diff --git a/include/printapp.cpp b/include/printapp.cpp
index 573b60e80..aaeedc4cd 100755
--- a/include/printapp.cpp
+++ b/include/printapp.cpp
@@ -970,7 +970,7 @@ void TPrint_application::set_row (
 #ifdef __LONGDOUBLE__ 
                   sprintf (q.get_buffer(), formato, (long double)rrr);
 #else        
-                  rrr.sprintf(q.get_buffer(), (char*)(const char*)formato);
+                  q = rrr.format(formato);
 #endif          
                 }
                 if (rrr.is_zero () && !_print_zero)
@@ -1484,7 +1484,7 @@ bool TPrint_application::print_one (
 #ifdef __LONGDOUBLE__      
           sprintf(ps.get_buffer(), fff, (long double)rrr);
 #else            
-          rrr.sprintf(ps.get_buffer(), (char*)fff);
+          ps = rrr.format(fff);
 #endif
         }
         if (rrr.is_zero () && !_print_zero)
diff --git a/include/real.cpp b/include/real.cpp
index d26162360..0647a3886 100755
--- a/include/real.cpp
+++ b/include/real.cpp
@@ -1579,6 +1579,18 @@ const char* real::string(const char *picture) const
   return f;
 }                 
 
+// Certified 50%
+const char* real::format(const char *picture) const
+{
+  if (*picture == '\0')
+    return string ();
+
+  TString& f = get_tmp_string();
+  dsprintf((char *)(const char *) f, (char *) picture, ptr());
+
+  return f;
+}                 
+
 // Certified 99%
 const char* real::stringa (int len, int dec, char pad) const
 {
diff --git a/include/real.h b/include/real.h
index 74b7ba433..7535bd5b5 100755
--- a/include/real.h
+++ b/include/real.h
@@ -206,7 +206,9 @@ public:
   const char* stringa(int len = 0, int dec = UNDEFINED, char pad = ' ') const;
   // @cmember Ritorna la stringa con il formato passato
   const char* string(const char* picture) const;
-  
+  // @cmember Ritorna la stringa con il formato passato
+  const char* real::format(const char *picture) const;
+
   // @cmember Ritorna la precisione del reale (numero di decimali)
   int precision() const;
   // @cmember Controlla se si tratta di un reale uguale 0 (TRUE se 0)
diff --git a/include/xml.cpp b/include/xml.cpp
index 8e16e9c77..a2a3d4468 100755
--- a/include/xml.cpp
+++ b/include/xml.cpp
@@ -1,8 +1,12 @@
 #include "real.h"
 #include "xml.h"
 
+#ifdef WIN32
 #include <fstream.h>
 #include <strstrea.h>
+#else
+#include <incstr.h>
+#endif
 
 ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 // Utilities
@@ -417,8 +421,10 @@ void TXmlItem::Write(ostream& outf, int tab) const
 		}
 		if (GetChildren() > 0)
 		{
+			int n;
+			
 			outf << '>';
-      for (int n = 0; ; n++)
+      for (n = 0; ; n++)
 			{
         TXmlItem* c = GetChild(n);
 				if (c == NULL)
@@ -444,7 +450,12 @@ void TXmlItem::AsString(TString& str) const
 	{
 	  char* buf = str.get_buffer(nSize); 
 		memset(buf, 0, nSize);
+#ifdef WIN32
 		ostrstream outf(buf, nSize);
+#else
+		ostringstream outf(buf);
+#endif
+
 		Write(outf, 0);
 		if (buf[nSize-1] == '\0')
 			break;
@@ -486,7 +497,7 @@ TXmlItem* TXmlItem::FindFirst(const char* strTag) const
 }
 
 TXmlItem::TXmlItem()
-        : m_strTag(15), m_Attributes(NULL), m_Children(NULL), m_strText(NULL)
+        : m_strTag(15), m_strText(NULL), m_Attributes(NULL), m_Children(NULL)
 { }
 
 TXmlItem::~TXmlItem()