diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 4904dd4..439d976 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ include( ConfigureChecks.cmake )
 
 ###### global compiler settings
 
-add_definitions( -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -UTQT_NO_ASCII_CAST -UTQT_NO_STL )
+add_definitions( -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -UTQT_NO_STL )
 
 set( CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} ${TQT_CXX_FLAGS}" )
 set( CMAKE_SHARED_LINKER_FLAGS "${CMAKE_SHARED_LINKER_FLAGS} -Wl,--no-undefined" )
diff --git a/kmymoney2/converter/mymoneygncreader.cpp b/kmymoney2/converter/mymoneygncreader.cpp
index 7e30f41..9377def 100644
--- a/kmymoney2/converter/mymoneygncreader.cpp
+++ b/kmymoney2/converter/mymoneygncreader.cpp
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ bool GncObject::isDataElement (const TQString &elName, const TQXmlAttributes& el
 TQString GncObject::var (int i) const {
   return (pMain->m_decoder == 0
       ? *(m_v.at(i))
-      : pMain->m_decoder->toUnicode (*(m_v.at(i))));
+      : pMain->m_decoder->toUnicode((m_v.at(i))->utf8()));
 }
 
 void GncObject::adjustHideFactor () {
diff --git a/kmymoney2/converter/webpricequote.cpp b/kmymoney2/converter/webpricequote.cpp
index 76ea53e..ff2104b 100644
--- a/kmymoney2/converter/webpricequote.cpp
+++ b/kmymoney2/converter/webpricequote.cpp
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ bool WebPriceQuote::launchNative( const TQString& _symbol, const TQString& _id,
 void WebPriceQuote::removeTempFile(const TQString& tmpFile)
 {
   if(tmpFile == m_tmpFile) {
-    unlink(tmpFile);
+    unlink(tmpFile.local8Bit());
     m_tmpFile = TQString();
   }
 }
@@ -835,7 +835,7 @@ void FinanceQuoteProcess::slotProcessExited(TDEProcess*)
 void FinanceQuoteProcess::launch (const TQString& scriptPath) {
   clearArguments();
   arguments.append(TQCString("perl"));
-  arguments.append (TQCString(scriptPath));
+  arguments.append (scriptPath.local8Bit());
   arguments.append (TQCString("-l"));
   if (!start(TDEProcess::NotifyOnExit, TDEProcess::Stdout)) tqFatal ("Unable to start FQ script");
   return;
diff --git a/kmymoney2/dialogs/investtransactioneditor.cpp b/kmymoney2/dialogs/investtransactioneditor.cpp
index 1a47f49..3d4a605 100644
--- a/kmymoney2/dialogs/investtransactioneditor.cpp
+++ b/kmymoney2/dialogs/investtransactioneditor.cpp
@@ -353,7 +353,7 @@ int InvestTransactionEditor::editSplits(const TQString& categoryWidgetName, cons
 
     MyMoneyTransaction transaction;
     transaction.setCommodity(m_currency.id());
-    if(splits.count() == 0 && category->selectedItem()) {
+    if(splits.count() == 0 && !category->selectedItem().isEmpty()) {
       MyMoneySplit s;
       s.setAccountId(category->selectedItem());
       s.setShares(amount->value());
diff --git a/kmymoney2/dialogs/keditloanwizard.cpp b/kmymoney2/dialogs/keditloanwizard.cpp
index 1355261..6d126a5 100644
--- a/kmymoney2/dialogs/keditloanwizard.cpp
+++ b/kmymoney2/dialogs/keditloanwizard.cpp
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ void KEditLoanWizard::loadWidgets(const MyMoneyAccount& /* account */)
   m_newInterestRateEdit->setPrecision(3);
   m_interestRateLabel->setText(TQString(" ") + ir.formatMoney("", 3) + TQString("%"));
 
-  m_paymentFrequencyUnitEdit->setCurrentItem(i18n(m_schedule.occurenceToString()));
+  m_paymentFrequencyUnitEdit->setCurrentItem(i18n(m_schedule.occurenceToString().utf8()));
   updateTermWidgets(m_account.term());
 
   // the base payment (amortization and interest) is determined
diff --git a/kmymoney2/dialogs/kimportdlg.cpp b/kmymoney2/dialogs/kimportdlg.cpp
index dd376c4..503f987 100644
--- a/kmymoney2/dialogs/kimportdlg.cpp
+++ b/kmymoney2/dialogs/kimportdlg.cpp
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ void KImportDlg::slotBrowse()
 
   KFileDialog dialog(TDEGlobalSettings::documentPath(),
                      i18n("%1|Import files\n%2|All files (*.*)").arg(tmpprofile.filterFileType()).arg("*"),
-                     this, i18n("Import File..."), true);
+                     this, i18n("Import File...").utf8(), true);
   dialog.setMode(KFile::File | KFile::ExistingOnly);
 
   if(dialog.exec() == TQDialog::Accepted) {
diff --git a/kmymoney2/dialogs/knewaccountdlg.cpp b/kmymoney2/dialogs/knewaccountdlg.cpp
index c387135..4fe343c 100644
--- a/kmymoney2/dialogs/knewaccountdlg.cpp
+++ b/kmymoney2/dialogs/knewaccountdlg.cpp
@@ -358,7 +358,7 @@ KNewAccountDlg::KNewAccountDlg(const MyMoneyAccount& account, bool isEditing, bo
 
   accountNameEdit->setFocus();
 
-  if (title)
+  if (!title.isEmpty())
     setCaption(title);
 
   // load button icons
diff --git a/kmymoney2/dialogs/knewloanwizard.cpp b/kmymoney2/dialogs/knewloanwizard.cpp
index 8b11ab5..2036170 100644
--- a/kmymoney2/dialogs/knewloanwizard.cpp
+++ b/kmymoney2/dialogs/knewloanwizard.cpp
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ KNewLoanWizard::KNewLoanWizard(TQWidget *parent, const char *name ) :
 
   m_interestFrequencyAmountEdit->setValue(1);
   m_interestFrequencyUnitEdit->setCurrentItem(static_cast<int>(MyMoneyAccountLoan::changeYearly));
-  m_paymentFrequencyUnitEdit->setCurrentItem(i18n(MyMoneySchedule::occurenceToString(MyMoneySchedule::OCCUR_MONTHLY)));
+  m_paymentFrequencyUnitEdit->setCurrentItem(i18n(MyMoneySchedule::occurenceToString(MyMoneySchedule::OCCUR_MONTHLY).utf8()));
   m_firstDueDateEdit->loadDate(TQDate(TQDate::currentDate().year(),TQDate::currentDate().month(),30));
 
   m_paymentAccountEdit->removeButtons();
@@ -619,21 +619,21 @@ void KNewLoanWizard::loadComboBoxes(void)
   m_interestFrequencyUnitEdit->insertItem(i18n("Months"), static_cast<int>(MyMoneyAccountLoan::changeMonthly));
   m_interestFrequencyUnitEdit->insertItem(i18n("Years"), static_cast<int>(MyMoneyAccountLoan::changeYearly));
 
-  m_paymentFrequencyUnitEdit->insertItem(i18n(MyMoneySchedule::occurenceToString(MyMoneySchedule::OCCUR_DAILY)));
-  m_paymentFrequencyUnitEdit->insertItem(i18n(MyMoneySchedule::occurenceToString(MyMoneySchedule::OCCUR_WEEKLY)));
-  m_paymentFrequencyUnitEdit->insertItem(i18n(MyMoneySchedule::occurenceToString(MyMoneySchedule::OCCUR_FORTNIGHTLY)));
-  m_paymentFrequencyUnitEdit->insertItem(i18n(MyMoneySchedule::occurenceToString(MyMoneySchedule::OCCUR_EVERYOTHERWEEK)));
-  m_paymentFrequencyUnitEdit->insertItem(i18n(MyMoneySchedule::occurenceToString(MyMoneySchedule::OCCUR_EVERYHALFMONTH)));
-  m_paymentFrequencyUnitEdit->insertItem(i18n(MyMoneySchedule::occurenceToString(MyMoneySchedule::OCCUR_EVERYTHREEWEEKS)));
-  m_paymentFrequencyUnitEdit->insertItem(i18n(MyMoneySchedule::occurenceToString(MyMoneySchedule::OCCUR_EVERYFOURWEEKS)));
-  m_paymentFrequencyUnitEdit->insertItem(i18n(MyMoneySchedule::occurenceToString(MyMoneySchedule::OCCUR_EVERYTHIRTYDAYS)));
-  m_paymentFrequencyUnitEdit->insertItem(i18n(MyMoneySchedule::occurenceToString(MyMoneySchedule::OCCUR_MONTHLY)));
-  m_paymentFrequencyUnitEdit->insertItem(i18n(MyMoneySchedule::occurenceToString(MyMoneySchedule::OCCUR_EVERYEIGHTWEEKS)));
-  m_paymentFrequencyUnitEdit->insertItem(i18n(MyMoneySchedule::occurenceToString(MyMoneySchedule::OCCUR_EVERYOTHERMONTH)));
-  m_paymentFrequencyUnitEdit->insertItem(i18n(MyMoneySchedule::occurenceToString(MyMoneySchedule::OCCUR_QUARTERLY)));
-  m_paymentFrequencyUnitEdit->insertItem(i18n(MyMoneySchedule::occurenceToString(MyMoneySchedule::OCCUR_EVERYFOURMONTHS)));
-  m_paymentFrequencyUnitEdit->insertItem(i18n(MyMoneySchedule::occurenceToString(MyMoneySchedule::OCCUR_TWICEYEARLY)));
-  m_paymentFrequencyUnitEdit->insertItem(i18n(MyMoneySchedule::occurenceToString(MyMoneySchedule::OCCUR_YEARLY)));
+  m_paymentFrequencyUnitEdit->insertItem(i18n(MyMoneySchedule::occurenceToString(MyMoneySchedule::OCCUR_DAILY).utf8()));
+  m_paymentFrequencyUnitEdit->insertItem(i18n(MyMoneySchedule::occurenceToString(MyMoneySchedule::OCCUR_WEEKLY).utf8()));
+  m_paymentFrequencyUnitEdit->insertItem(i18n(MyMoneySchedule::occurenceToString(MyMoneySchedule::OCCUR_FORTNIGHTLY).utf8()));
+  m_paymentFrequencyUnitEdit->insertItem(i18n(MyMoneySchedule::occurenceToString(MyMoneySchedule::OCCUR_EVERYOTHERWEEK).utf8()));
+  m_paymentFrequencyUnitEdit->insertItem(i18n(MyMoneySchedule::occurenceToString(MyMoneySchedule::OCCUR_EVERYHALFMONTH).utf8()));
+  m_paymentFrequencyUnitEdit->insertItem(i18n(MyMoneySchedule::occurenceToString(MyMoneySchedule::OCCUR_EVERYTHREEWEEKS).utf8()));
+  m_paymentFrequencyUnitEdit->insertItem(i18n(MyMoneySchedule::occurenceToString(MyMoneySchedule::OCCUR_EVERYFOURWEEKS).utf8()));
+  m_paymentFrequencyUnitEdit->insertItem(i18n(MyMoneySchedule::occurenceToString(MyMoneySchedule::OCCUR_EVERYTHIRTYDAYS).utf8()));
+  m_paymentFrequencyUnitEdit->insertItem(i18n(MyMoneySchedule::occurenceToString(MyMoneySchedule::OCCUR_MONTHLY).utf8()));
+  m_paymentFrequencyUnitEdit->insertItem(i18n(MyMoneySchedule::occurenceToString(MyMoneySchedule::OCCUR_EVERYEIGHTWEEKS).utf8()));
+  m_paymentFrequencyUnitEdit->insertItem(i18n(MyMoneySchedule::occurenceToString(MyMoneySchedule::OCCUR_EVERYOTHERMONTH).utf8()));
+  m_paymentFrequencyUnitEdit->insertItem(i18n(MyMoneySchedule::occurenceToString(MyMoneySchedule::OCCUR_QUARTERLY).utf8()));
+  m_paymentFrequencyUnitEdit->insertItem(i18n(MyMoneySchedule::occurenceToString(MyMoneySchedule::OCCUR_EVERYFOURMONTHS).utf8()));
+  m_paymentFrequencyUnitEdit->insertItem(i18n(MyMoneySchedule::occurenceToString(MyMoneySchedule::OCCUR_TWICEYEARLY).utf8()));
+  m_paymentFrequencyUnitEdit->insertItem(i18n(MyMoneySchedule::occurenceToString(MyMoneySchedule::OCCUR_YEARLY).utf8()));
 
   m_durationUnitEdit->insertItem(i18n("Months"), static_cast<int>(MyMoneySchedule::OCCUR_MONTHLY));
   m_durationUnitEdit->insertItem(i18n("Years"), static_cast<int>(MyMoneySchedule::OCCUR_YEARLY));
diff --git a/kmymoney2/dialogs/tdeconfirmmanualenterdlg.cpp b/kmymoney2/dialogs/tdeconfirmmanualenterdlg.cpp
index 84609a0..fd7f41b 100644
--- a/kmymoney2/dialogs/tdeconfirmmanualenterdlg.cpp
+++ b/kmymoney2/dialogs/tdeconfirmmanualenterdlg.cpp
@@ -80,9 +80,9 @@ void KConfirmManualEnterDlg::loadTransactions(const MyMoneyTransaction& to, cons
   try
   {
     TQString po, pn;
-    if(to.splits()[0].payeeId())
+    if(!to.splits()[0].payeeId().isEmpty())
       po = file->payee(to.splits()[0].payeeId()).name();
-    if(tn.splits()[0].payeeId())
+    if(!tn.splits()[0].payeeId().isEmpty())
       pn = file->payee(tn.splits()[0].payeeId()).name();
 
     if (po != pn) {
diff --git a/kmymoney2/kmymoney2.cpp b/kmymoney2/kmymoney2.cpp
index 01dbc2c..d90f46c 100644
--- a/kmymoney2/kmymoney2.cpp
+++ b/kmymoney2/kmymoney2.cpp
@@ -503,7 +503,7 @@ void KMyMoney2App::dumpActions(void) const
   TDEActionPtrList list = actionCollection()->actions();
   TDEActionPtrList::const_iterator it;
   for(it = list.begin(); it != list.end(); ++it) {
-    std::cout << (*it)->name() << ": " << (*it)->text() << std::endl;
+    std::cout << (*it)->name() << ": " << (*it)->text().local8Bit() << std::endl;
   }
 }
 
@@ -855,7 +855,7 @@ KURL KMyMoney2App::selectFile(const TQString& title, const TQString& _path, cons
   if(path.isEmpty())
     path = TDEGlobalSettings::documentPath();
 
-  KFileDialog* dialog = new KFileDialog(path, mask, this, title, true);
+  KFileDialog* dialog = new KFileDialog(path, mask, this, title.utf8(), true);
   dialog->setMode(mode);
 
   if(dialog->exec() == TQDialog::Accepted) {
@@ -873,7 +873,7 @@ void KMyMoney2App::slotFileOpen(void)
 
   KFileDialog* dialog = new KFileDialog(TDEGlobalSettings::documentPath(),
                             i18n("%1|KMyMoney files\n%2|All files (*.*)").arg("*.kmy *.xml").arg("*"),
-                            this, i18n("Open File..."), true);
+                            this, i18n("Open File...").utf8(), true);
   dialog->setMode(KFile::File | KFile::ExistingOnly);
 
   if(dialog->exec() == TQDialog::Accepted) {
@@ -1621,7 +1621,7 @@ void KMyMoney2App::slotGncImport(void)
 
   KFileDialog* dialog = new KFileDialog(TDEGlobalSettings::documentPath(),
                             i18n("%1|Gnucash files\n%2|All files (*.*)").arg("*").arg("*"),
-                            this, i18n("Import Gnucash file..."), true);
+                            this, i18n("Import Gnucash file...").utf8(), true);
   dialog->setMode(KFile::File | KFile::ExistingOnly);
 
   if(dialog->exec() == TQDialog::Accepted) {
@@ -1664,7 +1664,7 @@ void KMyMoney2App::slotStatementImport(void)
 
   KFileDialog* dialog = new KFileDialog(TDEGlobalSettings::documentPath(),
                             i18n("%1|XML files\n%2|All files (*.*)").arg("*.xml").arg("*.*"),
-                            this, i18n("Import XML Statement..."), true);
+                            this, i18n("Import XML Statement...").utf8(), true);
   dialog->setMode(KFile::File | KFile::ExistingOnly);
 
   if(dialog->exec() == TQDialog::Accepted)
diff --git a/kmymoney2/kmymoneytest.cpp b/kmymoney2/kmymoneytest.cpp
index e42e142..623a390 100644
--- a/kmymoney2/kmymoneytest.cpp
+++ b/kmymoney2/kmymoneytest.cpp
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ class MyProgressListener : public CppUnit::TextTestProgressListener
     if(m_name != name) {
       if(m_name != "")
         std::cout << std::endl;
-      std::cout << "Running: " << name << std::endl;
+      std::cout << "Running: " << name.local8Bit() << std::endl;
       m_name = name;
     }
   }
diff --git a/kmymoney2/kmymoneyutils.cpp b/kmymoney2/kmymoneyutils.cpp
index 92ac362..e58b8de 100644
--- a/kmymoney2/kmymoneyutils.cpp
+++ b/kmymoney2/kmymoneyutils.cpp
@@ -120,27 +120,27 @@ MyMoneySecurity::eSECURITYTYPE KMyMoneyUtils::stringToSecurity(const TQString& t
 
 const TQString KMyMoneyUtils::securityTypeToString(const MyMoneySecurity::eSECURITYTYPE securityType)
 {
-  return i18n(MyMoneySecurity::securityTypeToString(securityType));
+  return i18n(MyMoneySecurity::securityTypeToString(securityType).utf8());
 }
 
 const TQString KMyMoneyUtils::occurenceToString(const MyMoneySchedule::occurenceE occurence)
 {
-  return i18n(MyMoneySchedule::occurenceToString(occurence));
+  return i18n(MyMoneySchedule::occurenceToString(occurence).utf8());
 }
 
 const TQString KMyMoneyUtils::paymentMethodToString(MyMoneySchedule::paymentTypeE paymentType)
 {
-  return i18n(MyMoneySchedule::paymentMethodToString(paymentType));
+  return i18n(MyMoneySchedule::paymentMethodToString(paymentType).utf8());
 }
 
 const TQString KMyMoneyUtils::weekendOptionToString(MyMoneySchedule::weekendOptionE weekendOption)
 {
-  return i18n(MyMoneySchedule::weekendOptionToString(weekendOption));
+  return i18n(MyMoneySchedule::weekendOptionToString(weekendOption).utf8());
 }
 
 const TQString KMyMoneyUtils::scheduleTypeToString(MyMoneySchedule::typeE type)
 {
-  return i18n(MyMoneySchedule::scheduleTypeToString(type));
+  return i18n(MyMoneySchedule::scheduleTypeToString(type).utf8());
 }
 
 KGuiItem KMyMoneyUtils::scheduleNewGuiItem(void)
diff --git a/kmymoney2/main.cpp b/kmymoney2/main.cpp
index 80ade1b..4d3bcff 100644
--- a/kmymoney2/main.cpp
+++ b/kmymoney2/main.cpp
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 
   TDEAboutData aboutData( "kmymoney2", I18N_NOOP("KMyMoney"),
     VERSION, description, TDEAboutData::License_GPL,
-    "(c) 2000-2009 The KMyMoney development team", feature,
+    "(c) 2000-2009 The KMyMoney development team", feature.utf8(),
     "http://kmymoney2.sourceforge.net/",
     "kmymoney2-developer@lists.sourceforge.net");
 
diff --git a/kmymoney2/mymoney/mymoneyaccount.cpp b/kmymoney2/mymoney/mymoneyaccount.cpp
index aaa4372..c35c257 100644
--- a/kmymoney2/mymoney/mymoneyaccount.cpp
+++ b/kmymoney2/mymoney/mymoneyaccount.cpp
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@ const MyMoneyMoney MyMoneyAccountLoan::interestRate(const TQDate& date) const
 
   for(it = pairs().begin(); it != pairs().end(); ++it) {
     if(regExp.search(it.key()) > -1) {
-      if(qstrcmp(it.key(),key) <= 0)
+      if(it.key() <= key)
         val = *it;
       else
         break;
diff --git a/kmymoney2/mymoney/mymoneyfile.cpp b/kmymoney2/mymoney/mymoneyfile.cpp
index 95676cd..8ac6bf9 100644
--- a/kmymoney2/mymoney/mymoneyfile.cpp
+++ b/kmymoney2/mymoney/mymoneyfile.cpp
@@ -759,7 +759,7 @@ const MyMoneyAccount MyMoneyFile::openingBalanceAccount_internal(const MyMoneySe
     throw new MYMONEYEXCEPTION("Opening balance for non currencies not supported");
 
   MyMoneyAccount acc;
-  TQRegExp match(TQString("^%1").arg(i18n(MyMoneyFile::OpeningBalancesPrefix)));
+  TQRegExp match(TQString("^%1").arg(i18n(MyMoneyFile::OpeningBalancesPrefix.utf8())));
 
   TQValueList<MyMoneyAccount> accounts;
   TQValueList<MyMoneyAccount>::Iterator it;
@@ -787,7 +787,7 @@ const MyMoneyAccount MyMoneyFile::createOpeningBalanceAccount(const MyMoneySecur
   checkTransaction(__PRETTY_FUNCTION__);
 
   MyMoneyAccount acc;
-  TQString name(i18n(MyMoneyFile::OpeningBalancesPrefix));
+  TQString name(i18n(MyMoneyFile::OpeningBalancesPrefix.utf8()));
   if(security.id() != baseCurrency().id()) {
     name += TQString(" (%1)").arg(security.id());
   }
diff --git a/kmymoney2/mymoney/mymoneymoney.cpp b/kmymoney2/mymoney/mymoneymoney.cpp
index ec10a0e..b5d8f6d 100644
--- a/kmymoney2/mymoney/mymoneymoney.cpp
+++ b/kmymoney2/mymoney/mymoneymoney.cpp
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ MyMoneyMoney::MyMoneyMoney(const TQString& pszAmount)
   }
   // tqDebug("4: '%s'", res.data());
   if(res.length() > 0)
-    m_num = atoll( res );
+    m_num = res.toLongLong();
 
   if(isNegative)
     m_num = -m_num;
diff --git a/kmymoney2/mymoney/mymoneyscheduletest.cpp b/kmymoney2/mymoney/mymoneyscheduletest.cpp
index fb6d542..d7a3b07 100644
--- a/kmymoney2/mymoney/mymoneyscheduletest.cpp
+++ b/kmymoney2/mymoney/mymoneyscheduletest.cpp
@@ -1372,26 +1372,26 @@ void MyMoneyScheduleTest::testStringToOccurence()
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT( MyMoneySchedule::stringToOccurence(i18n("Yearly")) == MyMoneySchedule::OCCUR_YEARLY );
   CPPUNIT_ASSERT( MyMoneySchedule::stringToOccurence(i18n("Every other year")) == MyMoneySchedule::OCCUR_EVERYOTHERYEAR );
   // test occurence == stringToOccurence(i18n(occurenceToString(occurence)))
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT( MyMoneySchedule::OCCUR_ONCE == MyMoneySchedule::stringToOccurence(i18n(MyMoneySchedule::occurenceToString(MyMoneySchedule::OCCUR_ONCE))) );
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT( MyMoneySchedule::OCCUR_DAILY == MyMoneySchedule::stringToOccurence(i18n(MyMoneySchedule::occurenceToString(MyMoneySchedule::OCCUR_DAILY))) );
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT( MyMoneySchedule::OCCUR_WEEKLY == MyMoneySchedule::stringToOccurence(i18n(MyMoneySchedule::occurenceToString(MyMoneySchedule::OCCUR_WEEKLY))) );
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT( MyMoneySchedule::OCCUR_EVERYOTHERWEEK == MyMoneySchedule::stringToOccurence(i18n(MyMoneySchedule::occurenceToString(MyMoneySchedule::OCCUR_EVERYOTHERWEEK))) );
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT( MyMoneySchedule::OCCUR_FORTNIGHTLY == MyMoneySchedule::stringToOccurence(i18n(MyMoneySchedule::occurenceToString(MyMoneySchedule::OCCUR_FORTNIGHTLY))) );
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT( MyMoneySchedule::OCCUR_EVERYHALFMONTH == MyMoneySchedule::stringToOccurence(i18n(MyMoneySchedule::occurenceToString(MyMoneySchedule::OCCUR_EVERYHALFMONTH))) );
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT( MyMoneySchedule::OCCUR_EVERYTHREEWEEKS == MyMoneySchedule::stringToOccurence(i18n(MyMoneySchedule::occurenceToString(MyMoneySchedule::OCCUR_EVERYTHREEWEEKS))) );
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT( MyMoneySchedule::OCCUR_EVERYTHIRTYDAYS == MyMoneySchedule::stringToOccurence(i18n(MyMoneySchedule::occurenceToString(MyMoneySchedule::OCCUR_EVERYTHIRTYDAYS))) );
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT( MyMoneySchedule::OCCUR_EVERYTHREEWEEKS == MyMoneySchedule::stringToOccurence(i18n(MyMoneySchedule::occurenceToString(MyMoneySchedule::OCCUR_EVERYTHREEWEEKS))) );
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT( MyMoneySchedule::OCCUR_EVERYFOURWEEKS == MyMoneySchedule::stringToOccurence(i18n(MyMoneySchedule::occurenceToString(MyMoneySchedule::OCCUR_EVERYFOURWEEKS))) );
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT( MyMoneySchedule::OCCUR_EVERYTHIRTYDAYS == MyMoneySchedule::stringToOccurence(i18n(MyMoneySchedule::occurenceToString(MyMoneySchedule::OCCUR_EVERYTHIRTYDAYS))) );
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT( MyMoneySchedule::OCCUR_MONTHLY == MyMoneySchedule::stringToOccurence(i18n(MyMoneySchedule::occurenceToString(MyMoneySchedule::OCCUR_MONTHLY))) );
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT( MyMoneySchedule::OCCUR_EVERYEIGHTWEEKS == MyMoneySchedule::stringToOccurence(i18n(MyMoneySchedule::occurenceToString(MyMoneySchedule::OCCUR_EVERYEIGHTWEEKS))) );
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT( MyMoneySchedule::OCCUR_EVERYOTHERMONTH == MyMoneySchedule::stringToOccurence(i18n(MyMoneySchedule::occurenceToString(MyMoneySchedule::OCCUR_EVERYOTHERMONTH))) );
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT( MyMoneySchedule::OCCUR_EVERYTHREEMONTHS == MyMoneySchedule::stringToOccurence(i18n(MyMoneySchedule::occurenceToString(MyMoneySchedule::OCCUR_EVERYTHREEMONTHS))) );
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT( MyMoneySchedule::OCCUR_QUARTERLY == MyMoneySchedule::stringToOccurence(i18n(MyMoneySchedule::occurenceToString(MyMoneySchedule::OCCUR_QUARTERLY))) );
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT( MyMoneySchedule::OCCUR_EVERYFOURMONTHS == MyMoneySchedule::stringToOccurence(i18n(MyMoneySchedule::occurenceToString(MyMoneySchedule::OCCUR_EVERYFOURMONTHS))) );
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT( MyMoneySchedule::OCCUR_TWICEYEARLY == MyMoneySchedule::stringToOccurence(i18n(MyMoneySchedule::occurenceToString(MyMoneySchedule::OCCUR_TWICEYEARLY))) );
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT( MyMoneySchedule::OCCUR_YEARLY == MyMoneySchedule::stringToOccurence(i18n(MyMoneySchedule::occurenceToString(MyMoneySchedule::OCCUR_YEARLY))) );
-  CPPUNIT_ASSERT( MyMoneySchedule::OCCUR_EVERYOTHERYEAR == MyMoneySchedule::stringToOccurence(i18n(MyMoneySchedule::occurenceToString(MyMoneySchedule::OCCUR_EVERYOTHERYEAR))) );
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT( MyMoneySchedule::OCCUR_ONCE == MyMoneySchedule::stringToOccurence(i18n(MyMoneySchedule::occurenceToString(MyMoneySchedule::OCCUR_ONCE).utf8())) );
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT( MyMoneySchedule::OCCUR_DAILY == MyMoneySchedule::stringToOccurence(i18n(MyMoneySchedule::occurenceToString(MyMoneySchedule::OCCUR_DAILY).utf8())) );
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT( MyMoneySchedule::OCCUR_WEEKLY == MyMoneySchedule::stringToOccurence(i18n(MyMoneySchedule::occurenceToString(MyMoneySchedule::OCCUR_WEEKLY).utf8())) );
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT( MyMoneySchedule::OCCUR_EVERYOTHERWEEK == MyMoneySchedule::stringToOccurence(i18n(MyMoneySchedule::occurenceToString(MyMoneySchedule::OCCUR_EVERYOTHERWEEK).utf8())) );
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT( MyMoneySchedule::OCCUR_FORTNIGHTLY == MyMoneySchedule::stringToOccurence(i18n(MyMoneySchedule::occurenceToString(MyMoneySchedule::OCCUR_FORTNIGHTLY).utf8())) );
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT( MyMoneySchedule::OCCUR_EVERYHALFMONTH == MyMoneySchedule::stringToOccurence(i18n(MyMoneySchedule::occurenceToString(MyMoneySchedule::OCCUR_EVERYHALFMONTH).utf8())) );
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT( MyMoneySchedule::OCCUR_EVERYTHREEWEEKS == MyMoneySchedule::stringToOccurence(i18n(MyMoneySchedule::occurenceToString(MyMoneySchedule::OCCUR_EVERYTHREEWEEKS).utf8())) );
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT( MyMoneySchedule::OCCUR_EVERYTHIRTYDAYS == MyMoneySchedule::stringToOccurence(i18n(MyMoneySchedule::occurenceToString(MyMoneySchedule::OCCUR_EVERYTHIRTYDAYS).utf8())) );
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT( MyMoneySchedule::OCCUR_EVERYTHREEWEEKS == MyMoneySchedule::stringToOccurence(i18n(MyMoneySchedule::occurenceToString(MyMoneySchedule::OCCUR_EVERYTHREEWEEKS).utf8())) );
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT( MyMoneySchedule::OCCUR_EVERYFOURWEEKS == MyMoneySchedule::stringToOccurence(i18n(MyMoneySchedule::occurenceToString(MyMoneySchedule::OCCUR_EVERYFOURWEEKS).utf8())) );
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT( MyMoneySchedule::OCCUR_EVERYTHIRTYDAYS == MyMoneySchedule::stringToOccurence(i18n(MyMoneySchedule::occurenceToString(MyMoneySchedule::OCCUR_EVERYTHIRTYDAYS).utf8())) );
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT( MyMoneySchedule::OCCUR_MONTHLY == MyMoneySchedule::stringToOccurence(i18n(MyMoneySchedule::occurenceToString(MyMoneySchedule::OCCUR_MONTHLY).utf8())) );
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT( MyMoneySchedule::OCCUR_EVERYEIGHTWEEKS == MyMoneySchedule::stringToOccurence(i18n(MyMoneySchedule::occurenceToString(MyMoneySchedule::OCCUR_EVERYEIGHTWEEKS).utf8())) );
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT( MyMoneySchedule::OCCUR_EVERYOTHERMONTH == MyMoneySchedule::stringToOccurence(i18n(MyMoneySchedule::occurenceToString(MyMoneySchedule::OCCUR_EVERYOTHERMONTH).utf8())) );
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT( MyMoneySchedule::OCCUR_EVERYTHREEMONTHS == MyMoneySchedule::stringToOccurence(i18n(MyMoneySchedule::occurenceToString(MyMoneySchedule::OCCUR_EVERYTHREEMONTHS).utf8())) );
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT( MyMoneySchedule::OCCUR_QUARTERLY == MyMoneySchedule::stringToOccurence(i18n(MyMoneySchedule::occurenceToString(MyMoneySchedule::OCCUR_QUARTERLY).utf8())) );
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT( MyMoneySchedule::OCCUR_EVERYFOURMONTHS == MyMoneySchedule::stringToOccurence(i18n(MyMoneySchedule::occurenceToString(MyMoneySchedule::OCCUR_EVERYFOURMONTHS).utf8())) );
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT( MyMoneySchedule::OCCUR_TWICEYEARLY == MyMoneySchedule::stringToOccurence(i18n(MyMoneySchedule::occurenceToString(MyMoneySchedule::OCCUR_TWICEYEARLY).utf8())) );
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT( MyMoneySchedule::OCCUR_YEARLY == MyMoneySchedule::stringToOccurence(i18n(MyMoneySchedule::occurenceToString(MyMoneySchedule::OCCUR_YEARLY).utf8())) );
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT( MyMoneySchedule::OCCUR_EVERYOTHERYEAR == MyMoneySchedule::stringToOccurence(i18n(MyMoneySchedule::occurenceToString(MyMoneySchedule::OCCUR_EVERYOTHERYEAR).utf8())) );
 }
 void MyMoneyScheduleTest::testEventsPerYear()
 {
diff --git a/kmymoney2/mymoney/mymoneystatement.cpp b/kmymoney2/mymoney/mymoneystatement.cpp
index 89a374b..639bcd8 100644
--- a/kmymoney2/mymoney/mymoneystatement.cpp
+++ b/kmymoney2/mymoney/mymoneystatement.cpp
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ bool MyMoneyStatement::read(const TQDomElement& _e)
     m_dateEnd = TQDate::fromString(_e.attribute("enddate"),Qt::ISODate);
     m_closingBalance = MyMoneyMoney(_e.attribute("closingbalance"));
     m_accountId = _e.attribute("accountid");
-    m_skipCategoryMatching = _e.attribute("skipCategoryMatching");
+    m_skipCategoryMatching = !(_e.attribute("skipCategoryMatching").isEmpty());
 
     int i = kAccountTypeTxt.findIndex(_e.attribute("type",kAccountTypeTxt[1]));
     if ( i != -1 )
diff --git a/kmymoney2/mymoney/mymoneytransactionfilter.cpp b/kmymoney2/mymoney/mymoneytransactionfilter.cpp
index 76fc4cb..3382e0f 100644
--- a/kmymoney2/mymoney/mymoneytransactionfilter.cpp
+++ b/kmymoney2/mymoney/mymoneytransactionfilter.cpp
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ void MyMoneyTransactionFilter::addAccount(const TQStringList& ids)
 void MyMoneyTransactionFilter::addAccount(const TQString& id)
 {
   if(!m_accounts.isEmpty() && !id.isEmpty()) {
-    if(m_accounts.find(id) != 0)
+    if(m_accounts.find(id.utf8()) != 0)
       return;
   }
   if(m_accounts.count() >= m_accounts.size()*2) {
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ void MyMoneyTransactionFilter::addAccount(const TQString& id)
   }
   m_filterSet.singleFilter.accountFilter = 1;
   if(!id.isEmpty())
-    m_accounts.insert(id, "");
+    m_accounts.insert(id.utf8(), "");
 }
 
 void MyMoneyTransactionFilter::addCategory(const TQStringList& ids)
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ void MyMoneyTransactionFilter::addCategory(const TQStringList& ids)
 void MyMoneyTransactionFilter::addCategory(const TQString& id)
 {
   if(!m_categories.isEmpty() && !id.isEmpty()) {
-    if(m_categories.find(id) != 0)
+    if(m_categories.find(id.utf8()) != 0)
       return;
   }
   if(m_categories.count() >= m_categories.size()*2) {
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ void MyMoneyTransactionFilter::addCategory(const TQString& id)
   }
   m_filterSet.singleFilter.categoryFilter = 1;
   if(!id.isEmpty())
-    m_categories.insert(id, "");
+    m_categories.insert(id.utf8(), "");
 }
 
 void MyMoneyTransactionFilter::setDateFilter(const TQDate& from, const TQDate& to)
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ void MyMoneyTransactionFilter::setAmountFilter(const MyMoneyMoney& from, const M
 void MyMoneyTransactionFilter::addPayee(const TQString& id)
 {
   if(!m_payees.isEmpty() && !id.isEmpty()) {
-    if(m_payees.find(id) != 0)
+    if(m_payees.find(id.utf8()) != 0)
       return;
   }
   if(m_payees.count() >= m_payees.size()*2) {
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ void MyMoneyTransactionFilter::addPayee(const TQString& id)
   }
   m_filterSet.singleFilter.payeeFilter = 1;
   if(!id.isEmpty())
-    m_payees.insert(id, "");
+    m_payees.insert(id.utf8(), "");
 }
 
 void MyMoneyTransactionFilter::addType(const int type)
@@ -336,7 +336,7 @@ bool MyMoneyTransactionFilter::match(const MyMoneyTransaction& transaction)
             // check if the split references one of the categories in the list
             if(m_filterSet.singleFilter.categoryFilter) {
               if(m_categories.count() > 0) {
-                if(m_categories.find(sp->accountId())) {
+                if(m_categories.find(sp->accountId().utf8())) {
                   categoryMatched = true;
                   removeSplit = 0;
                 }
@@ -351,7 +351,7 @@ bool MyMoneyTransactionFilter::match(const MyMoneyTransaction& transaction)
             // check if the split references one of the accounts in the list
             if(m_filterSet.singleFilter.accountFilter) {
               if(m_accounts.count() > 0) {
-                if(m_accounts.find(sp->accountId())) {
+                if(m_accounts.find(sp->accountId().utf8())) {
                   accountMatched = true;
                   removeSplit = 0;
                 }
@@ -365,7 +365,7 @@ bool MyMoneyTransactionFilter::match(const MyMoneyTransaction& transaction)
       } else {
         if(m_filterSet.singleFilter.accountFilter) {
           if(m_accounts.count() > 0) {
-            if(m_accounts.find(sp->accountId())) {
+            if(m_accounts.find(sp->accountId().utf8())) {
               accountMatched = true;
               removeSplit = 0;
             }
@@ -424,7 +424,7 @@ bool MyMoneyTransactionFilter::match(const MyMoneyTransaction& transaction)
         // check the payee list
         if(!removeSplit && m_filterSet.singleFilter.payeeFilter) {
           if(m_payees.count() > 0) {
-            if(sp->payeeId().isEmpty() || !m_payees.find(sp->payeeId()))
+            if(sp->payeeId().isEmpty() || !m_payees.find(sp->payeeId().utf8()))
               removeSplit = sp;
           } else if(!sp->payeeId().isEmpty())
               removeSplit = sp;
@@ -548,17 +548,17 @@ MyMoneyTransactionFilter::validityOptionE MyMoneyTransactionFilter::validTransac
 
 bool MyMoneyTransactionFilter::includesCategory( const TQString& cat ) const
 {
-  return (! m_filterSet.singleFilter.categoryFilter) || m_categories.find( cat );
+  return (! m_filterSet.singleFilter.categoryFilter) || m_categories.find( cat.utf8() );
 }
 
 bool MyMoneyTransactionFilter::includesAccount( const TQString& acc ) const
 {
-  return (! m_filterSet.singleFilter.accountFilter) || m_accounts.find( acc );
+  return (! m_filterSet.singleFilter.accountFilter) || m_accounts.find( acc.utf8() );
 }
 
 bool MyMoneyTransactionFilter::includesPayee( const TQString& pye ) const
 {
-  return (! m_filterSet.singleFilter.payeeFilter) || m_payees.find( pye );
+  return (! m_filterSet.singleFilter.payeeFilter) || m_payees.find( pye.utf8() );
 }
 
 bool MyMoneyTransactionFilter::dateFilter( TQDate& from, TQDate& to ) const
@@ -848,14 +848,14 @@ bool MyMoneyTransactionFilter::translateDateRange(dateOptionE id, TQDate& start,
 
 void MyMoneyTransactionFilter::removeReference(const TQString& id)
 {
-  if(m_accounts.find(id)) {
+  if(m_accounts.find(id.utf8())) {
     tqDebug(TQString("Remove account '%1' from report").arg(id));
-    m_accounts.remove(id);
-  } else if(m_categories.find(id)) {
+    m_accounts.remove(id.utf8());
+  } else if(m_categories.find(id.utf8())) {
     tqDebug(TQString("Remove category '%1' from report").arg(id));
-    m_categories.remove(id);
-  } else if(m_payees.find(id)) {
+    m_categories.remove(id.utf8());
+  } else if(m_payees.find(id.utf8())) {
     tqDebug(TQString("Remove payee '%1' from report").arg(id));
-    m_payees.remove(id);
+    m_payees.remove(id.utf8());
   }
 }
diff --git a/kmymoney2/mymoney/mymoneyutils.cpp b/kmymoney2/mymoney/mymoneyutils.cpp
index 49d5cac..93700af 100644
--- a/kmymoney2/mymoney/mymoneyutils.cpp
+++ b/kmymoney2/mymoney/mymoneyutils.cpp
@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ unsigned long extractId(const TQString& txt)
 
   pos = txt.find(TQRegExp("\\d+"), 0);
   if(pos != -1) {
-    rc = atol(txt.mid(pos));
+    rc = txt.mid(pos).toLong();
   }
   return rc;
 }
diff --git a/kmymoney2/mymoney/storage/mymoneydatabasemgrtest.cpp b/kmymoney2/mymoney/storage/mymoneydatabasemgrtest.cpp
index 08403f2..2c8307c 100644
--- a/kmymoney2/mymoney/storage/mymoneydatabasemgrtest.cpp
+++ b/kmymoney2/mymoney/storage/mymoneydatabasemgrtest.cpp
@@ -566,7 +566,7 @@ void MyMoneyDatabaseMgrTest::testReparentAccount() {
     CPPUNIT_ASSERT(m->account(ex1.id()).accountCount() == 2);
     CPPUNIT_ASSERT(ex3.parentAccountId() == ex1.id());
   } catch (MyMoneyException *e) {
-    std::cout << std::endl << e->what() << std::endl;
+    std::cout << std::endl << e->what().local8Bit() << std::endl;
     delete e;
     CPPUNIT_FAIL("Unexpected exception");
   }
@@ -763,7 +763,7 @@ void MyMoneyDatabaseMgrTest::testCopyBudget() {
     CPPUNIT_ASSERT(testBudget.budgetStart() == newBudget.budgetStart());
     CPPUNIT_ASSERT(testBudget.name() == newBudget.name());
   } catch (TQString& s) {
-    std::cout << "Error in testCopyBudget(): " << s << std::endl;
+    std::cout << "Error in testCopyBudget(): " << s.local8Bit() << std::endl;
     CPPUNIT_ASSERT(false);
   }
 }
diff --git a/kmymoney2/mymoney/storage/mymoneyseqaccessmgr.cpp b/kmymoney2/mymoney/storage/mymoneyseqaccessmgr.cpp
index 869e2e4..f1420dc 100644
--- a/kmymoney2/mymoney/storage/mymoneyseqaccessmgr.cpp
+++ b/kmymoney2/mymoney/storage/mymoneyseqaccessmgr.cpp
@@ -1025,7 +1025,7 @@ void MyMoneySeqAccessMgr::loadAccounts(const TQMap<TQString, MyMoneyAccount>& ma
 
   int pos = lastId.find(TQRegExp("\\d+"), 0);
   if(pos != -1) {
-    m_nextAccountID = atol(lastId.mid(pos));
+    m_nextAccountID = lastId.mid(pos).toLong();
   }
 }
 
@@ -1048,7 +1048,7 @@ void MyMoneySeqAccessMgr::loadTransactions(const TQMap<TQString, MyMoneyTransact
 
   int pos = lastId.find(TQRegExp("\\d+"), 0);
   if(pos != -1) {
-    m_nextTransactionID = atol(lastId.mid(pos));
+    m_nextTransactionID = lastId.mid(pos).toLong();
   }
 }
 
@@ -1066,7 +1066,7 @@ void MyMoneySeqAccessMgr::loadInstitutions(const TQMap<TQString, MyMoneyInstitut
 
   int pos = lastId.find(TQRegExp("\\d+"), 0);
   if(pos != -1) {
-    m_nextInstitutionID = atol(lastId.mid(pos));
+    m_nextInstitutionID = lastId.mid(pos).toLong();
   }
 }
 
@@ -1087,7 +1087,7 @@ void MyMoneySeqAccessMgr::loadPayees(const TQMap<TQString, MyMoneyPayee>& map)
 
   int pos = lastId.find(TQRegExp("\\d+"), 0);
   if(pos != -1) {
-    m_nextPayeeID = atol(lastId.mid(pos));
+    m_nextPayeeID = lastId.mid(pos).toLong();
   }
 }
 
@@ -1105,7 +1105,7 @@ void MyMoneySeqAccessMgr::loadSecurities(const TQMap<TQString, MyMoneySecurity>&
 
   int pos = lastId.find(TQRegExp("\\d+"), 0);
   if(pos != -1) {
-    m_nextSecurityID = atol(lastId.mid(pos));
+    m_nextSecurityID = lastId.mid(pos).toLong();
   }
 }
 
@@ -1329,7 +1329,7 @@ void MyMoneySeqAccessMgr::loadSchedules(const TQMap<TQString, MyMoneySchedule>&
 
   int pos = lastId.find(TQRegExp("\\d+"), 0);
   if(pos != -1) {
-    m_nextScheduleID = atol(lastId.mid(pos));
+    m_nextScheduleID = lastId.mid(pos).toLong();
   }
 }
 
@@ -1531,7 +1531,7 @@ void MyMoneySeqAccessMgr::loadReports(const TQMap<TQString, MyMoneyReport>& map)
 
   int pos = lastId.find(TQRegExp("\\d+"), 0);
   if(pos != -1) {
-    m_nextReportID = atol(lastId.mid(pos));
+    m_nextReportID = lastId.mid(pos).toLong();
   }
 }
 
@@ -1605,7 +1605,7 @@ void MyMoneySeqAccessMgr::loadBudgets(const TQMap<TQString, MyMoneyBudget>& map)
 
   int pos = lastId.find(TQRegExp("\\d+"), 0);
   if(pos != -1) {
-    m_nextBudgetID = atol(lastId.mid(pos));
+    m_nextBudgetID = lastId.mid(pos).toLong();
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/kmymoney2/mymoney/storage/mymoneyseqaccessmgrtest.cpp b/kmymoney2/mymoney/storage/mymoneyseqaccessmgrtest.cpp
index c2f48cf..99f517e 100644
--- a/kmymoney2/mymoney/storage/mymoneyseqaccessmgrtest.cpp
+++ b/kmymoney2/mymoney/storage/mymoneyseqaccessmgrtest.cpp
@@ -486,7 +486,7 @@ void MyMoneySeqAccessMgrTest::testReparentAccount() {
 		CPPUNIT_ASSERT(m->account(ex1.id()).accountCount() == 2);
 		CPPUNIT_ASSERT(ex3.parentAccountId() == ex1.id());
 	} catch (MyMoneyException *e) {
-		std::cout << std::endl << e->what() << std::endl;
+		std::cout << std::endl << e->what().local8Bit() << std::endl;
 		delete e;
 		CPPUNIT_FAIL("Unexpected exception");
 	}
diff --git a/kmymoney2/mymoney/storage/mymoneystoragesql.cpp b/kmymoney2/mymoney/storage/mymoneystoragesql.cpp
index 1b8e694..e5914bb 100644
--- a/kmymoney2/mymoney/storage/mymoneystoragesql.cpp
+++ b/kmymoney2/mymoney/storage/mymoneystoragesql.cpp
@@ -64,10 +64,10 @@ MyMoneySqlQuery::MyMoneySqlQuery (MyMoneyStorageSql*  db)
 }
 
 bool MyMoneySqlQuery::exec () {
-  TRACE(TQString("start sql - %1").arg(lastQuery()));
+  TRACE(TQString("start sql - %1").arg(lastQuery()).local8Bit());
   bool rc = TQSqlQuery::exec();
   TQString msg("end sql\n%1\n***Query returned %2, row count %3");
-  TRACE (msg.arg(TQSqlQuery::executedQuery()).arg(rc).arg(numRowsAffected()));
+  TRACE(msg.arg(TQSqlQuery::executedQuery()).arg(rc).arg(numRowsAffected()).local8Bit());
   //DBG (TQString("%1\n***Query returned %2, row count %3").arg(TQSqlQuery::executedQuery()).arg(rc).arg(size()));
   return (rc);
 }
diff --git a/kmymoney2/plugins/ofximport/dialogs/konlinebankingsetupwizard.cpp b/kmymoney2/plugins/ofximport/dialogs/konlinebankingsetupwizard.cpp
index c1c0324..2e783f5 100644
--- a/kmymoney2/plugins/ofximport/dialogs/konlinebankingsetupwizard.cpp
+++ b/kmymoney2/plugins/ofximport/dialogs/konlinebankingsetupwizard.cpp
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ bool KOnlineBankingSetupWizard::finishLoginPage(void)
     ofx_set_account_cb(ctx, ofxAccountCallback, this);
     ofx_set_status_cb(ctx, ofxStatusCallback, this);
     // Add resulting accounts to the account list
-    libofx_proc_file(ctx, filename.path(), AUTODETECT);
+    libofx_proc_file(ctx, filename.path().local8Bit(), AUTODETECT);
     libofx_free_context(ctx);
 
     ++m_it_info;
diff --git a/kmymoney2/plugins/ofximport/ofxpartner.cpp b/kmymoney2/plugins/ofximport/ofxpartner.cpp
index 5ae2f1b..42ea560 100644
--- a/kmymoney2/plugins/ofximport/ofxpartner.cpp
+++ b/kmymoney2/plugins/ofximport/ofxpartner.cpp
@@ -360,7 +360,7 @@ void OfxHttpsRequest::slotOfxFinished(TDEIO::Job* /* e */)
   int error = m_job->error();
   if ( error ) {
     m_job->showErrorDialog();
-    unlink(m_dst.path());
+    unlink(m_dst.path().local8Bit());
 
   } else if ( m_job->isErrorPage() ) {
     TQString details;
@@ -374,7 +374,7 @@ void OfxHttpsRequest::slotOfxFinished(TDEIO::Job* /* e */)
       f.close();
     }
     KMessageBox::detailedSorry( 0, i18n("The HTTP request failed."), details, i18n("Failed") );
-    unlink(m_dst.path());
+    unlink(m_dst.path().local8Bit());
   }
 
   tqApp->exit_loop();
@@ -414,7 +414,7 @@ OfxHttpRequest::OfxHttpRequest(const TQString& type, const KURL &url, const TQBy
 
   if(m_error != TQHttp::NoError) {
     KMessageBox::error(0, errorMsg, i18n("OFX setup error"));
-    unlink(dst.path());
+    unlink(dst.path().local8Bit());
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/kmymoney2/reports/objectinfotable.cpp b/kmymoney2/reports/objectinfotable.cpp
index 75ed019..1e80538 100644
--- a/kmymoney2/reports/objectinfotable.cpp
+++ b/kmymoney2/reports/objectinfotable.cpp
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ void ObjectInfoTable::constructScheduleTable ( void )
       scheduleRow["name"] = schedule.name();
       scheduleRow["nextduedate"] = schedule.nextDueDate().toString ( Qt::ISODate );
       scheduleRow["type"] = KMyMoneyUtils::scheduleTypeToString ( schedule.type() );
-      scheduleRow["occurence"] = i18n( schedule.occurenceToString() );
+      scheduleRow["occurence"] = i18n(schedule.occurenceToString().utf8());
       scheduleRow["paymenttype"] = KMyMoneyUtils::paymentMethodToString ( schedule.paymentType() );
 
       //scheduleRow["category"] = account.name();
diff --git a/kmymoney2/reports/pivottable.cpp b/kmymoney2/reports/pivottable.cpp
index 6035d20..3deb988 100644
--- a/kmymoney2/reports/pivottable.cpp
+++ b/kmymoney2/reports/pivottable.cpp
@@ -1636,7 +1636,7 @@ TQString PivotTable::renderHTML( void ) const
 
       for(unsigned i = 0; i < m_rowTypeList.size(); ++i) {
         result += TQString("<td%2>%1</td>")
-            .arg(i18n( m_columnTypeHeaderList[i] ))
+            .arg(i18n(m_columnTypeHeaderList[i].utf8()))
             .arg(i == 0 ? lb : TQString() );
       }
       column++;
@@ -1644,7 +1644,7 @@ TQString PivotTable::renderHTML( void ) const
     if ( m_config_f.isShowingRowTotals() ) {
       for(unsigned i = 0; i < m_rowTypeList.size(); ++i) {
         result += TQString("<td%2>%1</td>")
-            .arg(i18n( m_columnTypeHeaderList[i] ))
+            .arg(i18n(m_columnTypeHeaderList[i].utf8()))
             .arg(i == 0 ? leftborder : TQString() );
       }
     }
diff --git a/kmymoney2/views/khomeview.cpp b/kmymoney2/views/khomeview.cpp
index 86157f4..8b98b2a 100644
--- a/kmymoney2/views/khomeview.cpp
+++ b/kmymoney2/views/khomeview.cpp
@@ -636,7 +636,7 @@ void KHomeView::showPaymentEntry(const MyMoneySchedule& sched, int cnt)
 
   try {
     MyMoneyAccount acc = sched.account();
-    if(acc.id()) {
+    if(!acc.id().isEmpty()) {
       MyMoneyTransaction t = sched.transaction();
       // only show the entry, if it is still active
       // FIXME clean old code
@@ -1177,7 +1177,7 @@ void KHomeView::slotOpenURL(const KURL &url, const KParts::URLArgs& /* args */)
     } else if(view == "action") {
       TDEMainWindow* mw = dynamic_cast<TDEMainWindow*>(tqApp->mainWidget());
       TQ_CHECK_PTR(mw);
-      TQTimer::singleShot(0, mw->actionCollection()->action( id ), TQT_SLOT(activate()));
+      TQTimer::singleShot(0, mw->actionCollection()->action(id.utf8()), TQT_SLOT(activate()));
 
     } else if(view == VIEW_HOME) {
       TQValueList<MyMoneyAccount> list;
@@ -1653,7 +1653,7 @@ void KHomeView::showCashFlowSummary()
     }
 
     MyMoneyAccount acc = (*sched_it).account();
-    if(acc.id()) {
+    if(!acc.id().isEmpty()) {
       MyMoneyTransaction transaction = (*sched_it).transaction();
       // only show the entry, if it is still active
 
diff --git a/kmymoney2/views/kmymoneyview.cpp b/kmymoney2/views/kmymoneyview.cpp
index 696e09f..6932a1b 100644
--- a/kmymoney2/views/kmymoneyview.cpp
+++ b/kmymoney2/views/kmymoneyview.cpp
@@ -1150,7 +1150,7 @@ bool KMyMoneyView::saveFile(const KURL& url, const TQString& keyList)
           throw new MYMONEYEXCEPTION(i18n("Unable to write changes to '%1'").arg(filename));
         }
       }
-      chown(filename, static_cast<uid_t>(-1), gid);
+      chown(filename.local8Bit(), static_cast<uid_t>(-1), gid);
     } else {
       KTempFile tmpfile;
       saveToLocalFile(tmpfile.file(), pWriter, plaintext, keyList);
diff --git a/kmymoney2/views/kreportsview.cpp b/kmymoney2/views/kreportsview.cpp
index fbadc58..386e56f 100644
--- a/kmymoney2/views/kreportsview.cpp
+++ b/kmymoney2/views/kreportsview.cpp
@@ -549,10 +549,10 @@ void KReportsView::slotOpenURL(const KURL &url, const KParts::URLArgs& /* args *
     else if ( command == "delete" )
       slotDelete();
     else
-      tqDebug("Unknown command '%s' in KReportsView::slotOpenURL()", static_cast<const char*>(command));
+      tqDebug(TQString("Unknown command '%1' in KReportsView::slotOpenURL()").arg(command));
 
   } else {
-    tqDebug("Unknown view '%s' in KReportsView::slotOpenURL()", view.latin1());
+    tqDebug(TQString("Unknown view '%1' in KReportsView::slotOpenURL()").arg(view));
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/kmymoney2/views/kscheduledlistitem.cpp b/kmymoney2/views/kscheduledlistitem.cpp
index c96fab7..3e30f8e 100644
--- a/kmymoney2/views/kscheduledlistitem.cpp
+++ b/kmymoney2/views/kscheduledlistitem.cpp
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ KScheduledListItem::KScheduledListItem(KScheduledListItem *parent, const MyMoney
     else
       setText(4, TDEGlobal::locale()->formatDate(schedule.adjustedNextDueDate(), true));
 
-    setText(5, i18n(schedule.occurenceToString()));
+    setText(5, i18n(schedule.occurenceToString().utf8()));
     setText(6, KMyMoneyUtils::paymentMethodToString(schedule.paymentType()));
   }
   catch (MyMoneyException *e)
diff --git a/kmymoney2/widgets/kmymoneybriefschedule.cpp b/kmymoney2/widgets/kmymoneybriefschedule.cpp
index 53085f0..0c89162 100644
--- a/kmymoney2/widgets/kmymoneybriefschedule.cpp
+++ b/kmymoney2/widgets/kmymoneybriefschedule.cpp
@@ -114,12 +114,12 @@ void KMyMoneyBriefSchedule::loadSchedule()
                 .arg(TDEGlobal::locale()->formatDate(m_date, true))
                 .arg(amount.formatMoney(sched.account().fraction()))
                 .arg(TQString::number(transactions))
-                .arg(i18n(sched.occurenceToString()));
+                .arg(i18n(sched.occurenceToString().utf8()));
       } else {
         text = i18n("Payment on %1 for %2 occuring %4.")
                 .arg(TDEGlobal::locale()->formatDate(m_date, true))
                 .arg(amount.formatMoney(sched.account().fraction()))
-                .arg(i18n(sched.occurenceToString()));
+                .arg(i18n(sched.occurenceToString().utf8()));
       }
 
       if (m_date < TQDate::currentDate())
diff --git a/kmymoney2/widgets/kmymoneycombo.cpp b/kmymoney2/widgets/kmymoneycombo.cpp
index a9c698b..9695a60 100644
--- a/kmymoney2/widgets/kmymoneycombo.cpp
+++ b/kmymoney2/widgets/kmymoneycombo.cpp
@@ -741,33 +741,33 @@ MyMoneySchedule::occurenceE KMyMoneyOccurenceCombo::currentItem(void) const
 KMyMoneyOccurencePeriodCombo::KMyMoneyOccurencePeriodCombo(TQWidget* parent, const char* name) :
   KMyMoneyOccurenceCombo(parent, name)
 {
-  insertItem(i18n(MyMoneySchedule::occurencePeriodToString(MyMoneySchedule::OCCUR_ONCE)), MyMoneySchedule::OCCUR_ONCE);
-  insertItem(i18n(MyMoneySchedule::occurencePeriodToString(MyMoneySchedule::OCCUR_DAILY)), MyMoneySchedule::OCCUR_DAILY);
-  insertItem(i18n(MyMoneySchedule::occurencePeriodToString(MyMoneySchedule::OCCUR_WEEKLY)), MyMoneySchedule::OCCUR_WEEKLY);
-  insertItem(i18n(MyMoneySchedule::occurencePeriodToString(MyMoneySchedule::OCCUR_EVERYHALFMONTH)), MyMoneySchedule::OCCUR_EVERYHALFMONTH);
-  insertItem(i18n(MyMoneySchedule::occurencePeriodToString(MyMoneySchedule::OCCUR_MONTHLY)), MyMoneySchedule::OCCUR_MONTHLY);
-  insertItem(i18n(MyMoneySchedule::occurencePeriodToString(MyMoneySchedule::OCCUR_YEARLY)), MyMoneySchedule::OCCUR_YEARLY);
+  insertItem(i18n(MyMoneySchedule::occurencePeriodToString(MyMoneySchedule::OCCUR_ONCE).utf8()), MyMoneySchedule::OCCUR_ONCE);
+  insertItem(i18n(MyMoneySchedule::occurencePeriodToString(MyMoneySchedule::OCCUR_DAILY).utf8()), MyMoneySchedule::OCCUR_DAILY);
+  insertItem(i18n(MyMoneySchedule::occurencePeriodToString(MyMoneySchedule::OCCUR_WEEKLY).utf8()), MyMoneySchedule::OCCUR_WEEKLY);
+  insertItem(i18n(MyMoneySchedule::occurencePeriodToString(MyMoneySchedule::OCCUR_EVERYHALFMONTH).utf8()), MyMoneySchedule::OCCUR_EVERYHALFMONTH);
+  insertItem(i18n(MyMoneySchedule::occurencePeriodToString(MyMoneySchedule::OCCUR_MONTHLY).utf8()), MyMoneySchedule::OCCUR_MONTHLY);
+  insertItem(i18n(MyMoneySchedule::occurencePeriodToString(MyMoneySchedule::OCCUR_YEARLY).utf8()), MyMoneySchedule::OCCUR_YEARLY);
 }
 
 KMyMoneyFrequencyCombo::KMyMoneyFrequencyCombo(TQWidget* parent, const char* name) :
   KMyMoneyOccurenceCombo(parent, name)
 {
-  insertItem(i18n(MyMoneySchedule::occurenceToString(MyMoneySchedule::OCCUR_ONCE)), MyMoneySchedule::OCCUR_ONCE);
-  insertItem(i18n(MyMoneySchedule::occurenceToString(MyMoneySchedule::OCCUR_DAILY)), MyMoneySchedule::OCCUR_DAILY);
-  insertItem(i18n(MyMoneySchedule::occurenceToString(MyMoneySchedule::OCCUR_WEEKLY)), MyMoneySchedule::OCCUR_WEEKLY);
-  insertItem(i18n(MyMoneySchedule::occurenceToString(MyMoneySchedule::OCCUR_EVERYOTHERWEEK)), MyMoneySchedule::OCCUR_EVERYOTHERWEEK);
-  insertItem(i18n(MyMoneySchedule::occurenceToString(MyMoneySchedule::OCCUR_EVERYHALFMONTH)), MyMoneySchedule::OCCUR_EVERYHALFMONTH);
-  insertItem(i18n(MyMoneySchedule::occurenceToString(MyMoneySchedule::OCCUR_EVERYTHREEWEEKS)), MyMoneySchedule::OCCUR_EVERYTHREEWEEKS);
-  insertItem(i18n(MyMoneySchedule::occurenceToString(MyMoneySchedule::OCCUR_EVERYTHIRTYDAYS)), MyMoneySchedule::OCCUR_EVERYTHIRTYDAYS);
-  insertItem(i18n(MyMoneySchedule::occurenceToString(MyMoneySchedule::OCCUR_EVERYFOURWEEKS)), MyMoneySchedule::OCCUR_EVERYFOURWEEKS);
-  insertItem(i18n(MyMoneySchedule::occurenceToString(MyMoneySchedule::OCCUR_MONTHLY)), MyMoneySchedule::OCCUR_MONTHLY);
-  insertItem(i18n(MyMoneySchedule::occurenceToString(MyMoneySchedule::OCCUR_EVERYEIGHTWEEKS)), MyMoneySchedule::OCCUR_EVERYEIGHTWEEKS);
-  insertItem(i18n(MyMoneySchedule::occurenceToString(MyMoneySchedule::OCCUR_EVERYOTHERMONTH)), MyMoneySchedule::OCCUR_EVERYOTHERMONTH);
-  insertItem(i18n(MyMoneySchedule::occurenceToString(MyMoneySchedule::OCCUR_EVERYTHREEMONTHS)), MyMoneySchedule::OCCUR_EVERYTHREEMONTHS);
-  insertItem(i18n(MyMoneySchedule::occurenceToString(MyMoneySchedule::OCCUR_EVERYFOURMONTHS)), MyMoneySchedule::OCCUR_EVERYFOURMONTHS);
-  insertItem(i18n(MyMoneySchedule::occurenceToString(MyMoneySchedule::OCCUR_TWICEYEARLY)), MyMoneySchedule::OCCUR_TWICEYEARLY);
-  insertItem(i18n(MyMoneySchedule::occurenceToString(MyMoneySchedule::OCCUR_YEARLY)), MyMoneySchedule::OCCUR_YEARLY);
-  insertItem(i18n(MyMoneySchedule::occurenceToString(MyMoneySchedule::OCCUR_EVERYOTHERYEAR)), MyMoneySchedule::OCCUR_EVERYOTHERYEAR);
+  insertItem(i18n(MyMoneySchedule::occurenceToString(MyMoneySchedule::OCCUR_ONCE).utf8()), MyMoneySchedule::OCCUR_ONCE);
+  insertItem(i18n(MyMoneySchedule::occurenceToString(MyMoneySchedule::OCCUR_DAILY).utf8()), MyMoneySchedule::OCCUR_DAILY);
+  insertItem(i18n(MyMoneySchedule::occurenceToString(MyMoneySchedule::OCCUR_WEEKLY).utf8()), MyMoneySchedule::OCCUR_WEEKLY);
+  insertItem(i18n(MyMoneySchedule::occurenceToString(MyMoneySchedule::OCCUR_EVERYOTHERWEEK).utf8()), MyMoneySchedule::OCCUR_EVERYOTHERWEEK);
+  insertItem(i18n(MyMoneySchedule::occurenceToString(MyMoneySchedule::OCCUR_EVERYHALFMONTH).utf8()), MyMoneySchedule::OCCUR_EVERYHALFMONTH);
+  insertItem(i18n(MyMoneySchedule::occurenceToString(MyMoneySchedule::OCCUR_EVERYTHREEWEEKS).utf8()), MyMoneySchedule::OCCUR_EVERYTHREEWEEKS);
+  insertItem(i18n(MyMoneySchedule::occurenceToString(MyMoneySchedule::OCCUR_EVERYTHIRTYDAYS).utf8()), MyMoneySchedule::OCCUR_EVERYTHIRTYDAYS);
+  insertItem(i18n(MyMoneySchedule::occurenceToString(MyMoneySchedule::OCCUR_EVERYFOURWEEKS).utf8()), MyMoneySchedule::OCCUR_EVERYFOURWEEKS);
+  insertItem(i18n(MyMoneySchedule::occurenceToString(MyMoneySchedule::OCCUR_MONTHLY).utf8()), MyMoneySchedule::OCCUR_MONTHLY);
+  insertItem(i18n(MyMoneySchedule::occurenceToString(MyMoneySchedule::OCCUR_EVERYEIGHTWEEKS).utf8()), MyMoneySchedule::OCCUR_EVERYEIGHTWEEKS);
+  insertItem(i18n(MyMoneySchedule::occurenceToString(MyMoneySchedule::OCCUR_EVERYOTHERMONTH).utf8()), MyMoneySchedule::OCCUR_EVERYOTHERMONTH);
+  insertItem(i18n(MyMoneySchedule::occurenceToString(MyMoneySchedule::OCCUR_EVERYTHREEMONTHS).utf8()), MyMoneySchedule::OCCUR_EVERYTHREEMONTHS);
+  insertItem(i18n(MyMoneySchedule::occurenceToString(MyMoneySchedule::OCCUR_EVERYFOURMONTHS).utf8()), MyMoneySchedule::OCCUR_EVERYFOURMONTHS);
+  insertItem(i18n(MyMoneySchedule::occurenceToString(MyMoneySchedule::OCCUR_TWICEYEARLY).utf8()), MyMoneySchedule::OCCUR_TWICEYEARLY);
+  insertItem(i18n(MyMoneySchedule::occurenceToString(MyMoneySchedule::OCCUR_YEARLY).utf8()), MyMoneySchedule::OCCUR_YEARLY);
+  insertItem(i18n(MyMoneySchedule::occurenceToString(MyMoneySchedule::OCCUR_EVERYOTHERYEAR).utf8()), MyMoneySchedule::OCCUR_EVERYOTHERYEAR);
 }
 
 int KMyMoneyFrequencyCombo::daysBetweenEvents(void) const
diff --git a/kmymoney2/widgets/register.cpp b/kmymoney2/widgets/register.cpp
index 5952227..b52dff4 100644
--- a/kmymoney2/widgets/register.cpp
+++ b/kmymoney2/widgets/register.cpp
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ bool ItemPtrVector::item_cmp(RegisterItem* i1, RegisterItem* i2)
         break;
 
       case EntryOrderSort:
-        rc = qstrcmp(i1->sortEntryOrder(), i2->sortEntryOrder());
+        rc = TQString::compare(i1->sortEntryOrder(), i2->sortEntryOrder());
         break;
 
       case TypeSort:
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ bool ItemPtrVector::item_cmp(RegisterItem* i1, RegisterItem* i2)
   }
 
   if(rc == 0) {
-    rc = qstrcmp(i1->sortEntryOrder(), i2->sortEntryOrder());
+    rc = TQString::compare(i1->sortEntryOrder(), i2->sortEntryOrder());
   }
 
   return rc < 0;
@@ -1853,7 +1853,7 @@ void Register::slotEnsureItemVisible(void)
 TransactionSortField KMyMoneyRegister::textToSortOrder(const TQString& text)
 {
   for(int idx = 1; idx < static_cast<int>(MaxSortFields); ++idx) {
-    if(text == i18n(sortOrderText[idx])) {
+    if(text == i18n(sortOrderText[idx].utf8())) {
       return static_cast<TransactionSortField>(idx);
     }
   }
@@ -1864,7 +1864,7 @@ const TQString KMyMoneyRegister::sortOrderToText(TransactionSortField idx)
 {
   if(idx < PostDateSort || idx >= MaxSortFields)
     idx = UnknownSort;
-  return i18n(sortOrderText[idx]);
+  return i18n(sortOrderText[idx].utf8());
 }
 
 TQString Register::text(int /*row*/, int /*col*/) const