Index: openacs-4/packages/acs-kernel/sql/postgresql/utilities-create.sql
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RCS file: /usr/local/cvsroot/openacs-4/packages/acs-kernel/sql/postgresql/utilities-create.sql,v
diff -u -N -r1.13 -r1.13.2.1
--- openacs-4/packages/acs-kernel/sql/postgresql/utilities-create.sql	29 Jan 2019 11:30:22 -0000	1.13
+++ openacs-4/packages/acs-kernel/sql/postgresql/utilities-create.sql	11 May 2020 18:51:26 -0000	1.13.2.1
@@ -71,11 +71,28 @@
    name text
 ) RETURNS boolean AS $$
 DECLARE
+ v_schema    varchar;
+ v_tablename varchar;
 BEGIN
-      return exists (
-       select 1 from pg_class
-          where relname = name
+    IF (position('.' in name) = 0) THEN
+        --
+	-- table without a schema name
+	--
+        return exists (
+            select 1 from pg_class
+                where relname = name
             and pg_table_is_visible(oid));
+    ELSE
+        --
+	-- table with schema name
+	--    
+        SELECT split_part(name, '.', 1) into v_schema;
+        SELECT split_part(name, '.', 2) into v_tablename;
+        return exists (
+            select 1 from information_schema.tables 
+            where table_schema = v_schema
+            and   table_name = v_tablename);
+   END IF;
 END;
 $$ LANGUAGE plpgsql;
 
