Index: openacs-4/packages/new-portal/www/render_styles/individual/render-element.tcl
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RCS file: /usr/local/cvsroot/openacs-4/packages/new-portal/www/render_styles/individual/render-element.tcl,v
diff -u -N -r1.13 -r1.14
--- openacs-4/packages/new-portal/www/render_styles/individual/render-element.tcl	7 Aug 2017 23:48:12 -0000	1.13
+++ openacs-4/packages/new-portal/www/render_styles/individual/render-element.tcl	25 Jan 2018 12:03:21 -0000	1.14
@@ -45,15 +45,18 @@
     incr element_num $element_first_num
 }
 
-if { [catch {set element_data [portal::evaluate_element -portal_id $portal_id -edit_p $edit_p $element_id $theme_id] }  errmsg ]  } { 
+ad_try {
+    portal::evaluate_element -portal_id $portal_id -edit_p $edit_p $element_id $theme_id
+
+} on error {errorMsg} {
     # An uncaught error happened when trying to evaluate the element.
     # If the error is in the element's "show" proc, the error will
     # be shown in the content of the portlet. This is for errors other
     # than with the "show" proc. It hides the entire PE
-    ns_log error "\n\n *** Error in portal/www/render_sytles_/indiviudal/render-element.tcl \n Uncaught exception when calling portal::evaluate_element \n with element_id $element_id. errmsg: $errmsg\n\n$::errorInfo"
-    array set element {content {}}
+    ns_log error "\n\n *** Error in portal/www/render_sytles_/indiviudal/render-element.tcl\n Uncaught exception when calling portal::evaluate_element \n with element_id $element_id. errmsg: $errorMsg\n\n$::errorInfo"
 
-} else {
+    return -code error "error during rendering portal element $element_id (render_style individual)"
+} on ok {element_data} {
     # all is ok
     array set element $element_data
 }