diff --git a/checkin_notes b/checkin_notes
index 14343fbe4f..14697da5c6 100644
--- a/checkin_notes
+++ b/checkin_notes
@@ -452,3 +452,12 @@ Charlie 4 Sep 2007
     mac_build/
         UpperCase2.xcodeproj/
             project.pbxproj
+
+David  12 Sept 2007
+    - uppercase: fix crash in standalone mode
+    - wrapper: fix append mode in win_fopen()
+
+    uppercase/
+        uc_graphics.C
+    wrapper/
+        wrapper.C
diff --git a/uppercase/uc_graphics.C b/uppercase/uc_graphics.C
index 6d3f5787a0..fe15b3e3e1 100644
--- a/uppercase/uc_graphics.C
+++ b/uppercase/uc_graphics.C
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ static void parse_project_prefs(char* buf) {
     char cs[256];
     COLOR c;
     double hue;
+    if (!buf) return;
     if (parse_str(buf, "<color_scheme>", cs, 256)) {
         if (!strcmp(cs, "Tahiti Sunset")) {
             hue = .9;
diff --git a/wrapper/wrapper.C b/wrapper/wrapper.C
index ab837ee987..524155b2ac 100644
--- a/wrapper/wrapper.C
+++ b/wrapper/wrapper.C
@@ -181,6 +181,7 @@ HANDLE win_fopen(const char* path, const char* mode) {
 			OPEN_ALWAYS,
 			0, 0
 		);
+        SetFilePointer(hAppend, 0, NULL, FILE_END);
 	} else {
 		return 0;
 	}