--- ECHO_content/ECHO_Nav.py	2005/11/24 18:31:31	1.65
+++ ECHO_content/ECHO_Nav.py	2005/12/04 09:10:55	1.67
@@ -430,6 +430,32 @@ class ECHO_navigation(Folder):
     """Navigations Element"""
     meta_type="ECHO_Navigation"
 
+    def searchExternalCollection(self,url,simpleSearch):
+        """search external collection via xmlrpc"""
+        server=xmlrpclib.Server(url)
+        
+        results=server.getSubcolsXMLRpc(simpleSearch)
+        
+        return results
+    
+    def getXMLRpcConnection(self,url):
+        """getxmlrpc"""
+        if not hasattr(self,"_v_server"):
+            self._v_server=[]
+        
+        server=xmlrpclib.Server(url)
+        self._v_server.append(server)
+        
+        return len(self._v_server)-1
+    
+    def getXMLRpcMethod(self,nr,method,compressed=None):
+        """getmethod"""
+        
+        ret= eval('self._v_server[%i].%s'%(nr,method))
+        if compressed:
+            ret=decodeRPC(ret)
+        return ret
+    
     def getNavInfo(self):
         """root informationen"""
         if hasattr(self,'logo_image'):
@@ -934,13 +960,14 @@ def manage_addECHO_navigation(self,id,ti
 def createPath(self,url1,url2):
     #bugfix in absolute_url, ploetzlich erschein in absolute_url der physikalische pfad.
     
-    vp="/".join(self.REQUEST['VirtualRootPhysicalPath'])
-    if vp[0]=="/":
-        vp=vp[1:]
-    
-    url2=url2.replace(vp+"/",'')
-    
-    
+    if self.REQUEST.has_key('VirtualRootPhysicalPath'):
+        vp="/".join(self.REQUEST['VirtualRootPhysicalPath'])
+        if vp[0]=="/":
+            vp=vp[1:]
+        
+        url2=url2.replace(vp+"/",'')
+        
+       
     return url1+"/"+url2
 
 def sortWeight(x,y):