diff --git a/xvaga/xvaga.cpp b/xvaga/xvaga.cpp
index 17f18cfbd..ed1279324 100755
--- a/xvaga/xvaga.cpp
+++ b/xvaga/xvaga.cpp
@@ -1285,11 +1285,11 @@ FL_STATUS xvt_dm_post_file_open(FILE_SPEC *fsp, char *msg)
 	wxString path = fsp->dir.path;
 	wxString name = fsp->name;
 	wxString extension = fsp->type;
-  name = wxFileSelector(msg, path, name, extension , "*.*", flags);
-  if (name.IsEmpty())
+  wxString selectedname = wxFileSelector(msg, path, name, extension , "*.*", flags);
+  if (selectedname.IsEmpty())
   	return FL_CANCEL; 
 
-	wxSplitPath(name, &path, &name, &extension);
+	wxSplitPath(selectedname, &path, &name, &extension);
   strcpy(fsp->dir.path, path);
 	strcpy(fsp->name, name);
 	strcpy(fsp->type, extension);
@@ -1302,11 +1302,11 @@ FL_STATUS xvt_dm_post_file_save(FILE_SPEC *fsp, char *msg)
 	wxString path = fsp->dir.path;
 	wxString name = fsp->name;
 	wxString extension = fsp->type;
-  name = wxFileSelector(msg, path, name, extension , "*.*", flags);
-  if (name.IsEmpty())
+  wxString selectedname = wxFileSelector(msg, path, name, extension , "*.*", flags);
+  if (selectedname.IsEmpty())
   	return FL_CANCEL; 
 
-	wxSplitPath(name, &path, &name, &extension);
+	wxSplitPath(selectedname, &path, &name, &extension);
   strcpy(fsp->dir.path, path);
 	strcpy(fsp->name, name);
 	strcpy(fsp->type, extension);