diff --git a/cde/programs/ttsnoop/DtTt.C b/cde/programs/ttsnoop/DtTt.C
index 51824f200..24d977071 100644
--- a/cde/programs/ttsnoop/DtTt.C
+++ b/cde/programs/ttsnoop/DtTt.C
@@ -34,11 +34,7 @@
 #include <fcntl.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
-#if defined(__linux__) || defined(CSRG_BASED) || defined(sun)
-#include <strstream>
-#else
-#include <strstream.h>
-#endif
+#include <sstream>
 
 #include <Xm/TextF.h>
 #include <Dt/SpinBox.h>
@@ -468,11 +464,10 @@ DtTtSetLabel(
 )
 {
     Tt_status status = tt_ptr_error( val );
-    std::ostrstream errStream;
+    std::ostringstream errStream;
     errStream << func << " = " << val << " (" << status << ")" << ends;
-    char *label = errStream.str();
+    const char *label = errStream.str().c_str();
     DtTtSetLabel( labelWidget, label );
-    delete label;
     return status;
 }
 
@@ -483,11 +478,10 @@ DtTtSetLabel(
 	Tt_status status
 )
 {
-    std::ostrstream errStream;
+    std::ostringstream errStream;
     errStream << func << " = " << status << ends;
-    char *label = errStream.str();
+    const char *label = errStream.str().c_str();
     DtTtSetLabel( labelWidget, label );
-    delete label;
     return status;
 }
 
@@ -498,11 +492,10 @@ DtTtSetLabel(
 	int returnVal
 )
 {
-    std::ostrstream errStream;
+    std::ostringstream errStream;
     errStream << func << " = " << returnVal << ends;
-    char *label = errStream.str();
+    const char *label = errStream.str().c_str();
     DtTtSetLabel( labelWidget, label );
-    delete label;
     return returnVal;
 }
 
@@ -519,7 +512,7 @@ _DtTtChoices(
 		return 0;
 	}
 	for (int i = 0; i < count; i++) {
-		std::ostrstream itemStream;
+		std::ostringstream itemStream;
 		itemStream << (void *)pPats[ i ];
 		char *name = (char *)
 			tt_pattern_user( *pPats[ i ], _DtTtPatsNameKey );
@@ -528,9 +521,8 @@ _DtTtChoices(
 			tt_free( name );
 		}
 		itemStream << ends;
-		char *string = itemStream.str();
+		char *string = const_cast<char *>(itemStream.str().c_str());
 		items[ i ] = XmStringCreateLocalized( string );
-		delete string;
 	}
 	return items;
 }
@@ -566,7 +558,7 @@ _DtTtChoices(
 		}
 		*itemCount = dtTtMessagesCount;
 		for (i = 0; i < dtTtMessagesCount; i++) {
-			std::ostrstream itemStream;
+			std::ostringstream itemStream;
 			itemStream << (void *)dtTtMessages[ i ];
 			char *op = tt_message_op( dtTtMessages[ i ] );
 			if (! tt_is_err( tt_ptr_error( op ))) {
@@ -579,9 +571,8 @@ _DtTtChoices(
 				tt_free( id );
 			}
 			itemStream << ends;
-			char *string = itemStream.str();
+			char *string = const_cast<char *>(itemStream.str().c_str());
 			items[ i ] = XmStringCreateLocalized( string );
-			delete string;
 		}
 		return items;
 	    case DTTT_PATTERN:
@@ -592,11 +583,10 @@ _DtTtChoices(
 		}
 		*itemCount = dtTtPatternsCount;
 		for (i = 0; i < dtTtPatternsCount; i++) {
-			std::ostrstream itemStream;
+			std::ostringstream itemStream;
 			itemStream << (void *)dtTtPatterns[ i ] << ends;
 			items[ i ] = XmStringCreateLocalized(
-					itemStream.str() );
-			delete itemStream.str();
+                            const_cast<char *>(itemStream.str().c_str()) );
 		}
 		return items;
 	    case DTTT_DTSESSION:
@@ -636,23 +626,19 @@ _DtOpen(
 )
 {
     char *file = tempnam( 0, AIX_CONST_STRING tempnamTemplate );
-    std::ostrstream cmdStream;
+    std::ostringstream cmdStream;
     cmdStream << cmd << " > " << file << ends;
-    int sysStat = system( cmdStream.str() );
+    int sysStat = system( cmdStream.str().c_str() );
     if (! WIFEXITED( sysStat )) {
-	    std::ostrstream func;
+	    std::ostringstream func;
 	    func << "system( \"" << cmdStream.str() << "\" )" << ends;
-	    DtTtSetLabel( label, func.str(), sysStat );
-	    delete cmdStream.str();
-	    delete func.str();
+	    DtTtSetLabel( label, func.str().c_str(), sysStat );
 	    return;
     }
     if (WEXITSTATUS( sysStat ) != 0) {
-	    DtTtSetLabel( label, cmdStream.str(), WEXITSTATUS( sysStat ));
-	    delete cmdStream.str();
+        DtTtSetLabel( label, cmdStream.str().c_str(), WEXITSTATUS( sysStat ));
 	    return;
     }
-    delete cmdStream.str();
     _DtOpen( label, file );
 }
 
@@ -662,17 +648,15 @@ _DtOpen(
 	const char *	file
 )
 {
-    std::ostrstream labelStream;
+    std::ostringstream labelStream;
     labelStream << "dtaction Open " << file << ends;
-    DtTtSetLabel( label, labelStream.str() );
-    delete labelStream.str();
+    DtTtSetLabel( label, labelStream.str().c_str() );
 
-    std::ostrstream cmd;
+    std::ostringstream cmd;
     cmd << "( unset TT_TRACE_SCRIPT; if dtaction Open " << file
 	<< "; then :; else textedit " << file << "; fi; sleep 600; rm -f "
 	<< file << " ) &" << ends;
-    system( cmd.str() );
-    delete cmd.str();
+    system( cmd.str().c_str() );
 }
 
 void
@@ -699,16 +683,14 @@ _DtMan(
 	const char *	topic
 )
 {
-    std::ostrstream labelStream;
+    std::ostringstream labelStream;
     labelStream << "dtaction Dtmanpageview " << topic << ends;
-    DtTtSetLabel( label, labelStream.str() );
-    delete labelStream.str();
+    DtTtSetLabel( label, labelStream.str().c_str() );
 
-    std::ostrstream cmd;
+    std::ostringstream cmd;
     cmd << "unset TT_TRACE_SCRIPT; if dtaction Dtmanpageview " << topic
 	<< "; then :; else cmdtool -c man " << topic << "; fi &" << ends;
-    system( cmd.str() );
-    delete cmd.str();
+    system( cmd.str().c_str() );
 }
 
 Boolean
diff --git a/cde/programs/ttsnoop/callbackChooser_stubs.C.src b/cde/programs/ttsnoop/callbackChooser_stubs.C.src
index 3e7ba76f1..0b7acffc7 100644
--- a/cde/programs/ttsnoop/callbackChooser_stubs.C.src
+++ b/cde/programs/ttsnoop/callbackChooser_stubs.C.src
@@ -41,13 +41,8 @@
  *** Add include files, types, macros, externs, and user functions here.
  ***/
 
-#if defined(__linux__) || defined(CSRG_BASED) || defined(sun)
 #include <fstream>
-#include <strstream>
-#else
-#include <fstream.h>
-#include <strstream.h>
-#endif
+#include <sstream>
 
 #include "DtTt.h"
 
diff --git a/cde/programs/ttsnoop/fileChooser_stubs.C.src b/cde/programs/ttsnoop/fileChooser_stubs.C.src
index 8e21b587a..b0c9c0f72 100644
--- a/cde/programs/ttsnoop/fileChooser_stubs.C.src
+++ b/cde/programs/ttsnoop/fileChooser_stubs.C.src
@@ -39,13 +39,8 @@
 #include <sys/wait.h>
 #include <Xm/TextF.h>
 
-#if defined(__linux__) || defined(CSRG_BASED) || defined(sun)
 #include <fstream>
-#include <strstream>
-#else
-#include <fstream.h>
-#include <strstream.h>
-#endif
+#include <sstream>
 
 #include "DtTt.h"
 #include "ttsnoop_ui.h"
@@ -217,7 +212,7 @@ fileOkayed(
     XtVaGetValues( instance->fchooser, XmNuserData, &xtPtr, NULL );
     FileChooserInfo *info = (FileChooserInfo *)xtPtr;
     Widget label = dtb_ttsnoop_ttsnoop_win.ttsnoopWin_label;
-    std::ostrstream script;
+    std::ostringstream script;
     switch (info->choice) {
 	    Tt_pattern *pats;
 	    Tt_message msg;
@@ -297,19 +292,17 @@ fileOkayed(
 	    script << "numChars=`tt_type_comp -p \"" << path;
 	    script << "\" | wc -c`; if [ $numChars = 0 ]; "
 		      "then exit 1; else exit 0; fi" << endl;
-	    ival = system( script.str() );
-	    delete script.str();
+	    ival = system( script.str().c_str() );
 	    if (! WIFEXITED( ival )) {
 		    DtTtSetLabel( label,
 			"system( \"tt_type_comp -p\" )", ival );
 		    break;
 	    }
 	    if (WEXITSTATUS( ival ) != 0) {
-		    std::ostrstream diagnosis;
+		    std::ostringstream diagnosis;
 		    diagnosis << "tt_type_comp -p: syntax error in "
 			    << path << ends;
-		    DtTtSetLabel( label, diagnosis.str() );
-		    delete diagnosis.str();
+		    DtTtSetLabel( label, diagnosis.str().c_str() );
 		    break;
 	    }
 	    sess = tt_default_session();
diff --git a/cde/programs/ttsnoop/messageProps_stubs.C.src b/cde/programs/ttsnoop/messageProps_stubs.C.src
index e759859cd..fa2e1ee76 100644
--- a/cde/programs/ttsnoop/messageProps_stubs.C.src
+++ b/cde/programs/ttsnoop/messageProps_stubs.C.src
@@ -41,11 +41,7 @@
  *** Add include files, types, macros, externs, and user functions here.
  ***/
 
-#if defined(__linux__) || defined(CSRG_BASED) || defined(sun)
-#include <strstream>
-#else
-#include <strstream.h>
-#endif
+#include <sstream>
 
 #include <Xm/TextF.h>
 #include <Dt/SpinBox.h>
@@ -621,12 +617,11 @@ DtTtMessageWidgetCreate(
 		}
 	}
 
-	std::ostrstream labelStream;
+	std::ostringstream labelStream;
 	labelStream << "Tt_message " << (void *)msg;
 	XtVaSetValues( instance->messageProps,
-		       XmNtitle, labelStream.str(),
+		       XmNtitle, labelStream.str().c_str(),
 		       NULL );
-	delete labelStream.str();
 
 	_DtTtMessageWidgetUpdate( instance, msg, _DtTtMessageFullUpdate );
 
@@ -1409,7 +1404,7 @@ msgGenAction(
     /*** DTB_USER_CODE_END   ^^^ Add C variables and code above ^^^ ***/
     
     /*** DTB_USER_CODE_START vvv Add C code below vvv ***/
-    std::ostrstream action; // XXX when to delete .str()?
+    std::ostringstream action;
     DtbMessagePropsMessagePropsInfo instance =
 	    (DtbMessagePropsMessagePropsInfo)clientData;
     Tt_message msg = messageProps2Msg( instance );
@@ -1457,10 +1452,9 @@ msgGenAction(
     }
     // XXX emit commented warnings for e.g. TT_OFFER, TT_HANDLER
     action << "}\n";
-    // XtVaSetValues( instance->messageText, XmNvalue, action.str(), 0 );
-    _DtOpen( instance->messageFooterLabel, (void *)action.str(),
-	     action.pcount(), "actio" );
-    delete action.str();
+    // XtVaSetValues( instance->messageText, XmNvalue, action.str().c_str(), 0 );
+    _DtOpen( instance->messageFooterLabel, (void *)action.str().c_str(),
+	     action.str().size(), "actio" );
     /*** DTB_USER_CODE_END   ^^^ Add C code above ^^^ ***/
 }
 
@@ -1476,7 +1470,7 @@ msgGenC(
     /*** DTB_USER_CODE_END   ^^^ Add C variables and code above ^^^ ***/
     
     /*** DTB_USER_CODE_START vvv Add C code below vvv ***/
-	std::ostrstream code; // XXX when to delete .str()?
+	std::ostringstream code;
 	DtbMessagePropsMessagePropsInfo instance =
 		(DtbMessagePropsMessagePropsInfo)clientData;
 	Tt_message msg = messageProps2Msg( instance );
@@ -1602,10 +1596,9 @@ msgGenC(
 		code << "}\n";
 	}
 	tt_free( op );
-	// XtVaSetValues( instance->messageText, XmNvalue, code.str(), 0 );
-	_DtOpen( instance->messageFooterLabel, (void *)code.str(),
-		 code.pcount(), "msgC" );
-	delete code.str();
+	// XtVaSetValues( instance->messageText, XmNvalue, code.str().c_str(), 0 );
+	_DtOpen( instance->messageFooterLabel, (void *)code.str().c_str(),
+		 code.str().size(), "msgC" );
     /*** DTB_USER_CODE_END   ^^^ Add C code above ^^^ ***/
 }
 
@@ -1879,7 +1872,7 @@ genObserver(
     /*** DTB_USER_CODE_END   ^^^ Add C variables and code above ^^^ ***/
     
     /*** DTB_USER_CODE_START vvv Add C code below vvv ***/
-    std::ostrstream ptype; // XXX when to delete .str()?
+    std::ostringstream ptype;
     DtbMessagePropsMessagePropsInfo instance =
 	    (DtbMessagePropsMessagePropsInfo)clientData;
     Tt_message msg = messageProps2Msg( instance );
@@ -1941,10 +1934,9 @@ genObserver(
     ptype << "\t\t\t) => start opnum=1;\n";
     ptype << "};\n";
     // XXX contexts
-    // XtVaSetValues( instance->messageText, XmNvalue, ptype.str(), 0 );
-    _DtOpen( instance->messageFooterLabel, (void *)ptype.str(),
-	     ptype.pcount(), "ptype" );
-    delete ptype.str();
+    // XtVaSetValues( instance->messageText, XmNvalue, ptype.str().c_str(), 0 );
+    _DtOpen( instance->messageFooterLabel, (void *)ptype.str().c_str(),
+	     ptype.str().size(), "ptype" );
     /*** DTB_USER_CODE_END   ^^^ Add C code above ^^^ ***/
 }
 
diff --git a/cde/programs/ttsnoop/patternProps_stubs.C.src b/cde/programs/ttsnoop/patternProps_stubs.C.src
index 4ae300ccb..e49d8f2a8 100644
--- a/cde/programs/ttsnoop/patternProps_stubs.C.src
+++ b/cde/programs/ttsnoop/patternProps_stubs.C.src
@@ -41,11 +41,7 @@
  *** Add include files, types, macros, externs, and user functions here.
  ***/
 
-#if defined(__linux__) || defined(CSRG_BASED) || defined(sun)
-#include <strstream>
-#else
-#include <strstream.h>
-#endif
+#include <sstream>
 
 #include <Tt/tttk.h>
 #include "DtTt.h"
@@ -372,12 +368,11 @@ DtTtPatternWidgetCreate(
 		}
 	}
 
-	std::ostrstream labelStream;
+	std::ostringstream labelStream;
 	labelStream << "Tt_pattern " << (void *)pat << ends;
 	XtVaSetValues( instance->patternProps,
-		       XmNtitle, labelStream.str(),
+		       XmNtitle, labelStream.str().c_str(),
 		       NULL );
-	delete labelStream.str();
 
 	_DtTtPatternWidgetUpdate( instance, pat );
 
diff --git a/cde/programs/ttsnoop/sessionChooser_stubs.C.src b/cde/programs/ttsnoop/sessionChooser_stubs.C.src
index fa3d78bda..a94d3dd8d 100644
--- a/cde/programs/ttsnoop/sessionChooser_stubs.C.src
+++ b/cde/programs/ttsnoop/sessionChooser_stubs.C.src
@@ -42,13 +42,8 @@
 
 #include <Xm/TextF.h>
 
-#if defined(__linux__) || defined(CSRG_BASED) || defined(sun)
 #include <fstream>
-#include <strstream>
-#else
-#include <fstream.h>
-#include <strstream.h>
-#endif
+#include <sstream>
 
 #include "DtTt.h"
 
diff --git a/cde/programs/ttsnoop/stringChooser_stubs.C.src b/cde/programs/ttsnoop/stringChooser_stubs.C.src
index 27f0fb22e..906242cd7 100644
--- a/cde/programs/ttsnoop/stringChooser_stubs.C.src
+++ b/cde/programs/ttsnoop/stringChooser_stubs.C.src
@@ -42,11 +42,7 @@
 
 #include <Xm/TextF.h>
 
-#if defined(__linux__) || defined(CSRG_BASED) || defined(sun)
 #include <fstream>
-#else
-#include <fstream.h>
-#endif
 
 #include "DtTt.h"
 
diff --git a/cde/programs/ttsnoop/ttChooser_stubs.C.src b/cde/programs/ttsnoop/ttChooser_stubs.C.src
index c6521bd24..9ef1c53ff 100644
--- a/cde/programs/ttsnoop/ttChooser_stubs.C.src
+++ b/cde/programs/ttsnoop/ttChooser_stubs.C.src
@@ -43,11 +43,7 @@
 
 #include <stdio.h>
 
-#if defined(__linux__) || defined(CSRG_BASED) || defined(sun)
-#include <strstream>
-#else
-#include <strstream.h>
-#endif
+#include <sstream>
 
 #include <Xm/TextF.h>
 #include <Xm/List.h>
@@ -214,12 +210,11 @@ _DtTtChooserSet(
     XmTextFieldSetString( instance->chooserText, 0 );
     XtVaSetValues( instance->chooser, XmNtitle, title, NULL );
 
-    std::ostrstream valuesStream;
+    std::ostringstream valuesStream;
     valuesStream << itemCount << " " << valuesLabel;
     if (itemCount != 1) valuesStream << "s";
     valuesStream << ends;
-    DtTtSetLabel( instance->chooserList_label, valuesStream.str() );
-    delete valuesStream.str();
+    DtTtSetLabel( instance->chooserList_label, valuesStream.str().c_str() );
 
     // Remember dialog mode, entity
     XtVaSetValues( instance->chooserOkButton, XmNuserData, choice, NULL );
@@ -315,14 +310,13 @@ choiceSelected(
 	    break;
     }
     void *entity = DtTtNth( type, info->item_position - 1 );
-    std::ostrstream entityName;
+    std::ostringstream entityName;
     if (isString) {
 	    entityName << (char *)entity << ends;
     } else {
 	    entityName << entity << ends;
     }
-    XmTextFieldSetString( instance->chooserText, entityName.str() );
-    delete entityName.str();
+    XmTextFieldSetString( instance->chooserText, const_cast<char *>(entityName.str().c_str()) );
     /*** DTB_USER_CODE_END   ^^^ Add C code above ^^^ ***/
 }
 
diff --git a/cde/programs/ttsnoop/ttsnoop.C.src b/cde/programs/ttsnoop/ttsnoop.C.src
index fc1495b1b..4e51f528c 100644
--- a/cde/programs/ttsnoop/ttsnoop.C.src
+++ b/cde/programs/ttsnoop/ttsnoop.C.src
@@ -63,15 +63,9 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <time.h>
 
-#if defined(__linux__) || defined(CSRG_BASED) || defined(sun)
 #include <iostream>
-#include <strstream>
+#include <sstream>
 #include <fstream>
-#else
-#include <iostream.h>
-#include <strstream.h>
-#include <fstream.h>
-#endif
 
 #include <Dt/Term.h>
 #include <Tt/tt_c.h>
@@ -95,7 +89,7 @@ char *		snoopFile		= 0;
 Boolean		unlinkSnoopFile		= True;
 char *		traceFile		= 0;
 Boolean		unlinkTraceFile		= True;
-char *		traceScript		= 0;
+const char *	traceScript		= 0;
 int		globalTimeout		= 20000;
 unsigned int	globalSaveLines		= 5000;
 const char *	globalVersionString	= "1.0";
@@ -112,7 +106,7 @@ unsigned int	snoopedArgsCount	= 0;
 char *		optTraceScript		= 0;
 String		apiTracerArgv[ 10 ];
 String		snooperArgv[ 10 ];
-std::ostrstream	tttraceCmd;
+std::ostringstream	tttraceCmd;
 std::ofstream	snoopStream;
 
 // Xt squats on -tf ?! XXX
@@ -188,7 +182,7 @@ signalHandler(
 		if ((child > 0) && WIFEXITED( status )) {
 			snoopStream << endl << endl << "SIGCHLD: WEXITSTATUS=="
 				<< WEXITSTATUS(status) << ": "
-				<< tttraceCmd.str() << endl << endl;
+				<< tttraceCmd.str().c_str() << endl << endl;
 		}
 		break;
 	    case SIGCONT:
@@ -666,14 +660,14 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
     installSignalHandler();
     if (snoopedArgsCount > 0) {
 	    DtTtSetLabel( dtb_ttsnoop_ttsnoop_win.ttsnoopWin_label,
-			  tttraceCmd.str() );
+			  tttraceCmd.str().c_str() );
     }
     Tt_status status;
     snoopStream.open( snoopFile, ios::app );
-    std::ostrstream envStr;
+    std::ostringstream envStr;
     envStr << "TT_TRACE_SCRIPT=> ";
     envStr << traceFile << ends;
-    traceScript = envStr.str();
+    traceScript = envStr.str().c_str();
     if (optImmediateTracing) {
 	    turnOnTracing( 0, 0, 0 );
     }
diff --git a/cde/programs/ttsnoop/ttsnoop_stubs.C.src b/cde/programs/ttsnoop/ttsnoop_stubs.C.src
index ce7305275..f57104a4e 100644
--- a/cde/programs/ttsnoop/ttsnoop_stubs.C.src
+++ b/cde/programs/ttsnoop/ttsnoop_stubs.C.src
@@ -37,13 +37,8 @@
 
 #include <unistd.h>
 
-#if defined(__linux__) || defined(CSRG_BASED) || defined(sun)
 #include <fstream>
-#include <strstream>
-#else
-#include <fstream.h>
-#include <strstream.h>
-#endif
+#include <sstream>
 
 #include "apiTracer_ui.h"
 #include "DtTt.h"
@@ -93,13 +88,12 @@ fork_tttrace(
     
     /*** DTB_USER_CODE_START vvv Add C code below vvv ***/
     DtbTtsnoopTtsnoopWinInfo instance = (DtbTtsnoopTtsnoopWinInfo)clientData;
-    std::ostrstream tttraceCmd;
+    std::ostringstream tttraceCmd;
     tttraceCmd << "unset TT_TRACE_SCRIPT; dtterm -sb -sl ";
     tttraceCmd << globalSaveLines;
     tttraceCmd << " -title tttrace -geometry 120x24 -e tttrace &";
     DtTtSetLabel( instance->ttsnoopWin_label, "tttrace" );
-    system( tttraceCmd.str() );
-    delete tttraceCmd.str();
+    system( tttraceCmd.str().c_str() );
     /*** DTB_USER_CODE_END   ^^^ Add C code above ^^^ ***/
 }
 
@@ -659,15 +653,14 @@ libcPause(
     
     /*** DTB_USER_CODE_START vvv Add C code below vvv ***/
     DtbTtsnoopTtsnoopWinInfo instance = (DtbTtsnoopTtsnoopWinInfo)clientData;
-    std::ostrstream advice;
+    std::ostringstream advice;
     advice << "pause(); /* kill -CONT " << getpid() << " */";
-    DtTtSetLabel( instance->ttsnoopWin_label, advice.str() );
-    delete advice.str();
+    DtTtSetLabel( instance->ttsnoopWin_label, advice.str().c_str() );
 
     //
     // run "(if dterror.ds blah blah; then kill -CONT pid; fi)&"
     //
-    std::ostrstream script;
+    std::ostringstream script;
     script << "(if dterror.ds ";
     // arg 1: text
     script << "\"kill -CONT " << getpid() << "\" ";
@@ -677,8 +670,7 @@ libcPause(
     script << "CONT; then ";
     // After confirmation, invoke kill(1)
     script << "kill -CONT " << getpid() << "; fi)&";
-    system( script.str() );
-    delete script.str();
+    system( script.str().c_str() );
 
     // Run the event loop a few laps, to paint the footer
     tttk_block_while( XtWidgetToApplicationContext( widget ), 0, 50 );
@@ -1343,10 +1335,9 @@ toggleSnooping(
     if (! tt_is_err( status )) {
 	    snoopPatIsRegistered = ! snoopPatIsRegistered;
     }
-    std::ostrstream stream;
+    std::ostringstream stream;
     stream << func << (void *)snoopPat << ")" << ends;
-    DtTtSetLabel( instance->ttsnoopWin_label, stream.str(), status );
-    delete stream.str();
+    DtTtSetLabel( instance->ttsnoopWin_label, stream.str().c_str(), status );
     DtTtSetLabel( instance->menubar_Snoop_item_Snoop_menu_items.Off_item,
 		  snoopPatIsRegistered ? "Off" : "On" );
     /*** DTB_USER_CODE_END   ^^^ Add C code above ^^^ ***/