diff --git a/src/gdd/aitHelpers.cc b/src/gdd/aitHelpers.cc
index 20d364f5a..b550359f0 100644
--- a/src/gdd/aitHelpers.cc
+++ b/src/gdd/aitHelpers.cc
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@
 // $Id$
 //
 // $Log$
+// Revision 1.8  1997/08/05 00:51:05  jhill
+// fixed problems in aitString and the conversion matrix
+//
 // Revision 1.7  1997/06/25 06:17:33  jhill
 // fixed warnings
 //
@@ -34,7 +37,7 @@
 
 void aitString::mallocFailure(void)
 {
-	str="";
+	str=(char *)"";
 	len=0u;
 	bufLen=1u;
 	type=aitStrRefConstImortal;
diff --git a/src/gdd/aitHelpers.h b/src/gdd/aitHelpers.h
index 8dc1aa9d0..4140db3af 100644
--- a/src/gdd/aitHelpers.h
+++ b/src/gdd/aitHelpers.h
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@
  * $Id$
  *
  * $Log$
+ * Revision 1.15  1998/04/14 00:51:33  jhill
+ * code around ms sizeof() bug V5.0
+ *
  * Revision 1.14  1997/08/05 00:51:06  jhill
  * fixed problems in aitString and the conversion matrix
  *
@@ -285,7 +288,7 @@ private:
 
 inline void aitString::init(void) 
 { 
-	this->str="";
+	this->str=(char *)"";
 	this->len=0u;
 	this->bufLen=1u;
 	this->type=aitStrRefConstImortal;