Index: openacs-4/packages/acs-lang/www/admin/message-search.tcl
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RCS file: /usr/local/cvsroot/openacs-4/packages/acs-lang/www/admin/message-search.tcl,v
diff -u -r1.4 -r1.4.10.1
--- openacs-4/packages/acs-lang/www/admin/message-search.tcl	10 Jan 2007 21:22:04 -0000	1.4
+++ openacs-4/packages/acs-lang/www/admin/message-search.tcl	27 Aug 2013 12:20:36 -0000	1.4.10.1
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
     # locale will be set now
 } 
 
-if { [exists_and_not_null search_locale] && [exists_and_not_null q] } {
+if { ([info exists search_locale] && $search_locale ne "") && ([info exists q] && $q ne "") } {
     set submit_p 1
 
     set search_string "%$q%"