--- ECHO_content/ECHO_helpers.py	2005/01/31 11:15:50	1.37
+++ ECHO_content/ECHO_helpers.py	2005/02/03 11:34:00	1.38
@@ -391,8 +391,14 @@ def checkOnlyOneInGroup(object):
 def getSubCols(self, sortfield="weight", subColTypes=displayTypes, sortFieldMD=None):
 
 	def sortfnc(sortfield,x,y):
-		xa=x[1].getMDValue(sortfield)
-		ya=y[1].getMDValue(sortfield)
+		try:
+			xa=x[1].getMDValue(sortfield)
+		except:
+			xa=""
+		try:
+			ya=y[1].getMDValue(sortfield)
+		except:
+			ya=""
 		#print xa,ya
 		return cmp(xa,ya)