diff --git a/src/Mod/Fem/App/FemMesh.cpp b/src/Mod/Fem/App/FemMesh.cpp
index 4d91dcf3d..716e89d72 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Fem/App/FemMesh.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/Fem/App/FemMesh.cpp
@@ -1260,19 +1260,8 @@ void FemMesh::SaveDocFile (Base::Writer &writer) const
 
     Base::ifstream file(fi, std::ios::in | std::ios::binary);
     if (file){
-        unsigned long ulSize = 0;
         std::streambuf* buf = file.rdbuf();
-        if (buf) {
-            unsigned long ulCurr;
-            ulCurr = buf->pubseekoff(0, std::ios::cur, std::ios::in);
-            ulSize = buf->pubseekoff(0, std::ios::end, std::ios::in);
-            buf->pubseekoff(ulCurr, std::ios::beg, std::ios::in);
-        }
-
-        // read in the ASCII file and write back to the stream
-        std::strstreambuf sbuf(ulSize);
-        file >> &sbuf;
-        writer.Stream() << &sbuf;
+        writer.Stream() << buf;
     }
 
     file.close();
diff --git a/src/Mod/Fem/App/PropertyPostDataObject.cpp b/src/Mod/Fem/App/PropertyPostDataObject.cpp
index 7e73245cc..73f21bcd5 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Fem/App/PropertyPostDataObject.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/Fem/App/PropertyPostDataObject.cpp
@@ -279,19 +279,8 @@ void PropertyPostDataObject::SaveDocFile (Base::Writer &writer) const
 
     Base::ifstream file(fi, std::ios::in | std::ios::binary);
     if (file){
-        unsigned long ulSize = 0;
         std::streambuf* buf = file.rdbuf();
-        if (buf) {
-            unsigned long ulCurr;
-            ulCurr = buf->pubseekoff(0, std::ios::cur, std::ios::in);
-            ulSize = buf->pubseekoff(0, std::ios::end, std::ios::in);
-            buf->pubseekoff(ulCurr, std::ios::beg, std::ios::in);
-        }
-
-        // read in the ASCII file and write back to the stream
-        std::strstreambuf sbuf(ulSize);
-        file >> &sbuf;
-        writer.Stream() << &sbuf;
+        writer.Stream() << buf;
     }
 
     file.close();
diff --git a/src/Mod/Fem/Gui/Command.cpp b/src/Mod/Fem/Gui/Command.cpp
index 6a1d6fb8d..958b520bd 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Fem/Gui/Command.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/Fem/Gui/Command.cpp
@@ -1310,7 +1310,7 @@ CmdFemPostApllyChanges::CmdFemPostApllyChanges()
     eType           = eType|ForEdit;
 }
 
-void CmdFemPostApllyChanges::activated(int)
+void CmdFemPostApllyChanges::activated(int iMsg)
 {
     ParameterGrp::handle hGrp = App::GetApplication().GetParameterGroupByPath("User parameter:BaseApp/Preferences/Mod/Fem");