diff --git a/code/nel/src/gui/interface_anim.cpp b/code/nel/src/gui/interface_anim.cpp
index 693e63f09..f18f9633d 100644
--- a/code/nel/src/gui/interface_anim.cpp
+++ b/code/nel/src/gui/interface_anim.cpp
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ namespace NLGUI
 		if (ptr) _Dynamic = CInterfaceElement::convertBool (ptr);
 
 		ptr = xmlGetProp (cur, (xmlChar*)"type");
-		string sTmp = ptr;
+		string sTmp = ptr.str();
 		sTmp = strlwr(sTmp);
 		if (sTmp == "linear")
 			_Type = Track_Linear;
diff --git a/code/nel/src/gui/interface_group.cpp b/code/nel/src/gui/interface_group.cpp
index 29ad75f8c..b5027a87c 100644
--- a/code/nel/src/gui/interface_group.cpp
+++ b/code/nel/src/gui/interface_group.cpp
@@ -312,7 +312,7 @@ namespace NLGUI
 		ptr = (char*) xmlGetProp( cur, (xmlChar*)"max_sizeparent" );
 		if (ptr)
 		{
-			string idparent = ptr;
+			string idparent = ptr.str();
 			idparent = NLMISC::strlwr(idparent);
 			if (idparent != "parent")
 			{
diff --git a/code/nel/src/gui/interface_parser.cpp b/code/nel/src/gui/interface_parser.cpp
index a3e2c48aa..f8725c086 100644
--- a/code/nel/src/gui/interface_parser.cpp
+++ b/code/nel/src/gui/interface_parser.cpp
@@ -664,7 +664,7 @@ namespace NLGUI
 			//if it begins with a #, it is a reference in the instance attribute
 			if (strchr(ptr, '#') != NULL)
 			{
-				string LastProp = ptr;
+				string LastProp = ptr.str();
 				string NewProp ="";
 				string RepProp;
 
@@ -929,7 +929,7 @@ namespace NLGUI
 			nlwarning("<CInterfaceParser::parseLink> Can't read  the expression for a link node");
 			return false;
 		}
-		std::string expr = ptr;
+		std::string expr = ptr.str();
 
 
 		std::vector<CInterfaceLink::CTargetInfo> targets;
@@ -1119,13 +1119,13 @@ namespace NLGUI
 			nlinfo ("options has no name");
 			return false;
 		}
-		string optionsName = ptr;
+		string optionsName = ptr.str();
 
 		// herit if possible
 		ptr = (char*) xmlGetProp( cur, (xmlChar*)"herit" );
 		if (ptr)
 		{
-			string optionsParentName = ptr;
+			string optionsParentName = ptr.str();
 			CInterfaceOptions *io = wm->getOptions( optionsParentName );
 			if( io != NULL )
 				options->copyBasicMap( *io );
@@ -1807,7 +1807,7 @@ namespace NLGUI
 			nlwarning ("no id in a procedure");
 			return false;
 		}
-		string	procId= ptr;
+		string	procId= ptr.str();
 
 		if (_ProcedureMap.find(procId) != _ProcedureMap.end())
 		{
@@ -2171,7 +2171,7 @@ namespace NLGUI
 			//get the property value
 			ptr = (char*)xmlGetProp( cur, props->name);
 			nlassert(ptr);
-			string	propVal= ptr;
+			string	propVal= ptr.str();
 			string	newPropVal;
 
 			// solve define of this prop
@@ -2328,7 +2328,7 @@ namespace NLGUI
 			nlinfo ("anim has no id");
 			return false;
 		}
-		string animId = ptr;
+		string animId = ptr.str();
 		pAnim = new CInterfaceAnim;
 
 		if (pAnim->parse (cur, parentGroup))
diff --git a/code/ryzom/client/src/interface_v3/dbctrl_sheet.cpp b/code/ryzom/client/src/interface_v3/dbctrl_sheet.cpp
index d72a975f3..68ceb7bf0 100644
--- a/code/ryzom/client/src/interface_v3/dbctrl_sheet.cpp
+++ b/code/ryzom/client/src/interface_v3/dbctrl_sheet.cpp
@@ -468,7 +468,7 @@ bool CCtrlSheetInfo::parseCtrlInfo(xmlNodePtr cur, CInterfaceGroup * /* parentGr
 	prop = (char*) xmlGetProp( cur, (xmlChar*)"item_slot" );
 	if(prop)
 	{
-		string str= prop;
+		string str= prop.str();
 		_ItemSlot= SLOTTYPE::stringToSlotType(NLMISC::toUpper(str));
 	}
 
diff --git a/code/ryzom/client/src/interface_v3/group_map.cpp b/code/ryzom/client/src/interface_v3/group_map.cpp
index 371673a00..667e900c4 100644
--- a/code/ryzom/client/src/interface_v3/group_map.cpp
+++ b/code/ryzom/client/src/interface_v3/group_map.cpp
@@ -556,7 +556,7 @@ bool CGroupMap::parse(xmlNodePtr cur, CInterfaceGroup * parentGroup)
 	ptr = (char*) xmlGetProp( cur, (xmlChar*)"map_mode" );
 	if (ptr)
 	{
-		string sTmp = ptr;
+		string sTmp = ptr.str();
 		if (sTmp == "normal")
 			_MapMode = MapMode_Normal;
 		else if (sTmp == "death")
diff --git a/code/ryzom/client/src/interface_v3/parser_modules.cpp b/code/ryzom/client/src/interface_v3/parser_modules.cpp
index 58158ea62..b540900a4 100644
--- a/code/ryzom/client/src/interface_v3/parser_modules.cpp
+++ b/code/ryzom/client/src/interface_v3/parser_modules.cpp
@@ -353,7 +353,7 @@ bool CCommandParser::parse( xmlNodePtr cur, NLGUI::CInterfaceGroup *parentGroup
 	if (ptrName)
 	{
 		// Does the action exist ?
-		std::string name = ptrName;
+		std::string name = ptrName.str();
 		if (!ICommand::exists (name) || (CUserCommand::CommandMap.find(name) != CUserCommand::CommandMap.end()))
 		{
 			// Get the action