--- evolution-data-server-1.8.0/addressbook/backends/ldap/e-book-backend-ldap.c.fix-ldap-query	2006-09-02 02:36:49.000000000 -0400
+++ evolution-data-server-1.8.0/addressbook/backends/ldap/e-book-backend-ldap.c	2007-07-02 14:21:14.000000000 -0400
@@ -3209,22 +3209,28 @@
 	char ** strings;
 
 	if (argc > 0) {
-		int i;
+		int i, empty;
 
 		strings = g_new0(char*, argc+3);
 		strings[0] = g_strdup ("(&");
 		strings[argc+3 - 2] = g_strdup (")");
 		
+		empty = 0;
 		for (i = 0; i < argc; i ++) {
 			GList *list_head = ldap_data->list;
 			if (!list_head)
 				break;
+			if (strlen (list_head->data) == 0)
+				empty++;
 			strings[argc - i] = list_head->data;
 			ldap_data->list = g_list_remove_link(list_head, list_head);
 			g_list_free_1(list_head);
 		}
 
-		ldap_data->list = g_list_prepend(ldap_data->list, g_strjoinv(" ", strings));
+		if (empty == argc)
+			ldap_data->list = g_list_prepend(ldap_data->list, g_strdup(" "));
+		else
+			ldap_data->list = g_list_prepend(ldap_data->list, g_strjoinv(" ", strings));
 
 		for (i = 0 ; i < argc + 2; i ++)
 			g_free (strings[i]);
@@ -3246,22 +3252,28 @@
 	char ** strings;
 
 	if (argc > 0) {
-		int i;
+		int i, empty;
 
 		strings = g_new0(char*, argc+3);
 		strings[0] = g_strdup ("(|");
 		strings[argc+3 - 2] = g_strdup (")");
 
+		empty = 0;
 		for (i = 0; i < argc; i ++) {
 			GList *list_head = ldap_data->list;
 			if (!list_head)
 				break;
+			if (strlen (list_head->data) == 0)
+				empty++;
 			strings[argc - i] = list_head->data;
 			ldap_data->list = g_list_remove_link(list_head, list_head);
 			g_list_free_1(list_head);
 		}
 
-		ldap_data->list = g_list_prepend(ldap_data->list, g_strjoinv(" ", strings));
+		if (empty == argc)
+			ldap_data->list = g_list_prepend(ldap_data->list, g_strdup(" "));
+		else
+			ldap_data->list = g_list_prepend(ldap_data->list, g_strjoinv(" ", strings));
 
 		for (i = 0 ; i < argc + 2; i ++)
 			g_free (strings[i]);
@@ -3410,6 +3422,7 @@
 		char *ldap_attr = query_prop_to_ldap(propname);
 
 		if (strlen (str) == 0) {
+			ldap_data->list = g_list_prepend(ldap_data->list, g_strdup (""));
 			r = e_sexp_result_new (f, ESEXP_RES_BOOL);
 			r->value.bool = FALSE;
 			return r;