3 files changed, 19 insertions, 17 deletions

diff --git a/engines/director/lingo/lingo.cpp b/engines/director/lingo/lingo.cpp
index 26fdfc2edb..a7362d18b9 100644
--- a/engines/director/lingo/lingo.cpp
+++ b/engines/director/lingo/lingo.cpp
@@ -100,10 +100,10 @@ Lingo::Lingo(DirectorEngine *vm) : _vm(vm) {
 Lingo::~Lingo() {
 }
 
-void Lingo::addCode(Common::String code, ScriptType type, uint16 id) {
+void Lingo::addCode(const char *code, ScriptType type, uint16 id) {
 	code += '\n';
 
-	debug(2, "Add code \"%s\" for type %d with id %d", code.c_str(), type, id);
+	debug(2, "Add code \"%s\" for type %d with id %d", code, type, id);
 
 	if (_scripts[type].contains(id)) {
 		delete _scripts[type][id];
@@ -115,15 +115,17 @@ void Lingo::addCode(Common::String code, ScriptType type, uint16 id) {
 
 	_linenumber = _colnumber = 1;
 
+	const char *begin, *end;
+
 	// macros have conflicting grammar. Thus we ease life for the parser.
-	if (code.contains("\nmacro ")) {
-		const char *begin = strstr(code.c_str(), "\nmacro ") + 1;
-		const char *end;
+	if ((begin = strstr(code, "\nmacro "))) {
 		bool first = true;
 
+		begin += 1;
+
 		while ((end = strstr(begin, "\nmacro "))) {
 			if (first) {
-				begin = code.c_str();
+				begin = code;
 				first = false;
 			}
 			Common::String chunk(begin, end);
@@ -137,7 +139,7 @@ void Lingo::addCode(Common::String code, ScriptType type, uint16 id) {
 
 		parse(begin);
 	} else {
-		parse(code.c_str());
+		parse(code);
 
 		code1(STOP);
 	}
diff --git a/engines/director/lingo/lingo.h b/engines/director/lingo/lingo.h
index 6aa7917ff4..1509c1d36e 100644
--- a/engines/director/lingo/lingo.h
+++ b/engines/director/lingo/lingo.h
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ public:
 	Lingo(DirectorEngine *vm);
 	~Lingo();
 
-	void addCode(Common::String code, ScriptType type, uint16 id);
+	void addCode(const char *code, ScriptType type, uint16 id);
 	void executeScript(ScriptType type, uint16 id);
 
 	void processEvent(LEvent event, int entityId);
diff --git a/engines/director/score.cpp b/engines/director/score.cpp
index 24d0b3494f..4ca299846f 100644
--- a/engines/director/score.cpp
+++ b/engines/director/score.cpp
@@ -340,8 +340,8 @@ void Score::loadActions(Common::SeekableSubReadStreamEndian &stream) {
 	Common::HashMap<uint16, Common::String>::iterator j;
 
 	for (j = _actions.begin(); j != _actions.end(); ++j)
-		if (j->_value != "")
-			_lingo->addCode(j->_value, kFrameScript, j->_key);
+		if (!j->_value.empty())
+			_lingo->addCode(j->_value.c_str(), kFrameScript, j->_key);
 
 	if (!ConfMan.getBool("dump_scripts"))
 		return;
@@ -368,10 +368,10 @@ void Score::loadScriptText(Common::SeekableSubReadStreamEndian &stream) {
 		script += ch;
 	}
 
-	if (script != "")
-		_lingo->addCode(script, kMovieScript, _movieScriptCount);
+	if (!script.empty())
+		_lingo->addCode(script.c_str(), kMovieScript, _movieScriptCount);
 
-	if (ConfMan.getBool("dump_scripts") && (script != "")) {
+	if (ConfMan.getBool("dump_scripts") && (!script.empty())) {
 		dumpScript(_movieScriptCount, kMovieScript, script);
 	}
 
@@ -427,8 +427,8 @@ void Score::loadCastInfo(Common::SeekableSubReadStreamEndian &stream, uint16 id)
 
 	ci->script = castStrings[0];
 
-	if (ci->script != "") {
-		_lingo->addCode(ci->script, kSpriteScript, id);
+	if (!ci->script.empty()) {
+		_lingo->addCode(ci->script.c_str(), kSpriteScript, id);
 	}
 
 	if (!ConfMan.getBool("dump_scripts")) {
@@ -525,8 +525,8 @@ void Score::loadFileInfo(Common::SeekableSubReadStreamEndian &stream) {
 	Common::Array<Common::String> fileInfoStrings = loadStrings(stream, _flags);
 	_script = fileInfoStrings[0];
 
-	if (_script != "") {
-		_lingo->addCode(_script, kMovieScript, _movieScriptCount);
+	if (!_script.empty()) {
+		_lingo->addCode(_script.c_str(), kMovieScript, _movieScriptCount);
 	}
 
 	if (!ConfMan.getBool("dump_scripts")) {