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+#!/usr/bin/perl
+
+use strict;
+use warnings;
+use C4::Context;
+
+my $dbh = C4::Context->dbh;
+
+$dbh->do("ALTER TABLE issues CHANGE date_due date_due datetime");
+$dbh->do("ALTER TABLE issues CHANGE returndate returndate datetime");
+$dbh->do("ALTER TABLE issues CHANGE lastreneweddate lastreneweddate datetime");
+$dbh->do("ALTER TABLE issues CHANGE issuedate issuedate datetime");
+$dbh->do("ALTER TABLE old_issues CHANGE date_due date_due datetime");
+$dbh->do("ALTER TABLE old_issues CHANGE returndate returndate datetime");
+$dbh->do("ALTER TABLE old_issues CHANGE lastreneweddate lastreneweddate datetime");
+$dbh->do("ALTER TABLE old_issues CHANGE issuedate issuedate datetime");
+$dbh->do(q{update issues set date_due = addtime(date_due, '0 23:0:0') where hour(date_due) = 0});