--- MPIWGWeb/Attic/MPIWGHelper.py	2008/06/25 06:41:25	1.1.2.2
+++ MPIWGWeb/Attic/MPIWGHelper.py	2008/08/27 21:08:40	1.1.2.5
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 from types import *
-
+import logging
 definedFields=['WEB_title','xdata_01','xdata_02','xdata_03','xdata_04','xdata_05','xdata_06','xdata_07','xdata_08','xdata_09','xdata_10','xdata_11','xdata_12','xdata_13','WEB_project_header','WEB_project_description','WEB_related_pub']
 
 checkFields = ['xdata_01']
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@ def sortStopWordsF(self,xo,yo):
     if not hasattr(self,'_v_stopWords'):
         self._v_stopWords=self.stopwords_en.data.split("\n")
     
-    x=str(xo[1])
-    y=str(yo[1])
+    x=unicodify(xo[1])
+    y=unicodify(yo[1])
     
     strx=x.split(" ")
     stry=y.split(" ")
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ def sortI(x,y):
 
 def unicodify(str):
     """decode str (utf-8 or latin-1 representation) into unicode object"""
+    logging.error("unicodify: %s"%str)
     if not str:
         return ""
     if type(str) is StringType: