Index: openacs-4/packages/ams/tcl/ams-procs.tcl
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RCS file: /usr/local/cvsroot/openacs-4/packages/ams/tcl/ams-procs.tcl,v
diff -u -r1.47 -r1.48
--- openacs-4/packages/ams/tcl/ams-procs.tcl	7 Apr 2006 07:57:42 -0000	1.47
+++ openacs-4/packages/ams/tcl/ams-procs.tcl	25 Apr 2006 07:11:22 -0000	1.48
@@ -55,11 +55,14 @@
     if { $attribute_id eq "" } {
 	return ""
     } else {
-	set help_text [lang::util::localize "#acs-translations.ams_attribute_${attribute_id}_help_text#"]
-	if {[string match "MESSAGE KEY MISSING*" $help_text]} {
-	    return ""
+	# in order to prevent numbers message key errors
+        # we check first if the message exists for the
+        # connected locale (the same locale lang::util::localize
+        # use
+	if { [lang::message::message_exists_p [ad_conn locale] "acs-translations.ams_attribute_${attribute_id}_help_text"] } {
+	    return [lang::util::localize "#acs-translations.ams_attribute_${attribute_id}_help_text#"]
 	} else {
-	    return $help_text
+	    return ""
 	}
     }
 }