How do I safely check for a blank Text property of an htm

[jwaxman]

I'm using the Text function of an htm to gather data for a report.
All works well as long as the htm element isn't blank.
If it's blank, I get a runtime type mismatch.
Is there a safe way to check for the absence of text before calling the Text function?

[Gintaras]

Open Htm.Text and add err after getAttribute. If it is not editable, uncheck read-only in System folder properties. After editing, export-replace System folder.

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function~ ;;Get text.
if(!el) end ES_INIT

str s=el.innerText
if(!s.len) s=el.getAttribute("value" 0); err
ret s

err+ end _error

getAttribute returns VARIANT. This error is generated if its type is VT_NULL.