diff --git a/Source/uPSRuntime.pas b/Source/uPSRuntime.pas
index b59a82f6..ea376374 100644
--- a/Source/uPSRuntime.pas
+++ b/Source/uPSRuntime.pas
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ uPSRuntime.pas } // version: 2022.1104.0615
+{ uPSRuntime.pas } // version: 2022.1123.1400
 {----------------------------------------------------------------------------}
 { RemObjects Pascal Script                                                   }
 {----------------------------------------------------------------------------}
@@ -4032,7 +4032,7 @@ function VNGetString(const Src: TPSVariantIFC): string;
       {$ENDIF}
     {$ENDIF}
   {$ELSE}
-  Result := VNGetAnsiString(Src);
+  Result := string(VNGetAnsiString(Src));
   {$ENDIF}
 end;
 
@@ -4053,7 +4053,7 @@ procedure VNSetString(const Src: TPSVariantIFC; const Val: string);
       {$ENDIF}
     {$ENDIF}
   {$ELSE}
-  VNSetAnsiString(Src, Val);
+  VNSetAnsiString(Src, TbtString(Val));
   {$ENDIF}
 end;
 
@@ -4182,7 +4182,7 @@ function VGetString(const Src: PIFVariant): string;
       {$ENDIF}
     {$ENDIF}
   {$ELSE PS_NOWIDESTRING}
-  Result := PSGetAnsiString(@PPSVariantData(src).Data, src.FType);
+  Result := string(PSGetAnsiString(@PPSVariantData(src).Data, src.FType));
   {$ENDIF PS_NOWIDESTRING}
 end;
 
@@ -4205,7 +4205,7 @@ procedure VSetString(const Src: PIFVariant; const Val: string);
       {$ENDIF}
     {$ENDIF}
   {$ELSE PS_NOWIDESTRING}
-  PSSetAnsiString(@PPSVariantData(src).Data, src.FType, {%H-}Dummy, Val);
+  PSSetAnsiString(@PPSVariantData(src).Data, src.FType, {%H-}Dummy, TbtString(Val));
   {$ENDIF PS_NOWIDESTRING}
 end;
 
@@ -5080,7 +5080,7 @@ procedure PSSetString(Src: Pointer; aType: TPSTypeRec; var Ok: Boolean; const Va
       {$ENDIF}
     {$ENDIF}
   {$ELSE}
-  PSSetAnsiString(Src, aType, Ok, Val);
+  PSSetAnsiString(Src, aType, Ok, TbtString(Val));
   {$ENDIF}
 end;
 
@@ -16475,7 +16475,7 @@ function TPSStack.GetString(ItemNo: Longint): string; // calls the native method
       GetAnsiString(ItemNo)
       {$ENDIF}
     {$ELSE}
-    GetAnsiString(ItemNo)
+    string(GetAnsiString(ItemNo))
     {$ENDIF}
   ;
 end;
@@ -16702,7 +16702,7 @@ procedure TPSStack.SetString(ItemNo: Longint; const Data: string);
       {$ENDIF}
     {$ENDIF}
   {$ELSE}
-  SetAnsiString(ItemNo, Data);
+  SetAnsiString(ItemNo, TbtString(Data));
   {$ENDIF}
 end;