diff --git a/Source/lineparse.cpp b/Source/lineparse.cpp
index a4fbe38e..8a824c5e 100644
--- a/Source/lineparse.cpp
+++ b/Source/lineparse.cpp
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 #include <cstdlib>
 #include <cstring>
 #include "tstring.h"
+#include "util.h"
 
 LineParser::LineParser(bool bCommentBlock)
 {
diff --git a/Source/tchar.h b/Source/tchar.h
index 7f2e998d..34dbe660 100644
--- a/Source/tchar.h
+++ b/Source/tchar.h
@@ -22,8 +22,13 @@
 #define _T(x)    __T(x)
 #define _TEXT(x) __T(x)
 #endif
+#if defined(_MSC_VER) && (_MSC_VER<=1200)
+typedef unsigned short TCHAR;
+typedef unsigned short _TUCHAR;
+#else
 typedef wchar_t TCHAR;
 typedef wchar_t _TUCHAR;
+#endif
 
 // program
 #define _tmain      wmain
@@ -34,11 +39,19 @@ typedef wchar_t _TUCHAR;
 // printfs
 #define _ftprintf   fwprintf
 #define _sntprintf  _snwprintf
-#define _stprintf   _swprintf
+#if defined(_MSC_VER) && (_MSC_VER<=1200)
+#	define _stprintf   swprintf
+#else
+#	define _stprintf   _swprintf
+#endif
 #define _tprintf    wprintf
 #define _vftprintf  vfwprintf
 #define _vsntprintf _vsnwprintf
-#define _vstprintf  _vswprintf
+#if defined(_MSC_VER) && (_MSC_VER<=1200)
+#	define _vstprintf  vswprintf
+#else
+#	define _vstprintf  _vswprintf
+#endif
 
 // scanfs
 #define _tscanf     wscanf
@@ -74,7 +87,11 @@ typedef wchar_t _TUCHAR;
 #define _tcstoi64   _wcstoi64
 #define _tcstol     wcstol
 #define _tcstoul    wcstoul
-#define _tstof      _wtof
+#if defined(_MSC_VER) && (_MSC_VER<=1200)
+#	define _tstof      my_wtof
+#else
+#	define _tstof      _wtof
+#endif
 #define _tstoi      _wtoi
 #define _tstoi64    _wtoi64
 #define _ttoi       _wtoi
diff --git a/Source/util.cpp b/Source/util.cpp
index 08ab55f0..afce0508 100644
--- a/Source/util.cpp
+++ b/Source/util.cpp
@@ -65,6 +65,14 @@ void dopause(void)
   }
 }
 
+double my_wtof(const wchar_t *str) 
+{
+	char buf[100];
+	WideCharToMultiByte(0,0,str,-1,buf,100,0,0);
+	return atof(buf);
+}
+
+
 // Returns 0 if everything is OK
 // Returns -1 if can't find the file
 // Returns -2 if the file is an invalid bitmap
diff --git a/Source/util.h b/Source/util.h
index 49bf1bdf..5bed0f74 100644
--- a/Source/util.h
+++ b/Source/util.h
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@
 extern int g_dopause;
 extern void dopause(void);
 
+extern double my_wtof(const wchar_t *str);
+
 // Adds the bitmap in filename using resource editor re as id id.
 // If width or height are specified it will also make sure the bitmap is in that size
 int update_bitmap(CResourceEditor* re, WORD id, const TCHAR* filename, int width=0, int height=0, int maxbpp=0);