Index: openacs-4/packages/xowiki/tcl/package-procs.tcl
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RCS file: /usr/local/cvsroot/openacs-4/packages/xowiki/tcl/package-procs.tcl,v
diff -u -N -r1.253 -r1.254
--- openacs-4/packages/xowiki/tcl/package-procs.tcl	30 Mar 2012 09:05:05 -0000	1.253
+++ openacs-4/packages/xowiki/tcl/package-procs.tcl	9 Aug 2012 09:42:28 -0000	1.254
@@ -890,7 +890,7 @@
     # @return item-ref info
     #
     set item_id 0
-    if {$lang eq $default_lang || [string match *:* $stripped_name]} {
+    if {$lang eq $default_lang || $lang eq "file" || [string match *:* $stripped_name]} {
       # try a direct lookup; ($lang eq "file" needed for links to files)
       set item_id [::xo::db::CrClass lookup -name $stripped_name -parent_id $parent_id]
       if {$item_id != 0} {