Index: openacs-4/packages/xowiki/tcl/form-field-procs.tcl
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RCS file: /usr/local/cvsroot/openacs-4/packages/xowiki/tcl/form-field-procs.tcl,v
diff -u -N -r1.284.2.215 -r1.284.2.216
--- openacs-4/packages/xowiki/tcl/form-field-procs.tcl	13 Apr 2022 16:03:14 -0000	1.284.2.215
+++ openacs-4/packages/xowiki/tcl/form-field-procs.tcl	14 Apr 2022 10:04:10 -0000	1.284.2.216
@@ -796,10 +796,11 @@
   }
 
   FormField instproc render_error_msg {} {
-    if {[:error_msg] ne "" && ![info exists :error_reported]} {
+    #ns_log notice "render_error_msg: field ${:name} has errorMsg (reported [info exists :error_reported]) '${:error_msg}'"
+    if {${:error_msg} ne "" && ![info exists :error_reported]} {
       ::html::div -class form-error {
         set label ${:label} ;# needed for error_msg; TODO: we should provide a substitution_list similar to "_"
-        ::html::t [::xo::localize [:error_msg]]
+        ::html::t [::xo::localize ${:error_msg}]
         :render_localizer
         set :error_reported 1
       }