--- ECHO_content/ECHO_collection.py	2005/11/03 15:58:16	1.248
+++ ECHO_content/ECHO_collection.py	2005/11/10 11:12:12	1.251
@@ -1040,11 +1040,11 @@ class ECHO_resource(CatalogAware,Folder,
     
 
 
-    def getMDValue(self,fieldName,empty=None,generic=None):
+    def getMDValue(self,fieldNameTest,empty=None,generic=None):
             """get md values"""
             #TODO: cache mappinghash
             
-            
+            fieldName=None
             if generic:
                 ct=self.contentType.replace(" ","_").lower()
                 
@@ -1062,19 +1062,22 @@ class ECHO_resource(CatalogAware,Folder,
                 if not fieldName and hasattr(self.standardMD,ct):    
                     fieldName=getattr(self.standardMD,ct).generateMappingHash()[fieldNameTest][0]
                     self._v_mapHash[ct][fieldNameTest]=fieldName
-            
+            if not fieldName:
+                fieldName=fieldNameTest  
             if not empty:
-                #FIXME: warum gibt es manchmal kein metadatahas
+  			   #FIXME: warum gibt es manchmal kein metadatahas
                 try:
                     return self.metaDataHash.get(fieldName,'!!NOT USED HERE in Type: %s'%self.contentType)
                 except:
                     zLOG.LOG("ECHO (line 1069)",zLOG.ERROR,"no md hash for %s"%self.getId()) 
                     return ""
+                  
             else:
-                return self.metaDataHash.get(fieldName,empty)
+
+                return self.metaDataHash.get(fieldNameTest,empty)
 
     getFieldValue=getMDValue #depricated
-            
+
     def newMetaXML(self,project=None,startpage=None,xslt=None,thumbtemplate=None,topbar=None,digiLibTemplate=None,digiliburlprefix=None):
             """new index.meta"""
             self.REQUEST.RESPONSE.setHeader('Content-Type','text/xml')
@@ -1315,10 +1318,10 @@ class ECHO_resource(CatalogAware,Folder,
 
         if not error=="": #Fehler beim Auslesen des Metafiles
                 return "ERROR:",error
-        	
+        
         if (not self.contentType) or (overwrite=="yes"):
-                self.contentType=metadict['bib_type']
-
+                self.contentType=metadict['bib_type'].lower()
+                
         if not (metadict['bib_type'].lower()==self.contentType.lower()):
                 self.REQUEST.SESSION['contentStorage']=metadict['bib_type']
                 self.REQUEST.SESSION['contentZope']=self.contentType
@@ -1443,7 +1446,19 @@ class ECHO_externalLink(Folder,ECHO_basi
     security.declarePublic('content_html')
     def content_html(self):
         """template fuer content"""
-        return ECHO_basis.content_html(self,'externalLink')
+        ret= ECHO_basis.content_html(self,'externalLink')
+        
+        try:
+            print "a"
+            return ret.decode('utf-8')
+        
+        except:
+                    try: 
+                        print "b"
+                        return ret.decode('latin-1')
+                    except:
+                        print "c"
+                        return ret
     
     def __init__(self,id,link,title,label,description,contentType,responsible,credits,weight,coords):
 
@@ -1516,7 +1531,8 @@ class ECHO_link(ECHO_externalLink):
         """external_link"""
 
         meta_type="ECHO_link"
-	manage_options = ECHO_externalLink.manage_options+(
+        
+        manage_options = ECHO_externalLink.manage_options+(
         	{'label':'add links config','action':'ECHO_link_addLinksForm'},
                 )
         
@@ -1534,16 +1550,29 @@ class ECHO_link(ECHO_externalLink):
   
         def content_html(self):
                 """template fuer link"""
-                
+        
+
                 if hasattr(self,"link_template"):
                         ret=ECHO_basis.content_html(self,'link')
+
                 else:
                         ret=ECHO_basis.content_html(self,'collection')
 
-                try:
-                    return ret.decode('utf-8')
-                except:
-                    return ret
+
+                #return ret
+                return ret
+#            
+#            
+#                try:
+#                    return ret.decode('utf-8')
+#                except:
+#                    try: 
+#                        return ret.decode('latin-1')
+#                    except:
+#                
+#                        return ret
+#        
+
                 
         def index_html(self):
                 """standard link"""