diff --git a/Compiler/susan_codegen/SimCode/CodegenC.tpl b/Compiler/susan_codegen/SimCode/CodegenC.tpl
index 7c8a87aa6e5..dc7ac293547 100644
--- a/Compiler/susan_codegen/SimCode/CodegenC.tpl
+++ b/Compiler/susan_codegen/SimCode/CodegenC.tpl
@@ -1809,6 +1809,11 @@ case eqn as SES_ARRAY_CALL_ASSIGN(__) then
     <%preExp%>
     copy_real_array_data_mem(&<%expPart%>, &<%cref(eqn.componentRef)%>);<%inlineArray(context,expPart,eqn.componentRef)%>
     >>
+  case "string" then
+    <<
+    <%preExp%>
+    copy_string_array_data_mem(&<%expPart%>, &<%cref(eqn.componentRef)%>);<%inlineArray(context,expPart,eqn.componentRef)%>
+    >>    
   else error(sourceInfo(), 'No runtime support for this sort of array call: <%printExpStr(eqn.exp)%>')
 %>
 <%endModelicaLine()%>
diff --git a/Compiler/susan_codegen/SimCode/CodegenFMU.tpl b/Compiler/susan_codegen/SimCode/CodegenFMU.tpl
index 1d612ae2ab7..027fcadbec0 100644
--- a/Compiler/susan_codegen/SimCode/CodegenFMU.tpl
+++ b/Compiler/susan_codegen/SimCode/CodegenFMU.tpl
@@ -1020,9 +1020,10 @@ case SIMCODE(modelInfo=MODELINFO(__), makefileParams=MAKEFILE_PARAMS(__), simula
   let compilecmds = getPlatformString2(makefileParams.platform, fileNamePrefix, dirExtra, libsPos1, libsPos2, makefileParams.omhome)
   <<
   # Makefile generated by OpenModelica
-  
-  # Simulations use -O2 by default
-  SIM_OR_DYNLOAD_OPT_LEVEL=-O2
+ 
+  # Simulation of the fmu with dymola does not work 
+  # with inline-small-functions
+  SIM_OR_DYNLOAD_OPT_LEVEL=-O #-O2  -fno-inline-small-functions
   CC=<%makefileParams.ccompiler%>
   CXX=<%makefileParams.cxxcompiler%>
   LINK=<%makefileParams.linker%>
diff --git a/SimulationRuntime/fmi/import/fmuWrapper.c b/SimulationRuntime/fmi/import/fmuWrapper.c
index a25ce7bd2c2..7f85f40247b 100644
--- a/SimulationRuntime/fmi/import/fmuWrapper.c
+++ b/SimulationRuntime/fmi/import/fmuWrapper.c
@@ -8,9 +8,8 @@
 
 
 /* Define for Debuging */
-/*
-#define _PRINT_OUT__ 
-#define _DEBUG_ 
+/*#define _PRINT_OUT__
+  #define _DEBUG_
 */
 
 #define BUFSIZE 4096
diff --git a/SimulationRuntime/fmi/import/moGenerator.c b/SimulationRuntime/fmi/import/moGenerator.c
index 3cf0aa3bc6a..34508e14503 100644
--- a/SimulationRuntime/fmi/import/moGenerator.c
+++ b/SimulationRuntime/fmi/import/moGenerator.c
@@ -637,6 +637,7 @@ fmiAlias getFMIAlias(ScalarVariable* sv) {
 void instScalarVariable(ModelDescription* md, fmiScalarVariable* list) {
   int i;
   unsigned int len;
+  char* tempDesc;
   if (md->modelVariables) {
     for (i = 0; md->modelVariables[i]; i++) {
       list[i].name = getName(md->modelVariables[i]);
@@ -644,8 +645,19 @@ void instScalarVariable(ModelDescription* md, fmiScalarVariable* list) {
       list[i].flatName = (char*) calloc(len + 1, sizeof(char));
       strcpy(list[i].flatName, list[i].name);
       charReplace(list[i].flatName, len, '.', '_');
+      charReplace(list[i].flatName, len, '[', '_');
+      charReplace(list[i].flatName, len, ']', '_');
+      charReplace(list[i].flatName, len, ',', '_');
       list[i].vr = getValueReference(md->modelVariables[i]);
       list[i].description = getDescription(md, md->modelVariables[i]);
+      if (list[i].description != NULL){
+    	  len = strlen(list[i].description);
+    	  tempDesc = (char*) calloc(len + 1, sizeof(char));
+    	  memcpy(tempDesc, list[i].description, len);
+          charReplace(tempDesc, len, 0x22, 0x27);
+          list[i].description = (const char *) tempDesc;
+      }
+      //tempDesc = (char*) calloc(len + 1, sizeof(char));
 
 #ifdef _DEBUG_
       printf("#### Description of sv %s, %s, value reference: %d\n",list[i].name, list[i].description,list[i].vr );
@@ -1359,6 +1371,7 @@ void blockcodegen(fmuModelDescription* fmuMD, const char* decompPath,
         fprintf(pfile, "%d};\n", tmpReal->vr);
       }
     }
+
     if (noRealParam > 0) {
       tmpRealParam = pntRealParam;
       fprintf(pfile, "\tparameter Real realVParam[%d];\n", noRealParam);
diff --git a/SimulationRuntime/fmi/import/xmlparser.c b/SimulationRuntime/fmi/import/xmlparser.c
index bf5394aa511..13c88569b2b 100644
--- a/SimulationRuntime/fmi/import/xmlparser.c
+++ b/SimulationRuntime/fmi/import/xmlparser.c
@@ -587,6 +587,7 @@ static void XMLCALL endElement(void *context, const char *elm) {
                     case elm_RealType:
                     case elm_IntegerType:
                     case elm_BooleanType:
+                    case elm_StringType:
                     case elm_EnumerationType:
                         break;
                     default:
@@ -637,6 +638,7 @@ static void XMLCALL endElement(void *context, const char *elm) {
                     case elm_Real:
                     case elm_Integer:
                     case elm_Boolean:
+                    case elm_String:
                     case elm_Enumeration:
                         break;
                     default: