diff --git a/EXE_GdbObjects.cpp b/EXE_GdbObjects.cpp
index 2af43a7..b347a47 100644
--- a/EXE_GdbObjects.cpp
+++ b/EXE_GdbObjects.cpp
@@ -219,12 +219,30 @@ ExeGetPrevName( int nId, const string& sName)
    return pGeomDB->GetPrevName( nId, sName) ;
 }
 
+//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+bool
+ExeGetNameInGroup( int nGroupId, const string& sName, INTVECTOR& vIds)
+{
+   IGeomDB* pGeomDB = GetCurrGeomDB() ;
+   VERIFY_GEOMDB( pGeomDB, false)
+   if ( ! pGeomDB->ExistsObj( nGroupId))
+      return false ;
+  // recupero gli oggetti con il nome desiderato
+   vIds.clear() ;
+   int nId = pGeomDB->GetFirstNameInGroup( nGroupId, sName) ;
+   while ( nId != GDB_ID_NULL) {
+      vIds.push_back( nId) ;
+      nId = pGeomDB->GetNextName( nId, sName) ;
+   }
+   return true ;
+}
+
 //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 bool
 ExeGetInfoInGroup( int nGroupId, const string& sKey, INTVECTOR& vIds)
 {
    IGeomDB* pGeomDB = GetCurrGeomDB() ;
-   VERIFY_GEOMDB( pGeomDB, GDB_ID_NULL)
+   VERIFY_GEOMDB( pGeomDB, false)
    if ( ! pGeomDB->ExistsObj( nGroupId))
       return false ;
   // recupero gli oggetti con l'info desiderata
diff --git a/LUA_GdbObjects.cpp b/LUA_GdbObjects.cpp
index e845d03..ecf592f 100644
--- a/LUA_GdbObjects.cpp
+++ b/LUA_GdbObjects.cpp
@@ -208,31 +208,6 @@ LuaGetPrev( lua_State* L)
    return 1 ;
 }
 
-//-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-static int
-LuaGetNameInGroup( lua_State* L)
-{
-  // 2 parametri : GroupId, sName
-   int nGroupId = GDB_ID_NULL ;
-   LuaGetParam( L, 1, nGroupId) ;
-   string sName ;
-   LuaGetParam( L, 2, sName) ;
-   LuaClearStack( L) ;
-  // recupero tutti gli oggetti del gruppo con il nome o suo inizio desiderato
-   INTVECTOR vId ;
-   int nId = ExeGetFirstNameInGroup( nGroupId, sName) ;
-   while ( nId != GDB_ID_NULL) {
-      vId.push_back ( nId) ;
-      nId = ExeGetNextName( nId, sName) ;
-   }
-  // restituisco il risultato
-   if ( ! vId.empty())
-      LuaSetParam( L, vId) ;
-   else
-      LuaSetParam( L) ;
-   return 1 ;
-}
-
 //-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 static int
 LuaGetFirstNameInGroup( lua_State* L)
@@ -313,6 +288,27 @@ LuaGetPrevName( lua_State* L)
    return 1 ;
 }
 
+//-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+static int
+LuaGetNameInGroup( lua_State* L)
+{
+  // 2 parametri : GroupId, sName
+   int nGroupId = GDB_ID_NULL ;
+   LuaGetParam( L, 1, nGroupId) ;
+   string sName ;
+   LuaGetParam( L, 2, sName) ;
+   LuaClearStack( L) ;
+  // recupero tutti gli oggetti del gruppo con il nome o suo inizio desiderato
+   INTVECTOR vIds ;
+   bool bOk = ExeGetNameInGroup( nGroupId, sName, vIds) ;
+  // restituisco il risultato
+   if ( bOk)
+      LuaSetParam( L, vIds) ;
+   else
+      LuaSetParam( L) ;
+   return 1 ;
+}
+
 //-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 static int
 LuaGetInfoInGroup( lua_State* L)
@@ -327,7 +323,7 @@ LuaGetInfoInGroup( lua_State* L)
    INTVECTOR vIds ;
    bool bOk = ExeGetInfoInGroup( nGroupId, sKey, vIds) ;
   // restituisco il risultato
-   if ( bOk  &&  ! vIds.empty())
+   if ( bOk)
       LuaSetParam( L, vIds) ;
    else
       LuaSetParam( L) ;
@@ -653,11 +649,11 @@ LuaInstallGdbObjects( LuaMgr& luaMgr)
    bOk = bOk && luaMgr.RegisterFunction( "EgtGetNext", LuaGetNext) ;
    bOk = bOk && luaMgr.RegisterFunction( "EgtGetLastInGroup", LuaGetLastInGroup) ;
    bOk = bOk && luaMgr.RegisterFunction( "EgtGetPrev", LuaGetPrev) ;
-   bOk = bOk && luaMgr.RegisterFunction( "EgtGetNameInGroup", LuaGetNameInGroup) ;
    bOk = bOk && luaMgr.RegisterFunction( "EgtGetFirstNameInGroup", LuaGetFirstNameInGroup) ;
    bOk = bOk && luaMgr.RegisterFunction( "EgtGetNextName", LuaGetNextName) ;
    bOk = bOk && luaMgr.RegisterFunction( "EgtGetLastNameInGroup", LuaGetLastNameInGroup) ;
    bOk = bOk && luaMgr.RegisterFunction( "EgtGetPrevName", LuaGetPrevName) ;
+   bOk = bOk && luaMgr.RegisterFunction( "EgtGetNameInGroup", LuaGetNameInGroup) ;
    bOk = bOk && luaMgr.RegisterFunction( "EgtGetInfoInGroup", LuaGetInfoInGroup) ;
    bOk = bOk && luaMgr.RegisterFunction( "EgtGetFirstGroupInGroup", LuaGetFirstGroupInGroup) ;
    bOk = bOk && luaMgr.RegisterFunction( "EgtGetNextGroup", LuaGetNextGroup) ;