* Make it possible to store creator strings in user inventory items as well as UUIDs

* All existing functionality should be unaffected.
* Database schemas have not been changed.

21 files changed, 98 insertions, 75 deletions

diff --git a/OpenSim/ApplicationPlugins/Rest/Inventory/RestInventoryServices.cs b/OpenSim/ApplicationPlugins/Rest/Inventory/RestInventoryServices.cs
index 95e3d71..f0d9946 100644
--- a/OpenSim/ApplicationPlugins/Rest/Inventory/RestInventoryServices.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/ApplicationPlugins/Rest/Inventory/RestInventoryServices.cs
@@ -1293,7 +1293,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.ApplicationPlugins.Rest.Inventory
             rdata.writer.WriteAttributeString("uuid", String.Empty, i.ID.ToString());
             rdata.writer.WriteAttributeString("folder", String.Empty, i.Folder.ToString());
             rdata.writer.WriteAttributeString("owner", String.Empty, i.Owner.ToString());
-            rdata.writer.WriteAttributeString("creator", String.Empty, i.Creator.ToString());
+            rdata.writer.WriteAttributeString("creator", String.Empty, i.CreatorId);
             rdata.writer.WriteAttributeString("creationdate", String.Empty, i.CreationDate.ToString());
             rdata.writer.WriteAttributeString("invtype", String.Empty, i.InvType.ToString());
             rdata.writer.WriteAttributeString("assettype", String.Empty, i.AssetType.ToString());
@@ -1392,7 +1392,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.ApplicationPlugins.Rest.Inventory
                     || newf.Folder      != oldf.Folder
                     || newf.Description != oldf.Description
                     || newf.Owner       != oldf.Owner
-                    || newf.Creator     != oldf.Creator
+                    || newf.CreatorId   != oldf.CreatorId
                     || newf.AssetID     != oldf.AssetID
                     || newf.GroupID     != oldf.GroupID
                     || newf.GroupOwned  != oldf.GroupOwned
@@ -1676,7 +1676,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.ApplicationPlugins.Rest.Inventory
             result.ID          = UUID.Zero;
             result.Folder      = UUID.Zero;
             result.Owner       = ic.UserID;
-            result.Creator     = ic.UserID;
+            result.CreatorId   = ic.UserID.ToString();
             result.AssetID     = UUID.Zero;
             result.GroupID     = UUID.Zero;
             result.GroupOwned  = false;
@@ -1710,7 +1710,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.ApplicationPlugins.Rest.Inventory
                             result.InvType      =     Int32.Parse(ic.xml.Value);
                             break;
                         case "creator":
-                            result.Creator      = new UUID(ic.xml.Value);
+                            result.CreatorId    =     ic.xml.Value;
                             break;
                         case "assettype":
                             result.AssetType    =     Int32.Parse(ic.xml.Value);
diff --git a/OpenSim/Data/MSSQL/MSSQLInventoryData.cs b/OpenSim/Data/MSSQL/MSSQLInventoryData.cs
index fe8287d..6a4fbab 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Data/MSSQL/MSSQLInventoryData.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Data/MSSQL/MSSQLInventoryData.cs
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Data.MSSQL
                     }
                 }
             }
-            m_log.InfoFormat("[INVENTORY DB] : FOund no inventory folder with ID : {0}", folderID);
+            m_log.InfoFormat("[INVENTORY DB] : Found no inventory folder with ID : {0}", folderID);
             return null;
         }
 
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Data.MSSQL
                 }
                 catch (Exception e)
                 {
-                    m_log.ErrorFormat("[ASSET DB] Error : {0}", e.Message);
+                    m_log.ErrorFormat("[INVENTORY DB]: Error : {0}", e.Message);
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Data.MSSQL
                 }
                 catch (Exception e)
                 {
-                    m_log.ErrorFormat("[ASSET DB] Error : {0}", e.Message);
+                    m_log.ErrorFormat("[INVENTORY DB]: Error : {0}", e.Message);
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Data.MSSQL
                 }
                 catch (Exception e)
                 {
-                    m_log.ErrorFormat("[ASSET DB] Error : {0}", e.Message);
+                    m_log.ErrorFormat("[INVENTORY DB]: Error : {0}", e.Message);
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -385,7 +385,8 @@ namespace OpenSim.Data.MSSQL
                     }
                 }
             }
-            m_log.InfoFormat("[INVENTORY DB] : Found no inventory item with ID : {0}", itemID);
+            
+            m_log.InfoFormat("[INVENTORY DB]: Found no inventory item with ID : {0}", itemID);
             return null;
         }
 
@@ -424,7 +425,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Data.MSSQL
                 command.Parameters.Add(database.CreateParameter("inventoryNextPermissions", item.NextPermissions));
                 command.Parameters.Add(database.CreateParameter("inventoryCurrentPermissions", item.CurrentPermissions));
                 command.Parameters.Add(database.CreateParameter("invType", item.InvType));
-                command.Parameters.Add(database.CreateParameter("creatorID", item.Creator));
+                command.Parameters.Add(database.CreateParameter("creatorID", item.CreatorId));
                 command.Parameters.Add(database.CreateParameter("inventoryBasePermissions", item.BasePermissions));
                 command.Parameters.Add(database.CreateParameter("inventoryEveryOnePermissions", item.EveryOnePermissions));
                 command.Parameters.Add(database.CreateParameter("inventoryGroupPermissions", item.GroupPermissions));
@@ -441,7 +442,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Data.MSSQL
                 }
                 catch (Exception e)
                 {
-                    m_log.Error("[INVENTORY DB] Error inserting item :" + e.Message);
+                    m_log.Error("[INVENTORY DB]: Error inserting item :" + e.Message);
                 }
             }
 
@@ -498,7 +499,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Data.MSSQL
                 command.Parameters.Add(database.CreateParameter("inventoryNextPermissions", item.NextPermissions));
                 command.Parameters.Add(database.CreateParameter("inventoryCurrentPermissions", item.CurrentPermissions));
                 command.Parameters.Add(database.CreateParameter("invType", item.InvType));
-                command.Parameters.Add(database.CreateParameter("creatorID", item.Creator));
+                command.Parameters.Add(database.CreateParameter("creatorID", item.CreatorIdAsUuid));
                 command.Parameters.Add(database.CreateParameter("inventoryBasePermissions", item.BasePermissions));
                 command.Parameters.Add(database.CreateParameter("inventoryEveryOnePermissions", item.EveryOnePermissions));
                 command.Parameters.Add(database.CreateParameter("salePrice", item.SalePrice));
@@ -515,7 +516,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Data.MSSQL
                 }
                 catch (Exception e)
                 {
-                    m_log.Error("[INVENTORY DB] Error updating item :" + e.Message);
+                    m_log.Error("[INVENTORY DB]: Error updating item :" + e.Message);
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -538,7 +539,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Data.MSSQL
                 }
                 catch (Exception e)
                 {
-                    m_log.Error("[INVENTORY DB] Error deleting item :" + e.Message);
+                    m_log.Error("[INVENTORY DB]: Error deleting item :" + e.Message);
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -725,7 +726,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Data.MSSQL
                 item.NextPermissions = Convert.ToUInt32(reader["inventoryNextPermissions"]);
                 item.CurrentPermissions = Convert.ToUInt32(reader["inventoryCurrentPermissions"]);
                 item.InvType = Convert.ToInt32(reader["invType"].ToString());
-                item.Creator = new UUID((Guid)reader["creatorID"]);
+                item.CreatorId = ((Guid)reader["creatorID"]).ToString();
                 item.BasePermissions = Convert.ToUInt32(reader["inventoryBasePermissions"]);
                 item.EveryOnePermissions = Convert.ToUInt32(reader["inventoryEveryOnePermissions"]);
                 item.GroupPermissions = Convert.ToUInt32(reader["inventoryGroupPermissions"]);
@@ -740,7 +741,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Data.MSSQL
             }
             catch (SqlException e)
             {
-                m_log.Error("[INVENTORY DB] Error reading inventory item :" + e.Message);
+                m_log.Error("[INVENTORY DB]: Error reading inventory item :" + e.Message);
             }
 
             return null;
@@ -764,7 +765,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Data.MSSQL
             }
             catch (SqlException e)
             {
-                m_log.Error("[INVENTORY DB] Error deleting folder :" + e.Message);
+                m_log.Error("[INVENTORY DB]: Error deleting folder :" + e.Message);
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/OpenSim/Data/MySQL/MySQLInventoryData.cs b/OpenSim/Data/MySQL/MySQLInventoryData.cs
index a5312b5..7092096 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Data/MySQL/MySQLInventoryData.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Data/MySQL/MySQLInventoryData.cs
@@ -306,22 +306,20 @@ namespace OpenSim.Data.MySQL
             try
             {
                 InventoryItemBase item = new InventoryItemBase();
+                item.CreatorId = (string)reader["creatorID"];
+                
                 // Be a bit safer in parsing these because the
                 // database doesn't enforce them to be not null, and
                 // the inventory still works if these are weird in the
                 // db
-
                 UUID Owner = UUID.Zero;
-                UUID Creator = UUID.Zero;
                 UUID GroupID = UUID.Zero;
                 UUID.TryParse((string)reader["avatarID"], out Owner);
-                UUID.TryParse((string)reader["creatorID"], out Creator);
                 UUID.TryParse((string)reader["groupID"], out GroupID);
-                item.Owner = Owner;
-                item.Creator = Creator;
+                item.Owner = Owner;                
                 item.GroupID = GroupID;
 
-                // Rest of the parsing.  If these UUID's fail, we're dead anyway
+                // Rest of the parsing.  If these UUID's fail, we're dead anyway                
                 item.ID = new UUID((string) reader["inventoryID"]);
                 item.AssetID = new UUID((string) reader["assetID"]);
                 item.AssetType = (int) reader["assetType"];
@@ -480,7 +478,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Data.MySQL
                 result.Parameters.AddWithValue("?inventoryCurrentPermissions",
                                                item.CurrentPermissions.ToString());
                 result.Parameters.AddWithValue("?invType", item.InvType);
-                result.Parameters.AddWithValue("?creatorID", item.Creator.ToString());
+                result.Parameters.AddWithValue("?creatorID", item.CreatorId);
                 result.Parameters.AddWithValue("?inventoryBasePermissions", item.BasePermissions);
                 result.Parameters.AddWithValue("?inventoryEveryOnePermissions", item.EveryOnePermissions);
                 result.Parameters.AddWithValue("?inventoryGroupPermissions", item.GroupPermissions);
diff --git a/OpenSim/Data/SQLite/SQLiteInventoryStore.cs b/OpenSim/Data/SQLite/SQLiteInventoryStore.cs
index bd18c11..aedcd82 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Data/SQLite/SQLiteInventoryStore.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Data/SQLite/SQLiteInventoryStore.cs
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Data.SQLite
             item.InvType = Convert.ToInt32(row["invType"]);
             item.Folder = new UUID((string) row["parentFolderID"]);
             item.Owner = new UUID((string) row["avatarID"]);
-            item.Creator = new UUID((string) row["creatorsID"]);
+            item.CreatorId = (string)row["creatorsID"];
             item.Name = (string) row["inventoryName"];
             item.Description = (string) row["inventoryDescription"];
 
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Data.SQLite
         }
 
         /// <summary>
-        ///
+        /// Fill a database row with item data
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="row"></param>
         /// <param name="item"></param>
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Data.SQLite
             row["invType"] = item.InvType;
             row["parentFolderID"] = Util.ToRawUuidString(item.Folder);
             row["avatarID"] = Util.ToRawUuidString(item.Owner);
-            row["creatorsID"] = Util.ToRawUuidString(item.Creator);
+            row["creatorsID"] = Util.ToRawUuidString(item.CreatorIdAsUuid);
             row["inventoryName"] = item.Name;
             row["inventoryDescription"] = item.Description;
 
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Data.SQLite
                 DataRow inventoryRow = inventoryItemTable.Rows.Find(Util.ToRawUuidString(item.ID));
                 if (inventoryRow == null)
                 {
-                    if (! add)
+                    if (!add)
                         m_log.ErrorFormat("[INVENTORY DB]: Interface Misuse: Attempting to Update non-existant inventory item: {0}", item.ID);
 
                     inventoryRow = inventoryItemTable.NewRow();
diff --git a/OpenSim/Data/Tests/BasicInventoryTest.cs b/OpenSim/Data/Tests/BasicInventoryTest.cs
index 65c61cd..eed6cab 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Data/Tests/BasicInventoryTest.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Data/Tests/BasicInventoryTest.cs
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Data.Tests
             i.ID = id;
             i.Folder = parent;
             i.Owner = owner;
-            i.Creator = owner;
+            i.CreatorId = owner.ToString();
             i.Name = name;
             i.Description = name;
             i.AssetID = asset;
diff --git a/OpenSim/Data/Tests/BasicRegionTest.cs b/OpenSim/Data/Tests/BasicRegionTest.cs
index e7ce8af..0e87c8c 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Data/Tests/BasicRegionTest.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Data/Tests/BasicRegionTest.cs
@@ -606,7 +606,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Data.Tests
             UUID owner = UUID.Random();
             i.Owner = owner;
             UUID creator = UUID.Random();
-            i.Creator = creator;
+            i.CreatorId = creator.ToString();
             string name = RandomName();
             i.Name = name;
             i.Description = name;
@@ -982,7 +982,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Data.Tests
             i.ID = id;
             i.Folder = parent;
             i.Owner = owner;
-            i.Creator = owner;
+            i.CreatorId = owner.ToString();
             i.Name = name;
             i.Description = name;
             i.AssetID = asset;
diff --git a/OpenSim/Framework/Communications/Cache/LibraryRootFolder.cs b/OpenSim/Framework/Communications/Cache/LibraryRootFolder.cs
index 93f126f..ec62ed2 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Framework/Communications/Cache/LibraryRootFolder.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Framework/Communications/Cache/LibraryRootFolder.cs
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Framework.Communications.Cache
         {
             InventoryItemBase item = new InventoryItemBase();
             item.Owner = libOwner;
-            item.Creator = libOwner;
+            item.CreatorId = libOwner.ToString();
             item.ID = inventoryID;
             item.AssetID = assetID;
             item.Description = description;
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Framework.Communications.Cache
         {
             InventoryItemBase item = new InventoryItemBase();
             item.Owner = libOwner;
-            item.Creator = libOwner;
+            item.CreatorId = libOwner.ToString();
             item.ID = new UUID(config.GetString("inventoryID", ID.ToString()));
             item.AssetID = new UUID(config.GetString("assetID", item.ID.ToString()));
             item.Folder = new UUID(config.GetString("folderID", ID.ToString()));
diff --git a/OpenSim/Framework/Communications/Capabilities/Caps.cs b/OpenSim/Framework/Communications/Capabilities/Caps.cs
index 1423e3a..a2e8042 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Framework/Communications/Capabilities/Caps.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Framework/Communications/Capabilities/Caps.cs
@@ -440,7 +440,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Framework.Communications.Capabilities
             llsdItem.type = Enum.GetName(typeof(AssetType), invItem.AssetType).ToLower();
             llsdItem.inv_type = Enum.GetName(typeof(InventoryType), invItem.InvType).ToLower();
             llsdItem.permissions = new LLSDPermissions();
-            llsdItem.permissions.creator_id = invItem.Creator;
+            llsdItem.permissions.creator_id = invItem.CreatorIdAsUuid;
             llsdItem.permissions.base_mask = (int)invItem.CurrentPermissions;
             llsdItem.permissions.everyone_mask = (int)invItem.EveryOnePermissions;
             llsdItem.permissions.group_id = UUID.Zero;
@@ -789,7 +789,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Framework.Communications.Capabilities
 
             InventoryItemBase item = new InventoryItemBase();
             item.Owner = m_agentID;
-            item.Creator = m_agentID;
+            item.CreatorId = m_agentID.ToString();
             item.ID = inventoryItem;
             item.AssetID = asset.FullID;
             item.Description = assetDescription;
diff --git a/OpenSim/Framework/InventoryItemBase.cs b/OpenSim/Framework/InventoryItemBase.cs
index 21683c4..ae3777c 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Framework/InventoryItemBase.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Framework/InventoryItemBase.cs
@@ -53,8 +53,16 @@ namespace OpenSim.Framework
         /// <summary>
         /// The creator of this item
         /// </summary>
-        private UUID _creator;
+        private string m_creatorId = String.Empty;
+        
+        /// <summary>
+        /// The creator of this item expressed as a UUID
+        /// </summary>
+        private UUID m_creatorIdAsUuid = UUID.Zero;
 
+        /// <summary>
+        ///
+        /// </summary>        
         private uint _nextPermissions;
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -129,10 +137,27 @@ namespace OpenSim.Framework
             set { _folder = value; }
         }
 
-        public UUID Creator
+        /// <value>
+        /// The creator ID
+        /// </value>        
+        public string CreatorId
+        {
+            get { return m_creatorId; }
+            set 
+            { 
+                m_creatorId = value;
+                
+                // For now, all IDs are UUIDs
+                UUID.TryParse(m_creatorId, out m_creatorIdAsUuid);
+            }
+        }
+        
+        /// <value>
+        /// The creator ID expressed as a UUID
+        /// </value>
+        public UUID CreatorIdAsUuid
         {
-            get { return _creator; }
-            set { _creator = value; }
+            get { return m_creatorIdAsUuid; }
         }
 
         public string Description
diff --git a/OpenSim/Grid/AssetInventoryServer/Plugins/InventoryArchivePlugin.cs b/OpenSim/Grid/AssetInventoryServer/Plugins/InventoryArchivePlugin.cs
index 06b0220..e19160a 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Grid/AssetInventoryServer/Plugins/InventoryArchivePlugin.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Grid/AssetInventoryServer/Plugins/InventoryArchivePlugin.cs
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Grid.AssetInventoryServer.Plugins
             writer.WriteString(item.InvType.ToString());
             writer.WriteEndElement();
             writer.WriteStartElement("CreatorUUID");
-            writer.WriteString(item.Creator.ToString());
+            writer.WriteString(item.CreatorId);
             writer.WriteEndElement();
             writer.WriteStartElement("CreationDate");
             writer.WriteString(item.CreationDate.ToString());
diff --git a/OpenSim/Grid/AssetInventoryServer/Plugins/OpenSim/OpenSimInventoryFrontendPlugin.cs b/OpenSim/Grid/AssetInventoryServer/Plugins/OpenSim/OpenSimInventoryFrontendPlugin.cs
index c226a26..a905473 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Grid/AssetInventoryServer/Plugins/OpenSim/OpenSimInventoryFrontendPlugin.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Grid/AssetInventoryServer/Plugins/OpenSim/OpenSimInventoryFrontendPlugin.cs
@@ -598,7 +598,6 @@ namespace OpenSim.Grid.AssetInventoryServer.Plugins.OpenSim
         {
             InventoryItemBase item = new InventoryItemBase();
 
-
             try
             {
                 using (XmlReader reader = XmlReader.Create(stream))
@@ -624,9 +623,8 @@ namespace OpenSim.Grid.AssetInventoryServer.Plugins.OpenSim
 
                     ReadUUID(reader, "Folder", out dummyUUID);
                     item.Folder = dummyUUID;
-                    ReadUUID(reader, "Creator", out dummyUUID);
-                    item.Creator = dummyUUID;
 
+                    item.CreatorId = reader.ReadElementContentAsString("Creator", String.Empty);
                     item.Description = reader.ReadElementContentAsString("Description", String.Empty);
 
                     uint dummyUInt;
@@ -757,7 +755,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Grid.AssetInventoryServer.Plugins.OpenSim
                         writer.WriteElementString("InvType", XmlConvert.ToString(item.InvType));
                         WriteUUID(writer, "Folder", item.Folder);
                         WriteUUID(writer, "Owner", item.Owner);
-                        WriteUUID(writer, "Creator", item.Creator);
+                        writer.WriteElementString("Creator", item.CreatorId);
                         writer.WriteElementString("Name", item.Name);
                         writer.WriteElementString("Description", item.Description);
                         writer.WriteElementString("NextPermissions", XmlConvert.ToString(item.NextPermissions));
diff --git a/OpenSim/Grid/AssetInventoryServer/Utils.cs b/OpenSim/Grid/AssetInventoryServer/Utils.cs
index 58b0c67..c79a426 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Grid/AssetInventoryServer/Utils.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Grid/AssetInventoryServer/Utils.cs
@@ -515,7 +515,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Grid.AssetInventoryServer
                         else if (Reader.LocalName == "Creator" && Reader.NamespaceURI == "" && !b13)
                         {
                             b13 = true;
-                            ob.@Creator = ReadObject_UUID(false, true);
+                            ob.@CreatorId = Reader.ReadElementString();
                         }
                         else if (Reader.LocalName == "Owner" && Reader.NamespaceURI == "" && !b12)
                         {
@@ -876,7 +876,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Grid.AssetInventoryServer
                 WriteElementString("InvType", "", ob.@InvType.ToString(CultureInfo.InvariantCulture));
                 WriteObject_UUID(ob.@Folder, "Folder", "", false, false, true);
                 WriteObject_UUID(ob.@Owner, "Owner", "", false, false, true);
-                WriteObject_UUID(ob.@Creator, "Creator", "", false, false, true);
+                WriteElementString("Creator", "", ob.@CreatorId);
                 WriteElementString("Name", "", ob.@Name);
                 WriteElementString("Description", "", ob.@Description);
                 WriteElementString("NextPermissions", "", ob.@NextPermissions.ToString(CultureInfo.InvariantCulture));
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/ClientStack/LindenUDP/LLClientView.cs b/OpenSim/Region/ClientStack/LindenUDP/LLClientView.cs
index 891fa9e..7e99337 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/ClientStack/LindenUDP/LLClientView.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/ClientStack/LindenUDP/LLClientView.cs
@@ -1729,7 +1729,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.ClientStack.LindenUDP
                     descend.ItemData[i] = new InventoryDescendentsPacket.ItemDataBlock();
                     descend.ItemData[i].ItemID = item.ID;
                     descend.ItemData[i].AssetID = item.AssetID;
-                    descend.ItemData[i].CreatorID = item.Creator;
+                    descend.ItemData[i].CreatorID = item.CreatorIdAsUuid;
                     descend.ItemData[i].BaseMask = item.BasePermissions;
                     descend.ItemData[i].Description = LLUtil.StringToPacketBytes(item.Description);
                     descend.ItemData[i].EveryoneMask = item.EveryOnePermissions;
@@ -1928,7 +1928,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.ClientStack.LindenUDP
             inventoryReply.InventoryData[0] = new FetchInventoryReplyPacket.InventoryDataBlock();
             inventoryReply.InventoryData[0].ItemID = item.ID;
             inventoryReply.InventoryData[0].AssetID = item.AssetID;
-            inventoryReply.InventoryData[0].CreatorID = item.Creator;
+            inventoryReply.InventoryData[0].CreatorID = item.CreatorIdAsUuid;
             inventoryReply.InventoryData[0].BaseMask = item.BasePermissions;
             inventoryReply.InventoryData[0].CreationDate = item.CreationDate;
 
@@ -1950,13 +1950,14 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.ClientStack.LindenUDP
             inventoryReply.InventoryData[0].SaleType = item.SaleType;
 
             inventoryReply.InventoryData[0].CRC =
-                Helpers.InventoryCRC(1000, 0, inventoryReply.InventoryData[0].InvType,
-                                     inventoryReply.InventoryData[0].Type, inventoryReply.InventoryData[0].AssetID,
-                                     inventoryReply.InventoryData[0].GroupID, 100,
-                                     inventoryReply.InventoryData[0].OwnerID, inventoryReply.InventoryData[0].CreatorID,
-                                     inventoryReply.InventoryData[0].ItemID, inventoryReply.InventoryData[0].FolderID,
-                                     FULL_MASK_PERMISSIONS, 1, FULL_MASK_PERMISSIONS, FULL_MASK_PERMISSIONS,
-                                     FULL_MASK_PERMISSIONS);
+                Helpers.InventoryCRC(
+                    1000, 0, inventoryReply.InventoryData[0].InvType,
+                    inventoryReply.InventoryData[0].Type, inventoryReply.InventoryData[0].AssetID,
+                    inventoryReply.InventoryData[0].GroupID, 100,
+                    inventoryReply.InventoryData[0].OwnerID, inventoryReply.InventoryData[0].CreatorID,
+                    inventoryReply.InventoryData[0].ItemID, inventoryReply.InventoryData[0].FolderID,
+                    FULL_MASK_PERMISSIONS, 1, FULL_MASK_PERMISSIONS, FULL_MASK_PERMISSIONS,
+                    FULL_MASK_PERMISSIONS);
             inventoryReply.Header.Zerocoded = true;
             OutPacket(inventoryReply, ThrottleOutPacketType.Asset);
         }
@@ -2075,7 +2076,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.ClientStack.LindenUDP
 
             itemBlock.ItemID = item.ID;
             itemBlock.AssetID = item.AssetID;
-            itemBlock.CreatorID = item.Creator;
+            itemBlock.CreatorID = item.CreatorIdAsUuid;
             itemBlock.BaseMask = item.BasePermissions;
             itemBlock.Description = LLUtil.StringToPacketBytes(item.Description);
             itemBlock.EveryoneMask = item.EveryOnePermissions;
@@ -2138,7 +2139,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.ClientStack.LindenUDP
             bulkUpdate.ItemData[0] = new BulkUpdateInventoryPacket.ItemDataBlock();
             bulkUpdate.ItemData[0].ItemID = item.ID;
             bulkUpdate.ItemData[0].AssetID = item.AssetID;
-            bulkUpdate.ItemData[0].CreatorID = item.Creator;
+            bulkUpdate.ItemData[0].CreatorID = item.CreatorIdAsUuid;
             bulkUpdate.ItemData[0].BaseMask = item.BasePermissions;
             bulkUpdate.ItemData[0].CreationDate = item.CreationDate;
             bulkUpdate.ItemData[0].Description = LLUtil.StringToPacketBytes(item.Description);
@@ -2186,7 +2187,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.ClientStack.LindenUDP
             InventoryReply.InventoryData[0] = new UpdateCreateInventoryItemPacket.InventoryDataBlock();
             InventoryReply.InventoryData[0].ItemID = Item.ID;
             InventoryReply.InventoryData[0].AssetID = Item.AssetID;
-            InventoryReply.InventoryData[0].CreatorID = Item.Creator;
+            InventoryReply.InventoryData[0].CreatorID = Item.CreatorIdAsUuid;
             InventoryReply.InventoryData[0].BaseMask = Item.BasePermissions;
             InventoryReply.InventoryData[0].Description = LLUtil.StringToPacketBytes(Item.Description);
             InventoryReply.InventoryData[0].EveryoneMask = Item.EveryOnePermissions;
@@ -6746,7 +6747,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.ClientStack.LindenUDP
                     InventoryItemBase item = new InventoryItemBase();
                     item.ID = rezScriptx.InventoryBlock.ItemID;
                     item.Folder = rezScriptx.InventoryBlock.FolderID;
-                    item.Creator = rezScriptx.InventoryBlock.CreatorID;
+                    item.CreatorId = rezScriptx.InventoryBlock.CreatorID.ToString();
                     item.Owner = rezScriptx.InventoryBlock.OwnerID;
                     item.BasePermissions = rezScriptx.InventoryBlock.BaseMask;
                     item.CurrentPermissions = rezScriptx.InventoryBlock.OwnerMask;
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/Agent/AssetTransaction/AssetXferUploader.cs b/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/Agent/AssetTransaction/AssetXferUploader.cs
index 8bdf084..a8e5ae3 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/Agent/AssetTransaction/AssetXferUploader.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/Agent/AssetTransaction/AssetXferUploader.cs
@@ -211,7 +211,6 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.Agent.AssetTransaction
             }
         }
 
-
         private void DoCreateItem(uint callbackID)
         {
             m_userTransactions.Manager.MyScene.CommsManager.AssetCache.AddAsset(m_asset);
@@ -223,7 +222,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.Agent.AssetTransaction
             {
                 InventoryItemBase item = new InventoryItemBase();
                 item.Owner = ourClient.AgentId;
-                item.Creator = ourClient.AgentId;
+                item.CreatorId = ourClient.AgentId.ToString();
                 item.ID = UUID.Random();
                 item.AssetID = m_asset.FullID;
                 item.Description = m_description;
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/Avatar/Friends/FriendsModule.cs b/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/Avatar/Friends/FriendsModule.cs
index edb2c56..246cf55 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/Avatar/Friends/FriendsModule.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/Avatar/Friends/FriendsModule.cs
@@ -819,7 +819,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.Avatar.Friends
             item.AssetType = (int)AssetType.CallingCard;
             item.BasePermissions = (uint)PermissionMask.Copy;
             item.CreationDate = Util.UnixTimeSinceEpoch();
-            item.Creator = creator;
+            item.CreatorId = creator.ToString();
             item.CurrentPermissions = item.BasePermissions;
             item.Description = "";
             item.EveryOnePermissions = (uint)PermissionMask.None;
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/Avatar/Inventory/Archiver/InventoryArchiveReadRequest.cs b/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/Avatar/Inventory/Archiver/InventoryArchiveReadRequest.cs
index 8dec2c4..8732e2e 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/Avatar/Inventory/Archiver/InventoryArchiveReadRequest.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/Avatar/Inventory/Archiver/InventoryArchiveReadRequest.cs
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.Avatar.Inventory.Archiver
             item.InvType = Convert.ToInt32(reader.ReadString());
             reader.ReadEndElement();
             reader.ReadStartElement("CreatorUUID");
-            item.Creator = UUID.Parse(reader.ReadString());
+            item.CreatorId = reader.ReadString();
             reader.ReadEndElement();
             reader.ReadStartElement("CreationDate");
             item.CreationDate = Convert.ToInt32(reader.ReadString());
@@ -329,7 +329,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.Avatar.Inventory.Archiver
                             // Don't use the item ID that's in the file
                             item.ID = UUID.Random();
 
-                            item.Creator = m_userInfo.UserProfile.ID;
+                            item.CreatorId = m_userInfo.UserProfile.ID.ToString();
                             item.Owner = m_userInfo.UserProfile.ID;
 
                             // Reset folder ID to the one in which we want to load it
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/Avatar/Inventory/Archiver/InventoryArchiveWriteRequest.cs b/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/Avatar/Inventory/Archiver/InventoryArchiveWriteRequest.cs
index 90a51c3..f302696 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/Avatar/Inventory/Archiver/InventoryArchiveWriteRequest.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/Avatar/Inventory/Archiver/InventoryArchiveWriteRequest.cs
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.Avatar.Inventory.Archiver
             writer.WriteString(inventoryItem.InvType.ToString());
             writer.WriteEndElement();
             writer.WriteStartElement("CreatorUUID");
-            writer.WriteString(inventoryItem.Creator.ToString());
+            writer.WriteString(inventoryItem.CreatorId);
             writer.WriteEndElement();
             writer.WriteStartElement("CreationDate");
             writer.WriteString(inventoryItem.CreationDate.ToString());
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.Avatar.Inventory.Archiver
 
             m_archive.WriteFile(filename, sw.ToString());
 
-            UUID creatorId = inventoryItem.Creator;
+            UUID creatorId = inventoryItem.CreatorIdAsUuid;
             
             // Record the creator of this item
             m_userUuids[creatorId] = 1;
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/Communications/REST/RESTInterregionComms.cs b/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/Communications/REST/RESTInterregionComms.cs
index 8b2a5ca..87272a1 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/Communications/REST/RESTInterregionComms.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/Communications/REST/RESTInterregionComms.cs
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
  * (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS
  * SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
  */
+
 using System;
 using System.Collections;
 using System.IO;
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/Scene.Inventory.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/Scene.Inventory.cs
index 11cee7c..bebf234 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/Scene.Inventory.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/Scene.Inventory.cs
@@ -478,7 +478,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
                         // Insert a copy of the item into the recipient
                         InventoryItemBase itemCopy = new InventoryItemBase();
                         itemCopy.Owner = recipient;
-                        itemCopy.Creator = item.Creator;
+                        itemCopy.CreatorId = item.CreatorId;
                         itemCopy.ID = UUID.Random();
                         itemCopy.AssetID = item.AssetID;
                         itemCopy.Description = item.Description;
@@ -836,7 +836,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
             {
                 InventoryItemBase item = new InventoryItemBase();
                 item.Owner = remoteClient.AgentId;
-                item.Creator = remoteClient.AgentId;
+                item.CreatorId = remoteClient.AgentId.ToString();
                 item.ID = UUID.Random();
                 item.AssetID = asset.FullID;
                 item.Description = asset.Description;
@@ -1086,7 +1086,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
             InventoryItemBase agentItem = new InventoryItemBase();
 
             agentItem.ID = UUID.Random();
-            agentItem.Creator = taskItem.CreatorID;
+            agentItem.CreatorId = taskItem.CreatorID.ToString();
             agentItem.Owner = destAgent;
             agentItem.AssetID = taskItem.AssetID;
             agentItem.Description = taskItem.Description;
@@ -1549,7 +1549,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
                 taskItem.Type = itemBase.AssetType;
                 taskItem.InvType = itemBase.InvType;
                 taskItem.OwnerID = itemBase.Owner;
-                taskItem.CreatorID = itemBase.Creator;
+                taskItem.CreatorID = itemBase.CreatorIdAsUuid;
                 taskItem.BasePermissions = itemBase.BasePermissions;
                 taskItem.CurrentPermissions = itemBase.CurrentPermissions;
                 taskItem.EveryonePermissions = itemBase.EveryOnePermissions;
@@ -1946,12 +1946,11 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
                 }
 
                 item = new InventoryItemBase();
-                item.Creator = objectGroup.RootPart.CreatorID;
+                item.CreatorId = objectGroup.RootPart.CreatorID.ToString();
                 item.ID = UUID.Random();
                 item.InvType = (int)InventoryType.Object;
                 item.Folder = folder.ID;
                 item.Owner = userInfo.UserProfile.ID;
-
             }
 
             AssetBase asset = CreateAsset(
@@ -2115,6 +2114,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
 
                 CachedUserInfo userInfo =
                     CommsManager.UserProfileCacheService.GetUserDetails(AgentId);
+                
                 if (userInfo != null)
                 {
                     AssetBase asset = CreateAsset(
@@ -2125,7 +2125,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
                     CommsManager.AssetCache.AddAsset(asset);
 
                     InventoryItemBase item = new InventoryItemBase();
-                    item.Creator = grp.RootPart.CreatorID;
+                    item.CreatorId = grp.RootPart.CreatorID.ToString();
                     item.Owner = remoteClient.AgentId;
                     item.ID = UUID.Random();
                     item.AssetID = asset.FullID;
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/Scene.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/Scene.cs
index 3266703..041d981 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/Scene.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/Scene.cs
@@ -3368,7 +3368,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
                     CommsManager.AssetCache.AddAsset(asset);
 
                     InventoryItemBase item = new InventoryItemBase();
-                    item.Creator = part.CreatorID;
+                    item.CreatorId = part.CreatorID.ToString();
 
                     item.ID = UUID.Random();
                     item.Owner = remoteClient.AgentId;
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/SceneObjectGroup.Inventory.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/SceneObjectGroup.Inventory.cs
index 5c47710..4c2b50f 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/SceneObjectGroup.Inventory.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/SceneObjectGroup.Inventory.cs
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
                 taskItem.Name = item.Name;
                 taskItem.Description = item.Description;
                 taskItem.OwnerID = part.OwnerID; // Transfer ownership
-                taskItem.CreatorID = item.Creator;
+                taskItem.CreatorID = item.CreatorIdAsUuid;
                 taskItem.Type = item.AssetType;
                 taskItem.InvType = item.InvType;