--- ECHO_content/ECHO_helpers.py	2007/09/17 16:45:09	1.87
+++ ECHO_content/ECHO_helpers.py	2008/08/21 07:44:56	1.88
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ import ECHO_collection
 import base64
 import bz2
 import xmlrpclib
-
+import sys
 import logging
 
 #erstzt logging
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ def content_html(self,type):
         #    return templates[0][1]()
 
         if hasattr(self,type+"_template"):
-            logging.info("type: %s"%type)
+
             obj=getattr(self,type+"_template")
             return obj()
         else:
@@ -184,28 +184,28 @@ class ECHO_basis:
             return content_html(self,type)
     
     def getIsVisible(self):
-	"""return if object and all parents are visible"""
-	
-	# if object is not visible return False
-	if hasattr(self,'isVisible'):
-	    if not self.isVisible : return False
-	    
-	# else if parent of object is not ECHO_root, ECHO_basis or None
-	if not self.aq_parent.meta_type in ['ECHO_root','ECHO_basis',None] :
-	    return self.aq_parent.getIsVisible()
+        """return if object and all parents are visible"""
+        
+        # if object is not visible return False
+        if hasattr(self,'isVisible'):
+            if not self.isVisible : return False
+            
+        # else if parent of object is not ECHO_root, ECHO_basis or None
+        if not self.aq_parent.meta_type in ['ECHO_root','ECHO_basis',None] :
+            return self.aq_parent.getIsVisible()
 
-	# else return True
-	return True
+        # else return True
+        return True
 
     def setIsVisible(self, isVisible):
-	""" set object attribute isVisible"""
-	self.isVisible = isVisible
+        """ set object attribute isVisible"""
+        self.isVisible = isVisible
 
     def getAttributeIsVisible(self):
-	""" return object attribute isVisible"""
-	if hasattr(self,'isVisible'):
-	    return self.isVisible
-	return True
+        """ return object attribute isVisible"""
+        if hasattr(self,'isVisible'):
+            return self.isVisible
+        return True
     
     def getTitle(self):
         """title"""
@@ -628,8 +628,25 @@ def getSubCols(self, sortfield=None,
                isVisible=True):
         
         def sort(x,y):
-                return cmp(x[0],y[0])
-        
+                try:
+                        if type(x[0])==type(y[0]):
+                                return  cmp(x[0],y[0])
+                        else:
+                                if type(x[0])==types.StringType:
+                                        tmpX=unicode(x[0])
+                                        tmpY=y[0]
+                                else:
+                                        tmpY=unicode(y[0])
+                                        tmpX=x[0]
+                                return cmp(tmpX,tmpY)
+
+                except:
+                        logging.error("Error at ECHO_helpers.sort:AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA")
+                        logging.error("                         : %s %s"%sys.exc_info()[0:2])
+                        logging.error("Error at ECHO_helpers.sort:"+repr(x)+"--"+repr(type(x[0])))
+                        logging.error("Error at ECHO_helpers.sort:"+repr(y)+"--"+repr(type(y[0])))
+                        logging.error("Error at ECHO_helpers.sort:BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB")
+                        return 0
         def sortfnc(sortfield,x,y):
                 try:
                         xa=x[1].getMDValue(sortfield,generic=generic)