--- MPIWGWeb/Attic/MPIWGRoot.py	2008/09/03 21:16:40	1.1.2.13
+++ MPIWGWeb/Attic/MPIWGRoot.py	2008/09/04 22:27:10	1.1.2.14
@@ -1185,13 +1185,16 @@ class MPIWGRoot(ZSQLExtendFolder):
         
         if key=="":
             return ""
-        key=utf8ify(key)
-        catalogged=self.MembersCatalog({'getKey':key})
-        if len(catalogged)==0:
-            return ""
-        else:
-            return catalogged[0].getObject().getId()
+        try:
+            key=utf8ify(key)
+            catalogged=self.MembersCatalog({'getKey':key})
+            if len(catalogged)==0:
+                return ""
+            else:
+                return catalogged[0].getObject().getId()
         
+        except:
+            return ""