Index: openacs-4/packages/search/tcl/search-init.tcl
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RCS file: /usr/local/cvsroot/openacs-4/packages/search/tcl/search-init.tcl,v
diff -u -N -r1.13.2.3 -r1.13.2.4
--- openacs-4/packages/search/tcl/search-init.tcl	22 Feb 2021 17:41:53 -0000	1.13.2.3
+++ openacs-4/packages/search/tcl/search-init.tcl	22 Feb 2021 17:43:14 -0000	1.13.2.4
@@ -1,7 +1,12 @@
 namespace eval search {}
 namespace eval search::init {}
 
-nsv_set search_static_variables item_counter 0
+#
+# The nsv "search_static_variables" is for Oracle only.
+#
+if { [ns_config "ns/db/drivers" oracle] ne "" } {    
+    nsv_set search_static_variables item_counter 0
+}
 
 ad_proc -private search::init::schedule_indexer {} {
 
Index: openacs-4/packages/search/tcl/search-procs.tcl
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RCS file: /usr/local/cvsroot/openacs-4/packages/search/tcl/search-procs.tcl,v
diff -u -N -r1.55.2.2 -r1.55.2.3
--- openacs-4/packages/search/tcl/search-procs.tcl	1 Mar 2019 10:02:39 -0000	1.55.2.2
+++ openacs-4/packages/search/tcl/search-procs.tcl	22 Feb 2021 17:43:14 -0000	1.55.2.3
@@ -115,8 +115,7 @@
 
         # DRB: only do Oracle shit for oracle (doh)
         if { [ns_config "ns/db/drivers" oracle] ne "" } {
-            nsv_incr search_static_variables item_counter
-            if {[nsv_get search_static_variables item_counter] > 1000} {
+            if {[nsv_incr search_static_variables item_counter] > 1000} {
                 nsv_set search_static_variables item_counter 0
                 db_exec_plsql optimize_intermedia_index {begin
                     ctx_ddl.sync_index ('swi_index');