diff --git a/src/app/qgsbookmarks.cpp b/src/app/qgsbookmarks.cpp
index e3347df013bf..0985a9546737 100644
--- a/src/app/qgsbookmarks.cpp
+++ b/src/app/qgsbookmarks.cpp
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ void QgsBookmarks::initialise()
     sqlite3_stmt *ppStmt;
     QString sql = "select * from tbl_bookmarks";
 
-    rc = sqlite3_prepare( db, sql.toUtf8(), sql.length(), &ppStmt, &pzTail );
+    rc = sqlite3_prepare( db, sql.toUtf8(), sql.toUtf8().length(), &ppStmt, &pzTail );
     // XXX Need to free memory from the error msg if one is set
     if ( rc == SQLITE_OK )
     {
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ void QgsBookmarks::zoomToBookmark()
     const char *pzTail;
     // build the sql statement
     QString sql = "select xmin, ymin, xmax, ymax from tbl_bookmarks where bookmark_id = " + item->text( 3 );
-    rc = sqlite3_prepare( db, sql.toUtf8(), sql.length(), &ppStmt, &pzTail );
+    rc = sqlite3_prepare( db, sql.toUtf8(), sql.toUtf8().length(), &ppStmt, &pzTail );
     if ( rc == SQLITE_OK )
     {
       if ( sqlite3_step( ppStmt ) == SQLITE_ROW )
diff --git a/src/app/qgscustomprojectiondialog.cpp b/src/app/qgscustomprojectiondialog.cpp
index bcaa82067425..3f13815e32df 100644
--- a/src/app/qgscustomprojectiondialog.cpp
+++ b/src/app/qgscustomprojectiondialog.cpp
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ void QgsCustomProjectionDialog::on_pbnDelete_clicked()
   }
   // Set up the query to retrieve the projection information needed to populate the ELLIPSOID list
   QString mySql = "delete from tbl_srs where srs_id='" + mCurrentRecordId + "'";
-  myResult = sqlite3_prepare( myDatabase, mySql.toUtf8(), mySql.length(), &myPreparedStatement, &myTail );
+  myResult = sqlite3_prepare( myDatabase, mySql.toUtf8(), mySql.toUtf8().length(), &myPreparedStatement, &myTail );
   // XXX Need to free memory from the error msg if one is set
   QgsDebugMsg( QString( "Query to delete current:%1" ).arg( mySql ) );
   if ( myResult == SQLITE_OK )
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ long QgsCustomProjectionDialog::getRecordCount()
   }
   // Set up the query to retrieve the projection information needed to populate the ELLIPSOID list
   QString mySql = "select count(*) from tbl_srs";
-  myResult = sqlite3_prepare( myDatabase, mySql.toUtf8(), mySql.length(), &myPreparedStatement, &myTail );
+  myResult = sqlite3_prepare( myDatabase, mySql.toUtf8(), mySql.toUtf8().length(), &myPreparedStatement, &myTail );
   // XXX Need to free memory from the error msg if one is set
   if ( myResult == SQLITE_OK )
   {
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ QString QgsCustomProjectionDialog::getProjectionFamilyName( QString theProjectio
   }
   // Set up the query to retrieve the projection information needed to populate the ELLIPSOID list
   QString mySql = "select name from tbl_projection where acronym='" + theProjectionFamilyAcronym + "'";
-  myResult = sqlite3_prepare( myDatabase, mySql.toUtf8(), mySql.length(), &myPreparedStatement, &myTail );
+  myResult = sqlite3_prepare( myDatabase, mySql.toUtf8(), mySql.toUtf8().length(), &myPreparedStatement, &myTail );
   // XXX Need to free memory from the error msg if one is set
   if ( myResult == SQLITE_OK )
   {
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ QString QgsCustomProjectionDialog::getEllipsoidName( QString theEllipsoidAcronym
   }
   // Set up the query to retrieve the projection information needed to populate the ELLIPSOID list
   QString mySql = "select name from tbl_ellipsoid where acronym='" + theEllipsoidAcronym + "'";
-  myResult = sqlite3_prepare( myDatabase, mySql.toUtf8(), mySql.length(), &myPreparedStatement, &myTail );
+  myResult = sqlite3_prepare( myDatabase, mySql.toUtf8(), mySql.toUtf8().length(), &myPreparedStatement, &myTail );
   // XXX Need to free memory from the error msg if one is set
   if ( myResult == SQLITE_OK )
   {
@@ -346,7 +346,7 @@ QString QgsCustomProjectionDialog::getProjectionFamilyAcronym( QString theProjec
   }
   // Set up the query to retrieve the projection information needed to populate the ELLIPSOID list
   QString mySql = "select acronym from tbl_projection where name='" + theProjectionFamilyName + "'";
-  myResult = sqlite3_prepare( myDatabase, mySql.toUtf8(), mySql.length(), &myPreparedStatement, &myTail );
+  myResult = sqlite3_prepare( myDatabase, mySql.toUtf8(), mySql.toUtf8().length(), &myPreparedStatement, &myTail );
   // XXX Need to free memory from the error msg if one is set
   if ( myResult == SQLITE_OK )
   {
@@ -377,7 +377,7 @@ QString QgsCustomProjectionDialog::getEllipsoidAcronym( QString theEllipsoidName
   }
   // Set up the query to retrieve the projection information needed to populate the ELLIPSOID list
   QString mySql = "select acronym from tbl_ellipsoid where name='" + theEllipsoidName + "'";
-  myResult = sqlite3_prepare( myDatabase, mySql.toUtf8(), mySql.length(), &myPreparedStatement, &myTail );
+  myResult = sqlite3_prepare( myDatabase, mySql.toUtf8(), mySql.toUtf8().length(), &myPreparedStatement, &myTail );
   // XXX Need to free memory from the error msg if one is set
   if ( myResult == SQLITE_OK )
   {
@@ -410,7 +410,7 @@ void QgsCustomProjectionDialog::on_pbnFirst_clicked()
 
   QString mySql = "select * from tbl_srs order by srs_id limit 1";
   QgsDebugMsg( QString( "Query to move first:%1" ).arg( mySql ) );
-  myResult = sqlite3_prepare( myDatabase, mySql.toUtf8(), mySql.length(), &myPreparedStatement, &myTail );
+  myResult = sqlite3_prepare( myDatabase, mySql.toUtf8(), mySql.toUtf8().length(), &myPreparedStatement, &myTail );
   // XXX Need to free memory from the error msg if one is set
   if ( myResult == SQLITE_OK )
   {
@@ -482,7 +482,7 @@ void QgsCustomProjectionDialog::on_pbnPrevious_clicked()
 
   QString mySql = "select * from tbl_srs where srs_id < " + mCurrentRecordId + " order by srs_id desc limit 1";
   QgsDebugMsg( QString( "Query to move previous:%1" ).arg( mySql ) );
-  myResult = sqlite3_prepare( myDatabase, mySql.toUtf8(), mySql.length(), &myPreparedStatement, &myTail );
+  myResult = sqlite3_prepare( myDatabase, mySql.toUtf8(), mySql.toUtf8().length(), &myPreparedStatement, &myTail );
   // XXX Need to free memory from the error msg if one is set
   if ( myResult == SQLITE_OK )
   {
@@ -555,7 +555,7 @@ void QgsCustomProjectionDialog::on_pbnNext_clicked()
 
   QString mySql = "select * from tbl_srs where srs_id > " + mCurrentRecordId + " order by srs_id asc limit 1";
   QgsDebugMsg( QString( "Query to move next:%1" ).arg( mySql ) );
-  myResult = sqlite3_prepare( myDatabase, mySql.toUtf8(), mySql.length(), &myPreparedStatement, &myTail );
+  myResult = sqlite3_prepare( myDatabase, mySql.toUtf8(), mySql.toUtf8().length(), &myPreparedStatement, &myTail );
   // XXX Need to free memory from the error msg if one is set
   if ( myResult == SQLITE_OK )
   {
@@ -624,7 +624,7 @@ void QgsCustomProjectionDialog::on_pbnLast_clicked()
 
   QString mySql = "select * from tbl_srs order by srs_id desc limit 1";
   QgsDebugMsg( QString( "Query to move last:%1" ).arg( mySql ) );
-  myResult = sqlite3_prepare( myDatabase, mySql.toUtf8(), mySql.length(), &myPreparedStatement, &myTail );
+  myResult = sqlite3_prepare( myDatabase, mySql.toUtf8(), mySql.toUtf8().length(), &myPreparedStatement, &myTail );
   // XXX Need to free memory from the error msg if one is set
   if ( myResult == SQLITE_OK )
   {
@@ -842,7 +842,7 @@ void QgsCustomProjectionDialog::on_pbnSave_clicked()
     assert( myResult == SQLITE_OK );
   }
   QgsDebugMsg( QString( "Update or insert sql \n%1" ).arg( mySql ) );
-  myResult = sqlite3_prepare( myDatabase, mySql.toUtf8(), mySql.length(), &myPreparedStatement, &myTail );
+  myResult = sqlite3_prepare( myDatabase, mySql.toUtf8(), mySql.toUtf8().length(), &myPreparedStatement, &myTail );
   sqlite3_step( myPreparedStatement );
   // XXX Need to free memory from the error msg if one is set
   if ( myResult != SQLITE_OK )
diff --git a/src/app/qgsoptions.cpp b/src/app/qgsoptions.cpp
index 6081d52ae342..fb24dcead27b 100644
--- a/src/app/qgsoptions.cpp
+++ b/src/app/qgsoptions.cpp
@@ -567,7 +567,7 @@ void QgsOptions::getEllipsoidList()
 
   // Set up the query to retrieve the projection information needed to populate the ELLIPSOID list
   QString mySql = "select * from tbl_ellipsoid order by name";
-  myResult = sqlite3_prepare( myDatabase, mySql.toUtf8(), mySql.length(), &myPreparedStatement, &myTail );
+  myResult = sqlite3_prepare( myDatabase, mySql.toUtf8(), mySql.toUtf8().length(), &myPreparedStatement, &myTail );
   // XXX Need to free memory from the error msg if one is set
   if ( myResult == SQLITE_OK )
   {
@@ -599,7 +599,7 @@ QString QgsOptions::getEllipsoidAcronym( QString theEllipsoidName )
   }
   // Set up the query to retrieve the projection information needed to populate the ELLIPSOID list
   QString mySql = "select acronym from tbl_ellipsoid where name='" + theEllipsoidName + "'";
-  myResult = sqlite3_prepare( myDatabase, mySql.toUtf8(), mySql.length(), &myPreparedStatement, &myTail );
+  myResult = sqlite3_prepare( myDatabase, mySql.toUtf8(), mySql.toUtf8().length(), &myPreparedStatement, &myTail );
   // XXX Need to free memory from the error msg if one is set
   if ( myResult == SQLITE_OK )
   {
@@ -631,7 +631,7 @@ QString QgsOptions::getEllipsoidName( QString theEllipsoidAcronym )
   }
   // Set up the query to retrieve the projection information needed to populate the ELLIPSOID list
   QString mySql = "select name from tbl_ellipsoid where acronym='" + theEllipsoidAcronym + "'";
-  myResult = sqlite3_prepare( myDatabase, mySql.toUtf8(), mySql.length(), &myPreparedStatement, &myTail );
+  myResult = sqlite3_prepare( myDatabase, mySql.toUtf8(), mySql.toUtf8().length(), &myPreparedStatement, &myTail );
   // XXX Need to free memory from the error msg if one is set
   if ( myResult == SQLITE_OK )
   {
diff --git a/src/core/qgscoordinatereferencesystem.cpp b/src/core/qgscoordinatereferencesystem.cpp
index afb2438aaf69..f734947c74f9 100644
--- a/src/core/qgscoordinatereferencesystem.cpp
+++ b/src/core/qgscoordinatereferencesystem.cpp
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ bool QgsCoordinateReferenceSystem::loadFromDb( QString db, QString field, long i
   */
 
   QString mySql = "select srs_id,description,projection_acronym,ellipsoid_acronym,parameters,srid,epsg,is_geo from tbl_srs where " + field + "='" + QString::number( id ) + "'";
-  myResult = sqlite3_prepare( myDatabase, mySql.toUtf8(), mySql.length(), &myPreparedStatement, &myTail );
+  myResult = sqlite3_prepare( myDatabase, mySql.toUtf8(), mySql.toUtf8().length(), &myPreparedStatement, &myTail );
   // XXX Need to free memory from the error msg if one is set
   if ( myResult == SQLITE_OK && sqlite3_step( myPreparedStatement ) == SQLITE_ROW )
   {
@@ -506,7 +506,7 @@ QgsCoordinateReferenceSystem::RecordMap QgsCoordinateReferenceSystem::getRecord(
     return myMap;
   }
 
-  myResult = sqlite3_prepare( myDatabase, theSql.toUtf8(), theSql.length(), &myPreparedStatement, &myTail );
+  myResult = sqlite3_prepare( myDatabase, theSql.toUtf8(), theSql.toUtf8().length(), &myPreparedStatement, &myTail );
   // XXX Need to free memory from the error msg if one is set
   if ( myResult == SQLITE_OK && sqlite3_step( myPreparedStatement ) == SQLITE_ROW )
   {
@@ -542,7 +542,7 @@ QgsCoordinateReferenceSystem::RecordMap QgsCoordinateReferenceSystem::getRecord(
       return myMap;
     }
 
-    myResult = sqlite3_prepare( myDatabase, theSql.toUtf8(), theSql.length(), &myPreparedStatement, &myTail );
+    myResult = sqlite3_prepare( myDatabase, theSql.toUtf8(), theSql.toUtf8().length(), &myPreparedStatement, &myTail );
     // XXX Need to free memory from the error msg if one is set
     if ( myResult == SQLITE_OK && sqlite3_step( myPreparedStatement ) == SQLITE_ROW )
     {
@@ -799,7 +799,7 @@ long QgsCoordinateReferenceSystem::findMatchingProj()
     return 0;
   }
 
-  myResult = sqlite3_prepare( myDatabase, mySql.toUtf8(), mySql.length(), &myPreparedStatement, &myTail );
+  myResult = sqlite3_prepare( myDatabase, mySql.toUtf8(), mySql.toUtf8().length(), &myPreparedStatement, &myTail );
   // XXX Need to free memory from the error msg if one is set
   if ( myResult == SQLITE_OK )
   {
@@ -839,7 +839,7 @@ long QgsCoordinateReferenceSystem::findMatchingProj()
     return 0;
   }
 
-  myResult = sqlite3_prepare( myDatabase, mySql.toUtf8(), mySql.length(), &myPreparedStatement, &myTail );
+  myResult = sqlite3_prepare( myDatabase, mySql.toUtf8(), mySql.toUtf8().length(), &myPreparedStatement, &myTail );
   // XXX Need to free memory from the error msg if one is set
   if ( myResult == SQLITE_OK )
   {
@@ -1088,7 +1088,7 @@ QString QgsCoordinateReferenceSystem::proj4FromSrsId( const int theSrsId )
   const char *pzTail;
   sqlite3_stmt *ppStmt;
 
-  rc = sqlite3_prepare( db, mySql.toUtf8(), mySql.length(), &ppStmt, &pzTail );
+  rc = sqlite3_prepare( db, mySql.toUtf8(), mySql.toUtf8().length(), &ppStmt, &pzTail );
   // XXX Need to free memory from the error msg if one is set
 
   if ( rc == SQLITE_OK )
@@ -1220,7 +1220,7 @@ bool QgsCoordinateReferenceSystem::saveAsUserCRS()
     assert( myResult == SQLITE_OK );
   }
   QgsDebugMsg( QString( "Update or insert sql \n%1" ).arg( mySql ) );
-  myResult = sqlite3_prepare( myDatabase, mySql.toUtf8(), mySql.length(), &myPreparedStatement, &myTail );
+  myResult = sqlite3_prepare( myDatabase, mySql.toUtf8(), mySql.toUtf8().length(), &myPreparedStatement, &myTail );
   sqlite3_step( myPreparedStatement );
   // XXX Need to free memory from the error msg if one is set
   return myResult == SQLITE_OK;
@@ -1245,7 +1245,7 @@ long QgsCoordinateReferenceSystem::getRecordCount()
   }
   // Set up the query to retrieve the projection information needed to populate the ELLIPSOID list
   QString mySql = "select count(*) from tbl_srs";
-  myResult = sqlite3_prepare( myDatabase, mySql.toUtf8(), mySql.length(), &myPreparedStatement, &myTail );
+  myResult = sqlite3_prepare( myDatabase, mySql.toUtf8(), mySql.toUtf8().length(), &myPreparedStatement, &myTail );
   // XXX Need to free memory from the error msg if one is set
   if ( myResult == SQLITE_OK )
   {
diff --git a/src/core/qgsdistancearea.cpp b/src/core/qgsdistancearea.cpp
index 31d5fb0fc485..1984d68fbab4 100644
--- a/src/core/qgsdistancearea.cpp
+++ b/src/core/qgsdistancearea.cpp
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ bool QgsDistanceArea::setEllipsoid( const QString& ellipsoid )
   }
   // Set up the query to retrieve the projection information needed to populate the ELLIPSOID list
   QString mySql = "select radius, parameter2 from tbl_ellipsoid where acronym='" + ellipsoid + "'";
-  myResult = sqlite3_prepare( myDatabase, mySql.toUtf8(), mySql.length(), &myPreparedStatement, &myTail );
+  myResult = sqlite3_prepare( myDatabase, mySql.toUtf8(), mySql.toUtf8().length(), &myPreparedStatement, &myTail );
   // XXX Need to free memory from the error msg if one is set
   if ( myResult == SQLITE_OK )
   {
diff --git a/src/core/qgsmaplayer.cpp b/src/core/qgsmaplayer.cpp
index 81615bf62e62..9aaae8929005 100644
--- a/src/core/qgsmaplayer.cpp
+++ b/src/core/qgsmaplayer.cpp
@@ -493,7 +493,7 @@ bool QgsMapLayer::loadNamedStyleFromDb( const QString db, const QString theURI,
   }
 
   QString mySql = "select qml from tbl_styles where style=?";
-  myResult = sqlite3_prepare( myDatabase, mySql.toUtf8().data(), mySql.length(), &myPreparedStatement, &myTail );
+  myResult = sqlite3_prepare( myDatabase, mySql.toUtf8().data(), mySql.toUtf8().length(), &myPreparedStatement, &myTail );
   if ( myResult == SQLITE_OK )
   {
     QByteArray param = theURI.toUtf8();
@@ -655,7 +655,7 @@ QString QgsMapLayer::saveNamedStyle( const QString theURI, bool & theResultFlag
     QByteArray param1 = qml.toUtf8();
 
     QString mySql = "create table if not exists tbl_styles(style varchar primary key,qml varchar)";
-    myResult = sqlite3_prepare( myDatabase, mySql.toUtf8().data(), mySql.length(), &myPreparedStatement, &myTail );
+    myResult = sqlite3_prepare( myDatabase, mySql.toUtf8().data(), mySql.toUtf8().length(), &myPreparedStatement, &myTail );
     if ( myResult == SQLITE_OK )
     {
       if ( sqlite3_step( myPreparedStatement ) != SQLITE_DONE )
@@ -670,7 +670,7 @@ QString QgsMapLayer::saveNamedStyle( const QString theURI, bool & theResultFlag
     sqlite3_finalize( myPreparedStatement );
 
     mySql = "insert into tbl_styles(style,qml) values (?,?)";
-    myResult = sqlite3_prepare( myDatabase, mySql.toUtf8().data(), mySql.length(), &myPreparedStatement, &myTail );
+    myResult = sqlite3_prepare( myDatabase, mySql.toUtf8().data(), mySql.toUtf8().length(), &myPreparedStatement, &myTail );
     if ( myResult == SQLITE_OK )
     {
       if ( sqlite3_bind_text( myPreparedStatement, 1, param0.data(), param0.length(), SQLITE_STATIC ) == SQLITE_OK &&
@@ -687,7 +687,7 @@ QString QgsMapLayer::saveNamedStyle( const QString theURI, bool & theResultFlag
     if ( !theResultFlag )
     {
       QString mySql = "update tbl_styles set qml=? where style=?";
-      myResult = sqlite3_prepare( myDatabase, mySql.toUtf8().data(), mySql.length(), &myPreparedStatement, &myTail );
+      myResult = sqlite3_prepare( myDatabase, mySql.toUtf8().data(), mySql.toUtf8().length(), &myPreparedStatement, &myTail );
       if ( myResult == SQLITE_OK )
       {
         if ( sqlite3_bind_text( myPreparedStatement, 2, param0.data(), param0.length(), SQLITE_STATIC ) == SQLITE_OK &&
diff --git a/src/gui/qgsprojectionselector.cpp b/src/gui/qgsprojectionselector.cpp
index 8b7af47c50b2..5f1f3e462370 100644
--- a/src/gui/qgsprojectionselector.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/qgsprojectionselector.cpp
@@ -454,7 +454,7 @@ QString QgsProjectionSelector::selectedProj4String()
 
       QgsDebugMsg( "Selection sql: " + sql );
 
-      rc = sqlite3_prepare( db, sql.toUtf8(), sql.length(), &ppStmt, &pzTail );
+      rc = sqlite3_prepare( db, sql.toUtf8(), sql.toUtf8().length(), &ppStmt, &pzTail );
       // XXX Need to free memory from the error msg if one is set
       QString myProjString;
       if ( rc == SQLITE_OK )
@@ -541,7 +541,7 @@ long QgsProjectionSelector::getSelectedLongAttribute( QString attributeName )
       sql += lvi->text( QGIS_CRS_ID_COLUMN );
 
       QgsDebugMsg( QString( "Finding selected attribute using : %1" ).arg( sql ) );
-      rc = sqlite3_prepare( db, sql.toUtf8(), sql.length(), &ppStmt, &pzTail );
+      rc = sqlite3_prepare( db, sql.toUtf8(), sql.toUtf8().length(), &ppStmt, &pzTail );
       // XXX Need to free memory from the error msg if one is set
       QString myAttributeValue;
       if ( rc == SQLITE_OK )
@@ -657,7 +657,7 @@ void QgsProjectionSelector::loadUserCrsList( QSet<QString> * crsFilter )
   mySql += "where ";
   mySql += sqlFilter;
 
-  myResult = sqlite3_prepare( myDatabase, mySql.toUtf8(), mySql.length(), &myPreparedStatement, &myTail );
+  myResult = sqlite3_prepare( myDatabase, mySql.toUtf8(), mySql.toUtf8().length(), &myPreparedStatement, &myTail );
   // XXX Need to free memory from the error msg if one is set
   if ( myResult == SQLITE_OK )
   {
@@ -736,7 +736,7 @@ void QgsProjectionSelector::loadCrsList( QSet<QString> * crsFilter )
   // get total count of records in the projection table
   QString sql = "select count(*) from tbl_srs";
 
-  rc = sqlite3_prepare( db, sql.toUtf8(), sql.length(), &ppStmt, &pzTail );
+  rc = sqlite3_prepare( db, sql.toUtf8(), sql.toUtf8().length(), &ppStmt, &pzTail );
   assert( rc == SQLITE_OK );
   sqlite3_step( ppStmt );
 
@@ -750,7 +750,7 @@ void QgsProjectionSelector::loadCrsList( QSet<QString> * crsFilter )
   sql += sqlFilter;
   sql += " order by name, description";
 
-  rc = sqlite3_prepare( db, sql.toUtf8(), sql.length(), &ppStmt, &pzTail );
+  rc = sqlite3_prepare( db, sql.toUtf8(), sql.toUtf8().length(), &ppStmt, &pzTail );
   // XXX Need to free memory from the error msg if one is set
   if ( rc == SQLITE_OK )
   {
@@ -924,7 +924,7 @@ void QgsProjectionSelector::on_pbnFind_clicked()
     return;
   }
 
-  myResult = sqlite3_prepare( myDatabase, mySql.toUtf8(), mySql.length(), &myPreparedStatement, &myTail );
+  myResult = sqlite3_prepare( myDatabase, mySql.toUtf8(), mySql.toUtf8().length(), &myPreparedStatement, &myTail );
   // XXX Need to free memory from the error msg if one is set
   if ( myResult == SQLITE_OK )
   {
@@ -956,7 +956,7 @@ void QgsProjectionSelector::on_pbnFind_clicked()
     return;
   }
 
-  myResult = sqlite3_prepare( myDatabase, mySql.toUtf8(), mySql.length(), &myPreparedStatement, &myTail );
+  myResult = sqlite3_prepare( myDatabase, mySql.toUtf8(), mySql.toUtf8().length(), &myPreparedStatement, &myTail );
   // XXX Need to free memory from the error msg if one is set
   if ( myResult == SQLITE_OK )
   {
@@ -1004,7 +1004,7 @@ long QgsProjectionSelector::getLargestCRSIDMatch( QString theSql )
     }
     else
     {
-      myResult = sqlite3_prepare( myDatabase, theSql.toUtf8(), theSql.length(), &myPreparedStatement, &myTail );
+      myResult = sqlite3_prepare( myDatabase, theSql.toUtf8(), theSql.toUtf8().length(), &myPreparedStatement, &myTail );
       // XXX Need to free memory from the error msg if one is set
       if ( myResult == SQLITE_OK )
       {
@@ -1032,7 +1032,7 @@ long QgsProjectionSelector::getLargestCRSIDMatch( QString theSql )
     return 0;
   }
 
-  myResult = sqlite3_prepare( myDatabase, theSql.toUtf8(), theSql.length(), &myPreparedStatement, &myTail );
+  myResult = sqlite3_prepare( myDatabase, theSql.toUtf8(), theSql.toUtf8().length(), &myPreparedStatement, &myTail );
   // XXX Need to free memory from the error msg if one is set
   if ( myResult == SQLITE_OK )
   {
diff --git a/src/helpviewer/qgshelpviewer.cpp b/src/helpviewer/qgshelpviewer.cpp
index 14040e43a607..be70a58a8783 100644
--- a/src/helpviewer/qgshelpviewer.cpp
+++ b/src/helpviewer/qgshelpviewer.cpp
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ void QgsHelpViewer::loadContextFromSqlite( const QString &contextId )
       // build the sql statement
       QString sql = "select content,title from context_helps where context_id = "
                     + contextId;
-      rc = sqlite3_prepare( db, sql.toUtf8(), sql.length(), &ppStmt, &pzTail );
+      rc = sqlite3_prepare( db, sql.toUtf8(), sql.toUtf8().length(), &ppStmt, &pzTail );
       if ( rc == SQLITE_OK )
       {
         if ( sqlite3_step( ppStmt ) == SQLITE_ROW )