diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index c09d7d613..bf4434bb0 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2006-09-01  Alex Roitman  <shura@gramps-project.org>
+	* src/plugins/StatisticsChart.py: Remove cause.
+	* src/GrampsDb/_WriteXML.py (write_object): Escape path of the files;
+	(fix): remove control characters.
+
 2006-08-29  Alex Roitman  <shura@gramps-project.org>
 	* src/GrampsDb/_GrampsDbBase.py (remove_person,_do_remove_object):
 	Properly delete objects;
diff --git a/src/GrampsDb/_WriteXML.py b/src/GrampsDb/_WriteXML.py
index d01360b01..bf2c582cd 100644
--- a/src/GrampsDb/_WriteXML.py
+++ b/src/GrampsDb/_WriteXML.py
@@ -72,6 +72,9 @@ except:
 
 _xml_version = "1.1.2"
 
+# table for skipping control chars from XML
+strip_dict = dict.fromkeys(range(20))
+
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #
 #
@@ -364,7 +367,7 @@ class XmlWriter(UpdateCallback):
             self.g.write("  </name-formats>\n")
 
     def fix(self,line):
-        l = line.strip()
+        l = unicode(line).strip().translate(strip_dict)
         l = l.replace('&','&amp;')
         l = l.replace('>','&gt;')
         l = l.replace('<','&lt;')
@@ -997,7 +1000,7 @@ class XmlWriter(UpdateCallback):
             path = path[1:]
                 
         self.g.write('%s<file src="%s" mime="%s"%s/>\n'
-                     % ("  "*(index+1),path,mime_type,desc_text))
+                     % ("  "*(index+1),self.fix(path),mime_type,desc_text))
         self.write_attribute_list(obj.get_attribute_list())
         if obj.get_note() != "":
             self.write_note("note",obj.get_note_object(),index+1)
diff --git a/src/plugins/StatisticsChart.py b/src/plugins/StatisticsChart.py
index d93800b73..4d7287499 100644
--- a/src/plugins/StatisticsChart.py
+++ b/src/plugins/StatisticsChart.py
@@ -109,8 +109,6 @@ class Extract:
                             self.get_birth, self.get_month),
             'data_dmonth': ("Death month", _("Death month"),
                             self.get_death, self.get_month),
-            'data_dcause': ("Cause of death", _("Cause of death"),
-                             self.get_death, self.get_cause),
             'data_bplace': ("Birth place", _("Birth place"),
                             self.get_birth, self.get_place),
             'data_dplace': ("Death place", _("Death place"),
@@ -193,13 +191,6 @@ class Extract:
                 return [DateHandler.displayer._months[month]]
         return [_("Date(s) missing")]
 
-    def get_cause(self, event):
-        "return cause for given event"
-        cause = event.get_cause()
-        if cause:
-            return [cause]
-        return [_("Cause missing")]
-
     def get_place(self, event):
         "return place for given event"
         place_handle = event.get_place_handle()