diff --git a/ftk/src/ftk.h b/ftk/src/ftk.h
index dabf3dc..5157438 100644
--- a/ftk/src/ftk.h
+++ b/ftk/src/ftk.h
@@ -1992,7 +1992,7 @@
 		virtual RCODE FLMAPI getThreadName(
 			FLMUINT					uiThreadId,
 			char *					pszThreadName,
-			FLMUINT *				puiLength);
+			FLMUINT *				puiLength) = 0;
 	
 		virtual FLMUINT FLMAPI getThreadGroupCount(
 			FLMUINT					uiThreadGroup) = 0;
diff --git a/ftk/src/ftkmisc.cpp b/ftk/src/ftkmisc.cpp
index 05d048c..161b019 100644
--- a/ftk/src/ftkmisc.cpp
+++ b/ftk/src/ftkmisc.cpp
@@ -102,8 +102,8 @@ RCODE FLMAPI ftkStartup( void)
 	// Sanity check -- make sure we are using the correct
 	// byte-swap macros for this platform
 
-	flmAssert( FB2UD( "\x0A\x0B\x0C\x0D") == 0x0D0C0B0A);
-	flmAssert( FB2UW( "\x0A\x0B") == 0x0B0A);
+	flmAssert( FB2UD( (FLMBYTE *)"\x0A\x0B\x0C\x0D") == 0x0D0C0B0A);
+	flmAssert( FB2UW( (FLMBYTE *)"\x0A\x0B") == 0x0B0A);
 
 #if defined( FLM_RING_ZERO_NLM)
 	if( RC_BAD( rc = f_netwareStartup()))