Index: openacs-4/packages/acs-admin/www/index.tcl
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RCS file: /usr/local/cvsroot/openacs-4/packages/acs-admin/www/index.tcl,v
diff -u -r1.14 -r1.15
--- openacs-4/packages/acs-admin/www/index.tcl	3 Apr 2010 23:13:47 -0000	1.14
+++ openacs-4/packages/acs-admin/www/index.tcl	17 Oct 2010 21:06:07 -0000	1.15
@@ -35,10 +35,11 @@
     } else {
         set admin_url ""
     }
-    if { [db_string global_params_exist {}] != 0 } {
-        set global_param_url [export_vars -base /shared/parameters {package_key {scope global}}]
+    if { [catch {db_1row global_params_exist {}} errmsg] ||
+         $global_params == 0 } {
+         set global_param_url ""
     } else {
-        set global_param_url ""
+        set global_param_url [export_vars -base /shared/parameters {package_key {scope global}}]
     }
     if { $admin_url eq "" && $global_param_url eq "" } {
         continue