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+--
+-- This updates a 0.9.16 database to 0.9.17
+--
+-- Make changes to Users table
+--
+alter table Users add column Language varchar(8) not null default "" after Password;
+--
+-- These are optional, but we might as well
+--
+optimize table Frames;
+optimize table Events;
+optimize table Filters;
+optimize table Zones;
+optimize table Monitors;
+optimize table Stats;