Index: openacs-4/packages/xowiki/tcl/xowiki-procs.tcl
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RCS file: /usr/local/cvsroot/openacs-4/packages/xowiki/tcl/xowiki-procs.tcl,v
diff -u -r1.542.2.140 -r1.542.2.141
--- openacs-4/packages/xowiki/tcl/xowiki-procs.tcl	29 Jan 2022 18:27:07 -0000	1.542.2.140
+++ openacs-4/packages/xowiki/tcl/xowiki-procs.tcl	31 Jan 2022 13:12:03 -0000	1.542.2.141
@@ -3397,6 +3397,7 @@
     {-instance_attributes ""}
     {-default_variables ""}
     {-nls_language ""}
+    {-state initial}
     {-creation_user ""}
     {-publish_status production}
     {-source_item_id ""}
@@ -3440,13 +3441,10 @@
                -nls_language $nls_language \
                -publish_status $publish_status \
                -creation_user $creation_user \
+               -state $state \
                -instance_attributes $ia \
                -page_template ${:item_id}]
 
-    if {[info exists :state]} {
-      $f set state ${:state}
-    }
-
     # Make sure to load the instance attributes
     #$f array set __ia [$f instance_attributes]