diff --git a/include/relation.cpp b/include/relation.cpp
index f0065ca2a..bc8813364 100755
--- a/include/relation.cpp
+++ b/include/relation.cpp
@@ -935,7 +935,7 @@ FILE* TCursor::open_index(
       bool create) // @parm Indica se creare l'indice nel caso manchi (default FALSE)
 {
   _last_created = create;
-  if (create || _indexname.empty()) 
+  if (/*create ||*/ _indexname.empty()) 
   {
     TString16 radix; 
     radix.format("c%d_", file().num());
@@ -969,34 +969,37 @@ void TCursor::close_index(FILE* f)
 
 TRecnotype TCursor::buildcursor(TRecnotype rp)
 {
-  TRecnotype oldrecno=0,pos,ap = 0;
-  int   junk, l, pagecnt = 0;
-  const bool filtered = has_filter();
-
   FILE* _f = open_index(TRUE);
-
+//  rewind(_f);
   const int handle = file().handle();
-  
   if (DB_reccount(handle) == 0)
   {
     close_index(_f);
     return 0;
   }
-  
-  rewind(_f);
 
-  l = strlen(to());
-  junk=DB_index_seek(handle, (char*)(const char*) from());
-  if (junk < 0) junk=get_error(junk);
-  if (junk == _iseof) return 0;
+  const int l = strlen(to());
+  int junk = DB_index_seek(handle, (char*)(const char*) from());
+  if (junk < 0) junk = get_error(junk);
+  if (junk == _iseof) 
+  {
+    close_index(_f);
+    return 0;
+  }
+
+  TRecnotype oldrecno=0,ap = 0;
+  int pagecnt = 0;
+  const bool filtered = has_filter();
 
   TRecnotype* page = new TRecnotype [CMAXELPAGE];   
-  pos = DB_index_recno(handle);
+  TRecnotype pos = DB_index_recno(handle);
   _pos=-1;           
   
   while (TRUE)
   {              
-    if (DB_index_eof(handle)) break;    
+    if (DB_index_eof(handle)) 
+      break;    
+    
     const char* s0 = DB_index_getkey(handle);
     const TRecnotype recno = DB_index_recno(handle);
     if (l && (strncmp(to(), s0, l) < 0)) break;
@@ -1295,9 +1298,7 @@ TRecnotype TCursor::read(TIsamop op, TReclock lockop)
   else
   {
     FILE* _f = open_index();
-  
-    if (fseek(_f, 0L, SEEK_SET) != 0)
-      fatal_box("Can't repos cursor : File %d\n", curfile.num());
+    rewind(_f);
                     
     TRecnotype *page = new TRecnotype [CMAXELPAGE];
     int pagecnt;                  
@@ -1369,7 +1370,6 @@ TRecnotype TCursor::readrec()
   file().setstatus(NOERR);
 
   FILE* _f = open_index();
-
   if (fseek(_f, _pos * sizeof(TRecnotype), SEEK_SET) != 0)
     fatal_box("Can't seek position %ld in cursor n. %d\n", _pos, file().num());
   
diff --git a/include/utility.cpp b/include/utility.cpp
index 6d5d39681..a51a71f35 100755
--- a/include/utility.cpp
+++ b/include/utility.cpp
@@ -33,13 +33,14 @@ bool fcopy(
     return TRUE;  // Or FALSE?
 
   FILE* i = fopen(orig, rflag);
-  if (!i) return error_box("Impossibile leggere il file %s", orig);
+  if (i == NULL) 
+    return error_box("Impossibile leggere il file %s\nda copiare in ", orig, dest);
 
   FILE* o = fopen(dest, wflag);
-  if (!o) 
+  if (o == NULL) 
   {
     fclose(i);
-    return error_box("Impossibile scrivere il file ", dest);
+    return error_box("Impossibile creare il file %s\nper copiare il file %s", dest, orig);
   }  
 
   const word size = 16*1024;
diff --git a/include/viswin.cpp b/include/viswin.cpp
index f7f3ffb4e..60f5663cc 100755
--- a/include/viswin.cpp
+++ b/include/viswin.cpp
@@ -1876,7 +1876,7 @@ bool TViswin::on_key (KEY key)
     check_link (&_point);
     break;
   case K_ESC:
-    if (_isopen)
+    if (_isopen && _toplevel)
       abort_print ();
     else
     {
diff --git a/include/viswin.h b/include/viswin.h
index 2cae67b7a..eeaf87c32 100755
--- a/include/viswin.h
+++ b/include/viswin.h
@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@ public:
   // @cmember Sposta la visualizzazione di stampa alla posizione indicata
   void goto_pos(long r, long c, bool moveorigin = TRUE);
 
-  // @cmember Opera un ridisegno della pgina di anteprima a video
+  // @cmember Opera un ridisegno della pagina di anteprima a video
   void refresh();
 
   // @cmember Indica se mostrare o no il righello
diff --git a/include/xvtility.cpp b/include/xvtility.cpp
index 47e41e949..6e1c70f3a 100755
--- a/include/xvtility.cpp
+++ b/include/xvtility.cpp
@@ -560,12 +560,12 @@ void xvt_statbar_set(
   if (_statbar)
   {
     const TDate oggi(TODAY);
-    TString t(31);
+    TString80 t;
     t << text << '\t' << oggi.string() << " - " << main_app().title();
 
     if (def)                                          
-      statbar_set_default_title(_statbar, (char*)(const char*)t);
-    statbar_set_title(_statbar, (char*)(const char*)t);
+      statbar_set_default_title(_statbar, t.get_buffer());
+    statbar_set_title(_statbar, t.get_buffer());
   }  
 }