@@ -488,11 +488,20 @@
           (copy daysfile wksfile)
           (copy hrsfile daysfile))
         #t)
       #f))
   
-        
+(define (common:safe-vector-ref vec indx default)
+  (if (vector? vec)
+      (handle-exceptions
+	  exn
+	(begin
+	  (debug:print-info 0 *default-log-port* "remote data issue: exn=" exn)
+	  default)
+	(vector-ref vec indx))
+      default))
+
         
 ;; Rotate logs, logic: 
 ;;                 if > 500k and older than 1 week:
 ;;                     remove previous compressed log and compress this log
 ;; WARNING: This proc operates assuming that it is in the directory above the