--- ECHO_content/ECHO_collection.py	2005/11/23 15:50:36	1.254
+++ ECHO_content/ECHO_collection.py	2005/11/25 18:46:40	1.255
@@ -1039,15 +1039,24 @@ class ECHO_resource(CatalogAware,Folder,
 
     
 
-
+    def getMDValueSimpleSearchField(self):
+            """returns value for simple search"""
+            return " ".join([self.getMDValue('title',generic="yes"),
+                             self.getMDValue('author',generic="yes"),
+                             self.getMDValue('year',generic="yes")])
+                             
     def getMDValue(self,fieldNameTest,empty=None,generic=None):
             """get md values"""
             #TODO: cache mappinghash
-            
+           
             fieldName=None
             if generic:
-                ct=self.contentType.replace(" ","_").lower()
-                
+                if self.contentType:
+                    ct=self.contentType.replace(" ","_").lower()
+                else:
+                    zLOG.LOG("ECHO_collection (getMDValue)", zLOG.INFO, "no_content type for %s"%self.getId())
+                    ct=""
+                    
                 #caching
                 if not hasattr(self,'_v_mapHash'): #noch keine cachevariable
                     self._v_mapHash={}