diff --git a/harbour/ChangeLog b/harbour/ChangeLog
index 75b5801343..239ce3d2fc 100644
--- a/harbour/ChangeLog
+++ b/harbour/ChangeLog
@@ -16,6 +16,10 @@
    The license applies to all entries newer than 2009-04-28.
 */
 
+2012-11-16 15:07 UTC+0100 Viktor Szakats (harbour syenar.net)
+  * contrib/hbmisc/stringp.prg
+    % use hb_default() instead of local variation named default()
+
 2012-11-16 14:53 UTC+0100 Viktor Szakats (harbour syenar.net)
   + contrib/xhb/xhbctbit.c
   * contrib/xhb/xhb.hbp
diff --git a/harbour/contrib/hbmisc/stringp.prg b/harbour/contrib/hbmisc/stringp.prg
index 1cfd1b5672..ca16573f18 100644
--- a/harbour/contrib/hbmisc/stringp.prg
+++ b/harbour/contrib/hbmisc/stringp.prg
@@ -52,15 +52,6 @@
 
 #include "hboo.ch"
 
-/* $Doc$
- * $FuncName$     <xRet> Default( <xArg>, <xDefault> )
- * $Description$  If argument is not set, return default
- * $End$ */
-
-STATIC FUNCTION DEFAULT( xArg, xDef )
-   RETURN iif( !( ValType( xArg ) == ValType( xDef ) ), xDef, xArg )
-
-
 /* $Doc$
  * $FuncName$     <cOut> ToChar( <xTxt>, [cSeparator], [lDebug] )
  * $Description$  Convert to character
@@ -92,8 +83,9 @@ FUNCTION ToChar( xTxt, cSeparator, lDebug )
    LOCAL nLen
    LOCAL aData
 
-   cSeparator := Default( cSeparator, " " )
-   lDebug     := Default( lDebug,     .F. )
+   hb_default( @cSeparator, " " )
+   hb_default( @lDebug,     .F. )
+
    cValTxt    := ValType( xTxt )
 
    DO CASE