Index: openacs-4/packages/ref-countries/tcl/ref-countries-procs.tcl
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RCS file: /usr/local/cvsroot/openacs-4/packages/ref-countries/tcl/ref-countries-procs.tcl,v
diff -u -N -r1.4 -r1.4.6.1
--- openacs-4/packages/ref-countries/tcl/ref-countries-procs.tcl	13 May 2010 10:11:23 -0000	1.4
+++ openacs-4/packages/ref-countries/tcl/ref-countries-procs.tcl	3 Oct 2013 08:06:50 -0000	1.4.6.1
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 
         template::util::list_of_lists_to_array $country_list countries
 
-        if {[exists_and_not_null countries($country)]} {
+        if {([info exists countries($country)] && $countries($country) ne "")} {
             set country_code $countries($country)
         }
     }