--- cdli/cdli_files.py	2007/10/19 16:25:06	1.80.2.2
+++ cdli/cdli_files.py	2007/10/22 16:26:40	1.80.2.3
@@ -1812,31 +1812,31 @@ class CDLIFileFolder(extVersionedFileFol
     
     def getFile(self,fn):
         """get the content of the file fn"""
-        founds=self.CDLICatalog.search({'title':fn})
-        if not founds:
-            return "" 
+        if not self.hasObject(fn):
+            # search deeper
+            founds=self.CDLICatalog.search({'title':fn})
+            if founds:
+                obj=founds[0].getObject().getContentObject()
+            else:
+                return "" 
         else:
-            obj=founds[0].getObject().getContentObject()
+            obj = self[fn].getContentObject()
 
-            return obj.getData()[0:] 
+        return obj.getData()[0:] 
+ 
     
     def checkCatalog(self,fn):
         """check if fn is in the catalog"""
         #TODO add checkCatalog
-         
         
                                    
     def findObjectsFromListWithVersion(self,list,author=None):
         """find objects from a list with versions
         @param list: list of tuples  (cdliFile,version)
         """
-        
-       
-       
         #self.REQUEST.SESSION['fileIds']=list#store fieldIds in session for further usage
         #self.REQUEST.SESSION['searchList']=self.REQUEST.SESSION['fileIds']
         
-        
         pt=getattr(self,'filelistVersioned.html')
             
         return pt(search=list,author=author)