diff --git a/qad/utils/qpiconfig.cpp b/qad/utils/qpiconfig.cpp
index bbd1cd2..1c655c2 100644
--- a/qad/utils/qpiconfig.cpp
+++ b/qad/utils/qpiconfig.cpp
@@ -241,27 +241,33 @@ bool QPIConfig::Entry::entryExists(const Entry * e, const QString & name) const
 QPIConfig::QPIConfig(const QString & path, QIODevice::OpenMode mode, QPIConfig::FileType type_): QFile(path) {
 	init();
 	type = type_;
-	open(mode);
-	//stream.setDevice(this);
-	parse();
+	if (!path.isEmpty()) {
+		open(mode);
+		//stream.setDevice(this);
+		parse();
+	}
 }
 
 
 QPIConfig::QPIConfig(const QString & path, QIODevice::OpenMode mode): QFile(path) {
 	init();
 	type = Config;
-	open(mode);
-	//stream.setDevice(this);
-	parse();
+	if (!path.isEmpty()) {
+		open(mode);
+		//stream.setDevice(this);
+		parse();
+	}
 }
 
 
 QPIConfig::QPIConfig(const QString & path, QPIConfig::FileType type_): QFile(path) {
 	init();
 	type = type_;
-	open(QIODevice::ReadWrite);
-	//stream.setDevice(this);
-	parse();
+	if (!path.isEmpty()) {
+		open(QIODevice::ReadWrite);
+		//stream.setDevice(this);
+		parse();
+	}
 }
 
 
@@ -340,6 +346,13 @@ void QPIConfig::setString(QString * str) {
 }
 
 
+void QPIConfig::setCodec(const char * codecName) {
+	codec = codecName;
+	stream.setCodec(codecName);
+	parse();
+}
+
+
 QPIConfig::Entry & QPIConfig::getValue(const QString & vname, const QString & def, bool * exist) {
 	QStringList tree = vname.split(delim);
 	Entry * ce = &root;
@@ -740,6 +753,8 @@ void QPIConfig::parse(QString content) {
 	stream.seek(0);
 	other.clear();
 	lines = centry = 0;
+	if (!codec.isEmpty())
+		stream.setCodec(codec.toLatin1().data());
 	while (!stream.atEnd()) {
 		other.push_back(QString());
 		src = str = parseLine(stream.readLine());
@@ -749,7 +764,6 @@ void QPIConfig::parse(QString content) {
 			if (!prefix.isEmpty())
 				prefix += delim;
 		}
-		//cout << str << endl;
 		tab = str.left(str.indexOf(str.trimmed().left(1)));
 		str = str.trimmed();
 		all = str;
diff --git a/qad/utils/qpiconfig.h b/qad/utils/qpiconfig.h
index 1c8a267..f15a94d 100644
--- a/qad/utils/qpiconfig.h
+++ b/qad/utils/qpiconfig.h
@@ -66,6 +66,8 @@ public:
 	void setFile(const QString & path, QIODevice::OpenMode mode = QIODevice::ReadWrite);
 	void setString(QString * str);
 
+	void setCodec(const char * codecName);
+
 	class Entry;
 
 	class Branch: public QVector<Entry * > {
@@ -102,7 +104,7 @@ public:
 		friend class QPIConfigWidget;
 		friend class ConfigValueWidget;
 	public:
-        Entry() {_parent = 0; _line = -1;}
+		Entry() {_parent = 0; _line = -1;}
 
 		Entry * parent() const {return _parent;}
 		int childCount() {return _children.size();}
@@ -269,7 +271,7 @@ private:
 	Branch all_includes;
 	QFile * dev;
 	QStringList incdirs;
-	QString delim, * buffer;
+	QString delim, * buffer, codec;
 	Entry root, empty;
 	uint lines;
 	QStringList other;