Index: openacs-4/packages/forums/tcl/messages-procs.tcl
===================================================================
RCS file: /usr/local/cvsroot/openacs-4/packages/forums/tcl/messages-procs.tcl,v
diff -u -N -r1.7 -r1.8
--- openacs-4/packages/forums/tcl/messages-procs.tcl	2 Jul 2002 19:42:19 -0000	1.7
+++ openacs-4/packages/forums/tcl/messages-procs.tcl	10 Jul 2002 20:18:28 -0000	1.8
@@ -114,11 +114,13 @@
         # Select the info into the upvar'ed Tcl Array
         upvar $array row
 
-        if {[forum::attachments_enabled_p]} {
-            db_1row select_message_with_attachment {} -column_array row
-        } else {
-            db_1row select_message {} -column_array row
+        set query select_message
+
+        if {[ad_conn isconnected] && [forum::attachments_enabled_p]} {
+            set query select_message_with_attachment
         }
+
+        db_1row $query {} -column_array row
     }
 
     ad_proc -private set_state {