Index: openacs-4/packages/dotlrn-static/tcl/dotlrn-static-procs.tcl
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RCS file: /usr/local/cvsroot/openacs-4/packages/dotlrn-static/tcl/dotlrn-static-procs.tcl,v
diff -u -r1.33 -r1.33.2.1
--- openacs-4/packages/dotlrn-static/tcl/dotlrn-static-procs.tcl	12 Jul 2004 14:49:57 -0000	1.33
+++ openacs-4/packages/dotlrn-static/tcl/dotlrn-static-procs.tcl	23 Feb 2006 23:18:16 -0000	1.33.2.1
@@ -116,7 +116,11 @@
 	ns_set put $args "package_id" $community_id
         ns_set put $args "template_id" $template_id
 	       
-        set new_content_id [add_portlet_helper $portal_id $args]
+	# quit if new_content_id is empty, this means the template
+	# portal does not have custom portlets
+        if { [set new_content_id [add_portlet_helper $portal_id $args]] eq "" } {
+	    return
+	}
 	
         # the non-member portal uses the returned content_id from
         # the main page above to create a linked static portlet