Index: openacs-4/packages/acs-content-repository/tcl/content-template-procs.tcl
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RCS file: /usr/local/cvsroot/openacs-4/packages/acs-content-repository/tcl/content-template-procs.tcl,v
diff -u -r1.7 -r1.7.16.1
--- openacs-4/packages/acs-content-repository/tcl/content-template-procs.tcl	6 Jan 2005 16:52:25 -0000	1.7
+++ openacs-4/packages/acs-content-repository/tcl/content-template-procs.tcl	30 Sep 2013 17:44:27 -0000	1.7.16.1
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
         [list creation_ip $creation_ip ] \
         [list package_id $package_id ] \
     ]
-    if {[exists_and_not_null creation_date]} {
+    if {([info exists creation_date] && $creation_date ne "")} {
         lappend arg_list [list creation_date $creation_date ]
     }
     return [package_exec_plsql -var_list  $arg_list content_template new]