Index: openacs-4/packages/acs-content-repository/tcl/content-item-procs.tcl
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RCS file: /usr/local/cvsroot/openacs-4/packages/acs-content-repository/tcl/content-item-procs.tcl,v
diff -u -r1.22.4.3 -r1.22.4.4
--- openacs-4/packages/acs-content-repository/tcl/content-item-procs.tcl	13 Sep 2014 15:24:28 -0000	1.22.4.3
+++ openacs-4/packages/acs-content-repository/tcl/content-item-procs.tcl	4 Nov 2014 16:00:50 -0000	1.22.4.4
@@ -241,6 +241,12 @@
         return [db_0or1row get_item_folder "" -column_array local_array]
     }
     set table_name [db_string get_table_name "select table_name from acs_object_types where object_type=:content_type"]
+    while {$table_name eq ""} {
+        acs_object_type::get -object_type $content_type -array typeInfo
+        ns_log notice "no table for $content_type registered, trying '$typeInfo(supertype)' instead"
+        set content_type $typeInfo(supertype)
+        set table_name [db_string get_table_name "select table_name from acs_object_types where object_type=:content_type"]
+    }
     set table_name "${table_name}x"
     # get attributes of the content_item use the content_typex view
     return [db_0or1row get_item "" -column_array local_array]