Index: openacs-4/packages/contacts/tcl/contact-search-procs.tcl
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RCS file: /usr/local/cvsroot/openacs-4/packages/contacts/tcl/contact-search-procs.tcl,v
diff -u -r1.35 -r1.36
--- openacs-4/packages/contacts/tcl/contact-search-procs.tcl	29 Jun 2006 08:16:14 -0000	1.35
+++ openacs-4/packages/contacts/tcl/contact-search-procs.tcl	30 Jun 2006 16:00:08 -0000	1.36
@@ -291,10 +291,12 @@
     }
 
     set results ""
-    db_transaction {
-	# we don't want to break the contact searches page if there is an error.
+    if { [catch {
 	set results [db_string select_${object_type}_results_count {}]
-    } on_error {}
+    } errmsg] } {
+	ns_log Error "contact::search::results_count_not_cached contact search $search_id had a problem \n\n$errmsg"
+    }
+
     return $results
 
 }