diff --git a/source/ide/ide_methods.bas b/source/ide/ide_methods.bas
index 096e8f620..0857d0f57 100644
--- a/source/ide/ide_methods.bas
+++ b/source/ide/ide_methods.bas
@@ -9242,7 +9242,7 @@ FUNCTION idewarningbox
         warningIncLevel = CVL(MID$(warning$(x), 5, 4))
         IF warningIncLevel > 0 THEN
             warningIncLines(x) = CVL(MID$(warning$(x), 9, 4))
-            warningIncFiles(x) = MID$(warning$(x), 13, INSTR(warning$(x), CHR$(2)) - 13)
+            warningIncFiles(x) = MID$(warning$(x), 13, INSTR(warning$(x), CHR$(255)) - 13)
             IF LEN(warningIncFiles(x)) > maxModuleNameLen THEN
                 maxModuleNameLen = LEN(warningIncFiles(x))
             END IF
@@ -9252,7 +9252,7 @@ FUNCTION idewarningbox
     'build list
     FOR x = 1 TO warningListItems
         IF warningLines(x) = 0 THEN
-            l$ = l$ + MID$(warning$(x), INSTR(warning$(x), CHR$(2)) + 1)
+            l$ = l$ + MID$(warning$(x), INSTR(warning$(x), CHR$(255)) + 1)
             IF x > 1 THEN ASC(l$, treeConnection) = 192
         ELSE
             l3$ = CHR$(16) + CHR$(2) 'dark grey
@@ -9266,7 +9266,7 @@ FUNCTION idewarningbox
                 l3$ = l3$ + thisprog$ + SPACE$(maxModuleNameLen - LEN(thisprog$)) + ":" + CHR$(16) + CHR$(16) + num$
             END IF
             treeConnection = LEN(l$) + 1
-            text$ = MID$(warning$(x), INSTR(warning$(x), CHR$(2)) + 1)
+            text$ = MID$(warning$(x), INSTR(warning$(x), CHR$(255)) + 1)
             IF LEN(text$) THEN
                 l$ = l$ + CHR$(195) + CHR$(196) + l3$ + ": " + text$
             ELSE
diff --git a/source/qb64.bas b/source/qb64.bas
index 84152b2c2..2323fda7a 100644
--- a/source/qb64.bas
+++ b/source/qb64.bas
@@ -11846,10 +11846,6 @@ IF idemode = 0 AND NOT QuietMode THEN
     END IF
 END IF
 
-'OPEN "unusedVariableList.txt" FOR OUTPUT AS #1: CLOSE #1
-'OPEN "unusedVariableList.txt" FOR BINARY AS #1
-'PUT #1, 1, usedVariableList$ 'warning$(1)
-'CLOSE #1
 IF NOT IgnoreWarnings THEN
     totalUnusedVariables = 0
     FOR i = 1 TO totalVariablesCreated
@@ -25462,16 +25458,16 @@ SUB addWarning (whichLineNumber AS LONG, includeLevel AS LONG, incLineNumber AS
             IF lastWarningHeader <> header$ THEN
                 lastWarningHeader = header$
                 GOSUB increaseWarningCount
-                warning$(warningListItems) = MKL$(0) + CHR$(2) + header$
+                warning$(warningListItems) = MKL$(0) + CHR$(255) + header$
             END IF
 
             GOSUB increaseWarningCount
             IF includeLevel > 0 THEN
                 thisincname$ = getfilepath$(incFileName$)
                 thisincname$ = MID$(incFileName$, LEN(thisincname$) + 1)
-                warning$(warningListItems) = MKL$(whichLineNumber) + MKL$(includeLevel) + MKL$(incLineNumber) + thisincname$ + CHR$(2) + text$
+                warning$(warningListItems) = MKL$(whichLineNumber) + MKL$(includeLevel) + MKL$(incLineNumber) + thisincname$ + CHR$(255) + text$
             ELSE
-                warning$(warningListItems) = MKL$(whichLineNumber) + MKL$(0) + CHR$(2) + text$
+                warning$(warningListItems) = MKL$(whichLineNumber) + MKL$(0) + CHR$(255) + text$
             END IF
         END IF
     END IF