diff --git a/storage/connect/catalog.h b/storage/connect/catalog.h
index 6488b513ba9..5fa38277832 100644
--- a/storage/connect/catalog.h
+++ b/storage/connect/catalog.h
@@ -77,8 +77,8 @@ class DllExport CATALOG {
   virtual bool    ClearName(PGLOBAL, PSZ) {return true;}
   virtual PRELDEF MakeOneTableDesc(PGLOBAL, LPCSTR, LPCSTR) {return NULL;}
   virtual PRELDEF GetTableDescEx(PGLOBAL, PTABLE) {return NULL;}
-  virtual PRELDEF GetTableDesc(PGLOBAL, LPCSTR, LPCSTR,
-                                        PRELDEF* = NULL) {return NULL;}
+  /*virtual PRELDEF GetTableDesc(PGLOBAL, LPCSTR, LPCSTR,
+                                        PRELDEF* = NULL) {return NULL;}*/
   virtual PRELDEF GetFirstTable(PGLOBAL) {return NULL;}
   virtual PRELDEF GetNextTable(PGLOBAL) {return NULL;}
   virtual bool    TestCond(PGLOBAL, const char*, const char*) {return true;}
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ class DllExport CATALOG {
 
  protected:
   virtual bool    ClearSection(PGLOBAL, const char*, const char*) {return true;}
-  virtual PRELDEF MakeTableDesc(PGLOBAL, LPCSTR, LPCSTR) {return NULL;}
+  /*virtual PRELDEF MakeTableDesc(PGLOBAL, LPCSTR, LPCSTR) {return NULL;}*/
 
   // Members
   char   *Cbuf;                        /* Buffer used for col section  */
diff --git a/storage/connect/tabmysql.cpp b/storage/connect/tabmysql.cpp
index b9cede52a21..5a8bb17bd50 100644
--- a/storage/connect/tabmysql.cpp
+++ b/storage/connect/tabmysql.cpp
@@ -334,7 +334,7 @@ bool MYSQLDEF::DefineAM(PGLOBAL g, LPCSTR am, int)
     Delayed = !!GetIntCatInfo("Delayed", 0);
   } else {
     // MYSQL access from a PROXY table 
-    Database = GetStringCatInfo(g, "Database", Schema ? Schema : "*");
+    Database = GetStringCatInfo(g, "Database", Schema ? Schema : (char*)"*");
     Isview = GetBoolCatInfo("View", false);
 
     // We must get other connection parms from the calling table