--- base/backup/restorelib.php	2009-06-09 15:56:58.000000000 -0700
+++ working_copy/backup/restorelib.php	2009-06-26 12:01:04.000000000 -0700
@@ -3520,6 +3520,9 @@
 
     //This function creates all the groupings
     function restore_create_groupings($restore,$xml_file) {
+		// MOD -- Needed for a fix down below
+		global $CFG;
+		// End MOD
 
         //Check it exists
         if (!file_exists($xml_file)) {
@@ -3550,7 +3553,13 @@
                 $gro->timecreated = backup_todb($info['GROUPING']['#']['TIMECREATED']['0']['#']);
 
                 //Now search if that group exists (by name and description field) in
-                if ($gro_db = get_record('groupings', 'courseid', $restore->course_id, 'name', $gro->name, 'description', $gro->description)) {
+				// MOD -- MSSQL doesn't like using text or ntext columns in WHERE clauses, so we need to cast it as a varchar
+			    $gro_db = get_record_sql('SELECT * FROM '. $CFG->prefix . "groupings WHERE
+					courseid = '{$restore->course_id}' AND name='{$gro->name}' 
+					AND " . sql_compare_text('description') . " = '{$gro->description}'");
+				if($gro_db) {
+                //if ($gro_db = get_record('groupings', 'courseid', $restore->course_id, 'name', $gro->name, 'description', $gro->description)) {
+				// End MOD
                     //get current group id
                     $newid = $gro_db->id;