diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 03fe76d1..0b6d0dc0 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -17117,3 +17117,5 @@
 	* Incremented the database version to 293.
 2018-07-10 Fred Gleason <fredg@paravelsystems.com>
 	* Cleaned up SQL quieries to ensure UTF-8 compatibility in caed(8).
+2018-07-10 Fred Gleason <fredg@paravelsystems.com>
+	* Cleaned up SQL quieries in importersto ensure UTF-8 compatibility.
diff --git a/importers/nexgen_filter.cpp b/importers/nexgen_filter.cpp
index 71d1278d..0c97008b 100644
--- a/importers/nexgen_filter.cpp
+++ b/importers/nexgen_filter.cpp
@@ -387,9 +387,9 @@ void MainObject::ProcessXmlFile(const QString &xml,const QString &wavname,
   cart=new RDCart(cartnum);
   cart->setMetadata(&data);
   delete cart;
-  sql=
-    QString().sprintf("select CUT_NAME from CUTS where CART_NUMBER=%d",cartnum)+
-    " order by ORIGIN_DATETIME desc";
+  sql=QString("select CUT_NAME from CUTS where ")+
+    QString().sprintf("CART_NUMBER=%d ",cartnum)+
+    "order by ORIGIN_DATETIME desc";
   q=new RDSqlQuery(sql);
   if(q->first()) {
     cut=new RDCut(q->value(0).toString());
diff --git a/importers/panel_copy.cpp b/importers/panel_copy.cpp
index a2331005..a60b0b81 100644
--- a/importers/panel_copy.cpp
+++ b/importers/panel_copy.cpp
@@ -23,12 +23,14 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 
 #include <qapplication.h>
-#include <rddb.h>
-#include <rd.h>
-#include <dbversion.h>
-#include <panel_copy.h>
-#include <rdcmd_switch.h>
 
+#include <dbversion.h>
+#include <rd.h>
+#include <rdcmd_switch.h>
+#include <rddb.h>
+#include <rdescape_string.h>
+
+#include "panel_copy.h"
 
 MainObject::MainObject(QObject *parent)
   : QObject(parent)
@@ -131,11 +133,10 @@ MainObject::MainObject(QObject *parent)
   //
   // Check Database Versions
   //
-  sql="select DB from VERSION";
+  sql=QString("select DB from VERSION");
   q=new RDSqlQuery(sql,src_db);
   if(!q->first()) {
-    fprintf(stderr,
-	    "panel_copy: unable to read source database version\n");
+    fprintf(stderr,"panel_copy: unable to read source database version\n");
     exit(256);
   }
   if(q->value(0).toInt()!=RD_VERSION_DATABASE) {
@@ -178,27 +179,27 @@ MainObject::MainObject(QObject *parent)
   //
   // Copy Entries
   //
-  sql="select TYPE,OWNER,PANEL_NO,ROW_NO,COLUMN_NO,LABEL,CART,DEFAULT_COLOR\
-       from PANELS";
+  sql=QString("select ")+
+    "TYPE,"+           // 00
+    "OWNER,"+          // 01
+    "PANEL_NO,"+       // 02
+    "ROW_NO,"+         // 03
+    "COLUMN_NO,"+      // 04
+    "LABEL,"+          // 05
+    "CART,"+           // 06
+    "DEFAULT_COLOR "+  // 07
+    "from PANELS";
   q=new RDSqlQuery(sql,src_db);
   while(q->next()) {
-    sql=QString().sprintf("insert into PANELS set \
-                           TYPE=%d,\
-                           OWNER=\"%s\",\
-                           PANEL_NO=%d,\
-                           ROW_NO=%d,\
-                           COLUMN_NO=%d,\
-                           LABEL=\"%s\",\
-                           CART=%d,\
-                           DEFAULT_COLOR=\"%s\"",
-			  q->value(0).toInt(),
-			  (const char *)q->value(1).toString(),
-			  q->value(2).toInt(),
-			  q->value(3).toInt(),
-			  q->value(4).toInt(),
-			  (const char *)q->value(5).toString(),
-			  q->value(6).toInt(),
-			  (const char *)q->value(7).toString());
+    sql=QString("insert into PANELS set ")+
+      QString().sprintf("TYPE=%d,",q->value(0).toInt())+
+      "OWNER=\""+RDEscapeString(q->value(1).toString())+"\","+
+      QString().sprintf("PANEL_NO=%d,",q->value(2).toInt())+
+      QString().sprintf("ROW_NO=%d,",q->value(3).toInt())+
+      QString().sprintf("COLUMN_NO=%d,",q->value(4).toInt())+
+      "LABEL=\""+RDEscapeString(q->value(5).toString())+"\","+
+      QString().sprintf("CART=%d,",q->value(6).toInt())+
+      "DEFAULT_COLOR=\""+RDEscapeString(q->value(7).toString())+"\"";
     q1=new RDSqlQuery(sql,dest_db);
     delete q1;
   }
diff --git a/importers/rdcatch_copy.cpp b/importers/rdcatch_copy.cpp
index 52a49240..197ae400 100644
--- a/importers/rdcatch_copy.cpp
+++ b/importers/rdcatch_copy.cpp
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 //
 // An RDCatch event copier.
 //
-//   (C) Copyright 2002-2005,2016 Fred Gleason <fredg@paravelsystems.com>
+//   (C) Copyright 2002-2005,2016-2018 Fred Gleason <fredg@paravelsystems.com>
 //
 //   This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
 //   it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as
@@ -24,11 +24,13 @@
 
 #include <qapplication.h>
 
-#include <rd.h>
 #include <dbversion.h>
-#include <rdcatch_copy.h>
+#include <rd.h>
 #include <rdcmd_switch.h>
 #include <rddb.h>
+#include <rdescape_string.h>
+
+#include "rdcatch_copy.h"
 
 MainObject::MainObject(QObject *parent)
   : QObject(parent)
@@ -162,7 +164,7 @@ MainObject::MainObject(QObject *parent)
   //
   // Check Database Versions
   //
-  sql="select DB from VERSION";
+  sql=QString("select DB from VERSION");
   q=new RDSqlQuery(sql,src_db);
   if(!q->first()) {
     fprintf(stderr,
@@ -190,8 +192,8 @@ MainObject::MainObject(QObject *parent)
   //
   // Check Rivendell Hosts
   //
-  sql=QString().sprintf("select NAME from STATIONS where NAME=\"%s\"",
-			(const char *)src_station);
+  sql=QString("select NAME from STATIONS where ")+
+    "NAME=\""+RDEscapeString(src_station)+"\"";
   q=new RDSqlQuery(sql,src_db);
   if(!q->first()) {
     fprintf(stderr,
@@ -200,8 +202,8 @@ MainObject::MainObject(QObject *parent)
   }
   delete q;
 
-  sql=QString().sprintf("select NAME from STATIONS where NAME=\"%s\"",
-			(const char *)dest_station);
+  sql=QString("select NAME from STATIONS where ")+
+    "NAME=\""+RDEscapeString(dest_station)+"\"";
   q=new RDSqlQuery(sql,dest_db);
   if(!q->first()) {
     fprintf(stderr,
@@ -225,96 +227,103 @@ MainObject::MainObject(QObject *parent)
   //
   // Delete current destination entries
   //
-  sql=QString().sprintf("delete from RECORDINGS where STATION_NAME\"%s\"",
-			(const char *)dest_station);
+  sql=QString("delete from RECORDINGS where ")+
+    "STATION_NAME\""+RDEscapeString(dest_station)+"\"";
   q=new RDSqlQuery(sql,dest_db);
   delete q;
 
   //
   // Copy Entries
   //
-  sql=QString().sprintf("select IS_ACTIVE,TYPE,CHANNEL,CUT_NAME,SUN,MON,TUE,\
-                         WED,THU,FRI,SAT,DESCRIPTION,START_TYPE,START_TIME,\
-                         START_LENGTH,START_MATRIX,START_LINE,START_OFFSET,\
-                         END_TYPE,END_TIME,END_LENGTH,END_MATRIX,END_LINE,\
-                         LENGTH,TRIM_THRESHOLD,NORMALIZE_LEVEL,\
-                         STARTDATE_OFFSET,ENDDATE_OFFSET,FORMAT,CHANNELS,\
-                         SAMPRATE,BITRATE,QUALITY,MACRO_CART,SWITCH_INPUT,\
-                         SWITCH_OUTPUT,EXIT_CODE,ONE_SHOT,URL,URL_USERNAME,\
-                         URL_PASSWORD from RECORDINGS\
-                         where STATION_NAME=\"%s\"",
-			(const char *)src_station);
+  sql=QString("select ")+
+    "IS_ACTIVE,"+         // 00
+    "TYPE,"+              // 01
+    "CHANNEL,"+           // 02
+    "CUT_NAME,"+          // 03
+    "SUN,"+               // 04
+    "MON,"+               // 05
+    "TUE,"+               // 06
+    "WED,"+               // 07
+    "THU,"+               // 08
+    "FRI,"+               // 09
+    "SAT,"+               // 10
+    "DESCRIPTION,"+       // 11
+    "START_TYPE,"+        // 12
+    "START_TIME,"+        // 13
+    "START_LENGTH,"+      // 14
+    "START_MATRIX,"+      // 15
+    "START_LINE,"+        // 16
+    "START_OFFSET,"+      // 17
+    "END_TYPE,"+          // 18
+    "END_TIME,"+          // 19
+    "END_LENGTH,"+        // 20
+    "END_MATRIX,"+        // 21
+    "END_LINE,"+          // 22
+    "LENGTH,"+            // 23
+    "TRIM_THRESHOLD,"+    // 24
+    "NORMALIZE_LEVEL,"+   // 25
+    "STARTDATE_OFFSET,"+  // 26
+    "ENDDATE_OFFSET,"+    // 27
+    "FORMAT,"+            // 28
+    "CHANNELS,"+          // 29
+    "SAMPRATE,"+          // 30
+    "BITRATE,"+           // 31
+    "QUALITY,"+           // 32
+    "MACRO_CART,"+        // 33
+    "SWITCH_INPUT,"+      // 34
+    "SWITCH_OUTPUT,"+     // 35
+    "EXIT_CODE,"+         // 36
+    "ONE_SHOT,"+          // 37
+    "URL,"+               // 38
+    "URL_USERNAME,"+      // 39
+    "URL_PASSWORD "+      // 40
+    "from RECORDINGS where "+
+    "STATION_NAME=\""+RDEscapeString(src_station)+"\"";
   q=new RDSqlQuery(sql,src_db);
   while(q->next()) {
-    sql=QString().sprintf("insert into RECORDINGS set IS_ACTIVE=\"%s\",\
-                           TYPE=%d,CHANNEL=%u,CUT_NAME=\"%s\",SUN=\"%s\",\
-                           MON=\"%s\",TUE=\"%s\",WED=\"%s\",THU=\"%s\",\
-                           FRI=\"%s\",SAT=\"%s\",DESCRIPTION=\"%s\",\
-                           START_TYPE=%d,START_TIME=\"%s\",START_LENGTH=%d,\
-                           START_MATRIX=%d,START_LINE=%d,START_OFFSET=%d,\
-                           END_TYPE=%d,END_TIME=\"%s\",END_LENGTH=%d,\
-                           END_MATRIX=%d,END_LINE=%d,LENGTH=%u,\
-                           TRIM_THRESHOLD=%d,NORMALIZE_LEVEL=%d,\
-                           STARTDATE_OFFSET=%u,ENDDATE_OFFSET=%u,FORMAT=%d,\
-                           CHANNELS=%d,SAMPRATE=%d,BITRATE=%d,QUALITY=%d,\
-                           MACRO_CART=%d,SWITCH_INPUT=%d,SWITCH_OUTPUT=%d,\
-                           EXIT_CODE=%d,ONE_SHOT=\"%s\",URL=\"%s\",\
-                           URL_USERNAME=\"%s\",URL_PASSWORD=\"%s\",\
-                           STATION_NAME=\"%s\"",
-			  (const char *)q->value(0).toString(),
-
-			  q->value(1).toInt(),q->value(2).toUInt(),
-			  (const char *)q->value(3).toString(),
-			  (const char *)q->value(4).toString(),
-
-			  (const char *)q->value(5).toString(),
-			  (const char *)q->value(6).toString(),
-			  (const char *)q->value(7).toString(),
-			  (const char *)q->value(8).toString(),
-			  
-			  (const char *)q->value(9).toString(),
-			  (const char *)q->value(10).toString(),
-			  (const char *)q->value(11).toString(),
-
-			  q->value(12).toInt(),
-			  (const char *)q->value(13).toString(),
-			  q->value(14).toInt(),
-
-			  q->value(15).toInt(),
-			  q->value(16).toInt(),
-			  q->value(17).toInt(),
-
-			  q->value(18).toInt(),
-			  (const char *)q->value(19).toString(),
-			  q->value(20).toInt(),
-
-			  q->value(21).toInt(),
-			  q->value(22).toInt(),
-			  q->value(23).toUInt(),
-
-			  q->value(24).toInt(),
-			  q->value(25).toInt(),
-
-			  q->value(26).toUInt(),
-			  q->value(27).toUInt(),
-			  q->value(28).toInt(),
-
-			  q->value(29).toInt(),
-			  q->value(30).toInt(),
-			  q->value(31).toInt(),
-			  q->value(32).toInt(),
-
-			  q->value(33).toInt(),
-			  q->value(34).toInt(),
-			  q->value(35).toInt(),
-
-			  q->value(36).toInt(),
-			  (const char *)q->value(37).toString(),
-			  (const char *)q->value(38).toString(),
-
-			  (const char *)q->value(39).toString(),
-			  (const char *)q->value(40).toString(),
-			  (const char *)dest_station);
+    sql=QString("insert into RECORDINGS set ")+
+      ":IS_ACTIVE=\""+RDEscapeString(q->value(0).toString())+"\","+
+      QString().sprintf("TYPE=%d,",q->value(1).toInt())+
+      QString().sprintf("CHANNEL=%u,",q->value(2).toUInt())+
+      "CUT_NAME=\""+RDEscapeString(q->value(3).toString())+"\","+
+      "SUN=\""+RDEscapeString(q->value(4).toString())+"\","+
+      "MON=\""+RDEscapeString(q->value(5).toString())+"\","+
+      "TUE=\""+RDEscapeString(q->value(6).toString())+"\","+
+      "WED=\""+RDEscapeString(q->value(7).toString())+"\","+
+      "THU=\""+RDEscapeString(q->value(8).toString())+"\","+
+      "FRI=\""+RDEscapeString(q->value(9).toString())+"\","+
+      "SAT=\""+RDEscapeString(q->value(10).toString())+"\","+
+      "DESCRIPTION=\""+RDEscapeString(q->value(11).toString())+"\","+
+      QString().sprintf("START_TYPE=%d,",q->value(12).toInt())+
+      "START_TIME=\""+RDEscapeString(q->value(13).toString())+"\","+
+      QString().sprintf("START_LENGTH=%d,",q->value(14).toInt())+
+      QString().sprintf("START_MATRIX=%d,",q->value(15).toInt())+
+      QString().sprintf("START_LINE=%d,",q->value(16).toInt())+
+      QString().sprintf("START_OFFSET=%d,",q->value(17).toInt())+
+      QString().sprintf("END_TYPE=%d,",q->value(18).toInt())+
+      "END_TIME=\""+RDEscapeString(q->value(19).toString())+"\","+
+      QString().sprintf("END_LENGTH=%d,",q->value(20).toInt())+
+      QString().sprintf("END_MATRIX=%d,",q->value(21).toInt())+
+      QString().sprintf("END_LINE=%d,",q->value(22).toInt())+
+      QString().sprintf("LENGTH=%u,",q->value(23).toUInt())+
+      QString().sprintf("TRIM_THRESHOLD=%d,",q->value(24).toInt())+
+      QString().sprintf("NORMALIZE_LEVEL=%d,",q->value(25).toInt())+
+      QString().sprintf("STARTDATE_OFFSET=%u,",q->value(26).toUInt())+
+      QString().sprintf("ENDDATE_OFFSET=%u,",q->value(27).toUInt())+
+      QString().sprintf("FORMAT=%d,",q->value(28).toInt())+
+      QString().sprintf("CHANNELS=%d,",q->value(29).toInt())+
+      QString().sprintf("SAMPRATE=%d,",q->value(30).toInt())+
+      QString().sprintf("BITRATE=%d,",q->value(31).toInt())+
+      QString().sprintf("QUALITY=%d,",q->value(32).toInt())+
+      QString().sprintf("MACRO_CART=%d,",q->value(33).toInt())+
+      QString().sprintf("SWITCH_INPUT=%d,",q->value(34).toInt())+
+      QString().sprintf("SWITCH_OUTPUT=%d,",q->value(35).toInt())+
+      QString().sprintf("EXIT_CODE=%d,",q->value(36).toInt())+
+      "ONE_SHOT=\""+RDEscapeString(q->value(37).toString())+"\","+
+      "URL=\""+RDEscapeString(q->value(38).toString())+"\","+
+      "URL_USERNAME=\""+RDEscapeString(q->value(39).toString())+"\","+
+      "URL_PASSWORD=\""+RDEscapeString(q->value(40).toString())+"\","+
+      "STATION_NAME=\""+RDEscapeString(dest_station)+"\"";
     q1=new RDSqlQuery(sql,dest_db);
     delete q1;
   }
diff --git a/importers/rivendell_filter.cpp b/importers/rivendell_filter.cpp
index eeb568d2..4977853e 100644
--- a/importers/rivendell_filter.cpp
+++ b/importers/rivendell_filter.cpp
@@ -251,8 +251,8 @@ MainObject::MainObject(QObject *parent)
     //
     // Validate Group
     //
-    sql=QString().sprintf("select NAME from GROUPS where NAME=\"%s\"",
-			  (const char *)RDEscapeString(q->value(2).toString()));
+    sql=QString("select NAME from GROUPS where ")+
+      "NAME=\""+RDEscapeString(q->value(2).toString())+"\"";
     q1=new QSqlQuery(sql,filter_db);
     if(q1->first()) {
       group=q->value(2).toString();
@@ -288,8 +288,7 @@ MainObject::MainObject(QObject *parent)
       owner="null";
     }
     else {
-      owner=QString().sprintf("\"%s\"",
-	       (const char *)RDEscapeString(q->value(26).toString()));
+      owner=QString("\"")+RDEscapeString(q->value(26).toString())+"\"";
     }
     sql=QString("insert into CART set ")+
       QString().sprintf("NUMBER=%u,",q->value(0).toUInt())+
@@ -436,9 +435,7 @@ MainObject::MainObject(QObject *parent)
 	"CUT_NAME=\""+RDEscapeString(q1->value(0).toString())+"\"";
       q2=new QSqlQuery(sql,filter_db);
       delete q2;
-      ok=RDCopy(QString().sprintf("%s%s.%s",(const char *)ext_audiodir,
-				  (const char *)q1->value(0).toString(),
-				  RD_AUDIO_EXTENSION),
+      ok=RDCopy(ext_audiodir+q1->value(0).toString()+"."+RD_AUDIO_EXTENSION,
 		RDCut::pathName(q1->value(0).toString()));
       if(!ok) {
 	printf("[WARNING -- NO AUDIO FOUND]...");
diff --git a/importers/sas_filter.cpp b/importers/sas_filter.cpp
index 7a977871..82a93824 100644
--- a/importers/sas_filter.cpp
+++ b/importers/sas_filter.cpp
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 #include <rd.h>
 #include <rdapplication.h>
 #include <rddb.h>
+#include <rdescape_string.h>
 
 #include "sas_filter.h"
 
@@ -124,10 +125,9 @@ void MainObject::InjectLine(char *line)
   //
   // Initialize the SQL clause
   //
-  QString base_sql=QString().sprintf("insert into RECORDINGS set\
-                                      STATION_NAME=\"%s\",CHANNEL=%d,",
-				     (const char *)rda->config()->sasStation(),
-				     rda->config()->sasMatrix());
+  QString base_sql=QString("insert into RECORDINGS set ")+
+    "STATION_NAME=\""+RDEscapeString(rda->config()->sasStation())+"\","+
+    QString().sprintf("CHANNEL=%d,",rda->config()->sasMatrix());
 
   //
   // Day of the week fields
diff --git a/importers/wings_filter.cpp b/importers/wings_filter.cpp
index 316d16f7..44b9ebae 100644
--- a/importers/wings_filter.cpp
+++ b/importers/wings_filter.cpp
@@ -202,15 +202,18 @@ bool MainObject::ImportCut(RDGroup *group,struct WingsRecord *rec,
   printf("Importing %s - %s to cart %u, group %s\n",
 	 rec->filename,rec->title,cartnum,(const char *)group->name());
   
-  sql=QString().sprintf("insert into CART set NUMBER=%u,GROUP_NAME=\"%s\",\
-                         TITLE=\"%s\",ARTIST=\"%s\",ALBUM=\"%s\",\
-                         CUT_QUANTITY=1,TYPE=%d,FORCED_LENGTH=%u,\
-                         AVERAGE_LENGTH=%u,USER_DEFINED=\"%s.%s\"",
-			cartnum,(const char *)group->name(),
-			rec->title,rec->artist,rec->album,
-			RDCart::Audio,wavefile->getExtTimeLength(),
-			wavefile->getExtTimeLength(),
-			rec->filename,rec->extension);
+  sql=QString("insert into CART set ")+
+    QString().sprintf("NUMBER=%u,",cartnum)+
+    "GROUP_NAME=\""+RDEscapeString(group->name())+"\","+
+    "TITLE=\""+RDEscapeString(rec->title)+"\","+
+    "ARTIST=\""+RDEscapeString(rec->artist)+"\","+
+    "ALBUM=\""+RDEscapeString(rec->album)+"\","+
+    "CUT_QUANTITY=1,"+
+    QString().sprintf("TYPE=%d,",RDCart::Audio)+
+    QString().sprintf("FORCED_LENGTH=%u,",wavefile->getExtTimeLength())+
+    QString().sprintf("AVERAGE_LENGTH=%u,",wavefile->getExtTimeLength())+
+    "USER_DEFINED=\""+RDEscapeString(rec->filename)+"."+
+    RDEscapeString(rec->extension)+"\"";
   q=new RDSqlQuery(sql);
   delete q;
   RDCut::create(cartnum,1);