diff --git a/pgadmin/agent/pgaJob.cpp b/pgadmin/agent/pgaJob.cpp
index 20b77b7..8d4b431 100644
--- a/pgadmin/agent/pgaJob.cpp
+++ b/pgadmin/agent/pgaJob.cpp
@@ -349,7 +349,9 @@ runNowFactory::runNowFactory(menuFactoryList *list, wxMenu *mnu, ctlMenuToolbar
 wxWindow *runNowFactory::StartDialog(frmMain *form, pgObject *obj)
 {
 	if (!((pgaJob *)(obj))->RunNow())
+	{
 		wxLogError(_("Failed to reschedule the job."));
+	}
 
 	form->Refresh(obj);
 
diff --git a/pgadmin/ctl/calbox.cpp b/pgadmin/ctl/calbox.cpp
index cca5b11..0443e08 100644
--- a/pgadmin/ctl/calbox.cpp
+++ b/pgadmin/ctl/calbox.cpp
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ bool wxCalendarBox::Create(wxWindow *parent,
 	m_dlg->SetFont(GetFont());
 
 	wxPanel *panel = new wxPanel(m_dlg, CTRLID_PAN, wxPoint(0, 0), wxDefaultSize, wxSUNKEN_BORDER | wxCLIP_CHILDREN);
-	m_cal = new wxCalendarCtrl(panel, CTRLID_CAL, wxDefaultDateTime, wxPoint(0, 0), wxDefaultSize, wxSUNKEN_BORDER);
+	m_cal = new pgCompatCalendarCtrl(panel, CTRLID_CAL, wxDefaultDateTime, wxPoint(0, 0), wxDefaultSize, wxSUNKEN_BORDER);
 	m_cal->Connect(CTRLID_CAL, CTRLID_CAL, wxEVT_CALENDAR_SEL_CHANGED, wxCalendarEventHandler(wxCalendarBox::OnSelChange), 0, this);
 	m_cal->Connect(wxID_ANY, wxID_ANY, wxEVT_KEY_DOWN, wxKeyEventHandler(wxCalendarBox::OnCalKey), 0, this);
 	m_cal->Connect(CTRLID_CAL, CTRLID_CAL, wxEVT_CALENDAR_DOUBLECLICKED, wxCalendarEventHandler(wxCalendarBox::OnSelChange), 0, this);
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ bool wxCalendarBox::SetFormat(const wxChar *fmt)
 	wxDateTime dt;
 	dt.ParseFormat(wxT("2003-10-13"), wxT("%Y-%m-%d"));
 	wxString str = dt.Format(fmt);
-	wxChar *p = (wxChar *)str.c_str();
+	const wxChar *p = (const wxChar*) str;
 
 	m_format = wxEmptyString;
 
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ bool wxCalendarBox::SetFormat(const wxChar *fmt)
 		wxChar c;
 		for (c = '0'; c <= '9'; c++)
 			valArray.Add(wxString(c, 1));
-		wxChar *p = (wxChar *)m_format.c_str();
+		const wxChar *p = (const wxChar*) m_format;
 		while (*p)
 		{
 			if (*p == '%')
@@ -448,7 +448,13 @@ void wxCalendarBox::OnSelChange(wxCalendarEvent &ev)
 	}
 	ev.SetEventObject(this);
 	ev.SetId(GetId());
+
+#if wxCHECK_VERSION(2, 9, 0)
+	GetParent()->GetEventHandler()->ProcessEvent(ev);
+#else
 	GetParent()->ProcessEvent(ev);
+#endif
+
 }
 
 
@@ -456,21 +462,35 @@ void wxCalendarBox::OnText(wxCommandEvent &ev)
 {
 	ev.SetEventObject(this);
 	ev.SetId(GetId());
+
+#if wxCHECK_VERSION(2, 9, 0)
+	GetParent()->GetEventHandler()->ProcessEvent(ev);
+#else
 	GetParent()->ProcessEvent(ev);
+#endif
 
 	// We'll create an additional event if the date is valid.
-	// If the date isn't valid, the user's probable in the middle of typing
+	// If the date isn't valid, the user's probably in the middle of typing
 	wxString txt = m_txt->GetValue();
 	wxDateTime dt;
 	if (!txt.IsEmpty())
 		dt.ParseFormat(txt, m_format);
 
+#if wxCHECK_VERSION(2, 9, 0)
+	wxCalendarEvent cev(m_cal, dt, wxEVT_CALENDAR_SEL_CHANGED);
+#else
 	wxCalendarEvent cev(m_cal, wxEVT_CALENDAR_SEL_CHANGED);
+	cev.SetDate(dt);
+#endif
 	cev.SetEventObject(this);
 	cev.SetId(GetId());
-	cev.SetDate(dt);
 
+#if wxCHECK_VERSION(2, 9, 0)
+	GetParent()->GetEventHandler()->ProcessEvent(cev);
+#else
 	GetParent()->ProcessEvent(cev);
+#endif
+
 }
 
 
diff --git a/pgadmin/ctl/ctlListView.cpp b/pgadmin/ctl/ctlListView.cpp
index 236d024..aff2223 100644
--- a/pgadmin/ctl/ctlListView.cpp
+++ b/pgadmin/ctl/ctlListView.cpp
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ wxString ctlListView::GetText(long row, long col)
 };
 
 
-void ctlListView::AddColumn(const wxChar *text, int size, int format)
+void ctlListView::AddColumn(const wxString &text, int size, int format)
 {
 	if (size == wxLIST_AUTOSIZE || size == wxLIST_AUTOSIZE_USEHEADER)
 	{
@@ -56,14 +56,14 @@ void ctlListView::AddColumn(const wxChar *text, int size, int format)
 }
 
 
-long ctlListView::AppendItem(int icon, const wxChar *val, const wxChar *val2, const wxChar *val3, const wxChar *val4)
+long ctlListView::AppendItem(int icon, const wxString &val, const wxString &val2, const wxString &val3, const wxString &val4)
 {
 	long pos = InsertItem(GetItemCount(), val, icon);
-	if (val2 && *val2)
+	if (!val2.IsEmpty())
 		SetItem(pos, 1, val2);
-	if (val3 && *val3)
+	if (!val3.IsEmpty())
 		SetItem(pos, 2, val3);
-	if (val4 && *val4)
+	if (!val4.IsEmpty())
 		SetItem(pos, 3, val4);
 
 	return pos;
diff --git a/pgadmin/ctl/ctlSQLBox.cpp b/pgadmin/ctl/ctlSQLBox.cpp
index b161331..9f5e165 100644
--- a/pgadmin/ctl/ctlSQLBox.cpp
+++ b/pgadmin/ctl/ctlSQLBox.cpp
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 #include "ctl/ctlSQLBox.h"
 #include "dlg/dlgFindReplace.h"
 #include "frm/menu.h"
+#include <wx/strconv.h>
 
 // Must be last for reasons I haven't fully grokked...
 #include <wx/regex.h>
@@ -703,14 +704,13 @@ char *pg_query_to_single_ordered_string(char *query, void *dbptr)
 }
 
 
-
 // Find some text in the document.
 CharacterRange ctlSQLBox::RegexFindText(int minPos, int maxPos, const wxString &text)
 {
 	TextToFind  ft;
 	ft.chrg.cpMin = minPos;
 	ft.chrg.cpMax = maxPos;
-	wxWX2MBbuf buf = (wxWX2MBbuf)wx2stc(text);
+	wxWX2MBbuf buf = text.mb_str(wxConvUTF8);
 	ft.lpstrText = (char *)(const char *)buf;
 
 	if (SendMsg(2150, wxSTC_FIND_REGEXP, (long)&ft) == -1)
@@ -721,3 +721,4 @@ CharacterRange ctlSQLBox::RegexFindText(int minPos, int maxPos, const wxString &
 
 	return ft.chrgText;
 }
+
diff --git a/pgadmin/ctl/explainShape.cpp b/pgadmin/ctl/explainShape.cpp
index 3da1fb7..411d0c3 100644
--- a/pgadmin/ctl/explainShape.cpp
+++ b/pgadmin/ctl/explainShape.cpp
@@ -382,7 +382,7 @@ ExplainShape *ExplainShape::Create(long level, ExplainShape *last, const wxStrin
 
 	if (costPos > 0)
 	{
-		wxChar *cl = (wxChar *)str.c_str() + costPos + 6;
+		wxChar *cl = const_cast<wxChar*>((const wxChar*)str + costPos + 6);
 		wxChar *ch = wxStrstr(cl, wxT(".."));
 		if (ch)
 		{
diff --git a/pgadmin/ctl/timespin.cpp b/pgadmin/ctl/timespin.cpp
index 56cd403..c9cf571 100644
--- a/pgadmin/ctl/timespin.cpp
+++ b/pgadmin/ctl/timespin.cpp
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ int wxTimeSpinCtrl::GetTimePart()
 {
 	wxString strAfter = m_txt->GetRange(m_txt->GetInsertionPoint(), 9999);
 	int cnt = 0;
-	wxChar *p = (wxChar *)strAfter.c_str();
+	const wxChar *p = (const wxChar*)strAfter;
 	while (*p)
 	{
 		if (*p++ == ':')
@@ -304,7 +304,12 @@ void wxTimeSpinCtrl::DoSpin(int diff)
 		wxSpinEvent ev;
 		ev.SetEventObject(this);
 		ev.SetId(GetId());
+
+#if wxCHECK_VERSION(2, 9, 0)
+		GetParent()->GetEventHandler()->ProcessEvent(ev);
+#else
 		GetParent()->ProcessEvent(ev);
+#endif
 	}
 }
 
@@ -317,7 +322,11 @@ void wxTimeSpinCtrl::OnText(wxCommandEvent &ev)
 		spinValue = time;
 		ev.SetEventObject(this);
 		ev.SetId(GetId());
+#if wxCHECK_VERSION(2, 9, 0)
+		GetParent()->GetEventHandler()->ProcessEvent(ev);
+#else
 		GetParent()->ProcessEvent(ev);
+#endif
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/pgadmin/db/pgConn.cpp b/pgadmin/db/pgConn.cpp
index b23f46b..4bd15ea 100644
--- a/pgadmin/db/pgConn.cpp
+++ b/pgadmin/db/pgConn.cpp
@@ -241,7 +241,9 @@ bool pgConn::DoConnect()
 
 			wxLogInfo(wxT("Setting client_encoding to '%s'"), encoding.c_str());
 			if (PQsetClientEncoding(conn, encoding.ToAscii()))
-				wxLogError(wxT("%s"), GetLastError().c_str());
+			{
+				wxLogError(wxT("%s"), (const wxChar*) GetLastError());
+			}
 
 			delete set;
 
@@ -595,7 +597,7 @@ void pgConn::Notice(const char *msg)
 	else
 	{
 		wxString str(msg, *conv);
-		wxLogNotice(wxT("%s"), str.Trim().c_str());
+		wxLogNotice(wxT("%s"), (const wxChar*) str.Trim());
 	}
 }
 
@@ -633,7 +635,7 @@ bool pgConn::ExecuteVoid(const wxString &sql, bool reportError)
 	// Execute the query and get the status.
 	PGresult *qryRes;
 
-	wxLogSql(wxT("Void query (%s:%d): %s"), this->GetHost().c_str(), this->GetPort(), sql.c_str());
+	wxLogSql(wxT("Void query (%s:%d): %s"), (const wxChar*)this->GetHost(), this->GetPort(), (const wxChar*)sql);
 	qryRes = PQexec(conn, sql.mb_str(*conv));
 	lastResultStatus = PQresultStatus(qryRes);
 	SetLastResultError(qryRes);
@@ -662,7 +664,7 @@ wxString pgConn::ExecuteScalar(const wxString &sql)
 	{
 		// Execute the query and get the status.
 		PGresult *qryRes;
-		wxLogSql(wxT("Scalar query (%s:%d): %s"), this->GetHost().c_str(), this->GetPort(), sql.c_str());
+		wxLogSql(wxT("Scalar query (%s:%d): %s"),  (const wxChar*) this->GetHost(), this->GetPort(),  (const wxChar*) sql);
 		qryRes = PQexec(conn, sql.mb_str(*conv));
 		lastResultStatus = PQresultStatus(qryRes);
 		SetLastResultError(qryRes);
@@ -686,7 +688,7 @@ wxString pgConn::ExecuteScalar(const wxString &sql)
 		// Retrieve the query result and return it.
 		result = wxString(PQgetvalue(qryRes, 0, 0), *conv);
 
-		wxLogSql(wxT("Query result: %s"), result.c_str());
+		wxLogSql(wxT("Query result: %s"),  (const wxChar*)result);
 
 		// Cleanup & exit
 		PQclear(qryRes);
@@ -701,7 +703,7 @@ pgSet *pgConn::ExecuteSet(const wxString &sql)
 	if (GetStatus() == PGCONN_OK)
 	{
 		PGresult *qryRes;
-		wxLogSql(wxT("Set query (%s:%d): %s"), this->GetHost().c_str(), this->GetPort(), sql.c_str());
+		wxLogSql(wxT("Set query (%s:%d): %s"), (const wxChar*) this->GetHost(), this->GetPort(), (const wxChar*) sql);
 		qryRes = PQexec(conn, sql.mb_str(*conv));
 
 		lastResultStatus = PQresultStatus(qryRes);
@@ -758,7 +760,7 @@ void pgConn::LogError(const bool quiet)
 	{
 		if (quiet)
 		{
-			wxLogQuietError(wxT("%s"), GetLastError().Trim().c_str());
+			wxLogQuietError(wxT("%s"), (const wxChar*) GetLastError().Trim());
 		}
 		else
 		{
diff --git a/pgadmin/db/pgQueryThread.cpp b/pgadmin/db/pgQueryThread.cpp
index 56c6303..cb33cf0 100644
--- a/pgadmin/db/pgQueryThread.cpp
+++ b/pgadmin/db/pgQueryThread.cpp
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ static void pgNoticeProcessor(void *arg, const char *message)
 {
 	wxString str(message, wxConvUTF8);
 
-	wxLogNotice(wxT("%s"), str.Trim().c_str());
+	wxLogNotice(wxT("%s"), (const wxChar*) str.Trim());
 	((pgQueryThread *)arg)->appendMessage(str);
 }
 
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ pgQueryThread::pgQueryThread(pgConn *_conn, const wxString &qry, int _resultToRe
 	eventId = _eventId;
 	data = _data;
 
-	wxLogSql(wxT("Thread query (%s:%d): %s"), conn->GetHost().c_str(), conn->GetPort(), qry.c_str());
+	wxLogSql(wxT("Thread query (%s:%d): %s"), (const wxChar*) conn->GetHost(), conn->GetPort(), (const wxChar*) qry);
 
 	conn->RegisterNoticeProcessor(pgNoticeProcessor, this);
 	if (conn->conn)
@@ -197,8 +197,13 @@ int pgQueryThread::raiseEvent(int retval)
 #if !defined(PGSCLI)
 		wxCommandEvent resultEvent(wxEVT_COMMAND_MENU_SELECTED, eventId);
 		resultEvent.SetClientData(data);
+#if wxCHECK_VERSION(2, 9, 0)
+		caller->GetEventHandler()->AddPendingEvent(resultEvent);
+#else
 		caller->AddPendingEvent(resultEvent);
 #endif
+
+#endif
 	}
 	return retval;
 }
diff --git a/pgadmin/db/pgSet.cpp b/pgadmin/db/pgSet.cpp
index 78b8716..f99973c 100644
--- a/pgadmin/db/pgSet.cpp
+++ b/pgadmin/db/pgSet.cpp
@@ -209,7 +209,9 @@ int pgSet::ColNumber(const wxString &colname) const
 		col = PQfnumber(res, colname.mb_str(conv));
 
 	if (col < 0)
+	{
 		wxLogError(__("Column not found in pgSet: %s"), colname.c_str());
+	}
 	return col;
 }
 
diff --git a/pgadmin/debugger/dbgPgConn.cpp b/pgadmin/debugger/dbgPgConn.cpp
index d2ad372..dffaea5 100644
--- a/pgadmin/debugger/dbgPgConn.cpp
+++ b/pgadmin/debugger/dbgPgConn.cpp
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ void dbgPgConn::Init( const wxString &server, const wxString &database, const wx
 		connectParams.Append(hostip);
 	}
 
-	if( port.Length())
+	if(port.Length())
 	{
 		connectParams += wxT(" port=");
 		connectParams += port;
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ void dbgPgConn::Init( const wxString &server, const wxString &database, const wx
 	}
 
 
-	if( database.Length())
+	if(database.Length())
 	{
 		connectParams.Append(wxT(" dbname="));
 		connectParams.Append(qtConnString(database));
@@ -331,14 +331,14 @@ PGconn *dbgPgConn::getConnection()
 
 void dbgPgConn::startCommand( const wxString &command, wxEvtHandler *caller, wxEventType eventType, dbgPgParams *params )
 {
-	wxLogSql(wxT("%s"), command.c_str());
+	wxLogSql(wxT("%s"), (const wxChar*) command);
 
 	m_workerThread->startCommand(command, caller, eventType, params);
 }
 
 PGresult *dbgPgConn::waitForCommand( const wxString &command )
 {
-	wxLogSql(wxT("%s"), command.c_str());
+	wxLogSql(wxT("%s"), (const wxChar*) command);
 
 	PGresult *result = PQexec( m_pgConn, command.mb_str( wxConvUTF8 ));
 
diff --git a/pgadmin/dlg/dlgClasses.cpp b/pgadmin/dlg/dlgClasses.cpp
index 6fd7afe..2cb3b76 100644
--- a/pgadmin/dlg/dlgClasses.cpp
+++ b/pgadmin/dlg/dlgClasses.cpp
@@ -538,10 +538,14 @@ void ExecutionDialog::OnOK(wxCommandEvent &ev)
 			bool isOk = (thread->ReturnCode() == PGRES_COMMAND_OK || thread->ReturnCode() == PGRES_TUPLES_OK);
 
 			if (txtMessages)
+			{
 				txtMessages->AppendText(thread->GetMessagesAndClear());
+			}
 
 			if (thread->DataSet() != NULL)
+			{
 				wxLogInfo(wxString::Format(wxT("%d rows."), thread->DataSet()->NumRows()));
+			}
 
 			if (isOk)
 			{
diff --git a/pgadmin/dlg/dlgDatabase.cpp b/pgadmin/dlg/dlgDatabase.cpp
index 85f8c06..29b4f01 100644
--- a/pgadmin/dlg/dlgDatabase.cpp
+++ b/pgadmin/dlg/dlgDatabase.cpp
@@ -323,7 +323,9 @@ int dlgDatabase::Go(bool modal)
 	{
 		// Disable the checkbox
 		if (!DisablePrivilege(wxT("CONNECT")))
+		{
 			wxLogError(_("Failed to disable the CONNECT privilege checkbox!"));
+		}
 	}
 
 	return dlgDefaultSecurityProperty::Go(modal, createDefPriv, strDefPrivsOnTables, strDefPrivsOnSeqs, strDefPrivsOnFuncs);
diff --git a/pgadmin/dlg/dlgExtTable.cpp b/pgadmin/dlg/dlgExtTable.cpp
index 5e7ee44..c193ab3 100644
--- a/pgadmin/dlg/dlgExtTable.cpp
+++ b/pgadmin/dlg/dlgExtTable.cpp
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ pgObject *dlgExtTable::CreateObject(pgCollection *collection)
 void dlgExtTable::CheckChange()
 {
 	wxString name = GetName();
-	if (name)
+	if(!name.IsEmpty())
 	{
 		if (extTable)
 			EnableOK(txtComment->GetValue() != extTable->GetComment()
diff --git a/pgadmin/dlg/dlgSelectConnection.cpp b/pgadmin/dlg/dlgSelectConnection.cpp
index 6d2f76e..5ebb861 100644
--- a/pgadmin/dlg/dlgSelectConnection.cpp
+++ b/pgadmin/dlg/dlgSelectConnection.cpp
@@ -57,9 +57,9 @@ dlgSelectConnection::dlgSelectConnection(wxWindow *parent, frmMain *form) :
 		style |= wxCB_READONLY;
 
 	cbServer = new ctlComboBoxFix(this, CTRLID_CBSERVER, ConvertDialogToPixels(wxPoint(65, 5)), ConvertDialogToPixels(wxSize(135, 12)), style);
-	cbDatabase = new wxComboBox(this, CTRLID_CBDATABASE, wxEmptyString, ConvertDialogToPixels(wxPoint(65, 20)), ConvertDialogToPixels(wxSize(135, 12)), NULL, style);
-	cbUsername = new wxComboBox(this, CTRLID_CBUSERNAME, wxEmptyString, ConvertDialogToPixels(wxPoint(65, 35)), ConvertDialogToPixels(wxSize(135, 12)), NULL, style);
-	cbRolename = new wxComboBox(this, CTRLID_CBROLENAME, wxEmptyString, ConvertDialogToPixels(wxPoint(65, 50)), ConvertDialogToPixels(wxSize(135, 12)), NULL, style);
+	cbDatabase = new wxComboBox(this, CTRLID_CBDATABASE, wxEmptyString, ConvertDialogToPixels(wxPoint(65, 20)), ConvertDialogToPixels(wxSize(135, 12)), wxArrayString(), style);
+	cbUsername = new wxComboBox(this, CTRLID_CBUSERNAME, wxEmptyString, ConvertDialogToPixels(wxPoint(65, 35)), ConvertDialogToPixels(wxSize(135, 12)), wxArrayString(), style);
+	cbRolename = new wxComboBox(this, CTRLID_CBROLENAME, wxEmptyString, ConvertDialogToPixels(wxPoint(65, 50)), ConvertDialogToPixels(wxSize(135, 12)), wxArrayString(), style);
 
 	if (form == NULL)
 	{
diff --git a/pgadmin/dlg/dlgSequence.cpp b/pgadmin/dlg/dlgSequence.cpp
index 97ad60a..8a02e69 100644
--- a/pgadmin/dlg/dlgSequence.cpp
+++ b/pgadmin/dlg/dlgSequence.cpp
@@ -107,20 +107,32 @@ int dlgSequence::Go(bool modal)
 	{
 		// Disable the checkbox
 		if (!DisablePrivilege(wxT("USAGE")))
+		{
 			wxLogError(_("Failed to disable the USAGE privilege checkbox!"));
+		}
 	}
 	else
 	{
 		if (!DisablePrivilege(wxT("INSERT")))
+		{
 			wxLogError(_("Failed to disable the INSERT privilege checkbox!"));
+		}
 		if (!DisablePrivilege(wxT("DELETE")))
+		{
 			wxLogError(_("Failed to disable the DELETE privilege checkbox!"));
+		}
 		if (!DisablePrivilege(wxT("RULE")))
+		{
 			wxLogError(_("Failed to disable the RULE privilege checkbox!"));
+		}
 		if (!DisablePrivilege(wxT("REFERENCES")))
+		{
 			wxLogError(_("Failed to disable the REFERENCES privilege checkbox!"));
+		}
 		if (!DisablePrivilege(wxT("TRIGGER")))
+		{
 			wxLogError(_("Failed to disable the TRIGGER privilege checkbox!"));
+		}
 	}
 
 	return dlgSecurityProperty::Go(modal);
diff --git a/pgadmin/dlg/dlgTable.cpp b/pgadmin/dlg/dlgTable.cpp
index d57b819..d865fb2 100644
--- a/pgadmin/dlg/dlgTable.cpp
+++ b/pgadmin/dlg/dlgTable.cpp
@@ -738,7 +738,9 @@ int dlgTable::Go(bool modal)
 	{
 		// Disable the checkbox
 		if (!DisablePrivilege(wxT("RULE")))
+		{
 			wxLogError(_("Failed to disable the RULE privilege checkbox!"));
+		}
 
 		if (table)
 		{
diff --git a/pgadmin/dlg/dlgView.cpp b/pgadmin/dlg/dlgView.cpp
index 8ed3104..7e3d946 100644
--- a/pgadmin/dlg/dlgView.cpp
+++ b/pgadmin/dlg/dlgView.cpp
@@ -77,7 +77,9 @@ int dlgView::Go(bool modal)
 	{
 		// Disable the checkbox
 		if (!DisablePrivilege(wxT("RULE")))
+		{
 			wxLogError(_("Failed to disable the RULE privilege checkbox!"));
+		}
 	}
 
 	return dlgSecurityProperty::Go(modal);
@@ -96,7 +98,7 @@ pgObject *dlgView::CreateObject(pgCollection *collection)
 void dlgView::CheckChange()
 {
 	wxString name = GetName();
-	if (name)
+	if(!name.IsEmpty())
 	{
 		bool enable = true;
 		if (view)
diff --git a/pgadmin/frm/events.cpp b/pgadmin/frm/events.cpp
index c7d4c37..f84709a 100644
--- a/pgadmin/frm/events.cpp
+++ b/pgadmin/frm/events.cpp
@@ -434,8 +434,14 @@ void frmMain::setDisplay(pgObject *data, ctlListView *props, ctlSQLBox *sqlbox)
 			for (i = 0 ; i < indivMenu->GetMenuItemCount() ; i++)
 			{
 				menuItem = indivMenu->GetMenuItems().Item(i)->GetData();
-				newMenu->Append(menuItem->GetId(), menuItem->GetLabel(), menuItem->GetHelp());
-				newContextMenu->Append(menuItem->GetId(), menuItem->GetLabel(), menuItem->GetHelp());
+#if wxCHECK_VERSION(2, 9, 0)
+				wxString lab = menuItem->GetItemLabelText();
+#else
+				wxString lab = menuItem->GetLabel(); // deprecated
+#endif
+			
+				newMenu->Append(menuItem->GetId(), lab, menuItem->GetHelp());
+				newContextMenu->Append(menuItem->GetId(), lab, menuItem->GetHelp());
 			}
 		}
 		delete indivMenu;
@@ -518,17 +524,29 @@ void frmMain::doPopup(wxWindow *win, wxPoint point, pgObject *object)
 			wxMenu *indivMenu = object->GetNewMenu();
 			if (indivMenu)
 			{
+
 				if (indivMenu->GetMenuItemCount() > 1)
 				{
 					wxMenuItem *menuItem = menuBar->FindItem(newMenuFactory->GetId());
-					treeContextMenu->Insert(newItemPos, newMenuFactory->GetId(), menuItem->GetLabel(), indivMenu, menuItem->GetHelp());
+#if wxCHECK_VERSION(2, 9, 0)
+					wxString lab = menuItem->GetItemLabelText();
+#else
+					wxString lab = menuItem->GetLabel(); // deprecated
+#endif
+
+					treeContextMenu->Insert(newItemPos, newMenuFactory->GetId(), lab, indivMenu, menuItem->GetHelp());
 				}
 				else
 				{
 					if (indivMenu->GetMenuItemCount() == 1)
 					{
 						wxMenuItem *menuItem = indivMenu->GetMenuItems().Item(0)->GetData();
-						treeContextMenu->Insert(newItemPos, menuItem->GetId(), menuItem->GetLabel(), menuItem->GetHelp());
+#if wxCHECK_VERSION(2, 9, 0)
+						wxString lab = menuItem->GetItemLabelText();
+#else
+						wxString lab = menuItem->GetLabel(); // deprecated
+#endif
+						treeContextMenu->Insert(newItemPos, menuItem->GetId(), lab, menuItem->GetHelp());
 					}
 					delete indivMenu;
 				}
@@ -896,7 +914,9 @@ void frmMain::OnSaveDefinition(wxCommandEvent &event)
 	{
 		// Write the file
 		if (!FileWrite(filename.GetPath(), sqlPane->GetText()))
+		{
 			wxLogError(__("Could not write the file %s: Errcode=%d."), filename.GetPath().c_str(), wxSysErrorCode());
+		}
 	}
 	else
 	{
diff --git a/pgadmin/frm/frmEditGrid.cpp b/pgadmin/frm/frmEditGrid.cpp
index d72c55a..70dd885 100644
--- a/pgadmin/frm/frmEditGrid.cpp
+++ b/pgadmin/frm/frmEditGrid.cpp
@@ -143,9 +143,9 @@ frmEditGrid::frmEditGrid(frmMain *form, const wxString &_title, pgConn *_conn, p
 
 	// Setup the limit bar
 #ifndef __WXMAC__
-	cbLimit = new wxComboBox(this, CTRLID_LIMITCOMBO, wxEmptyString, wxPoint(0, 0), wxSize(GetCharWidth() * 12, -1), NULL, wxCB_DROPDOWN);
+	cbLimit = new wxComboBox(this, CTRLID_LIMITCOMBO, wxEmptyString, wxPoint(0, 0), wxSize(GetCharWidth() * 12, -1), wxArrayString(), wxCB_DROPDOWN);
 #else
-	cbLimit = new wxComboBox(this, CTRLID_LIMITCOMBO, wxEmptyString, wxPoint(0, 0), wxSize(GetCharWidth() * 24, -1), NULL, wxCB_DROPDOWN);
+	cbLimit = new wxComboBox(this, CTRLID_LIMITCOMBO, wxEmptyString, wxPoint(0, 0), wxSize(GetCharWidth() * 24, -1), wxArrayString(), wxCB_DROPDOWN);
 #endif
 	cbLimit->Append(_("No limit"));
 	cbLimit->Append(_("1000 rows"));
@@ -1913,7 +1913,13 @@ public:
 
 	virtual bool IsAcceptedKey(wxKeyEvent &event);
 	virtual void BeginEdit(int row, int col, wxGrid *grid);
+
+#if wxCHECK_VERSION(2, 9, 0)
+	virtual void ApplyEdit(int row, int col, wxGrid* grid); // pure virtual in wx 2.9+, doesn't exist in prior versions
+	virtual bool EndEdit(int row, int col, const wxGrid *grid, const wxString&, wxString*);
+#else
 	virtual bool EndEdit(int row, int col, wxGrid *grid);
+#endif
 
 	virtual void Reset();
 	virtual void StartingClick();
@@ -2042,7 +2048,33 @@ void sqlGridBoolEditor::BeginEdit(int row, int col, wxGrid *grid)
 	CBox()->SetFocus();
 }
 
+#define BOOL_EDIT_SWITCH switch (value) \
+{ \
+			case wxCHK_UNCHECKED:\
+				grid->GetTable()->SetValue(row, col, wxT("FALSE"));\
+				break;\
+			case wxCHK_CHECKED:\
+				grid->GetTable()->SetValue(row, col, wxT("TRUE"));\
+				break;\
+			case wxCHK_UNDETERMINED:\
+				grid->GetTable()->SetValue(row, col, wxEmptyString);\
+				break;\
+}\
+
+#if wxCHECK_VERSION(2, 9, 0)
+// pure virtual in 2.9+, doesn't exist in prior versions
+void sqlGridBoolEditor::ApplyEdit(int row, int col, wxGrid* grid)
+{
+	wxCheckBoxState value = CBox()->Get3StateValue();
+	BOOL_EDIT_SWITCH
+}
+#endif
+
+#if wxCHECK_VERSION(2, 9, 0)
+bool sqlGridBoolEditor::EndEdit(int row, int col, const wxGrid *grid, const wxString&, wxString*)
+#else
 bool sqlGridBoolEditor::EndEdit(int row, int col, wxGrid *grid)
+#endif
 {
 	wxASSERT_MSG(m_control, wxT("The sqlGridBoolEditor must be Created first!"));
 
@@ -2051,21 +2083,12 @@ bool sqlGridBoolEditor::EndEdit(int row, int col, wxGrid *grid)
 	if ( value != m_startValue )
 		changed = true;
 
+#if !wxCHECK_VERSION(2, 9, 0)	
 	if ( changed )
 	{
-		switch (value)
-		{
-			case wxCHK_UNCHECKED:
-				grid->GetTable()->SetValue(row, col, wxT("FALSE"));
-				break;
-			case wxCHK_CHECKED:
-				grid->GetTable()->SetValue(row, col, wxT("TRUE"));
-				break;
-			case wxCHK_UNDETERMINED:
-				grid->GetTable()->SetValue(row, col, wxEmptyString);
-				break;
-		}
+		BOOL_EDIT_SWITCH
 	}
+#endif
 
 	return changed;
 }
diff --git a/pgadmin/frm/frmHbaConfig.cpp b/pgadmin/frm/frmHbaConfig.cpp
index 8bdc3b4..c4615e5 100644
--- a/pgadmin/frm/frmHbaConfig.cpp
+++ b/pgadmin/frm/frmHbaConfig.cpp
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ void frmHbaConfig::DisplayFile(const wxString &str)
 	{
 		pgHbaConfigLine *line = new pgHbaConfigLine();
 		lines.Add(line);
-		line->item = listEdit->AppendItem(0, wxEmptyString);
+		line->item = listEdit->AppendItem(0, wxString(wxEmptyString));
 	}
 }
 
@@ -328,7 +328,7 @@ void frmHbaConfig::OnEditSetting(wxListEvent &event)
 
 				if (isLastLine)
 				{
-					long pos = listEdit->AppendItem(0, wxEmptyString);
+					long pos = listEdit->AppendItem(0, wxString(wxEmptyString));
 					pgHbaConfigLine *line = new pgHbaConfigLine();
 					line->item = pos;
 					lines.Add(line);
diff --git a/pgadmin/frm/frmHint.cpp b/pgadmin/frm/frmHint.cpp
index 27ca804..ba80eee 100644
--- a/pgadmin/frm/frmHint.cpp
+++ b/pgadmin/frm/frmHint.cpp
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ void frmHint::SetHint(const wxString &info)
 			if (a < 0)
 				a = 0;
 			if (o < 0)
-				o = wxStringBase::npos;
+				o = wxString::npos;
 
 
 			int ha = page.Find(wxT("<H3>"));
diff --git a/pgadmin/frm/frmMain.cpp b/pgadmin/frm/frmMain.cpp
index d26cfde..b02e5f9 100644
--- a/pgadmin/frm/frmMain.cpp
+++ b/pgadmin/frm/frmMain.cpp
@@ -1078,12 +1078,17 @@ void frmMain::ReportConnError(pgServer *server)
 
 	wantHint = reportError(error, __("Translator attention: must match libpq translation!Is the server running on host"), HINT_CONNECTSERVER);
 	if (!wantHint)
+	{
 		wantHint = reportError(error, __("Translator attention: must match backend translation!no pg_hba.conf entry for"), HINT_MISSINGHBA);
+	}
 	if (!wantHint)
+	{	
 		wantHint = reportError(error, __("Translator attention: must match backend translation!Ident authentication failed"), HINT_MISSINGIDENT);
-
+	}
 	if (!wantHint)
+	{
 		wxLogError(__("Error connecting to the server: %s"), error.c_str());
+	}
 }
 
 
diff --git a/pgadmin/frm/frmMainConfig.cpp b/pgadmin/frm/frmMainConfig.cpp
index e3ce2aa..ab8752c 100644
--- a/pgadmin/frm/frmMainConfig.cpp
+++ b/pgadmin/frm/frmMainConfig.cpp
@@ -240,7 +240,6 @@ void frmMainConfig::OnUndo(wxCommandEvent &ev)
 	if (!name.IsEmpty())
 	{
 		pgSettingItem *item = options[name];
-		wxASSERT(name);
 		if (item->newLine)
 		{
 			delete item->newLine;
@@ -258,7 +257,6 @@ void frmMainConfig::UpdateLine(int pos)
 	if (!name.IsEmpty())
 	{
 		pgSettingItem *item = options[name];
-		wxASSERT(name);
 
 		pgConfigLine *line = item->newLine;
 		if (!line)
diff --git a/pgadmin/frm/frmPgpassConfig.cpp b/pgadmin/frm/frmPgpassConfig.cpp
index 00f96c7..7f51a82 100644
--- a/pgadmin/frm/frmPgpassConfig.cpp
+++ b/pgadmin/frm/frmPgpassConfig.cpp
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ void frmPgpassConfig::DisplayFile(const wxString &str)
 	{
 		pgPassConfigLine *line = new pgPassConfigLine();
 		lines.Add(line);
-		line->item = listEdit->AppendItem(0, wxEmptyString);
+		line->item = listEdit->AppendItem(0, wxString(wxEmptyString));
 	}
 }
 
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@ void frmPgpassConfig::OnEditSetting(wxListEvent &event)
 
 				if (isLastLine)
 				{
-					long pos = listEdit->AppendItem(0, wxEmptyString);
+					long pos = listEdit->AppendItem(0, wxString(wxEmptyString));
 					pgPassConfigLine *line = new pgPassConfigLine();
 					line->item = pos;
 					lines.Add(line);
diff --git a/pgadmin/frm/frmQuery.cpp b/pgadmin/frm/frmQuery.cpp
index b3df194..b67c5e2 100644
--- a/pgadmin/frm/frmQuery.cpp
+++ b/pgadmin/frm/frmQuery.cpp
@@ -415,7 +415,7 @@ frmQuery::frmQuery(frmMain *form, const wxString &_title, pgConn *_conn, const w
 	toolBar->Realize();
 
 	// Add the database selection bar
-	cbConnection = new wxBitmapComboBox(this, CTRLID_CONNECTION, wxEmptyString, wxDefaultPosition, wxSize(-1, -1), NULL, wxCB_READONLY | wxCB_DROPDOWN);
+	cbConnection = new wxBitmapComboBox(this, CTRLID_CONNECTION, wxEmptyString, wxDefaultPosition, wxSize(-1, -1), wxArrayString(), wxCB_READONLY | wxCB_DROPDOWN);
 	cbConnection->Append(conn->GetName(), CreateBitmap(GetServerColour(conn)), (void *)conn);
 	cbConnection->Append(_("<new connection>"), wxNullBitmap, (void *)0);
 
@@ -437,7 +437,7 @@ frmQuery::frmQuery(frmMain *form, const wxString &_title, pgConn *_conn, const w
 	boxHistory->Add(label, 0, wxALL | wxALIGN_CENTER_VERTICAL, 1);
 
 	// Query combobox
-	sqlQueries = new wxComboBox(pnlQuery, CTL_SQLQUERYCBOX, wxT(""), wxDefaultPosition, wxDefaultSize, NULL, wxCB_DROPDOWN | wxCB_READONLY);
+	sqlQueries = new wxComboBox(pnlQuery, CTL_SQLQUERYCBOX, wxT(""), wxDefaultPosition, wxDefaultSize, wxArrayString(), wxCB_DROPDOWN | wxCB_READONLY);
 	sqlQueries->SetToolTip(_("Previous queries"));
 	LoadQueries();
 	boxHistory->Add(sqlQueries, 1, wxEXPAND | wxALL | wxALIGN_CENTER_VERTICAL, 1);
@@ -2392,7 +2392,7 @@ void frmQuery::OnQueryComplete(wxCommandEvent &ev)
 		{
 			pgError err = sqlResult->GetResultError();
 			wxString errMsg = err.formatted_msg;
-			wxLogQuietError(wxT("%s"), conn->GetLastError().Trim().c_str());
+			wxLogQuietError(wxT("%s"), (const wxChar*) conn->GetLastError().Trim());
 
 			long errPos;
 			err.statement_pos.ToLong(&errPos);
diff --git a/pgadmin/frm/frmReport.cpp b/pgadmin/frm/frmReport.cpp
index 6935c12..9659ac7 100644
--- a/pgadmin/frm/frmReport.cpp
+++ b/pgadmin/frm/frmReport.cpp
@@ -1289,7 +1289,7 @@ void reportObjectDataDictionaryFactory::GenerateReport(frmReport *report, pgObje
 	// Columns
 	int section = report->XmlCreateSection(_("Columns"));
 
-	report->XmlSetSectionTableHeader(section, 6, _("Name"), _("Data type"), _("Not Null?"), _("Primary key?"), _("Default"), _("Comment"));
+	report->XmlSetSectionTableHeader(section, 6, (const wxChar*) _("Name"), (const wxChar*) _("Data type"), (const wxChar*) _("Not Null?"), (const wxChar*) _("Primary key?"), (const wxChar*) _("Default"), (const wxChar*) _("Comment"));
 
 	ctlTree *browser = GetFrmMain()->GetBrowser();
 	pgCollection *columns = table->GetColumnCollection(browser);
@@ -1312,14 +1312,14 @@ void reportObjectDataDictionaryFactory::GenerateReport(frmReport *report, pgObje
 			}
 
 			report->XmlAddSectionTableRow(section,
-			                              column->GetColNumber(),
-			                              6,
-			                              colName.c_str(),
-			                              column->GetVarTypename().c_str(),
-			                              BoolToYesNo(column->GetNotNull()).c_str(),
-			                              BoolToYesNo(column->GetIsPK()).c_str(),
-			                              column->GetDefault().c_str(),
-			                              column->GetComment().c_str());
+							column->GetColNumber(),
+							6,
+							(const wxChar*) colName,
+							(const wxChar*) column->GetVarTypename(),
+							(const wxChar*) BoolToYesNo(column->GetNotNull()),
+							(const wxChar*) BoolToYesNo(column->GetIsPK()),
+							(const wxChar*) column->GetDefault(),
+							(const wxChar*) column->GetComment());
 		}
 	}
 	if (haveInherit)
@@ -1342,7 +1342,7 @@ void reportObjectDataDictionaryFactory::GenerateReport(frmReport *report, pgObje
 		if (x == 1)
 		{
 			section = report->XmlCreateSection(_("Constraints"));
-			report->XmlSetSectionTableHeader(section, 4, _("Name"), _("Type"), _("Definition"), _("Comment"));
+			report->XmlSetSectionTableHeader(section, 4, (const wxChar*) _("Name"), (const wxChar*) _("Type"), (const wxChar*) _("Definition"), (const wxChar*) _("Comment"));
 		}
 
 		constraint->ShowTreeDetail(browser);
@@ -1372,12 +1372,12 @@ void reportObjectDataDictionaryFactory::GenerateReport(frmReport *report, pgObje
 		}
 
 		report->XmlAddSectionTableRow(section,
-		                              x,
-		                              4,
-		                              constraint->GetName().c_str(),
-		                              type.c_str(),
-		                              definition.c_str(),
-		                              constraint->GetComment().c_str());
+						x,
+						4,
+						(const wxChar*) constraint->GetName(),
+						(const wxChar*) type,
+						(const wxChar*) definition,
+						(const wxChar*) constraint->GetComment());
 		x++;
 	}
 }
diff --git a/pgadmin/frm/frmRestore.cpp b/pgadmin/frm/frmRestore.cpp
index e9b6138..6cc2033 100644
--- a/pgadmin/frm/frmRestore.cpp
+++ b/pgadmin/frm/frmRestore.cpp
@@ -430,7 +430,9 @@ wxString frmRestore::getCmdPart2(int step)
 				if (restoreStrings[i] != wxEmptyString)
 				{
 					if (!tocFile.Write(restoreStrings[i] + wxT("\n")))
+					{
 						wxLogError(_("Error writing to the temporary file ") + restoreTOCFilename);
+					}
 				}
 			}
 
@@ -660,7 +662,9 @@ void frmRestore::OnEndProcess(wxProcessEvent &ev)
 					// if we are treating a comment, we use the schema of its
 					// object (ie, the previous line)
 					else if (type != wxT("COMMENT"))
+					{	
 						wxLogError(_("Schema node not found for object ") + type + wxT(" ") + name + wxT(" [") + _("owner") + wxT(": ") + owner + wxT("]"));
+					}
 				}
 				lastItem = ctvObjects->AppendItem(currentSchemaNode, type + wxT(" ") + name + wxT(" [") + _("owner") + wxT(": ") + owner + wxT("]"), 1);
 			}
diff --git a/pgadmin/frm/frmStatus.cpp b/pgadmin/frm/frmStatus.cpp
index 183e5eb..a36125f 100644
--- a/pgadmin/frm/frmStatus.cpp
+++ b/pgadmin/frm/frmStatus.cpp
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ frmStatus::frmStatus(frmMain *form, const wxString &_title, pgConn *conn) : pgFr
 	btnRotateLog = new wxButton(toolBar, CTL_ROTATEBTN, _("Rotate"));
 	toolBar->AddControl(btnRotateLog);
 	toolBar->AddSeparator();
-	cbRate = new wxComboBox(toolBar, CTL_RATECBO, wxEmptyString, wxDefaultPosition, wxSize(-1, -1), NULL, wxCB_READONLY | wxCB_DROPDOWN);
+	cbRate = new wxComboBox(toolBar, CTL_RATECBO, wxEmptyString, wxDefaultPosition, wxSize(-1, -1), wxArrayString(), wxCB_READONLY | wxCB_DROPDOWN);
 	toolBar->AddControl(cbRate);
 	toolBar->AddSeparator();
 	cbDatabase = new ctlComboBoxFix(toolBar, CTRLID_DATABASE, wxDefaultPosition, wxSize(-1, -1), wxCB_READONLY | wxCB_DROPDOWN);
@@ -963,7 +963,9 @@ void frmStatus::OnCopyQuery(wxCommandEvent &ev)
 	}
 
 	if (text.Length() == maxlength)
+	{
 		wxLogError(_("The query you copied is at the maximum length.\nIt may have been truncated."));
+	}
 
 	// If we have some real query, launch the query tool
 	if (text.Length() > 0 && dbname.Length() > 0
@@ -1631,9 +1633,9 @@ void frmStatus::OnRefreshLogTimer(wxTimerEvent &event)
 		{
 			logDirectory = wxT("-");
 			if (connection->BackendMinimumVersion(8, 3))
-				logList->AppendItem(-1, _("logging_collector not enabled or log_filename misconfigured"));
+				logList->AppendItem(-1, wxString(_("logging_collector not enabled or log_filename misconfigured")));
 			else
-				logList->AppendItem(-1, _("redirect_stderr not enabled or log_filename misconfigured"));
+				logList->AppendItem(-1, wxString(_("redirect_stderr not enabled or log_filename misconfigured")));
 			cbLogfiles->Disable();
 			btnRotateLog->Disable();
 		}
@@ -1811,8 +1813,8 @@ void frmStatus::addLogFile(const wxString &filename, const wxDateTime timestamp,
 		read += strlen(raw);
 
 		wxString str;
-		if (wxString(wxString(raw, wxConvLibc), wxConvUTF8).Len() > 0)
-			str = line + wxString(wxString(raw, wxConvLibc), wxConvUTF8);
+		if (wxString(wxString(raw, wxConvLibc).wx_str(), wxConvUTF8).Len() > 0)
+			str = line + wxString(wxString(raw, wxConvLibc).wx_str(), wxConvUTF8);
 		else
 			str = line + wxTextBuffer::Translate(wxString(raw, set->GetConversion()), wxTextFileType_Unix);
 
@@ -1841,7 +1843,7 @@ void frmStatus::addLogFile(const wxString &filename, const wxDateTime timestamp,
 				// In CSV logs, the first field must be a Timestamp, so must start with "2009" or "201" or "202" (at least for the next 20 years).
 				if (str.length() > 4 && str.Left(4) != wxT("2009") && str.Left(3) != wxT("201") && str.Left(3) != wxT("202"))
 				{
-					wxLogNotice(wxT("Log line does not start with timestamp: %s \n"), str.Mid(0, 100).c_str());
+					wxLogNotice(wxT("Log line does not start with timestamp: %s \n"), (const wxChar*) str.Mid(0, 100));
 					// Something isn't right, as we are not at the beginning of a csv log record.
 					// We should never get here, but if we do, try to handle it in a smart way.
 					str = str.Mid(str.Find(wxT("\n20")) + 1); // Try to re-sync.
@@ -1873,12 +1875,12 @@ void frmStatus::addLogFile(const wxString &filename, const wxDateTime timestamp,
 					if (str.length() > 5 && str.Left(4) != wxT("2009") && str.Left(3) != wxT("201") && str.Left(3) != wxT("202"))
 					{
 						// BUG:  We are out of sync on the log
-						wxLogNotice(wxT("Log line does not start with timestamp: %s\n"), str.c_str());;
+						wxLogNotice(wxT("Log line does not start with timestamp: %s\n"), (const wxChar*) str);
 					}
 					else if (str.length() < 20)
 					{
 						// BUG:  We are out of sync on the log, or the log is garbled
-						wxLogNotice(wxT("Log line too short: %s\n"), str.c_str());
+						wxLogNotice(wxT("Log line too short: %s\n"), (const wxChar*) str);
 					}
 				}
 
diff --git a/pgadmin/frm/plugins.cpp b/pgadmin/frm/plugins.cpp
index 246ad62..d35df47 100644
--- a/pgadmin/frm/plugins.cpp
+++ b/pgadmin/frm/plugins.cpp
@@ -342,7 +342,9 @@ wxWindow *pluginUtilityFactory::StartDialog(frmMain *form, pgObject *obj)
 
 	// Let's go!!
 	if (wxExecute(execCmd) == 0)
+	{
 		wxLogError(_("Failed to execute plugin %s (%s)"), title.c_str(), command.c_str());
+	}	
 
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/pgadmin/gqb/gqbGraphSimple.cpp b/pgadmin/gqb/gqbGraphSimple.cpp
index 24189c6..05d7af2 100644
--- a/pgadmin/gqb/gqbGraphSimple.cpp
+++ b/pgadmin/gqb/gqbGraphSimple.cpp
@@ -51,7 +51,12 @@ gqbGraphSimple::gqbGraphSimple()
 // (2)Need to set a font for the device context before get font metrics with GetTextExtent
 void gqbGraphSimple::drawTable(wxMemoryDC &bdc, wxPoint *origin, gqbQueryObject *queryTable)
 {
+
+#if wxCHECK_VERSION(2, 9, 0)
+	wxCoord  w = 0, h = 0, height = 0, width = 0, margin = 5;
+#else
 	long  w = 0, h = 0, height = 0, width = 0, margin = 5;
+#endif
 
 	// Get Value for row Height
 	if(!rowHeight)
diff --git a/pgadmin/gqb/gqbGridProjTable.cpp b/pgadmin/gqb/gqbGridProjTable.cpp
index cef71f6..1db2ee0 100644
--- a/pgadmin/gqb/gqbGridProjTable.cpp
+++ b/pgadmin/gqb/gqbGridProjTable.cpp
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ void gqbGridProjTable::changesPositions(int sPos, int dPos)
 // Change a single row or a range to one pos up or down (but no more than one position)
 void gqbGridProjTable::changesRangeOnePos(int topPos, int bottomPos, int newTop)
 {
-	// Eliminate side effect of zero base array on calculations, but carefull newTop still it's zero based
+	// Eliminate side effect of zero base array on calculations, but careful newTop still it's zero based
 	topPos++;
 	bottomPos++;
 	int sizeRange = bottomPos - (topPos - 1), size = GetNumberRows();
@@ -324,3 +324,4 @@ void gqbGridProjTable::emptyTableData()
 		GetView()->ProcessTableMessage( msg );
 	}
 }
+
diff --git a/pgadmin/gqb/gqbView.cpp b/pgadmin/gqb/gqbView.cpp
index 7874745..51a46be 100644
--- a/pgadmin/gqb/gqbView.cpp
+++ b/pgadmin/gqb/gqbView.cpp
@@ -106,7 +106,11 @@ gqbView::gqbView(wxWindow *gqbParent, wxAuiNotebook *gridParent, wxSize size, gq
 	this->orderByRGridTable = new gqbGridOrderTable(2, model->getOrdByColumns(), model->getOrdByParents(), model->getOrdByKind());
 	this->orderPanel = new gqbOrderPanel(controller->getTabs(), orderByLGridTable, orderByRGridTable);
 
-	SetVirtualSizeHints(size);
+#if !wxCHECK_VERSION(2, 9, 0)
+	// does nothing in 2.9+
+	SetVirtualSizeHints(size);			
+#endif
+
 }
 
 
diff --git a/pgadmin/gqb/gqbViewPanels.cpp b/pgadmin/gqb/gqbViewPanels.cpp
index 3937753..d3087f8 100644
--- a/pgadmin/gqb/gqbViewPanels.cpp
+++ b/pgadmin/gqb/gqbViewPanels.cpp
@@ -208,7 +208,8 @@ void gqbGridPanel::OnButtonUp(wxCommandEvent &)
 	allowSelCells = false;
 	if((selTop >= 0 && selBottom == -1) || (selTop == selBottom))
 	{
-		gModel->changesPositions(selTop, selTop--);
+		--selTop;
+		gModel->changesPositions(selTop, selTop + 1);
 		if(selTop < 0)
 		{
 			selTop = 0;
@@ -289,7 +290,8 @@ void gqbGridPanel::OnButtonDown(wxCommandEvent &)
 	// A single row is selected
 	if((selTop >= 0 && selBottom == -1) || (selTop == selBottom))
 	{
-		gModel->changesPositions(selTop, selTop++);
+		++selTop;
+		gModel->changesPositions(selTop, selTop - 1);
 
 		// Adjust selection when selected item it's last item.
 		if(selTop == gModel->GetNumberRows())
@@ -1130,7 +1132,8 @@ void gqbOrderPanel::OnButtonUp(wxCommandEvent &)
 	allowSelCells = false;
 	if((selRightTop >= 0 && selRightBottom == -1) || (selRightTop == selRightBottom))
 	{
-		tableRight->changesPositions(selRightTop, selRightTop--);
+		--selRightTop;
+		tableRight->changesPositions(selRightTop, selRightTop + 1);
 		if(selRightTop < 0)
 		{
 			selRightTop = 0;
@@ -1211,7 +1214,8 @@ void gqbOrderPanel::OnButtonDown(wxCommandEvent &)
 	// A single row is selected
 	if((selRightTop >= 0 && selRightBottom == -1) || (selRightTop == selRightBottom))
 	{
-		tableRight->changesPositions(selRightTop, selRightTop++);
+		++selRightTop;
+		tableRight->changesPositions(selRightTop, selRightTop - 1);
 
 		// Adjust selection when selected item it's last item.
 		if(selRightTop == tableRight->GetNumberRows())
diff --git a/pgadmin/include/ctl/calbox.h b/pgadmin/include/ctl/calbox.h
index d3f33f9..b769637 100644
--- a/pgadmin/include/ctl/calbox.h
+++ b/pgadmin/include/ctl/calbox.h
@@ -13,6 +13,13 @@
 #define _WX_CALBOX_H_
 
 #include "wx/calctrl.h"
+// pgCompatCalendarCtrl is a typedef for either wxGenericCalendarCtrl or wxCalendarCtrl
+#if wxCHECK_VERSION(2, 9, 0)
+#include "wx/generic/calctrlg.h"
+typedef wxGenericCalendarCtrl pgCompatCalendarCtrl;
+#else
+typedef wxCalendarCtrl pgCompatCalendarCtrl;
+#endif
 
 class wxCalendarBox : public wxControl
 {
@@ -88,7 +95,7 @@ public:
 private:
 	wxDialog *m_dlg;
 	wxTextCtrl *m_txt;
-	wxCalendarCtrl *m_cal;
+	pgCompatCalendarCtrl *m_cal;
 	wxButton *m_btn;
 	wxString m_format;
 
diff --git a/pgadmin/include/ctl/ctlListView.h b/pgadmin/include/ctl/ctlListView.h
index 27a48a0..2fa6ad0 100644
--- a/pgadmin/include/ctl/ctlListView.h
+++ b/pgadmin/include/ctl/ctlListView.h
@@ -29,38 +29,38 @@ public:
 	void CreateColumns(wxImageList *images, const wxString &left, const wxString &right, int leftSize = 60);
 	void CreateColumns(wxImageList *images, const wxString &str1, const wxString &str2, const wxString &str3, int leftSize = 60);
 
-	void AddColumn(const wxChar *text, int size = wxLIST_AUTOSIZE_USEHEADER, int format = wxLIST_FORMAT_LEFT);
+	void AddColumn(const wxString &text, int size = wxLIST_AUTOSIZE_USEHEADER, int format = wxLIST_FORMAT_LEFT);
 
-	long AppendItem(int icon, const wxChar *val, const wxChar *val2 = 0, const wxChar *val3 = 0, const wxChar *val4 = 0);
-	long AppendItem(const wxChar *val, const wxChar *val2 = 0, const wxChar *val3 = 0)
+	long AppendItem(int icon, const wxString &val, const wxString &val2 = wxString(), const wxString &val3 = wxString(), const wxString &val4 = wxString());
+	long AppendItem(const wxString &val, const wxString &val2 = wxString(), const wxString &val3 = wxString())
 	{
 		return AppendItem(PGICON_PROPERTY, val, val2, val3);
 	}
-	void AppendItem(const wxChar *str, const long l)
+	void AppendItem(const wxString &str, long l)
 	{
 		AppendItem(str, NumToStr(l));
 	}
-	void AppendItem(const wxChar *str, const bool b)
+	void AppendItem(const wxString &str, bool b)
 	{
 		AppendItem(str, BoolToYesNo(b));
 	}
-	void AppendItem(const wxChar *str, const double d)
+	void AppendItem(const wxString &str, double d)
 	{
 		AppendItem(str, NumToStr(d));
 	}
-	void AppendItem(const wxChar *str, const OID o)
+	void AppendItem(const wxString &str, OID o)
 	{
 		AppendItem(str, NumToStr(o));
 	}
-	void AppendItem(const wxChar *str, const wxDateTime &d)
+	void AppendItem(const wxString &str, const wxDateTime &d)
 	{
 		AppendItem(str, DateToStr(d));
 	}
-	void AppendItem(const wxChar *str, const wxLongLong &l)
+	void AppendItem(const wxString &str, const wxLongLong &l)
 	{
 		AppendItem(str, l.ToString());
 	}
-	void AppendItem(const wxChar *str, const wxULongLong &l)
+	void AppendItem(const wxString &str, const wxULongLong &l)
 	{
 		AppendItem(str, l.ToString());
 	}
diff --git a/pgadmin/include/utils/sysLogger.h b/pgadmin/include/utils/sysLogger.h
index eeeaef2..72bb627 100644
--- a/pgadmin/include/utils/sysLogger.h
+++ b/pgadmin/include/utils/sysLogger.h
@@ -45,9 +45,17 @@ private:
 #define wxLOG_Script (wxLOG_User+4)
 #define wxLOG_ScriptVerbose (wxLOG_User+5)
 
+#if wxCHECK_VERSION(2, 9, 0) // we had a namechange of ATTRIBUTE_PRINTF_1 in Wx 2.9
+#define COMPAT_ATTRIBUTE_PRINTF_1 WX_ATTRIBUTE_PRINTF_1 
+#else
+#define COMPAT_ATTRIBUTE_PRINTF_1 ATTRIBUTE_PRINTF_1 
+#endif
+
+
+
 #define DECLARE_INT_LOG_FUNCTION(level)                                  \
 extern void wxVLog##level(const wxChar *szFormat, va_list argptr);       \
-extern void wxLog##level(const wxChar *szFormat, ...) ATTRIBUTE_PRINTF_1
+extern void wxLog##level(const wxChar *szFormat, ...) COMPAT_ATTRIBUTE_PRINTF_1
 
 DECLARE_INT_LOG_FUNCTION(Notice);
 DECLARE_INT_LOG_FUNCTION(Sql);
diff --git a/pgadmin/include/utils/sysSettings.h b/pgadmin/include/utils/sysSettings.h
index ee4f2c3..7502ecc 100644
--- a/pgadmin/include/utils/sysSettings.h
+++ b/pgadmin/include/utils/sysSettings.h
@@ -670,7 +670,7 @@ public:
 	}
 
 	// Functions for storing settings
-	bool Write(const wxString &key, const wxChar *value)
+	bool Write(const wxString &key, const wxString &value)
 	{
 		return wxConfig::Write(key, value);
 	}
diff --git a/pgadmin/pgAdmin3.cpp b/pgadmin/pgAdmin3.cpp
index 178413a..9a9315e 100644
--- a/pgadmin/pgAdmin3.cpp
+++ b/pgadmin/pgAdmin3.cpp
@@ -262,6 +262,21 @@ bool pgAdmin3::OnInit()
 
 	static const wxCmdLineEntryDesc cmdLineDesc[] =
 	{
+#if wxCHECK_VERSION(2, 9, 0)	
+		// wxCmdLineEntryDesc is one of the few places in 2.9 where wxT()s have any effect...they break the build
+		{wxCMD_LINE_SWITCH, "h", "help", _("show this help message"), wxCMD_LINE_VAL_NONE, wxCMD_LINE_OPTION_HELP },
+		{wxCMD_LINE_OPTION, "s", "server", _("auto-connect to specified server"), wxCMD_LINE_VAL_STRING},
+		{wxCMD_LINE_SWITCH, "S", "serverstatus", _("open server status window"), wxCMD_LINE_VAL_NONE},
+		{wxCMD_LINE_OPTION, "Sc", "serverstatusconnect", _("connect server status window to database"), wxCMD_LINE_VAL_STRING},
+		{wxCMD_LINE_SWITCH, "q", "query", _("open query tool"), wxCMD_LINE_VAL_NONE},
+		{wxCMD_LINE_OPTION, "qc", "queryconnect", _("connect query tool to database"), wxCMD_LINE_VAL_STRING},
+		{wxCMD_LINE_OPTION, "f", "file", _("file to load into the query tool in -q or -qc mode"), wxCMD_LINE_VAL_STRING},
+		{wxCMD_LINE_OPTION, "cm", NULL, _("edit main configuration file"), wxCMD_LINE_VAL_STRING, wxCMD_LINE_PARAM_MULTIPLE},
+		{wxCMD_LINE_OPTION, "ch", NULL, _("edit HBA configuration file"), wxCMD_LINE_VAL_STRING, wxCMD_LINE_PARAM_MULTIPLE},
+		{wxCMD_LINE_OPTION, "cp", NULL, _("edit pgpass configuration file"), wxCMD_LINE_VAL_STRING, wxCMD_LINE_PARAM_MULTIPLE},
+		{wxCMD_LINE_OPTION, "c", NULL, _("edit configuration files in cluster directory"), wxCMD_LINE_VAL_STRING, wxCMD_LINE_PARAM_MULTIPLE},
+		{wxCMD_LINE_SWITCH, "t", NULL, _("dialog translation test mode"), wxCMD_LINE_VAL_NONE},
+#else
 		{wxCMD_LINE_SWITCH, wxT("h"), wxT("help"), _("show this help message"), wxCMD_LINE_VAL_NONE, wxCMD_LINE_OPTION_HELP },
 		{wxCMD_LINE_OPTION, wxT("s"), wxT("server"), _("auto-connect to specified server"), wxCMD_LINE_VAL_STRING},
 		{wxCMD_LINE_SWITCH, wxT("S"), wxT("serverstatus"), _("open server status window"), wxCMD_LINE_VAL_NONE},
@@ -274,7 +289,9 @@ bool pgAdmin3::OnInit()
 		{wxCMD_LINE_OPTION, wxT("cp"), NULL, _("edit pgpass configuration file"), wxCMD_LINE_VAL_STRING, wxCMD_LINE_PARAM_MULTIPLE},
 		{wxCMD_LINE_OPTION, wxT("c"), NULL, _("edit configuration files in cluster directory"), wxCMD_LINE_VAL_STRING, wxCMD_LINE_PARAM_MULTIPLE},
 		{wxCMD_LINE_SWITCH, wxT("t"), NULL, _("dialog translation test mode"), wxCMD_LINE_VAL_NONE},
+#endif
 		{wxCMD_LINE_NONE}
+
 	};
 
 	frmConfig::tryMode configMode = frmConfig::NONE;
@@ -633,7 +650,9 @@ bool pgAdmin3::OnInit()
 			cmdParser.Found(wxT("f"), &fn);
 #endif
 			if (!fn.IsEmpty())
+			{
 				wxLogInfo(wxT("Auto-loading file: %s"), fn.c_str());
+			}
 			frmQuery *fq = new frmQuery(NULL, wxEmptyString, conn, wxEmptyString, fn);
 			fq->Go();
 		}
@@ -662,7 +681,9 @@ bool pgAdmin3::OnInit()
 						wxString fn;
 						cmdParser.Found(wxT("f"), &fn);
 						if (!fn.IsEmpty())
+						{
 							wxLogInfo(wxT("Auto-loading file: %s"), fn.c_str());
+						}
 						frmQuery *fq = new frmQuery(winMain, wxEmptyString, conn, wxEmptyString, fn);
 						fq->Go();
 						winMain->AddFrame(fq);
diff --git a/pgadmin/pgscript/generators/pgsDictionaryGen.cpp b/pgadmin/pgscript/generators/pgsDictionaryGen.cpp
index 36f91e2..eddb89b 100644
--- a/pgadmin/pgscript/generators/pgsDictionaryGen.cpp
+++ b/pgadmin/pgscript/generators/pgsDictionaryGen.cpp
@@ -60,10 +60,10 @@ long pgsDictionaryGen::count_lines()
 			wxTextInputStream text(input, wxT(" \t"));
 #endif
 			wxString line;
-			while ((line = text.ReadLine()) && !input.Eof())
-			{
-				++result;
-			}
+			while (!(line = text.ReadLine()).IsEmpty() && !input.Eof())
+ 			{
+ 				++result;
+ 			}
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/pgadmin/pgscript/generators/pgsReferenceGen.cpp b/pgadmin/pgscript/generators/pgsReferenceGen.cpp
index 08f25e0..4db9a44 100644
--- a/pgadmin/pgscript/generators/pgsReferenceGen.cpp
+++ b/pgadmin/pgscript/generators/pgsReferenceGen.cpp
@@ -37,12 +37,11 @@ pgsReferenceGen::pgsReferenceGen(pgsThread *app, const wxString &table,
 	{
 		m_nb_rows = 0;
 	}
-	wxLogScriptVerbose(wxT("REFGEN: Number of rows in %s: %s"), m_table.c_str(),
-	                   pgsMapm::pgs_mapm_str(m_nb_rows).c_str());
+	wxLogScriptVerbose(wxT("REFGEN: Number of rows in %s: %s"), (const wxChar*) m_table,
+				(const wxChar*) pgsMapm::pgs_mapm_str(m_nb_rows));
 
 	// Create an integer generator with that number of lines
-	m_randomizer = pgsRandomizer(pnew pgsIntegerGen(0, m_nb_rows - 1,
-	                             is_sequence(), m_seed));
+	m_randomizer = pgsRandomizer(pnew pgsIntegerGen(0, m_nb_rows - 1, is_sequence(), m_seed));
 }
 
 bool pgsReferenceGen::is_sequence() const
diff --git a/pgadmin/pgscript/generators/pgsRegexGen.cpp b/pgadmin/pgscript/generators/pgsRegexGen.cpp
index fe5cd4c..0a0dd85 100644
--- a/pgadmin/pgscript/generators/pgsRegexGen.cpp
+++ b/pgadmin/pgscript/generators/pgsRegexGen.cpp
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ const long &pgsRegexGen::pgsRegex::get_second() const
 pgsRegexGen::pgsRegexGen(const wxString &regex, const long &seed) :
 	pgsObjectGen(seed), m_regex(regex), m_valid(true), m_string_gens(pgsVectorStringGen())
 {
-	wxLogScriptVerbose(wxT("REGEXGEN: %s"), m_regex.c_str());
+	wxLogScriptVerbose(wxT("REGEXGEN: %s"),  (const wxChar*) m_regex);
 
 	// Transform regular expression into XML structure
 	bool escape = false, first_regex = true, list = false;
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ pgsRegexGen::pgsRegexGen(const wxString &regex, const long &seed) :
 		result.Append(wxT(" </regex>\n"));
 	result.Append(wxT("</regexpressions>\n"));
 
-	wxLogScriptVerbose(wxT("REGEXGEN: %s"), result.c_str());
+	wxLogScriptVerbose(wxT("REGEXGEN: %s"),  (const wxChar*) result);
 
 	// Load this XML structure with the wxXmlDocument from wxWidgets
 	wxStringInputStream input(result);
diff --git a/pgadmin/pgscript/parser.sh b/pgadmin/pgscript/parser.sh
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
diff --git a/pgadmin/pgscript/pgsApplication.cpp b/pgadmin/pgscript/pgsApplication.cpp
index d010d74..0622102 100644
--- a/pgadmin/pgscript/pgsApplication.cpp
+++ b/pgadmin/pgscript/pgsApplication.cpp
@@ -150,7 +150,12 @@ void pgsApplication::Complete()
 	if (m_caller != 0)
 	{
 		wxCommandEvent resultEvent(wxEVT_COMMAND_MENU_SELECTED, m_event_id);
+
+#if wxCHECK_VERSION(2, 9, 0)
+		m_caller->GetEventHandler()->AddPendingEvent(resultEvent);
+#else
 		m_caller->AddPendingEvent(resultEvent);
+#endif
 	}
 #endif // PGSCLI
 
diff --git a/pgadmin/pgscript/utilities/pgsContext.cpp b/pgadmin/pgscript/utilities/pgsContext.cpp
index d1d6101..3f1aaf6 100644
--- a/pgadmin/pgscript/utilities/pgsContext.cpp
+++ b/pgadmin/pgscript/utilities/pgsContext.cpp
@@ -84,13 +84,13 @@ void pgsContext::clear_columns()
 
 void pgsContext::push_var(pgsExpression *var)
 {
-	wxLogScriptVerbose(wxT("PUSH EXPR %s"), var->value().c_str());
+	wxLogScriptVerbose(wxT("PUSH EXPR %s"), (const wxChar*) var->value());
 	m_vars.push_back(var);
 }
 
 void pgsContext::pop_var()
 {
-	wxLogScriptVerbose(wxT("POP EXPR %s"), m_vars.back()->value().c_str());
+	wxLogScriptVerbose(wxT("POP EXPR %s"), (const wxChar*) m_vars.back()->value());
 	m_vars.pop_back();
 }
 
@@ -101,15 +101,15 @@ size_t pgsContext::size_vars() const
 
 void pgsContext::push_stmt(pgsStmt *stmt)
 {
-	wxLogScriptVerbose(wxT("PUSH STMT %s"), wxString(typeid(*stmt).name(),
-	                   wxConvUTF8).c_str());
+	wxLogScriptVerbose(wxT("PUSH STMT %s"), (const wxChar*) wxString(typeid(*stmt).name(),
+				wxConvUTF8));
 	m_stmts.push_back(stmt);
 }
 
 void pgsContext::pop_stmt()
 {
-	wxLogScriptVerbose(wxT("POP STMT %s"), wxString(typeid(*(m_stmts.back()))
-	                   .name(), wxConvUTF8).c_str());
+	wxLogScriptVerbose(wxT("POP STMT %s"), (const wxChar*) wxString(typeid(*(m_stmts.back()))
+				.name(), wxConvUTF8));
 	m_stmts.pop_back();
 }
 
diff --git a/pgadmin/schema/pgIndex.cpp b/pgadmin/schema/pgIndex.cpp
index 6a7e408..478f6b1 100644
--- a/pgadmin/schema/pgIndex.cpp
+++ b/pgadmin/schema/pgIndex.cpp
@@ -518,7 +518,7 @@ pgObject *pgIndexBaseFactory::CreateObjects(pgCollection *coll, ctlTree *browser
 	{
 		while (!indexes->Eof())
 		{
-			switch (indexes->GetVal(wxT("contype"))[0U])
+			switch ( (wxChar)indexes->GetVal(wxT("contype"))[0U])
 			{
 				case 0:
 					index = new pgIndex(collection->GetTable(), indexes->GetVal(wxT("idxname")));
diff --git a/pgadmin/schema/pgObject.cpp b/pgadmin/schema/pgObject.cpp
index d2debb6..900f003 100644
--- a/pgadmin/schema/pgObject.cpp
+++ b/pgadmin/schema/pgObject.cpp
@@ -443,7 +443,7 @@ void pgObject::ShowDependency(pgDatabase *db, ctlListView *list, const wxString
 
 				wxString typestr = set->GetVal(wxT("type"));
 				pgaFactory *depFactory = 0;
-				switch (typestr.c_str()[0])
+				switch ((wxChar)typestr.c_str()[0])
 				{
 					case 'c':
 					case 's':   // we don't know these; internally handled
@@ -495,7 +495,7 @@ void pgObject::ShowDependency(pgDatabase *db, ctlListView *list, const wxString
 					}
 					case 'C':
 					{
-						switch (typestr.c_str()[1])
+						switch ((wxChar)typestr.c_str()[1])
 						{
 							case 'c':
 								depFactory = &checkFactory;
@@ -554,7 +554,7 @@ void pgObject::ShowDependency(pgDatabase *db, ctlListView *list, const wxString
 
 				wxString deptype;
 
-				switch (set->GetVal(wxT("deptype")).c_str()[0])
+				switch ( (wxChar) set->GetVal(wxT("deptype")).c_str()[0])
 				{
 					case 'n':
 						deptype = wxT("normal");
@@ -1236,7 +1236,7 @@ void pgServerObject::FillOwned(ctlTree *browser, ctlListView *referencedBy, cons
 					relname += qtIdent(set->GetVal(wxT("relname")));
 					pgaFactory *ownerFactory = 0;
 
-					switch (set->GetVal(wxT("relkind")).c_str()[0])
+					switch ( (wxChar)set->GetVal(wxT("relkind")).c_str()[0])
 					{
 						case 'r':
 							ownerFactory = &tableFactory;
diff --git a/pgadmin/schema/pgRole.cpp b/pgadmin/schema/pgRole.cpp
index 5571b90..e0012c5 100644
--- a/pgadmin/schema/pgRole.cpp
+++ b/pgadmin/schema/pgRole.cpp
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ void pgRole::ShowDependents(frmMain *form, ctlListView *referencedBy, const wxSt
 			{
 				if (set->GetBool(wxT("datallowconn")))
 					dblist.Add(name);
-				if (GetOidStr() == set->GetLong(wxT("datdba")))
+				if (GetOidStr() == set->GetVal(wxT("datdba")))
 					referencedBy->AppendItem(databaseFactory.GetIconId(), _("Database"), name);
 			}
 			else
diff --git a/pgadmin/schema/pgServer.cpp b/pgadmin/schema/pgServer.cpp
index adac2a6..8db34d0 100644
--- a/pgadmin/schema/pgServer.cpp
+++ b/pgadmin/schema/pgServer.cpp
@@ -694,11 +694,13 @@ int pgServer::Connect(frmMain *form, bool askPassword, const wxString &pwd, bool
 		// Check the server version
 		if (!(conn->BackendMinimumVersion(SERVER_MIN_VERSION_N >> 8, SERVER_MIN_VERSION_N & 0x00FF)) ||
 		        (conn->BackendMinimumVersion(SERVER_MAX_VERSION_N >> 8, (SERVER_MAX_VERSION_N & 0x00FF) + 1)))
+		{
 			wxLogWarning(_("The server you are connecting to is not a version that is supported by this release of %s.\n\n%s may not function as expected.\n\nSupported server versions are %s to %s."),
 			             appearanceFactory->GetLongAppName().c_str(),
 			             appearanceFactory->GetLongAppName().c_str(),
 			             wxString(SERVER_MIN_VERSION_T).c_str(),
 			             wxString(SERVER_MAX_VERSION_T).c_str());
+		}
 
 		connected = true;
 		bool hasUptime = false;
diff --git a/pgadmin/slony/dlgRepCluster.cpp b/pgadmin/slony/dlgRepCluster.cpp
index 403c521..f12d9a2 100644
--- a/pgadmin/slony/dlgRepCluster.cpp
+++ b/pgadmin/slony/dlgRepCluster.cpp
@@ -865,14 +865,14 @@ wxString ReplaceString(const wxString &str, const wxString &oldStr, const wxStri
 	wxChar *buf = new wxChar[buflen+1];
 
 	const wxChar *ptrIn = str.c_str();
-	const wxChar *ptrFound = wxStrstr(ptrIn, oldStr.c_str());
+	const wxChar *ptrFound = wxStrstr(ptrIn, oldStr);
 
 	while (ptrFound)
 	{
 		AppendBuf(buf, buflen, len, ptrIn, ptrFound - ptrIn);
 		AppendBuf(buf, buflen, len, newStr.c_str());
 		ptrIn = ptrFound + oldStr.Length();
-		ptrFound = wxStrstr(ptrIn, oldStr.c_str());
+		ptrFound = wxStrstr(ptrIn, oldStr);
 	}
 
 	AppendBuf(buf, buflen, len, ptrIn);
diff --git a/pgadmin/slony/slSet.cpp b/pgadmin/slony/slSet.cpp
index 3b0f891..546c002 100644
--- a/pgadmin/slony/slSet.cpp
+++ b/pgadmin/slony/slSet.cpp
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ void slSet::ShowDependencies(frmMain *form, ctlListView *list, const wxString &w
 			wxString comment = set->GetVal(wxT("comment"));
 			wxString typname;
 			int icon = -1;
-			switch (typestr.c_str()[0])
+			switch ( (wxChar)typestr.c_str()[0])
 			{
 				case 'S':
 					typname = _("Sequence");
diff --git a/pgadmin/utils/csvfiles.cpp b/pgadmin/utils/csvfiles.cpp
index 807311b..07e14cd 100644
--- a/pgadmin/utils/csvfiles.cpp
+++ b/pgadmin/utils/csvfiles.cpp
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ wxString CSVTokenizer::GetNextToken()
 		token.assign(m_string, m_pos, pos - m_pos);
 
 	if (quoted_string && inquote)
-		wxLogNotice(wxT("unterminated double quoted string: %s\n"), token.c_str());
+		wxLogNotice(wxT("unterminated double quoted string: %s\n"), (const wxChar*) token);
 
 	m_pos = pos + 1;    // Skip token and delimiter
 
diff --git a/pgadmin/utils/factory.cpp b/pgadmin/utils/factory.cpp
index dcf3275..742e82e 100644
--- a/pgadmin/utils/factory.cpp
+++ b/pgadmin/utils/factory.cpp
@@ -317,7 +317,12 @@ void menuFactoryList::AppendEnabledMenus(wxMenuBar *menuBar, wxMenu *treeContext
 				{
 					if (!menuItem->IsSubMenu())
 					{
-						lastItem = treeContextMenu->Append(id, menuItem->GetLabel(), menuItem->GetHelp(), menuItem->IsCheckable() ? wxITEM_CHECK : wxITEM_NORMAL);
+#if wxCHECK_VERSION(2, 9, 0)
+						wxString lab = menuItem->GetItemLabelText();
+#else
+						wxString lab = menuItem->GetLabel(); // deprecated
+#endif				
+						lastItem = treeContextMenu->Append(id, lab, menuItem->GetHelp(), menuItem->IsCheckable() ? wxITEM_CHECK : wxITEM_NORMAL);
 						if (menuItem->IsCheckable() && menuItem->IsChecked())
 							treeContextMenu->FindItem(id)->Check();
 					}
@@ -335,7 +340,12 @@ void menuFactoryList::AppendEnabledMenus(wxMenuBar *menuBar, wxMenu *treeContext
 							wxMenuItem *oldMenuItem = oldSubMenu->FindItemByPosition(i);
 							if (oldMenuItem->IsEnabled())
 							{
-								newSubMenu->Append(oldMenuItem->GetId(), oldMenuItem->GetLabel(), oldMenuItem->GetHelp(), menuItem->IsCheckable() ? wxITEM_CHECK : wxITEM_NORMAL);
+#if wxCHECK_VERSION(2, 9, 0)
+								wxString oldLab = oldMenuItem->GetItemLabelText();
+#else
+								wxString oldLab = oldMenuItem->GetLabel(); // deprecated
+#endif
+								newSubMenu->Append(oldMenuItem->GetId(), oldLab, oldMenuItem->GetHelp(), menuItem->IsCheckable() ? wxITEM_CHECK : wxITEM_NORMAL);
 								if (oldMenuItem->IsCheckable() && oldMenuItem->IsChecked())
 									newSubMenu->FindItem(oldMenuItem->GetId())->Check();
 
@@ -344,13 +354,25 @@ void menuFactoryList::AppendEnabledMenus(wxMenuBar *menuBar, wxMenu *treeContext
 							}
 						}
 						if (itemCount > 1)
-							lastItem = treeContextMenu->Append(id, menuItem->GetLabel(), newSubMenu);
+						{
+#if wxCHECK_VERSION(2, 9, 0)
+							wxString lab = menuItem->GetItemLabelText();
+#else
+							wxString lab = menuItem->GetLabel(); // deprecated
+#endif
+							lastItem = treeContextMenu->Append(id, lab, newSubMenu);
+						}
 						else
 						{
 							delete newSubMenu;
 							if (itemCount)
 							{
-								lastItem = treeContextMenu->Append(singleMenuItem->GetId(), singleMenuItem->GetLabel(), singleMenuItem->GetHelp(), menuItem->IsCheckable() ? wxITEM_CHECK : wxITEM_NORMAL);
+#if wxCHECK_VERSION(2, 9, 0)
+								wxString lab = singleMenuItem->GetItemLabelText();
+#else
+								wxString lab = singleMenuItem->GetLabel(); // deprecated
+#endif
+								lastItem = treeContextMenu->Append(singleMenuItem->GetId(), lab, singleMenuItem->GetHelp(), menuItem->IsCheckable() ? wxITEM_CHECK : wxITEM_NORMAL);
 								if (singleMenuItem->IsCheckable() && singleMenuItem->IsChecked())
 									treeContextMenu->FindItem(singleMenuItem->GetId())->Check();
 							}
diff --git a/pgadmin/utils/pgconfig.cpp b/pgadmin/utils/pgconfig.cpp
index 87d97ca..b27ac50 100644
--- a/pgadmin/utils/pgconfig.cpp
+++ b/pgadmin/utils/pgconfig.cpp
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ pgSettingFileReader::pgSettingFileReader(bool localized)
 		buffer = wxTextBuffer::Translate(buffer, wxTextFileType_Unix);
 
 		columnNames = buffer.BeforeFirst('\n');
-		bp = (wxChar *)buffer.c_str() + columnNames.Length() + 1;
+		bp = const_cast<wxChar*>((const wxChar*)buffer + columnNames.Length() + 1);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/pgadmin/utils/utffile.cpp b/pgadmin/utils/utffile.cpp
index 71c0ca3..ccfb5ed 100644
--- a/pgadmin/utils/utffile.cpp
+++ b/pgadmin/utils/utffile.cpp
@@ -80,7 +80,9 @@ off_t wxUtfFile::Read(wxString &str, off_t nCount)
 			if (nLen == (size_t) - 1)
 			{
 				if (!m_strFileName.IsEmpty())
+				{
 					wxLogWarning(_("The file \"%s\" could not be opened because it contains characters that could not be interpreted."), m_strFileName.c_str());
+				}
 				Seek(decr - nLen, wxFromCurrent);
 				return (size_t) - 1;
 			}