diff --git a/source/utilities/strings.bas b/source/utilities/strings.bas
index 44c8e24a3..f1a9aed53 100644
--- a/source/utilities/strings.bas
+++ b/source/utilities/strings.bas
@@ -1,28 +1,33 @@
-'
-' String manipulation functions
-'
-
-FUNCTION StrRemove$ (myString$, whatToRemove$) 'noncase sensitive
-    a$ = myString$
-    b$ = LCASE$(whatToRemove$)
-    i = INSTR(LCASE$(a$), b$)
-    DO WHILE i
-        a$ = LEFT$(a$, i - 1) + RIGHT$(a$, LEN(a$) - i - LEN(b$) + 1)
-        i = INSTR(LCASE$(a$), b$)
-    LOOP
-    StrRemove$ = a$
-END FUNCTION
-
-FUNCTION StrReplace$ (myString$, find$, replaceWith$) 'noncase sensitive
-    IF LEN(myString$) = 0 THEN EXIT FUNCTION
-    a$ = myString$
-    b$ = LCASE$(find$)
-    basei = 1
-    i = INSTR(basei, LCASE$(a$), b$)
-    DO WHILE i
-        a$ = LEFT$(a$, i - 1) + replaceWith$ + RIGHT$(a$, LEN(a$) - i - LEN(b$) + 1)
-        basei = i + LEN(replaceWith$)
-        i = INSTR(basei, LCASE$(a$), b$)
-    LOOP
-    StrReplace$ = a$
-END FUNCTION
+'
+' String manipulation functions
+'
+
+FUNCTION StrRemove$ (myString$, whatToRemove$) 'noncase sensitive
+    DIM a$, b$
+    DIM AS LONG i
+
+    a$ = myString$
+    b$ = LCASE$(whatToRemove$)
+    i = INSTR(LCASE$(a$), b$)
+    DO WHILE i
+        a$ = LEFT$(a$, i - 1) + RIGHT$(a$, LEN(a$) - i - LEN(b$) + 1)
+        i = INSTR(LCASE$(a$), b$)
+    LOOP
+    StrRemove$ = a$
+END FUNCTION
+
+FUNCTION StrReplace$ (myString$, find$, replaceWith$) 'noncase sensitive
+    DIM a$, b$
+    DIM AS LONG basei, i
+    IF LEN(myString$) = 0 THEN EXIT FUNCTION
+    a$ = myString$
+    b$ = LCASE$(find$)
+    basei = 1
+    i = INSTR(basei, LCASE$(a$), b$)
+    DO WHILE i
+        a$ = LEFT$(a$, i - 1) + replaceWith$ + RIGHT$(a$, LEN(a$) - i - LEN(b$) + 1)
+        basei = i + LEN(replaceWith$)
+        i = INSTR(basei, LCASE$(a$), b$)
+    LOOP
+    StrReplace$ = a$
+END FUNCTION