuplib.php
+++ b/backuplib.php
@ -16,11 +16,14 @@
    function attforblock_check_backup_mods_instances($course, $instance, $backup_unique_code) {
        global $DB;
        //First the course data
        $info[$instance->id.'0'][0] = '<b>'.$instance->name.'</b>';
        $info[$instance->id.'0'][1] = '';
-        $sessions = get_records_menu('attendance_sessions', 'courseid', $course);
+        $sessions = $DB->get_records_menu('attendance_sessions', array('courseid'=> $course));
        $info[$instance->id.'1'][0] = get_string('sessions', 'attforblock');
        $info[$instance->id.'1'][1] = count($sessions);
@ -28,7 +31,7 @@
        if (!empty($instance->userdata)) {
            $info[$instance->id.'2'][0] = get_string('attrecords', 'attforblock');
            $sesslist = implode(',', array_keys($sessions));
-            if ($datas = get_records_list('attendance_log', 'sessionid', $sesslist)) {
+            if ($datas = $DB->get_records_list('attendance_log', array('sessionid'=> $sesslist))) {
                $info[$instance->id.'2'][1] = count($datas);
            } else {
                $info[$instance->id.'2'][1] = 0;
@ -40,12 +43,12 @@
    function attforblock_backup_mods($bf, $preferences) {
-        global $CFG;
+        global $CFG, $DB;
        $status = true;
        //Iterate over attforblock table
-        $attforblocks = get_records ('attforblock', 'course', $preferences->backup_course, 'id');
+        $attforblocks = $DB->get_records ('attforblock', 'course', array($preferences->backup_course=> 'id'));
        if ($attforblocks) {
            foreach ($attforblocks as $attforblock) {
                if (backup_mod_selected($preferences, 'attforblock', $attforblock->id)) {
@ -61,10 +64,10 @@
    function attforblock_backup_one_mod($bf, $preferences, $attforblock) {
-        global $CFG;
+        global $CFG, $DB;
        if (is_numeric($attforblock)) {
-            $attforblock = get_record('attforblock', 'id', $attforblock);
+            $attforblock = $DB->get_record('attforblock', array('id'=> $attforblock));
        }
        $status = true;
@ -93,11 +96,11 @@
    function attforblock_backup_attendance_sessions ($bf,$preferences,$attforblock) {
-        global $CFG;
+        global $CFG, $DB;
        $status = true;
-        $datas = get_records('attendance_sessions', 'courseid', $attforblock->course);
+        $datas = $DB->get_records('attendance_sessions', array('courseid'=> $attforblock->course));
        if ($datas) {
            //Write start tag
            $status =fwrite ($bf,start_tag('SESSIONS',4,true));
@ -132,11 +135,11 @@
    function attforblock_backup_attendance_statuses ($bf,$preferences,$attforblock) {
-        global $CFG;
+        global $CFG, $DB;
        $status = true;
-        $datas = get_records('attendance_statuses', 'courseid', $attforblock->course);
+        $datas = $DB->get_records('attendance_statuses', array('courseid'=> $attforblock->course));
        //If there is levels
        if ($datas) {
            //Write start tag
@ -166,13 +169,13 @@
    function attforblock_backup_attendance_log ($bf,$preferences,$attforblock) {
-        global $CFG;
+        global $CFG, $DB;
        $status = true;
-        $sessions = get_records_menu('attendance_sessions', 'courseid', $attforblock->course);
+        $sessions = $DB->get_records_menu('attendance_sessions', array('courseid'=> $attforblock->course));
        $sesslist = implode(',', array_keys($sessions));
-        $datas = get_records_list('attendance_log', 'sessionid', $sesslist);
+        $datas = $DB->get_records_list('attendance_log', array('sessionid'=> $sesslist));
        //If there is levels
        if ($datas) {
            //Write start tag
--- a/db/install.xml
+++ b/db/install.xml
@ -6,10 +6,10 @@
  <TABLES>
    <TABLE NAME="attforblock" COMMENT="Module for support Attendances" NEXT="attendance_sessions">
      <FIELDS>
-        <FIELD NAME="id" TYPE="int" LENGTH="10" NOTNULL="true" UNSIGNED="true" SEQUENCE="true" ENUM="false" COMMENT="id of the table, please edit me" NEXT="course"/>
+        <FIELD NAME="id" TYPE="int" LENGTH="10" NOTNULL="true" UNSIGNED="true" SEQUENCE="true" COMMENT="id of the table, please edit me" NEXT="course"/>
-        <FIELD NAME="course" TYPE="int" LENGTH="10" NOTNULL="true" UNSIGNED="true" DEFAULT="0" SEQUENCE="false" ENUM="false" PREVIOUS="id" NEXT="name"/>
+        <FIELD NAME="course" TYPE="int" LENGTH="10" NOTNULL="true" UNSIGNED="true" DEFAULT="0" SEQUENCE="false" PREVIOUS="id" NEXT="name"/>
-        <FIELD NAME="name" TYPE="char" LENGTH="255" NOTNULL="false" SEQUENCE="false" ENUM="false" PREVIOUS="course" NEXT="grade"/>
+        <FIELD NAME="name" TYPE="char" LENGTH="255" NOTNULL="false" SEQUENCE="false" PREVIOUS="course" NEXT="grade"/>
-        <FIELD NAME="grade" TYPE="int" LENGTH="10" NOTNULL="true" UNSIGNED="false" DEFAULT="100" SEQUENCE="false" ENUM="false" COMMENT="This is maximum grade for instance" PREVIOUS="name"/>
+        <FIELD NAME="grade" TYPE="int" LENGTH="10" NOTNULL="true" UNSIGNED="false" DEFAULT="100" SEQUENCE="false" COMMENT="This is maximum grade for instance" PREVIOUS="name"/>
      </FIELDS>
      <KEYS>
        <KEY NAME="primary" TYPE="primary" FIELDS="id" COMMENT="Primary key for attforblock"/>
@ -20,15 +20,15 @@
    </TABLE>
    <TABLE NAME="attendance_sessions" COMMENT="attendance_sessions table retrofitted from MySQL" PREVIOUS="attforblock" NEXT="attendance_log">
      <FIELDS>
-        <FIELD NAME="id" TYPE="int" LENGTH="10" NOTNULL="true" UNSIGNED="true" SEQUENCE="true" ENUM="false" NEXT="courseid"/>
+        <FIELD NAME="id" TYPE="int" LENGTH="10" NOTNULL="true" UNSIGNED="true" SEQUENCE="true" NEXT="courseid"/>
-        <FIELD NAME="courseid" TYPE="int" LENGTH="10" NOTNULL="true" UNSIGNED="true" DEFAULT="0" SEQUENCE="false" ENUM="false" PREVIOUS="id" NEXT="groupid"/>
+        <FIELD NAME="courseid" TYPE="int" LENGTH="10" NOTNULL="true" UNSIGNED="true" DEFAULT="0" SEQUENCE="false" PREVIOUS="id" NEXT="groupid"/>
-        <FIELD NAME="groupid" TYPE="int" LENGTH="10" NOTNULL="true" UNSIGNED="true" DEFAULT="0" SEQUENCE="false" ENUM="false" PREVIOUS="courseid" NEXT="sessdate"/>
+        <FIELD NAME="groupid" TYPE="int" LENGTH="10" NOTNULL="true" UNSIGNED="true" DEFAULT="0" SEQUENCE="false" PREVIOUS="courseid" NEXT="sessdate"/>
-        <FIELD NAME="sessdate" TYPE="int" LENGTH="10" NOTNULL="true" UNSIGNED="true" DEFAULT="0" SEQUENCE="false" ENUM="false" PREVIOUS="groupid" NEXT="duration"/>
+        <FIELD NAME="sessdate" TYPE="int" LENGTH="10" NOTNULL="true" UNSIGNED="true" DEFAULT="0" SEQUENCE="false" PREVIOUS="groupid" NEXT="duration"/>
-        <FIELD NAME="duration" TYPE="int" LENGTH="10" NOTNULL="true" UNSIGNED="true" DEFAULT="0" SEQUENCE="false" ENUM="false" PREVIOUS="sessdate" NEXT="lasttaken"/>
+        <FIELD NAME="duration" TYPE="int" LENGTH="10" NOTNULL="true" UNSIGNED="true" DEFAULT="0" SEQUENCE="false" PREVIOUS="sessdate" NEXT="lasttaken"/>
-        <FIELD NAME="lasttaken" TYPE="int" LENGTH="10" NOTNULL="false" UNSIGNED="true" SEQUENCE="false" ENUM="false" PREVIOUS="duration" NEXT="lasttakenby"/>
+        <FIELD NAME="lasttaken" TYPE="int" LENGTH="10" NOTNULL="false" UNSIGNED="true" SEQUENCE="false" PREVIOUS="duration" NEXT="lasttakenby"/>
-        <FIELD NAME="lasttakenby" TYPE="int" LENGTH="10" NOTNULL="true" UNSIGNED="true" DEFAULT="0" SEQUENCE="false" ENUM="false" PREVIOUS="lasttaken" NEXT="timemodified"/>
+        <FIELD NAME="lasttakenby" TYPE="int" LENGTH="10" NOTNULL="true" UNSIGNED="true" DEFAULT="0" SEQUENCE="false" PREVIOUS="lasttaken" NEXT="timemodified"/>
-        <FIELD NAME="timemodified" TYPE="int" LENGTH="10" NOTNULL="false" UNSIGNED="true" SEQUENCE="false" ENUM="false" PREVIOUS="lasttakenby" NEXT="description"/>
+        <FIELD NAME="timemodified" TYPE="int" LENGTH="10" NOTNULL="false" UNSIGNED="true" SEQUENCE="false" PREVIOUS="lasttakenby" NEXT="description"/>
-        <FIELD NAME="description" TYPE="char" LENGTH="100" NOTNULL="true" SEQUENCE="false" ENUM="false" PREVIOUS="timemodified"/>
+        <FIELD NAME="description" TYPE="char" LENGTH="100" NOTNULL="true" SEQUENCE="false" PREVIOUS="timemodified"/>
      </FIELDS>
      <KEYS>
        <KEY NAME="primary" TYPE="primary" FIELDS="id" COMMENT="Primary key for attendance_sessions"/>
@ -41,14 +41,14 @@
    </TABLE>
    <TABLE NAME="attendance_log" COMMENT="attendance_log table retrofitted from MySQL" PREVIOUS="attendance_sessions" NEXT="attendance_statuses">
      <FIELDS>
-        <FIELD NAME="id" TYPE="int" LENGTH="10" NOTNULL="true" UNSIGNED="true" SEQUENCE="true" ENUM="false" NEXT="sessionid"/>
+        <FIELD NAME="id" TYPE="int" LENGTH="10" NOTNULL="true" UNSIGNED="true" SEQUENCE="true" NEXT="sessionid"/>
-        <FIELD NAME="sessionid" TYPE="int" LENGTH="10" NOTNULL="true" UNSIGNED="true" DEFAULT="0" SEQUENCE="false" ENUM="false" PREVIOUS="id" NEXT="studentid"/>
+        <FIELD NAME="sessionid" TYPE="int" LENGTH="10" NOTNULL="true" UNSIGNED="true" DEFAULT="0" SEQUENCE="false" PREVIOUS="id" NEXT="studentid"/>
-        <FIELD NAME="studentid" TYPE="int" LENGTH="10" NOTNULL="true" UNSIGNED="true" DEFAULT="0" SEQUENCE="false" ENUM="false" PREVIOUS="sessionid" NEXT="statusid"/>
+        <FIELD NAME="studentid" TYPE="int" LENGTH="10" NOTNULL="true" UNSIGNED="true" DEFAULT="0" SEQUENCE="false" PREVIOUS="sessionid" NEXT="statusid"/>
-        <FIELD NAME="statusid" TYPE="int" LENGTH="10" NOTNULL="true" UNSIGNED="true" DEFAULT="0" SEQUENCE="false" ENUM="false" COMMENT="link with attendance_status table" PREVIOUS="studentid" NEXT="statusset"/>
+        <FIELD NAME="statusid" TYPE="int" LENGTH="10" NOTNULL="true" UNSIGNED="true" DEFAULT="0" SEQUENCE="false" COMMENT="link with attendance_status table" PREVIOUS="studentid" NEXT="statusset"/>
-        <FIELD NAME="statusset" TYPE="char" LENGTH="100" NOTNULL="false" SEQUENCE="false" ENUM="false" PREVIOUS="statusid" NEXT="timetaken"/>
+        <FIELD NAME="statusset" TYPE="char" LENGTH="100" NOTNULL="false" SEQUENCE="false" PREVIOUS="statusid" NEXT="timetaken"/>
-        <FIELD NAME="timetaken" TYPE="int" LENGTH="10" NOTNULL="true" UNSIGNED="true" DEFAULT="0" SEQUENCE="false" ENUM="false" COMMENT="When attendance of this student was taken" PREVIOUS="statusset" NEXT="takenby"/>
+        <FIELD NAME="timetaken" TYPE="int" LENGTH="10" NOTNULL="true" UNSIGNED="true" DEFAULT="0" SEQUENCE="false" COMMENT="When attendance of this student was taken" PREVIOUS="statusset" NEXT="takenby"/>
-        <FIELD NAME="takenby" TYPE="int" LENGTH="10" NOTNULL="true" UNSIGNED="true" DEFAULT="0" SEQUENCE="false" ENUM="false" PREVIOUS="timetaken" NEXT="remarks"/>
+        <FIELD NAME="takenby" TYPE="int" LENGTH="10" NOTNULL="true" UNSIGNED="true" DEFAULT="0" SEQUENCE="false" PREVIOUS="timetaken" NEXT="remarks"/>
-        <FIELD NAME="remarks" TYPE="char" LENGTH="255" NOTNULL="false" SEQUENCE="false" ENUM="false" PREVIOUS="takenby"/>
+        <FIELD NAME="remarks" TYPE="char" LENGTH="255" NOTNULL="false" SEQUENCE="false" PREVIOUS="takenby"/>
      </FIELDS>
      <KEYS>
        <KEY NAME="primary" TYPE="primary" FIELDS="id" COMMENT="Primary key for attendance_log"/>
@ -61,13 +61,13 @@
    </TABLE>
    <TABLE NAME="attendance_statuses" COMMENT="attendance_statuses table retrofitted from MySQL" PREVIOUS="attendance_log">
      <FIELDS>
-        <FIELD NAME="id" TYPE="int" LENGTH="10" NOTNULL="true" UNSIGNED="true" SEQUENCE="true" ENUM="false" NEXT="courseid"/>
+        <FIELD NAME="id" TYPE="int" LENGTH="10" NOTNULL="true" UNSIGNED="true" SEQUENCE="true" NEXT="courseid"/>
-        <FIELD NAME="courseid" TYPE="int" LENGTH="10" NOTNULL="true" UNSIGNED="true" DEFAULT="0" SEQUENCE="false" ENUM="false" PREVIOUS="id" NEXT="acronym"/>
+        <FIELD NAME="courseid" TYPE="int" LENGTH="10" NOTNULL="true" UNSIGNED="true" DEFAULT="0" SEQUENCE="false" PREVIOUS="id" NEXT="acronym"/>
-        <FIELD NAME="acronym" TYPE="char" LENGTH="2" NOTNULL="true" SEQUENCE="false" ENUM="false" PREVIOUS="courseid" NEXT="description"/>
+        <FIELD NAME="acronym" TYPE="char" LENGTH="2" NOTNULL="true" SEQUENCE="false" PREVIOUS="courseid" NEXT="description"/>
-        <FIELD NAME="description" TYPE="char" LENGTH="30" NOTNULL="true" SEQUENCE="false" ENUM="false" PREVIOUS="acronym" NEXT="grade"/>
+        <FIELD NAME="description" TYPE="char" LENGTH="30" NOTNULL="true" SEQUENCE="false" PREVIOUS="acronym" NEXT="grade"/>
-        <FIELD NAME="grade" TYPE="int" LENGTH="3" NOTNULL="true" UNSIGNED="false" DEFAULT="0" SEQUENCE="false" ENUM="false" PREVIOUS="description" NEXT="visible"/>
+        <FIELD NAME="grade" TYPE="int" LENGTH="3" NOTNULL="true" UNSIGNED="false" DEFAULT="0" SEQUENCE="false" PREVIOUS="description" NEXT="visible"/>
-        <FIELD NAME="visible" TYPE="int" LENGTH="1" NOTNULL="true" UNSIGNED="true" DEFAULT="1" SEQUENCE="false" ENUM="false" PREVIOUS="grade" NEXT="deleted"/>
+        <FIELD NAME="visible" TYPE="int" LENGTH="1" NOTNULL="true" UNSIGNED="true" DEFAULT="1" SEQUENCE="false" PREVIOUS="grade" NEXT="deleted"/>
-        <FIELD NAME="deleted" TYPE="int" LENGTH="1" NOTNULL="true" UNSIGNED="true" DEFAULT="0" SEQUENCE="false" ENUM="false" PREVIOUS="visible"/>
+        <FIELD NAME="deleted" TYPE="int" LENGTH="1" NOTNULL="true" UNSIGNED="true" DEFAULT="0" SEQUENCE="false" PREVIOUS="visible"/>
      </FIELDS>
      <KEYS>
        <KEY NAME="primary" TYPE="primary" FIELDS="id" COMMENT="Primary key for attendance_settings"/>
--- a/db/upgrade.php
+++ b/db/upgrade.php
@ -19,7 +19,9 @@
 function xmldb_attforblock_upgrade($oldversion=0) {
-    global $CFG, $THEME, $db;
+    global $CFG, $THEME, $DB;
    $dbman = $DB->get_manager(); /// loads ddl manager and xmldb classes
    $result = true;
@ -28,157 +30,160 @@ function xmldb_attforblock_upgrade($oldversion=0) {
 /// this comment lines once this file start handling proper
 /// upgrade code.
-	if ($result && $oldversion < 2008021904) { //New version in version.php
+	if ($oldversion < 2008021904) { //New version in version.php
 		global $USER;
-		if ($sessions = get_records('attendance_sessions', 'takenby', 0)) {
+		if ($sessions = $DB->get_records('attendance_sessions', array('takenby'=> 0))) {
 			foreach ($sessions as $sess) {
-				if (count_records('attendance_log', 'attsid', $sess->id) > 0) {
+				if ($DB->count_records('attendance_log', array('attsid'=> $sess->id)) > 0) {
 					$sess->takenby = $USER->id;
 					$sess->timetaken = $sess->timemodified ? $sess->timemodified : time();
 					$sess->description = addslashes($sess->description);
-					$result = update_record('attendance_sessions', $sess) and $result;
+					$result = $DB->update_record('attendance_sessions', $sess) and $result;
 				}
 			}
 		}
                upgrade_mod_savepoint(true, 2008021904, 'attforblock');
 	}
-    if ($oldversion < 2008102401 and $result) {
+    if ($oldversion < 2008102401) {
-        $table = new XMLDBTable('attforblock');
+        $table = new xmldb_table('attforblock');
-        $field = new XMLDBField('grade');
+        $field = new xmldb_field('grade');
-        $field->setAttributes(XMLDB_TYPE_INTEGER, '10', null, XMLDB_NOTNULL, null, null, null, '100', 'name');
+        $field->set_attributes(XMLDB_TYPE_INTEGER, '10', null, XMLDB_NOTNULL, null, '100', 'name');
-        $result = $result && add_field($table, $field);
+        $dbman->add_field($table, $field);
-        $table = new XMLDBTable('attendance_sessions');
+        $table = new xmldb_table('attendance_sessions');
-        $field = new XMLDBField('courseid');
+        $field = new xmldb_field('courseid');
-        $field->setAttributes(XMLDB_TYPE_INTEGER, '10', XMLDB_UNSIGNED, XMLDB_NOTNULL, null, null, null, '0', 'id');
+        $field->set_attributes(XMLDB_TYPE_INTEGER, '10', XMLDB_UNSIGNED, XMLDB_NOTNULL, null, '0', 'id');
-        $result = $result && change_field_unsigned($table, $field);
+        $dbman->change_field_unsigned($table, $field);
-//        $field = new XMLDBField('creator');
+//        $field = new xmldb_field('creator');
-//        $field->setAttributes(XMLDB_TYPE_INTEGER, '10', XMLDB_UNSIGNED, XMLDB_NOTNULL, null, null, null, '0', 'courseid');
+//        $field->set_attributes(XMLDB_TYPE_INTEGER, '10', XMLDB_UNSIGNED, XMLDB_NOTNULL, null, null, null, '0', 'courseid');
-//        $result = $result && change_field_unsigned($table, $field);
+//        change_field_unsigned($table, $field);
-        $field = new XMLDBField('sessdate');
+        $field = new xmldb_field('sessdate');
-        $field->setAttributes(XMLDB_TYPE_INTEGER, '10', XMLDB_UNSIGNED, XMLDB_NOTNULL, null, null, null, '0', 'creator');
+        $field->set_attributes(XMLDB_TYPE_INTEGER, '10', XMLDB_UNSIGNED, XMLDB_NOTNULL, null, '0', 'creator');
-        $result = $result && change_field_unsigned($table, $field);
+        $dbman->change_field_unsigned($table, $field);
-        $field = new XMLDBField('duration');
+        $field = new xmldb_field('duration');
-        $field->setAttributes(XMLDB_TYPE_INTEGER, '10', XMLDB_UNSIGNED, XMLDB_NOTNULL, null, null, null, '0', 'sessdate');
+        $field->set_attributes(XMLDB_TYPE_INTEGER, '10', XMLDB_UNSIGNED, XMLDB_NOTNULL, null, '0', 'sessdate');
-        $result = $result && add_field($table, $field);
+        $dbman->add_field($table, $field);
-        $field = new XMLDBField('timetaken');
+        $field = new xmldb_field('timetaken');
-        $field->setAttributes(XMLDB_TYPE_INTEGER, '10', XMLDB_UNSIGNED, XMLDB_NOTNULL, null, null, null, '0', 'takenby');
+        $field->set_attributes(XMLDB_TYPE_INTEGER, '10', XMLDB_UNSIGNED, XMLDB_NOTNULL, null, '0', 'takenby');
-        $result = $result && change_field_unsigned($table, $field);
+        $dbman->change_field_unsigned($table, $field);
-    	$result = $result && rename_field($table, $field, 'lasttaken');
+    	$dbman->rename_field($table, $field, 'lasttaken');
-        $field = new XMLDBField('takenby');
+        $field = new xmldb_field('takenby');
-        $field->setAttributes(XMLDB_TYPE_INTEGER, '10', XMLDB_UNSIGNED, XMLDB_NOTNULL, null, null, null, '0', 'lasttaken');
+        $field->set_attributes(XMLDB_TYPE_INTEGER, '10', XMLDB_UNSIGNED, XMLDB_NOTNULL, null, '0', 'lasttaken');
-        $result = $result && change_field_unsigned($table, $field);
+        $dbman->change_field_unsigned($table, $field);
-        $result = $result && rename_field($table, $field, 'lasttakenby');
+        $dbman->rename_field($table, $field, 'lasttakenby');
-        $field = new XMLDBField('timemodified');
+        $field = new xmldb_field('timemodified');
-        $field->setAttributes(XMLDB_TYPE_INTEGER, '10', XMLDB_UNSIGNED, null, null, null, null, null, 'lasttaken');
+        $field->set_attributes(XMLDB_TYPE_INTEGER, '10', XMLDB_UNSIGNED, null, null, null, 'lasttaken');
-        $result = $result && change_field_unsigned($table, $field);
+        $dbman->change_field_unsigned($table, $field);
-    	$table = new XMLDBTable('attendance_log');
+    	$table = new xmldb_table('attendance_log');
-        $field = new XMLDBField('attsid');
+        $field = new xmldb_field('attsid');
-		$field->setAttributes(XMLDB_TYPE_INTEGER, '10', XMLDB_UNSIGNED, XMLDB_NOTNULL, null, null, null, '0', 'id');
+		$field->set_attributes(XMLDB_TYPE_INTEGER, '10', XMLDB_UNSIGNED, XMLDB_NOTNULL, null, '0', 'id');
-    	$result = $result && change_field_unsigned($table, $field);
+    	$dbman->change_field_unsigned($table, $field);
-        $field = new XMLDBField('studentid');
+        $field = new xmldb_field('studentid');
-        $field->setAttributes(XMLDB_TYPE_INTEGER, '10', XMLDB_UNSIGNED, XMLDB_NOTNULL, null, null, null, '0', 'attsid');
+        $field->set_attributes(XMLDB_TYPE_INTEGER, '10', XMLDB_UNSIGNED, XMLDB_NOTNULL, null, '0', 'attsid');
-    	$result = $result && change_field_unsigned($table, $field);
+    	$dbman->change_field_unsigned($table, $field);
-    	$field = new XMLDBField('statusid');
+    	$field = new xmldb_field('statusid');
-        $field->setAttributes(XMLDB_TYPE_INTEGER, '10', XMLDB_UNSIGNED, XMLDB_NOTNULL, null, null, null, '0', 'status');
+        $field->set_attributes(XMLDB_TYPE_INTEGER, '10', XMLDB_UNSIGNED, XMLDB_NOTNULL, null, '0', 'status');
-    	$result = $result && add_field($table, $field);
+    	$dbman->add_field($table, $field);
-        $field = new XMLDBField('statusset');
+        $field = new xmldb_field('statusset');
-        $field->setAttributes(XMLDB_TYPE_CHAR, '100', null, null, null, null, null, null, 'statusid');
+        $field->set_attributes(XMLDB_TYPE_CHAR, '100', null, null, null, null, 'statusid');
-        $result = $result && add_field($table, $field);
+        $dbman->add_field($table, $field);
-        $field = new XMLDBField('timetaken');
+        $field = new xmldb_field('timetaken');
-        $field->setAttributes(XMLDB_TYPE_INTEGER, '10', XMLDB_UNSIGNED, XMLDB_NOTNULL, null, null, null, '0', 'statusid');
+        $field->set_attributes(XMLDB_TYPE_INTEGER, '10', XMLDB_UNSIGNED, XMLDB_NOTNULL, null, '0', 'statusid');
-    	$result = $result && add_field($table, $field);
+    	$dbman->add_field($table, $field);
-        $field = new XMLDBField('takenby');
+        $field = new xmldb_field('takenby');
-        $field->setAttributes(XMLDB_TYPE_INTEGER, '10', XMLDB_UNSIGNED, XMLDB_NOTNULL, null, null, null, '0', 'timetaken');
+        $field->set_attributes(XMLDB_TYPE_INTEGER, '10', XMLDB_UNSIGNED, XMLDB_NOTNULL, null, '0', 'timetaken');
-    	$result = $result && add_field($table, $field);
+    	$dbman->add_field($table, $field);
        //Indexes
-        $index = new XMLDBIndex('statusid');
+        $index = new xmldb_index('statusid');
-        $index->setAttributes(XMLDB_INDEX_NOTUNIQUE, array('statusid'));
+        $index->set_attributes(XMLDB_INDEX_NOTUNIQUE, array('statusid'));
-    	$result = $result && add_index($table, $index);
+    	$dbman->add_index($table, $index);
-        $index = new XMLDBIndex('attsid');
+        $index = new xmldb_index('attsid');
-        $index->setAttributes(XMLDB_INDEX_NOTUNIQUE, array('attsid'));
+        $index->set_attributes(XMLDB_INDEX_NOTUNIQUE, array('attsid'));
-        $result = $result && drop_index($table, $index);
+        $dbman->drop_index($table, $index);
-        $field = new XMLDBField('attsid'); //Rename field
+        $field = new xmldb_field('attsid'); //Rename field
-        $field->setAttributes(XMLDB_TYPE_INTEGER, '10', XMLDB_UNSIGNED, XMLDB_NOTNULL, null, null, null, '0', 'id');
+        $field->set_attributes(XMLDB_TYPE_INTEGER, '10', XMLDB_UNSIGNED, XMLDB_NOTNULL, null, '0', 'id');
-        $result = $result && rename_field($table, $field, 'sessionid');
+        $dbman->rename_field($table, $field, 'sessionid');
-        $index = new XMLDBIndex('sessionid');
+        $index = new xmldb_index('sessionid');
-        $index->setAttributes(XMLDB_INDEX_NOTUNIQUE, array('sessionid'));
+        $index->set_attributes(XMLDB_INDEX_NOTUNIQUE, array('sessionid'));
-        $result = $result && add_index($table, $index);
+        $dbman->add_index($table, $index);
-    	$table = new XMLDBTable('attendance_settings');
+    	$table = new xmldb_table('attendance_settings');
-        $field = new XMLDBField('courseid');
+        $field = new xmldb_field('courseid');
-        $field->setAttributes(XMLDB_TYPE_INTEGER, '10', XMLDB_UNSIGNED, XMLDB_NOTNULL, null, null, null, '0', 'id');
+        $field->set_attributes(XMLDB_TYPE_INTEGER, '10', XMLDB_UNSIGNED, XMLDB_NOTNULL, null, '0', 'id');
-        $result = $result && change_field_unsigned($table, $field);
+        $dbman->change_field_unsigned($table, $field);
-        $field = new XMLDBField('visible');
+        $field = new xmldb_field('visible');
-        $field->setAttributes(XMLDB_TYPE_INTEGER, '1', XMLDB_UNSIGNED, XMLDB_NOTNULL, null, null, null, '1', 'grade');
+        $field->set_attributes(XMLDB_TYPE_INTEGER, '1', XMLDB_UNSIGNED, XMLDB_NOTNULL, null, '1', 'grade');
-        $result = $result && add_field($table, $field);
+        $dbman->add_field($table, $field);
-        $field = new XMLDBField('deleted');
+        $field = new xmldb_field('deleted');
-        $field->setAttributes(XMLDB_TYPE_INTEGER, '1', XMLDB_UNSIGNED, XMLDB_NOTNULL, null, null, null, '0', 'visible');
+        $field->set_attributes(XMLDB_TYPE_INTEGER, '1', XMLDB_UNSIGNED, XMLDB_NOTNULL, null, '0', 'visible');
-        $result = $result && add_field($table, $field);
+        $dbman->add_field($table, $field);
        //Indexes
-        $index = new XMLDBIndex('visible');
+        $index = new xmldb_index('visible');
-        $index->setAttributes(XMLDB_INDEX_NOTUNIQUE, array('visible'));
+        $index->set_attributes(XMLDB_INDEX_NOTUNIQUE, array('visible'));
-        $result = $result && add_index($table, $index);
+        $dbman->add_index($table, $index);
        $index = new xmldb_index('deleted');
        $index->set_attributes(XMLDB_INDEX_NOTUNIQUE, array('deleted'));
        $dbman->add_index($table, $index);
-        $index = new XMLDBIndex('deleted');
+    	$dbman->rename_table($table, 'attendance_statuses');
        $index->setAttributes(XMLDB_INDEX_NOTUNIQUE, array('deleted'));
        $result = $result && add_index($table, $index);
-    	$result = $result && rename_table($table, 'attendance_statuses');
+        upgrade_mod_savepoint(true, 2008102401, 'attforblock');
    }
-    if ($oldversion < 2008102406 and $result) {
+    if ($oldversion < 2008102406) {
-	    if ($courses = get_records_sql("SELECT courseid FROM {$CFG->prefix}attendance_sessions GROUP BY courseid")) {
+	    if ($courses = $DB->get_records_sql("SELECT courseid FROM {attendance_sessions} GROUP BY courseid")) {
 	    		foreach ($courses as $c) {
 	    			//Adding own status for course (now it must have own)
-	    			if (!count_records('attendance_statuses', 'courseid', $c->courseid)) {
+	    			if (!$DB->count_records('attendance_statuses', array( 'courseid'=> $c->courseid))) {
-	    				$statuses = get_records('attendance_statuses', 'courseid', 0);
+	    				$statuses = $DB->get_records('attendance_statuses', array('courseid'=> 0));
 						foreach($statuses as $stat) {
 							$rec = $stat;
 							$rec->courseid = $c->courseid;
-							insert_record('attendance_statuses', $rec);
+							$DB->insert_record('attendance_statuses', $rec);
 						}
 	    			}
-	    			$statuses = get_records('attendance_statuses', 'courseid', $c->courseid);
+	    			$statuses = $DB->get_records('attendance_statuses', array('courseid'=> $c->courseid));
 	    			$statlist = implode(',', array_keys($statuses));
-	    			$sess = get_records_select_menu('attendance_sessions', "courseid = $c->courseid AND lasttakenby > 0");
+	    			$sess = $DB->get_records_select_menu('attendance_sessions', "courseid = ? AND lasttakenby > 0", array($c->courseid));
 	    			$sesslist = implode(',', array_keys($sess));
 					foreach($statuses as $stat) {
-						execute_sql("UPDATE {$CFG->prefix}attendance_log 
+						execute("UPDATE {attendance_log}
 										SET statusid = {$stat->id}, statusset = '$statlist'
 									  WHERE sessionid IN ($sesslist) AND status = '$stat->status'");
 					}
-	    			$sessions = get_records_list('attendance_sessions', 'id', $sesslist);
+	    			$sessions = $DB->get_records_list('attendance_sessions',  array('id'=> $sesslist));
 					foreach($sessions as $sess) {
-						execute_sql("UPDATE {$CFG->prefix}attendance_log 
+						execute("UPDATE {attendance_log}
 										SET timetaken = {$sess->lasttaken}, 
 											takenby = {$sess->lasttakenby}
 									  WHERE sessionid = {$sess->id}");
@ -186,49 +191,52 @@ function xmldb_attforblock_upgrade($oldversion=0) {
 	    		}
 	    	}
                upgrade_mod_savepoint(true, 2008102406, 'attforblock');
     }
-    if ($oldversion < 2008102409 and $result) {
+    if ($oldversion < 2008102409) {
-        $table = new XMLDBTable('attendance_statuses');
+        $table = new xmldb_table('attendance_statuses');
-        $field = new XMLDBField('status');
+        $field = new xmldb_field('status');
-        $result = $result && drop_field($table, $field);
+        $dbman->drop_field($table, $field);
-        $index = new XMLDBIndex('status');
+        $index = new xmldb_index('status');
-        $index->setAttributes(XMLDB_INDEX_NOTUNIQUE, array('status'));
+        $index->set_attributes(XMLDB_INDEX_NOTUNIQUE, array('status'));
-        $result = $result && drop_index($table, $index);
+        $dbman->drop_index($table, $index);
-        $table = new XMLDBTable('attendance_log');
+        $table = new xmldb_table('attendance_log');
-        $field = new XMLDBField('status');
+        $field = new xmldb_field('status');
-        $result = $result && drop_field($table, $field);
+        $dbman->drop_field($table, $field);
-        $index = new XMLDBIndex('status');
+        $index = new xmldb_index('status');
-        $index->setAttributes(XMLDB_INDEX_NOTUNIQUE, array('status'));
+        $index->set_attributes(XMLDB_INDEX_NOTUNIQUE, array('status'));
-        $result = $result && drop_index($table, $index);
+        $dbman->drop_index($table, $index);
-        $table = new XMLDBTable('attendance_sessions');
+        $table = new xmldb_table('attendance_sessions');
-        $field = new XMLDBField('creator');
+        $field = new xmldb_field('creator');
-        $result = $result && drop_field($table, $field);
+        $dbman->drop_field($table, $field);
        upgrade_mod_savepoint(true, 2008102409, 'attforblock');
    } 
-    if ($oldversion < 2010070900 and $result) {
+    if ($oldversion < 2010070900) {
-        $table = new XMLDBTable('attendance_sessions');
+        $table = new xmldb_table('attendance_sessions');
-        $field = new XMLDBField('groupid');
+        $field = new xmldb_field('groupid');
-        $field->setAttributes(XMLDB_TYPE_INTEGER, '10', XMLDB_UNSIGNED, XMLDB_NOTNULL, null, null, null, '0', 'courseid');
+        $field->set_attributes(XMLDB_TYPE_INTEGER, '10', XMLDB_UNSIGNED, XMLDB_NOTNULL, null, '0', 'courseid');
-        $result = $result && add_field($table, $field);
+        $dbman->add_field($table, $field);
-        $index = new XMLDBIndex('groupid');
+        $index = new xmldb_index('groupid');
-        $index->setAttributes(XMLDB_INDEX_NOTUNIQUE, array('groupid'));
+        $index->set_attributes(XMLDB_INDEX_NOTUNIQUE, array('groupid'));
-        $result = $result && add_index($table, $index);
+        $dbman->add_index($table, $index);
        upgrade_mod_savepoint(true, 2010070900, 'attforblock');
    }
-    return $result;
+    return true;
 }
 ?>
--- a/export.php
+++ b/export.php
@ -11,15 +11,15 @@
    $id 	= required_param('id', PARAM_INT);
 //	$format	= optional_param('format', '', PARAM_ACTION);
-    if (! $cm = get_record("course_modules", "id", $id)) {
+    if (! $cm = $DB->get_record("course_modules", array("id"=> $id))) {
        error("Course Module ID was incorrect");
    }
-    if (! $course = get_record("course", "id", $cm->course)) {
+    if (! $course = $DB->get_record("course", array("id"=> $cm->course))) {
        error("Course is misconfigured");
    }
-    if (! $attforblock = get_record('attforblock', 'id', $cm->instance)) {
+    if (! $attforblock = $DB->get_record('attforblock', array('id'=> $cm->instance))) {
        error("Course module is incorrect");
    }
@ -56,14 +56,15 @@
 			$data->tabhead[] = get_string('lastname');
 			$data->tabhead[] = get_string('firstname');
-			$select = "courseid = {$course->id} AND sessdate >= {$course->startdate}";
+			$select = "courseid = :cid AND sessdate >= :cstartdate";
 			if (isset($fromform->includenottaken)) {
-				$select .= " AND sessdate <= {$fromform->sessionenddate}";
+				$select .= " AND sessdate <= :cenddate";
 			} else {
 				$select .= " AND lasttaken != 0";
 			}
-			if ($sessions = get_records_select('attendance_sessions', $select, 'sessdate ASC')) {
+			if ($sessions = $DB->get_records_select('attendance_sessions', $select,
                                array('cid' => $course->id, 'cstartdate' => $course->startdate, 'cenddate' => $fromform->sessionenddate ), 'sessdate ASC')) {
 				foreach($sessions as $sess) {
 					$data->tabhead[] = userdate($sess->sessdate, get_string('strftimedmyhm', 'attforblock'));
 				}
@ -85,7 +86,7 @@
 				$data->table[$i][] = $student->lastname;
 				$data->table[$i][] = $student->firstname;
 				foreach ($sessions as $sess) {
-					if ($rec = get_record('attendance_log', 'sessionid', $sess->id, 'studentid', $student->id)) {
+					if ($rec = $DB->get_record('attendance_log', array('sessionid'=> $sess->id, 'studentid'=> $student->id))) {
 						$data->table[$i][] = $statuses[$rec->statusid]->acronym;
 					} else {
 						$data->table[$i][] = '-';
--- a/index.php
+++ b/index.php
@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
    $id = required_param('id', PARAM_INT);                 // Course id
-    if (! $course = get_record('course', 'id', $id)) {
+    if (! $course = $DB->get_record('course', array('id'=> $id))) {
        error('Course ID is incorrect');
    }
--- a/lang/en_utf8/attforblock.php
+++ b/lang/en_utf8/attforblock.php
@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ $string['nosessionexists'] = 'No Session exists for this course';
 $string['notfound'] = 'Attendance activity not found in this course!';
 $string['olddate'] = 'Old date';
 $string['period'] = 'Frequency';
-$string['remarks'] = 'Remarks';
+$string['pluginname'] = 'Attendance';
 $string['report'] = 'Report';
 $string['resetdescription'] = 'Remember that deleting attendance data will erase information from database. You can just hide older sessions having changed start date of course!';
 $string['resetstatuses'] = 'Reset statuses to default';
--- a/lang/en_utf8/help/attforblock/createmultiplesessions.html
+++ b/lang/en_utf8/help/attforblock/createmultiplesessions.html
--- a/lang/en_utf8/help/attforblock/createonesession.html
+++ b/lang/en_utf8/help/attforblock/createonesession.html
--- a/lang/en_utf8/help/attforblock/defaultstatuses.html
+++ b/lang/en_utf8/help/attforblock/defaultstatuses.html
--- a/lang/en_utf8/help/attforblock/display.html
+++ b/lang/en_utf8/help/attforblock/display.html
--- a/lang/en_utf8/help/attforblock/export.html
+++ b/lang/en_utf8/help/attforblock/export.html
--- a/lang/en_utf8/help/attforblock/hiddensessions.html
+++ b/lang/en_utf8/help/attforblock/hiddensessions.html
--- a/lang/en_utf8/help/attforblock/myvariables.html
+++ b/lang/en_utf8/help/attforblock/myvariables.html
--- a/lang/en_utf8/help/attforblock/report.html
+++ b/lang/en_utf8/help/attforblock/report.html
--- a/lang/en_utf8/help/attforblock/sessions.html
+++ b/lang/en_utf8/help/attforblock/sessions.html
--- a/lang/en_utf8/help/attforblock/sessiontypes.html
+++ b/lang/en_utf8/help/attforblock/sessiontypes.html
--- a/lang/en_utf8/help/attforblock/studentview.html
+++ b/lang/en_utf8/help/attforblock/studentview.html
--- a/lang/es_utf8/attforblock.php
+++ b/lang/es_utf8/attforblock.php
@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ $string['nosessionexists'] = 'No existen Sesiones para este curso';
 $string['notfound'] = 'No se ha encontrado ninguna actividad Asistencia en este curso';
 $string['olddate'] = 'Fecha Anterior';
 $string['period'] = 'Frecuencia';
 $string['pluginname'] = 'Asistencia';
 $string['remarks'] = 'Observaciones';
 $string['report'] = 'Informe';
 $string['resetdescription'] = 'Recuerde que eliminando los datos de la asistencia provocará el borrado de información en la base de datos. Usted puede ocultar sesiones anteriores cambiando la fecha de inicio del curso en la zona de administración.';
--- a/lang/es_utf8/help/attforblock/changesession.html
+++ b/lang/es_utf8/help/attforblock/changesession.html
--- a/lang/es_utf8/help/attforblock/createmultiplesessions.html
+++ b/lang/es_utf8/help/attforblock/createmultiplesessions.html
--- a/lang/es_utf8/help/attforblock/createonesession.html
+++ b/lang/es_utf8/help/attforblock/createonesession.html
--- a/lang/es_utf8/help/attforblock/defaultstatuses.html
+++ b/lang/es_utf8/help/attforblock/defaultstatuses.html
--- a/lang/es_utf8/help/attforblock/display.html
+++ b/lang/es_utf8/help/attforblock/display.html
--- a/lang/es_utf8/help/attforblock/export.html
+++ b/lang/es_utf8/help/attforblock/export.html
--- a/lang/es_utf8/help/attforblock/hiddensessions.html
+++ b/lang/es_utf8/help/attforblock/hiddensessions.html
--- a/lang/es_utf8/help/attforblock/mods.html
+++ b/lang/es_utf8/help/attforblock/mods.html
--- a/lang/es_utf8/help/attforblock/myvariables.html
+++ b/lang/es_utf8/help/attforblock/myvariables.html
--- a/lang/es_utf8/help/attforblock/report.html
+++ b/lang/es_utf8/help/attforblock/report.html
--- a/lang/es_utf8/help/attforblock/sessions.html
+++ b/lang/es_utf8/help/attforblock/sessions.html
--- a/lang/es_utf8/help/attforblock/sessiontypes.html
+++ b/lang/es_utf8/help/attforblock/sessiontypes.html
--- a/lang/es_utf8/help/attforblock/studentview.html
+++ b/lang/es_utf8/help/attforblock/studentview.html
--- a/lang/es_utf8/help/attforblock/updateattendance.html
+++ b/lang/es_utf8/help/attforblock/updateattendance.html
--- a/lib.php
+++ b/lib.php
@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ $attforblock_CONSTANT = 7;     /// for example
 function attforblock_install() {
        global $DB;
 	$result = true;
 	$arr = array('P' => 2, 'A' => 0, 'L' => 1, 'E' => 1);
 	foreach ($arr as $k => $v) {
@ -16,7 +18,7 @@ function attforblock_install() {
 		$rec->grade = $v;
 		$rec->visible = 1;
 		$rec->deleted = 0;
-		$result = $result && insert_record('attendance_statuses', $rec);
+		$result = $result && $DB->insert_record('attendance_statuses', $rec);
 	}
 	return $result;
 }
@ -27,27 +29,29 @@ function attforblock_add_instance($attforblock) {
 /// will create a new instance and return the id number 
 /// of the new instance.
    global $DB;
    $attforblock->timemodified = time();
-    if ($att = get_record('attforblock', 'course', $attforblock->course)) {
+    if ($att = $DB->get_record('attforblock', array('course'=> $attforblock->course))) {
-    	$modnum = get_field('modules', 'id', 'name', 'attforblock');
+    	$modnum = $DB->get_field('modules', 'id', array('name'=> 'attforblock'));
-    	if (!get_record('course_modules', 'course', $attforblock->course, 'module', $modnum)) {
+    	if (!$DB->get_record('course_modules', array('course'=> $attforblock->course, 'module'=> $modnum))) {
-    		delete_records('attforblock', 'course', $attforblock->course);
+    		$DB->delete_records('attforblock', array('course'=> $attforblock->course));
-    		$attforblock->id = insert_record('attforblock', $attforblock);
+    		$attforblock->id = $DB->insert_record('attforblock', $attforblock);
    	} else {
    		return false;
    	}
    } else {
-    	$attforblock->id = insert_record('attforblock', $attforblock);
+    	$attforblock->id = $DB->insert_record('attforblock', $attforblock);
    }
    //Copy statuses for new instance from defaults
-    if (!get_records('attendance_statuses', 'courseid', $attforblock->course)) {
+    if (!$DB->get_records('attendance_statuses', array('courseid'=> $attforblock->course))) {
-	    $statuses = get_records('attendance_statuses', 'courseid', 0, 'id');
+	    $statuses = $DB->get_records('attendance_statuses', array('courseid'=> 0), 'id');
 		foreach($statuses as $stat) {
 			$rec = $stat;
 			$rec->courseid = $attforblock->course;
-			insert_record('attendance_statuses', $rec);
+			$DB->insert_record('attendance_statuses', $rec);
 		}
    }
@ -62,10 +66,12 @@ function attforblock_update_instance($attforblock) {
 /// (defined by the form in mod.html) this function 
 /// will update an existing instance with new data.
    global $DB;
    $attforblock->timemodified = time();
    $attforblock->id = $attforblock->instance;
-    if (! update_record('attforblock', $attforblock)) {
+    if (! $DB->update_record('attforblock', $attforblock)) {
        return false;
    }
@ -80,11 +86,13 @@ function attforblock_delete_instance($id) {
 /// this function will permanently delete the instance 
 /// and any data that depends on it.  
-    if (! $attforblock = get_record('attforblock', 'id', $id)) {
+    global $DB;
    if (! $attforblock = $DB->get_record('attforblock', array('id'=> $id))) {
        return false;
    }
-    $result = delete_records('attforblock', 'id', $id);
+    $result = $DB->delete_records('attforblock', array('id'=> $id));
    attforblock_grade_item_delete($attforblock);
@ -93,12 +101,14 @@ function attforblock_delete_instance($id) {
 function attforblock_delete_course($course, $feedback=true){
-	if ($sess = get_records('attendance_sessions', 'courseid', $course->id, '', 'id')) {
+        global $DB;
 	if ($sess = $DB->get_records('attendance_sessions', array('courseid'=> $course->id), '', 'id')) {
        $slist = implode(',', array_keys($sess));
-        delete_records_select('attendance_log', "sessionid IN ($slist)");
+        $DB->delete_records_select('attendance_log', "sessionid IN ($slist)");
-        delete_records('attendance_sessions', 'courseid', $course->id);
+        $DB->delete_records('attendance_sessions', array('courseid'=> $course->id));
    }
-	delete_records('attendance_statuses', 'courseid', $course->id);
+	$DB->delete_records('attendance_statuses', array('courseid'=> $course->id));
    //Inform about changes performed if feedback is enabled
 //    if ($feedback) {
@ -135,23 +145,25 @@ function attforblock_reset_course_form_defaults($course) {
 }
 function attforblock_reset_userdata($data) {
    global $DB;
    if (!empty($data->reset_attendance_log)) {
-		$sess = get_records('attendance_sessions', 'courseid', $data->courseid, '', 'id');
+		$sess = $DB->get_records('attendance_sessions', array('courseid'=> $data->courseid), '', 'id');
 		$slist = implode(',', array_keys($sess));
-    	delete_records_select('attendance_log', "sessionid IN ($slist)");
+    	$DB->delete_records_select('attendance_log', "sessionid IN ($slist)");
-        set_field('attendance_sessions', 'lasttaken', 0, 'courseid', $data->courseid);
+        $DB->set_field('attendance_sessions', 'lasttaken', 0, array('courseid' => $data->courseid));
    }
    if (!empty($data->reset_attendance_statuses)) {
-    	delete_records('attendance_statuses', 'courseid', $data->courseid);
+    	$DB->delete_records('attendance_statuses', array('courseid'=> $data->courseid));
-	    $statuses = get_records('attendance_statuses', 'courseid', 0, 'id');
+	    $statuses = $DB->get_records('attendance_statuses', array('courseid'=> 0), 'id');
 		foreach($statuses as $stat) {
 			$rec = $stat;
 			$rec->courseid = $data->courseid;
-			insert_record('attendance_statuses', $rec);
+			$DB->insert_record('attendance_statuses', $rec);
 		}
    }
    if (!empty($data->reset_attendance_sessions)) {
-    	delete_records('attendance_sessions', 'courseid', $data->courseid);
+    	$DB->delete_records('attendance_sessions', array('courseid'=> $data->courseid));
    }
 }
@ -217,11 +229,11 @@ function attforblock_cron () {
 * @return array array of grades, false if none
 */
 function attforblock_get_user_grades($attforblock, $userid=0) {
-    global $CFG;
+    global $CFG, $DB;
 	require_once('locallib.php');
-    if (! $course = get_record('course', 'id', $attforblock->course)) {
+    if (! $course = $DB->get_record('course', array('id'=> $attforblock->course))) {
        error("Course is misconfigured");
    }
@ -250,7 +262,7 @@ function attforblock_get_user_grades($attforblock, $userid=0) {
 * @param int $userid specific user only, 0 mean all
 */
 function attforblock_update_grades($attforblock=null, $userid=0, $nullifnone=true) {
-    global $CFG;
+    global $CFG, $DB;
    if (!function_exists('grade_update')) { //workaround for buggy PHP versions
        require_once($CFG->libdir.'/gradelib.php');
    }
@ -269,17 +281,17 @@ function attforblock_update_grades($attforblock=null, $userid=0, $nullifnone=tru
    } else {
        $sql = "SELECT a.*, cm.idnumber as cmidnumber, a.course as courseid
-                  FROM {$CFG->prefix}attforblock a, {$CFG->prefix}course_modules cm, {$CFG->prefix}modules m
+                  FROM {attforblock} a, {course_modules} cm, {modules} m
                 WHERE m.name='attforblock' AND m.id=cm.module AND cm.instance=a.id";
-        if ($rs = get_recordset_sql($sql)) {
+        if ($rs = $DB->get_records_sql($sql)) {
-            while ($attforblock = rs_fetch_next_record($rs)) {
+            foreach ($rs as $attforblock) {
 //                if ($attforblock->grade != 0) {
                    attforblock_update_grades($attforblock);
 //                } else {
 //                    attforblock_grade_item_update($attforblock);
 //                }
            }
-            rs_close($rs);
+            $rs->close($rs);
        }
    }
 }
@ -292,7 +304,7 @@ function attforblock_update_grades($attforblock=null, $userid=0, $nullifnone=tru
 * @return int 0 if ok, error code otherwise
 */
 function attforblock_grade_item_update($attforblock, $grades=NULL) {
-    global $CFG;
+    global $CFG, $DB;
 	require_once('locallib.php');
@ -303,7 +315,7 @@ function attforblock_grade_item_update($attforblock, $grades=NULL) {
    if (!isset($attforblock->courseid)) {
        $attforblock->courseid = $attforblock->course;
    }
-    if (! $course = get_record('course', 'id', $attforblock->course)) {
+    if (! $course = $DB->get_record('course', array('id'=> $attforblock->course))) {
        error("Course is misconfigured");
    }
    //$attforblock->grade = get_maxgrade($course);
--- a/locallib.php
+++ b/locallib.php
@ -48,10 +48,12 @@ function show_tabs($cm, $context, $currenttab='sessions')
 function get_statuses($courseid, $onlyvisible = true)
 {
-  	if ($onlyvisible) {
+    global $DB;
-  		$result = get_records_select('attendance_statuses', "courseid = $courseid AND visible = 1 AND deleted = 0", 'grade DESC');
+
        if ($onlyvisible) {
  		$result = $DB->get_records_select('attendance_statuses', "courseid = ? AND visible = 1 AND deleted = 0", array( $courseid ), 'grade DESC');
  	} else {
-  		$result = get_records_select('attendance_statuses', "courseid = $courseid AND deleted = 0", 'grade DESC');  		
+  		$result = $DB->get_records_select('attendance_statuses', "courseid = ? AND deleted = 0", array( $courseid ), 'grade DESC');
 //  		$result = get_records('attendance_statuses', 'courseid', $courseid, 'grade DESC');
  	}
    return $result;
@ -61,10 +63,10 @@ function get_statuses($courseid, $onlyvisible = true)
 function get_attendance($userid, $course, $statusid=0)
 {
-	global $CFG;
+	global $CFG, $DB;
 	$qry = "SELECT count(*) as cnt 
-		  	  FROM {$CFG->prefix}attendance_log al 
+		  	  FROM {attendance_log} al
-			  JOIN {$CFG->prefix}attendance_sessions ats 
+			  JOIN {attendance_sessions} ats
 			    ON al.sessionid = ats.id
 			 WHERE ats.courseid = $course->id 
 			  	AND ats.sessdate >= $course->startdate
@ -73,22 +75,22 @@ function get_attendance($userid, $course, $statusid=0)
 		$qry .= " AND al.statusid = $statusid";
 	}
-	return count_records_sql($qry);
+	return $DB->count_records_sql($qry);
 }
 function get_grade($userid, $course)
 {
-	global $CFG;
+	global $CFG, $DB;
-	$logs = get_records_sql("SELECT l.id, l.statusid, l.statusset
+	$logs = $DB->get_records_sql("SELECT l.id, l.statusid, l.statusset
-							FROM {$CFG->prefix}attendance_log l
+							FROM {attendance_log} l
-							JOIN {$CFG->prefix}attendance_sessions s
+							JOIN {attendance_sessions} s
 							  ON l.sessionid = s.id
-						   WHERE l.studentid = $userid
+						   WHERE l.studentid = :usid
-						     AND s.courseid  = $course->id
+						     AND s.courseid  = :cid
-						     AND s.sessdate >= $course->startdate");
+						     AND s.sessdate >= :cstartdate", array('usid' => $userid, 'cid' => $course->id, 'cstartdate' => $course->startdate ));
 	$result = 0;
 	if ($logs) {
-		$stat_grades = records_to_menu(get_records('attendance_statuses', 'courseid', $course->id), 'id', 'grade');
+		$stat_grades = $DB->records_to_menu($DB->get_records('attendance_statuses', array('courseid'=> $course->id)), 'id', 'grade');
 		foreach ($logs as $log) {
 			$result += $stat_grades[$log->statusid];
 		}
@ -110,17 +112,18 @@ function local_array_intersect_key($array1, $array2) {
 function get_maxgrade($userid, $course)
 {
-	global $CFG;
+	global $CFG, $DB;
-	$logs = get_records_sql("SELECT l.id, l.statusid, l.statusset
+	$logs = $DB->get_records_sql("SELECT l.id, l.statusid, l.statusset
-							FROM {$CFG->prefix}attendance_log l
+							FROM {attendance_log} l
-							JOIN {$CFG->prefix}attendance_sessions s
+							JOIN {attendance_sessions} s
 							  ON l.sessionid = s.id
-						   WHERE l.studentid = $userid
+						   WHERE l.studentid = :usid
-						     AND s.courseid  = $course->id
+						     AND s.courseid  = :cid
-						     AND s.sessdate >= $course->startdate");
+						     AND s.sessdate >= :cstartdate", array('usid' => $userid, 'cid' => $course->id, 'cstartdate' => $course->startdate ));
 	$maxgrade = 0;
 	if ($logs) {
-		$stat_grades = records_to_menu(get_records('attendance_statuses', 'courseid', $course->id), 'id', 'grade');
+		$stat_grades = $DB->records_to_menu($DB->get_records('attendance_statuses', array('courseid'=> $course->id)), 'id', 'grade');
 		foreach ($logs as $log) {
 			$ids = array_flip(explode(',', $log->statusset));
 //			$grades = array_intersect_key($stat_grades, $ids); // require PHP 5.1.0 and higher
@ -134,17 +137,17 @@ function get_maxgrade($userid, $course)
 function get_percent_adaptive($userid, $course) // NOT USED
 {
-	global $CFG;
+	global $CFG, $DB;
-	$logs = get_records_sql("SELECT l.id, l.statusid, l.statusset
+	$logs = $DB->get_records_sql("SELECT l.id, l.statusid, l.statusset
-							FROM {$CFG->prefix}attendance_log l
+							FROM {attendance_log} l
-							JOIN {$CFG->prefix}attendance_sessions s
+							JOIN {attendance_sessions} s
 							  ON l.sessionid = s.id
-						   WHERE l.studentid = $userid
+						   WHERE l.studentid = :usid
-						     AND s.courseid  = $course->id
+						     AND s.courseid  = :cid
-						     AND s.sessdate >= $course->startdate");
+						     AND s.sessdate >= :cstartdate", array('usid' => $userid, 'cid' => $course->id, 'cstartdate' => $course->startdate ));
 	$result = 0;
 	if ($logs) {
-		$stat_grades = records_to_menu(get_records('attendance_statuses', 'courseid', $course->id), 'id', 'grade');
+		$stat_grades = $DB->records_to_menu($DB->get_records('attendance_statuses', array('courseid'=> $course->id)), 'id', 'grade');
 		$percent = 0;
 		foreach ($logs as $log) {
@ -239,7 +242,7 @@ function print_attendance_table($user,  $course, $attforblock) {
 }
 function print_user_attendaces($user, $cm, $attforblock,  $course = 0, $printing = null) {
-	global $CFG, $COURSE, $mode, $current, $view, $id, $studentid;
+	global $CFG, $COURSE, $mode, $current, $view, $id, $studentid, $DB;
 	echo '<table class="userinfobox">';
    if (!$printing) {
@ -268,17 +271,17 @@ function print_user_attendaces($user, $cm, $attforblock,  $course = 0, $printing
 		}
 	} else {
        $stqry = "SELECT ats.id,ats.courseid
-					FROM {$CFG->prefix}attendance_log al 
+					FROM {attendance_log} al
-					JOIN {$CFG->prefix}attendance_sessions ats 
+					JOIN {attendance_sessions} ats
 					  ON al.sessionid = ats.id
 				   WHERE al.studentid = {$user->id}
 				GROUP BY ats.courseid
 				ORDER BY ats.courseid asc";
-		$recs = get_records_sql_menu($stqry);
+		$recs = $DB->get_records_sql_menu($stqry);
 		foreach ($recs as $id => $courseid) {
 			echo '<hr />';
 			echo '<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" class="list1">';
-			$nextcourse = get_record('course', 'id', $courseid);
+			$nextcourse = $DB->get_record('course', array('id'=> $courseid));
 			echo '<tr><td valign="top"><strong>'.$nextcourse->fullname.'</strong></td>';
 			echo '<td align="right">';
 			$complete = get_attendance($user->id, $nextcourse);
@ -304,19 +307,19 @@ function print_user_attendaces($user, $cm, $attforblock,  $course = 0, $printing
        $enddate = $ret['enddate'];
        if ($startdate && $enddate) {
-            $where = "ats.courseid={$course->id} AND al.studentid = {$user->id} AND ats.sessdate >= $startdate AND ats.sessdate < $enddate";
+            $where = "ats.courseid=:cid AND al.studentid = :uid AND ats.sessdate >= :sdate AND ats.sessdate < :edate";
        } else {
-            $where = "ats.courseid={$course->id} AND al.studentid = {$user->id}";
+            $where = "ats.courseid=:cid AND al.studentid = :uid";
        }
 		$stqry = "SELECT ats.id,ats.sessdate,ats.description,al.statusid,al.remarks
-					FROM {$CFG->prefix}attendance_log al 
+					FROM {attendance_log} al
-					JOIN {$CFG->prefix}attendance_sessions ats 
+					JOIN {attendance_sessions} ats
 					  ON al.sessionid = ats.id";
        $stqry .= " WHERE " . $where;
        $stqry .= " ORDER BY ats.sessdate asc";
-		if ($sessions = get_records_sql($stqry)) {
+		if ($sessions = $DB->get_records_sql($stqry, array('cid' => $course->id, 'uid'=> $user->id, 'sdate'=> $startdate, 'edate'=> $enddate))) {
 	     	$statuses = get_statuses($course->id);
            $i = 0;
--- a/manage.php
+++ b/manage.php
@ -11,21 +11,21 @@
    $view       = optional_param('view', NULL, PARAM_ALPHA);        // which page to show
 	$current	= optional_param('current', 0, PARAM_INT);
-    if (! $cm = get_record('course_modules', 'id', $id)) {
+    if (! $cm = $DB->get_record('course_modules', array('id'=> $id))) {
        error('Course Module ID was incorrect');
    }
-    if (! $course = get_record('course', 'id', $cm->course)) {
+    if (! $course = $DB->get_record('course', array('id'=> $cm->course))) {
        error("Course is misconfigured");
    }
-    if (! $attforblock = get_record('attforblock', 'id', $cm->instance)) {
+    if (! $attforblock = $DB->get_record('attforblock', array('id'=> $cm->instance))) {
        error("Course module is incorrect");
    }
    require_login($course->id);
-    if (! $user = get_record('user', 'id', $USER->id) ) {
+    if (! $user = $DB->get_record('user', array('id'=> $USER->id) )) {
        error("No such user in this course");
    }
@ -48,10 +48,10 @@
 	if($from === 'block') {
 		$today = time(); // because we compare with database, we don't need to use usertime()
        $sql = "SELECT id, groupid, lasttaken
-                  FROM {$CFG->prefix}attendance_sessions
+                  FROM {attendance_sessions}
-                 WHERE $today BETWEEN sessdate AND (sessdate + duration)
+                 WHERE ? BETWEEN sessdate AND (sessdate + duration)
                   AND courseid = $course->id";
-        if($atts = get_records_sql($sql)) {
+        if($atts = $DB->get_records_sql($sql, array($today))) {
            $size = count($atts);
            if ($size == 1) {
                $att = reset($atts);
@ -76,11 +76,11 @@
 	print_heading(get_string('attendanceforthecourse','attforblock').' :: ' .$course->fullname);
-	if(!count_records_select('attendance_sessions', "courseid = $course->id AND sessdate >= $course->startdate")) {	// no session exists for this course
+	if(!$DB->count_records_select('attendance_sessions', "courseid = ? AND sessdate >= ?", array($course->id, $course->startdate))) {	// no session exists for this course
 		show_tabs($cm, $context);
 		print_heading(get_string('nosessionexists','attforblock'));	
-		$hiddensess = count_records_select('attendance_sessions', "courseid = $course->id AND sessdate < $course->startdate");
+		$hiddensess = $DB->count_records_select('attendance_sessions', "courseid = ? AND sessdate < ?", array($course->id, $course->startdate));
-        echo '<div align="left">'.helpbutton('hiddensessions', '', 'attforblock', true, true, '', true);
+        echo '<div align="left">'.helpbutton('hiddensessions', '--', 'attforblock', true, true, '', true); //TODO: fix '--'
        echo get_string('hiddensessions', 'attforblock').': '.$hiddensess.'</div>';
 	} else {	//sessions generated , display them
 		add_to_log($course->id, 'attendance', 'manage attendances', 'mod/attforblock/manage.php?course='.$course->id, $user->lastname.' '.$user->firstname);
@ -93,7 +93,7 @@
 function print_sessions_list($course) {
-	global $CFG, $context, $cm, $current, $view, $id;
+	global $CFG, $context, $cm, $current, $view, $id, $DB;
        $strhours = get_string('hours');
        $strmins = get_string('min');
@ -109,16 +109,16 @@ function print_sessions_list($course) {
        $currentgroup = $ret['currentgroup'];
        if ($startdate && $enddate) {
-            $where = "courseid={$course->id} AND sessdate >= $course->startdate AND sessdate >= $startdate AND sessdate < $enddate";
+            $where = "courseid=:cid AND sessdate >= :sdate AND sessdate >= :sdate2 AND sessdate < :edate";
        } else {
-            $where = "courseid={$course->id} AND sessdate >= $course->startdate";
+            $where = "courseid=:cid AND sessdate >= :sdate";
        }
        if ($currentgroup > -1) {
-            $where .= " AND groupid=$currentgroup";
+            $where .= " AND groupid=:cgroup";
        }
-        $qry = get_records_select('attendance_sessions', $where, 'sessdate asc');
+        $qry = $DB->get_records_select('attendance_sessions', $where, array('cid' => $course->id, 'sdate' => $course->startdate,'sdate2' => $startdate, 'edate'=> $enddate, 'cgroup'=> $currentgroup), 'sessdate asc');
        $i = 0;
        $table->width = '100%';
        //$table->tablealign = 'center';
@ -180,9 +180,9 @@ function print_sessions_list($course) {
        echo '<div align="center"><div class="generalbox attwidth">';
        echo "<form method=\"post\" action=\"sessions.php?id={$cm->id}\">"; //&amp;sessionid={$sessdata->id}
 		print_table($table);
-		$hiddensess = count_records_select('attendance_sessions', "courseid = $course->id AND sessdate < $course->startdate");
+		$hiddensess = $DB->count_records_select('attendance_sessions', "courseid = ? AND sessdate < ?", array($course->id,$course->startdate));
        echo '<table width="100%"><tr><td valign="top">';
-        echo '<div align="left">'.helpbutton('hiddensessions', '', 'attforblock', true, true, '', true);
+        echo '<div align="left">'.helpbutton('hiddensessions', '--', 'attforblock', true, true, '', true); //TODO: Change '--'
        echo get_string('hiddensessions', 'attforblock').': '.$hiddensess.'</div></td>';
        echo '<td><div align="right"><a href="javascript:checkall();">'.get_string('selectall').'</a> /'.
             ' <a href="javascript:checknone();">'.get_string('deselectall').'</a><br /><br />';
--- a/report.php
+++ b/report.php
@ -17,20 +17,20 @@
    $sort         		= optional_param('sort', 'lastname', PARAM_ALPHA);
    if ($id) {
-        if (! $cm = get_record('course_modules', 'id', $id)) {
+        if (! $cm = $DB->get_record('course_modules', array('id'=> $id))) {
            error('Course Module ID was incorrect');
        }
-        if (! $course = get_record('course', 'id', $cm->course)) {
+        if (! $course = $DB->get_record('course', array('id'=> $cm->course))) {
            error('Course is misconfigured');
        }
-	    if (! $attforblock = get_record('attforblock', 'id', $cm->instance)) {
+	    if (! $attforblock = $DB->get_record('attforblock', array('id'=> $cm->instance))) {
 	        error("Course module is incorrect");
 	    }
    }
    require_login($course->id);
-    if (! $user = get_record('user', 'id', $USER->id) ) {
+    if (! $user = $DB->get_record('user', array('id'=> $USER->id) )) {
        error("No such user in this course");
    }
@ -60,7 +60,7 @@
 	$sort = $sort == 'firstname' ? 'firstname' : 'lastname';
-	if(!count_records('attendance_sessions', 'courseid', $course->id)) {	// no session exists for this course
+	if(!$DB->count_records('attendance_sessions', array('courseid'=> $course->id))) {	// no session exists for this course
 		redirect("sessions.php?id=$cm->id&amp;action=add");			
 	} else {
        if ($current == 0)
@ -74,13 +74,13 @@
        $currentgroup = $ret['currentgroup'];
 		if ($startdate && $enddate) {
-			$where = "courseid={$course->id} AND sessdate >= $course->startdate AND sessdate >= $startdate AND sessdate < $enddate";
+			$where = "courseid=:cid AND sessdate >= :sdate AND sessdate >= :sdate2 AND sessdate < :edate";
 		} else {
-			$where = "courseid={$course->id} AND sessdate >= $course->startdate";
+			$where = "courseid=:cid AND sessdate >= :sdate";
 		}
        if ($currentgroup) {
-            $where .= " AND (groupid=0 OR groupid=".$currentgroup.")";
+            $where .= " AND (groupid=0 OR groupid=:cgroup)";
        	$students = get_users_by_capability($context, 'moodle/legacy:student', '', "u.$sort ASC", '', '', $currentgroup, '', false);
        } else {
        	$students = get_users_by_capability($context, 'moodle/legacy:student', '', "u.$sort ASC", '', '', '', '', false);
@ -91,7 +91,7 @@
 		if ($students and
-		       ($course_sess = get_records_select('attendance_sessions', $where, 'sessdate ASC'))) {
+		       ($course_sess = $DB->get_records_select('attendance_sessions', $where, array('cid' => $course->id, 'sdate' => $course->startdate,'sdate2' => $startdate, 'edate'=> $enddate, 'cgroup'=> $currentgroup), 'sessdate ASC'))) {
 		    $firstname = "<a href=\"report.php?id=$id&amp;sort=firstname\">".get_string('firstname').'</a>';
 			$lastname  = "<a href=\"report.php?id=$id&amp;sort=lastname\">".get_string('lastname').'</a>';
@ -112,7 +112,7 @@
            $allowchange = has_capability('mod/attforblock:changeattendances', $context);
            $groups = groups_get_all_groups($course->id);
 			foreach($course_sess as $sessdata) {
-                if (count_records('attendance_log', 'sessionid', $sessdata->id)) {
+                if ($DB->count_records('attendance_log', array('sessionid'=> $sessdata->id))) {
                    if ($allowchange) {
                        $sessdate = "<a href=\"attendances.php?id=$id&amp;sessionid={$sessdata->id}&amp;grouptype={$sessdata->groupid}\">".
                                            userdate($sessdata->sessdate, get_string('strftimedm', 'attforblock').'<br />('.get_string('strftimehm', 'attforblock').')').
@ -158,7 +158,7 @@
 				$table->data[$student->id][] = "<a href=\"view.php?id=$id&amp;student={$student->id}\">".fullname($student).'</a>';
                $studgroups = groups_get_all_groups($COURSE->id, $student->id);
 				foreach($course_sess as $sessdata) {
-					if ($att = get_record('attendance_log', 'sessionid', $sessdata->id, 'studentid', $student->id)) {
+					if ($att = $DB->get_record('attendance_log', array('sessionid'=> $sessdata->id, 'studentid'=> $student->id))) {
 						if (isset($statuses[$att->statusid])) {
 							$table->data[$student->id][] = $statuses[$att->statusid]->acronym;
 						} else {
--- a/restorelib.php
+++ b/restorelib.php
@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
    function attforblock_restore_mods($mod,$restore) {
-        global $CFG, $oldidarray;
+        global $CFG, $oldidarray, $DB;
        $status = true;
@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
            //Now get completed xmlized object   
            $info = $data->info;
-            if (count_records('attforblock', 'course', $restore->course_id)) {
+            if ($DB->count_records('attforblock', array('course'=> $restore->course_id))) {
                return false;
            }
@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
            }
            //The structure is equal to the db, so insert the attforblock
-            $newid = insert_record ('attforblock', $attforblock);
+            $newid = $DB->insert_record ('attforblock', $attforblock);
            if ($newid) {
                //We have the newid, update backup_ids
                backup_putid($restore->backup_unique_code, $mod->modtype, $mod->id, $newid);
@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
    function attforblock_restore_attendance_sessions ($old_attforblock_id, $new_attforblock_id, $info, $restore) {
-        global $CFG, $oldidarray;
+        global $CFG, $oldidarray, $DB;
        $status = true;
@ -94,7 +94,7 @@
                $stat->lasttakenby = 0;
            }
-            $newid = insert_record ('attendance_sessions', $stat);
+            $newid = $DB->insert_record ('attendance_sessions', $stat);
            $oldidarray[$old_attforblock_id]['attendance_sessions'][backup_todb($stat_info['#']['ID']['0']['#'])] = $newid;
        }
@ -105,7 +105,7 @@
    function attforblock_restore_attendance_statuses ($old_attforblock_id, $new_attforblock_id,$info,$restore) {
-        global $CFG, $oldidarray;
+        global $CFG, $oldidarray, $DB;
        $status = true;
@ -128,7 +128,7 @@
                    continue;
                }
-                $newid = insert_record ('attendance_statuses', $stat);
+                $newid = $DB->insert_record ('attendance_statuses', $stat);
                $oldidarray[$old_attforblock_id]['attendance_statuses'][backup_todb($stat_info['#']['ID']['0']['#'])] = $newid;
            }
@ -145,7 +145,7 @@
                $stat->visible = 1;
                $stat->deleted = 0;
-                $newid = insert_record ('attendance_statuses', $stat);
+                $newid = $DB->insert_record ('attendance_statuses', $stat);
                $oldidarray[$old_attforblock_id]['attendance_statuses'][backup_todb($stat_info['#']['STATUS']['0']['#'])] = $newid;
            }
@ -153,13 +153,13 @@
        } else {
            // ATTFORBLOCK_SETTINGS tag don't exists
            // so course used default statuses (can be only in old version)
-            $stats = get_records('attendance_statuses', 'courseid', 0, 'id ASC');
+            $stats = $DB->get_records('attendance_statuses', array('courseid'=> 0), 'id ASC');
            $oldstats = array('P', 'A', 'L', 'E');
            $i = 0;
            foreach($stats as $stat) {
 //                $stat = $stats[$i];
                $stat->courseid = $restore->course_id;
-                $newid = insert_record('attendance_statuses', $stat);
+                $newid = $DB->insert_record('attendance_statuses', $stat);
                $oldidarray[$old_attforblock_id]['attendance_statuses'][$oldstats[$i++]] = $newid;
 //                $i++;
            }
@ -171,7 +171,7 @@
    function attforblock_restore_attendance_log ($old_attforblock_id, $new_attforblock_id,$info,$restore) {
-        global $CFG, $oldidarray;
+        global $CFG, $oldidarray, $DB;
        $status = true;
@ -182,9 +182,9 @@
            @$logs = $info['MOD']['#']['ATTFORBLOCK_LOG']['0']['#']['ROWS'];
        }
-        $stats = get_records_menu('attendance_statuses', 'courseid', $restore->course_id);
+        $stats = $DB->get_records_menu('attendance_statuses', array('courseid'=> $restore->course_id));
        $statslist = implode(',', array_keys($stats));
-        $sessions = get_records('attendance_sessions', 'courseid', $restore->course_id);
+        $sessions = $DB->get_records('attendance_sessions', 'courseid', $restore->course_id);
        //Iterate over logs
        for($i = 0; $i < sizeof($logs); $i++) {
@ -230,7 +230,7 @@
 //                $log->takenby      = backup_todb($log_info['#']['TAKENBY']['0']['#']);
            }
-            $newid = insert_record ('attendance_log', $log);
+            $newid = $DB->insert_record ('attendance_log', $log);
            $oldidarray[$old_attforblock_id]['attendance_log'][backup_todb($log_info['#']['ID']['0']['#'])] = $newid;
--- a/sessions.php
+++ b/sessions.php
@ -16,20 +16,20 @@
    $action = required_param('action', PARAM_ACTION);
    if ($id) {
-        if (! $cm = get_record('course_modules', 'id', $id)) {
+        if (! $cm = $DB->get_record('course_modules', array('id'=> $id))) {
            error('Course Module ID was incorrect');
        }
-        if (! $course = get_record('course', 'id', $cm->course)) {
+        if (! $course = $DB->get_record('course', array('id'=> $cm->course))) {
            error('Course is misconfigured');
        }
-	    if (! $attforblock = get_record('attforblock', 'id', $cm->instance)) {
+	    if (! $attforblock = $DB->get_record('attforblock', array('id'=> $cm->instance))) {
 	        error("Course module is incorrect");
 	    }
    }
    require_login($course->id);
-    if (! $user = get_record('user', 'id', $USER->id) ) {
+    if (! $user = $DB->get_record('user', array('id'=> $USER->id) )) {
        error("No such user in this course");
    }
@ -96,7 +96,7 @@
 								$rec->description = $fromform->sdescription;
 								$rec->timemodified = $now;
                                if ($fromform->sessiontype == COMMONSESSION) {
-                                    if(!insert_record('attendance_sessions', $rec))
+                                    if(!$DB->insert_record('attendance_sessions', $rec))
                                        error(get_string('erroringeneratingsessions','attforblock'), "sessions.php?id=$id&amp;action=add");
                                } else {
                                    foreach ($fromform->groups as $groupid) {
@ -156,7 +156,7 @@
 	    	redirect('manage.php?id='.$id);
 	    }
 	    if ($fromform = $mform_update->get_data()) {
-		    if (!$att = get_record('attendance_sessions', 'id', $sessionid) ) {
+		    if (!$att = $DB->get_record('attendance_sessions', array('id'=> $sessionid) )) {
 		        error('No such session in this course');
 		    }
@ -174,7 +174,7 @@
 				$att->duration = $fromform->durtime['hours']*HOURSECS + $fromform->durtime['minutes']*MINSECS;
 				$att->description = $fromform->sdescription;
 				$att->timemodified = time();
-				update_record('attendance_sessions', $att);
+				$DB->update_record('attendance_sessions', $att);
 				add_to_log($course->id, 'attendance', 'Session updated', 'mod/attforblock/manage.php?id='.$id, $user->lastname.' '.$user->firstname);
 				//notice(get_string('sessionupdated','attforblock'), 'manage.php?id='.$id);
 				redirect('manage.php?id='.$id, get_string('sessionupdated','attforblock'), 3);
@ -193,15 +193,15 @@
 		$sessionid	 = required_param('sessionid');
 		$confirm = optional_param('confirm');
-	    if (!$att = get_record('attendance_sessions', 'id', $sessionid) ) {
+	    if (!$att = $DB->get_record('attendance_sessions', array('id'=> $sessionid) )) {
 	        error('No such session in this course');
 	    }
 		if (isset($confirm)) {
-			delete_records('attendance_log', 'sessionid', $sessionid);
+			$DB->delete_records('attendance_log', array('sessionid'=> $sessionid));
-			delete_records('attendance_sessions', 'id', $sessionid);
+			$DB->delete_records('attendance_sessions', array('id'=> $sessionid));
 			add_to_log($course->id, 'attendance', 'Session deleted', 'mod/attforblock/manage.php?id='.$id, $user->lastname.' '.$user->firstname);
-			$attforblockrecord = get_record('attforblock', 'course', $course->id);
+			$attforblockrecord = $DB->get_record('attforblock', array('course'=> $course->id));
            attforblock_update_grades($attforblockrecord);
 			redirect('manage.php?id='.$id, get_string('sessiondeleted','attforblock'), 3);
 		}
@ -219,18 +219,18 @@
 		if (isset($confirm)) {
 			$sessionid = required_param('sessionid');
 			$ids = implode(',', explode('_', $sessionid));
-			delete_records_select('attendance_log', "sessionid IN ($ids)");
+			$DB->delete_records_select('attendance_log', "sessionid IN ($ids)");
-			delete_records_select('attendance_sessions', "id IN ($ids)");
+			$DB->delete_records_select('attendance_sessions', "id IN ($ids)");
 			add_to_log($course->id, 'attendance', 'Several sessions deleted', 'mod/attforblock/manage.php?id='.$id, $user->lastname.' '.$user->firstname);
-			$attforblockrecord = get_record('attforblock','course',$course->id);
+			$attforblockrecord = $DB->get_record('attforblock',array('course'=> $course->id));
 			attforblock_update_grades($attforblockrecord);
 			redirect('manage.php?id='.$id, get_string('sessiondeleted','attforblock'), 3);
 		}
 		$fromform = data_submitted();
 		$slist = implode(',', array_keys($fromform->sessid));
-		$sessions = get_records_list('attendance_sessions', 'id', $slist, 'sessdate');
+		$sessions = $DB->get_records_list('attendance_sessions', array('id'=> $slist), 'sessdate');
 		print_heading(get_string('deletingsession','attforblock').' :: ' .$course->fullname);
 		$message = '<br />';
@ -262,13 +262,13 @@
 	    if ($fromform = $mform_duration->get_data()) {
 	    	$now = time();
 	    	$slist = implode(',', explode('_', $fromform->ids));
-		    if (!$sessions = get_records_list('attendance_sessions', 'id', $slist) ) {
+		    if (!$sessions = $DB->get_records_list('attendance_sessions', array('id'=> $slist) )) {
 		        error('No such session in this course');
 		    }
 			foreach ($sessions as $sess) {
 				$sess->duration = $fromform->durtime['hours']*HOURSECS + $fromform->durtime['minutes']*MINSECS;
 				$sess->timemodified = $now;
-				update_record('attendance_sessions', $sess);
+				$DB->update_record('attendance_sessions', $sess);
 			}
 			add_to_log($course->id, 'attendance', 'Session updated', 'mod/attforblock/manage.php?id='.$id, $user->lastname.' '.$user->firstname);
 			redirect('manage.php?id='.$id, get_string('sessionupdated','attforblock'), 3);
--- a/update_form.php
+++ b/update_form.php
@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ class mod_attforblock_update_form extends moodleform {
    function definition() {
-        global $CFG;
+        global $CFG, $DB;
        $mform    =& $this->_form;
        $course        = $this->_customdata['course'];
@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ class mod_attforblock_update_form extends moodleform {
        $sessionid     = $this->_customdata['sessionid'];
-        if (!$att = get_record('attendance_sessions', 'id', $sessionid) ) {
+        if (!$att = $DB->get_record('attendance_sessions', array('id'=> $sessionid) )) {
 	        error('No such session in this course');
 	    }
        $mform->addElement('header', 'general', get_string('changesession','attforblock'));
--- a/view.php
+++ b/view.php
@ -9,21 +9,21 @@
    $id   = optional_param('id', -1, PARAM_INT);   // Course Module ID, or
 //    $a    = optional_param('a', -1, PARAM_INT);    // attforblock ID
 	$studentid			= optional_param('student', 0, PARAM_INT);
-	$printing			= optional_param('printing');
+	$printing			= optional_param('printing', 0, PARAM_INT);
-    $mode 				= optional_param('mode', 'thiscourse');
+    $mode 				= optional_param('mode', 'thiscourse', PARAM_ALPHA);
    $view       = optional_param('view', NULL, PARAM_ALPHA);        // which page to show
 	$current	= optional_param('current', 0, PARAM_INT);
    if ($id) {
-        if (! $cm = get_record("course_modules", "id", $id)) {
+        if (! $cm = $DB->get_record("course_modules", array("id"=> $id))) {
            error("Course Module ID was incorrect");
        }
-        if (! $course = get_record("course", "id", $cm->course)) {
+        if (! $course = $DB->get_record("course", array("id"=> $cm->course))) {
            error("Course is misconfigured");
        }
-        if (! $attforblock = get_record("attforblock", "id", $cm->instance)) {
+        if (! $attforblock = $DB->get_record("attforblock", array("id"=> $cm->instance))) {
            error("Course module is incorrect");
        }
@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
        redirect("report.php?id=$cm->id");
    }
-    if (! $user = get_record('user', 'id', $USER->id) ) {
+    if (! $user = $DB->get_record('user', array('id'=> $USER->id) )) {
        error("No such user in this course");
    }
@ -69,7 +69,7 @@
 	$student = false;
    if ($studentid) {
    	if ($studentid == $USER->id or has_capability('mod/attforblock:viewreports', $context)) {
-		    if (!$student = get_record('user', 'id', $studentid) ) {
+		    if (!$student = $DB->get_record('user', array('id'=> $studentid) )) {
 		        error("No such user in this course");
 		    }
    	}