+ value_init (val, width);
+ msg_disable ();
+ data_in (ss_cstr (text), UTF8, format->type, 0, 0, 0,
+ dict->dict,
+ val, width);
+ msg_enable ();
+
+ return val;
+}
+
+
+GtkBuilder *
+builder_new_real (const gchar *name)
+{
+ GtkBuilder *builder = gtk_builder_new ();
+
+ GError *err = NULL;
+ if ( ! gtk_builder_add_from_file (builder, name, &err))
+ {
+ g_critical ("Couldnt open user interface file %s: %s", name, err->message);
+ g_clear_error (&err);
+ }
+
+ return builder;
+}
+
+
+GObject *
+get_object_assert (GtkBuilder *builder, const gchar *name, GType type)
+{
+ GObject *o = NULL;
+ g_assert (name);
+
+ o = gtk_builder_get_object (builder, name);
+
+ if ( !o )
+ g_critical ("Object \"%s\" could not be found\n", name);
+ else if ( ! g_type_is_a (G_OBJECT_TYPE (o), type))
+ {
+ g_critical ("Object \"%s\" was expected to have type %s, but in fact has type %s",
+ name, g_type_name (type), G_OBJECT_TYPE_NAME (o));
+ }
+
+ return o;
+}
+
+
+GtkAction *
+get_action_assert (GtkBuilder *builder, const gchar *name)
+{
+ return GTK_ACTION (get_object_assert (builder, name, GTK_TYPE_ACTION));
+}
+
+GtkWidget *
+get_widget_assert (GtkBuilder *builder, const gchar *name)
+{
+ return GTK_WIDGET (get_object_assert (builder, name, GTK_TYPE_WIDGET));
+}
+
+/* This function must be used whenever a filename generated by glib,
+ (eg, from gtk_file_chooser_get_filename) and passed to the C library,
+ (eg through a pspp syntax string).
+*/
+gchar *
+convert_glib_filename_to_system_filename (const gchar *fname, GError **err)
+{
+ gchar *output_name;
+
+#ifdef G_OS_WIN32
+ const gchar *target_encoding;
+ gchar *utf8_name = NULL;
+
+ g_get_charset (&target_encoding);
+
+ output_name = g_convert (fname, -1, target_encoding,
+ "UTF-8", NULL, NULL, err);
+#else
+ output_name = xstrdup (fname);
+#endif
+
+ return output_name;