void wxWindowOS2::SetLabel( const wxString& label )
 {
-    ::WinSetWindowText(GetHwnd(), (PSZ)label.c_str());
+    ::WinSetWindowText(GetHwnd(), label.c_str());
 } // end of wxWindowOS2::SetLabel
 
 wxString wxWindowOS2::GetLabel() const
     int         l;
     FONTMETRICS vFM; // metrics structure
     BOOL        bRc = FALSE;
-    char*       pStr;
     HPS         hPS;
 
     hPS = ::WinGetPS(GetHwnd());
     l = rString.length();
     if (l > 0L)
     {
-        pStr = (PCH)rString.c_str();
-
         //
         // In world coordinates.
         //
         bRc = ::GpiQueryTextBox( hPS,
                                  l,
-                                 pStr,
+                                 (char*) rString.wx_str(),
                                  TXTBOX_COUNT,// return maximum information
                                  avPoint      // array of coordinates points
                                 );
                                                                   );
                     if (!pWin->IsOfStandardClass())
                     {
-                        if (uMsg == WM_BUTTON1DOWN && pWin->AcceptsFocus() )
+                        if (uMsg == WM_BUTTON1DOWN && pWin->CanAcceptFocus() )
                             pWin->SetFocus();
                     }
                     bProcessed = pWin->HandleMouseEvent( uMsg
         sClassName += wxT("NR");
     }
     m_hWnd = (WXHWND)::WinCreateWindow( (HWND)OS2GetParent()
-                                       ,(PSZ)sClassName.c_str()
-                                       ,(PSZ)(zTitle ? zTitle : wxEmptyString)
+                                       ,sClassName.c_str()
+                                       ,(zTitle ? zTitle : wxEmptyString)
                                        ,(ULONG)dwStyle
                                        ,(LONG)0L
                                        ,(LONG)0L