diff --git a/svl/qa/complex/ConfigItems/helper/PrintOptTest.cxx b/svl/qa/complex/ConfigItems/helper/PrintOptTest.cxx
index fddc466417bb..b02c7deba53b 100644
--- a/svl/qa/complex/ConfigItems/helper/PrintOptTest.cxx
+++ b/svl/qa/complex/ConfigItems/helper/PrintOptTest.cxx
@@ -397,9 +397,9 @@ void PrintOptTest::impl_checkPrint()
     if ( bNewValue == bOldValue ) // test the new source
     {
         throw css::uno::RuntimeException(
-            rtl::OUString::createFromAscii(
+            rtl::OUString(RTL_CONSTASCII_USTRINGPARAM(
             "null com.sun.star.configuration."
-            "the SetReduceTransparency() error!"),
+            "the SetReduceTransparency() error!")),
             0);
     }
 
@@ -413,9 +413,9 @@ void PrintOptTest::impl_checkPrint()
     if(bNewValue == bOldValue) // test the new source
     {
         throw css::uno::RuntimeException(
-            rtl::OUString::createFromAscii(
+            rtl::OUString(RTL_CONSTASCII_USTRINGPARAM(
             "null com.sun.star.configuration."
-            "the IsReduceTransparency() error!"),
+            "the IsReduceTransparency() error!")),
             0);
     }
 
@@ -430,9 +430,9 @@ void PrintOptTest::impl_checkPrint()
     if ( nNewMode == nOldMode ) // test the new source
     {
         throw css::uno::RuntimeException(
-            rtl::OUString::createFromAscii(
+            rtl::OUString(RTL_CONSTASCII_USTRINGPARAM(
             "null com.sun.star.configuration."
-            "the SetReducedTransparencyMode() error!"),
+            "the SetReducedTransparencyMode() error!")),
             0);
     }
 
@@ -446,10 +446,10 @@ void PrintOptTest::impl_checkPrint()
     if(nNewMode == nOldMode)  // test the new source
     {
         throw css::uno::RuntimeException(
-            rtl::OUString::createFromAscii(
+            rtl::OUString(RTL_CONSTASCII_USTRINGPARAM(
             "null com.sun.star.configuration."
             "the IsReducedTransparencyMode() error!"
-            "nOldMode's value is :"),
+            "nOldMode's value is :")),
             0);
     }
 
@@ -463,9 +463,9 @@ void PrintOptTest::impl_checkPrint()
     if (bNewValue == bOldValue)   //test the new source
     {
         throw css::uno::RuntimeException(
-            rtl::OUString::createFromAscii(
+            rtl::OUString(RTL_CONSTASCII_USTRINGPARAM(
             "null com.sun.star.configuration."
-            "the SetReduceGradients() error!"),
+            "the SetReduceGradients() error!")),
             0);
 
     }
@@ -480,9 +480,9 @@ void PrintOptTest::impl_checkPrint()
     if (bNewValue == bOldValue) // test the new source
     {
         throw css::uno::RuntimeException(
-            rtl::OUString::createFromAscii(
+            rtl::OUString(RTL_CONSTASCII_USTRINGPARAM(
             "null com.sun.star.configuration."
-            "the IsReduceGradients() error!"),
+            "the IsReduceGradients() error!")),
             0);
 
     }
@@ -497,9 +497,9 @@ void PrintOptTest::impl_checkPrint()
     if (nNewMode == nOldMode)// test the new source
     {
         throw css::uno::RuntimeException(
-            rtl::OUString::createFromAscii(
+            rtl::OUString(RTL_CONSTASCII_USTRINGPARAM(
             "null com.sun.star.configuration."
-            "the SetRedecedGradientMode() error!"),
+            "the SetRedecedGradientMode() error!")),
             0);
     }
 
@@ -513,9 +513,9 @@ void PrintOptTest::impl_checkPrint()
     if (nNewMode == nOldMode) // test the new source
     {
         throw css::uno::RuntimeException(
-            rtl::OUString::createFromAscii(
+            rtl::OUString(RTL_CONSTASCII_USTRINGPARAM(
             "null com.sun.star.configuration."
-            "the GetReducedGradientMode() error!"),
+            "the GetReducedGradientMode() error!")),
             0);
 
     }
@@ -532,9 +532,9 @@ void PrintOptTest::impl_checkPrint()
     if (nNewStepCount == nOldStepCount) // test the new source
     {
         throw css::uno::RuntimeException(
-            rtl::OUString::createFromAscii(
+            rtl::OUString(RTL_CONSTASCII_USTRINGPARAM(
             "null com.sun.star.configuration."
-            "the SetReducedGradientStepCount() error!"),
+            "the SetReducedGradientStepCount() error!")),
             0);
 
     }
@@ -549,9 +549,9 @@ void PrintOptTest::impl_checkPrint()
     if (nNewStepCount == nOldStepCount)  //test the new source
     {
         throw css::uno::RuntimeException(
-            rtl::OUString::createFromAscii(
+            rtl::OUString(RTL_CONSTASCII_USTRINGPARAM(
             "null com.sun.star.configuration."
-            "the GetReduceGradientStepCount() error!"),
+            "the GetReduceGradientStepCount() error!")),
             0);
     }
 
@@ -565,9 +565,9 @@ void PrintOptTest::impl_checkPrint()
     if (bNewValue == bOldValue) // test the new source
     {
         throw css::uno::RuntimeException(
-            rtl::OUString::createFromAscii(
+            rtl::OUString(RTL_CONSTASCII_USTRINGPARAM(
             "null com.sun.star.configuration."
-            "the SetReduceBitmaps() error!"),
+            "the SetReduceBitmaps() error!")),
             0);
     }
 
@@ -581,9 +581,9 @@ void PrintOptTest::impl_checkPrint()
     if (bNewValue == bOldValue) // test the new source
     {
         throw css::uno::RuntimeException(
-            rtl::OUString::createFromAscii(
+            rtl::OUString(RTL_CONSTASCII_USTRINGPARAM(
             "null com.sun.star.configuration."
-            "the IsReduceBitmaps() error!"),
+            "the IsReduceBitmaps() error!")),
             0);
     }
 
@@ -597,9 +597,9 @@ void PrintOptTest::impl_checkPrint()
     if (nNewMode == nOldMode)// test the new source
     {
         throw css::uno::RuntimeException(
-            rtl::OUString::createFromAscii(
+            rtl::OUString(RTL_CONSTASCII_USTRINGPARAM(
             "null com.sun.star.configuration."
-            "the SetReduceBitmap() error!"),
+            "the SetReduceBitmap() error!")),
             0);
     }
 
@@ -613,9 +613,9 @@ void PrintOptTest::impl_checkPrint()
     if (nNewMode == nOldMode)  // test the new source
     {
         throw css::uno::RuntimeException(
-            rtl::OUString::createFromAscii(
+            rtl::OUString(RTL_CONSTASCII_USTRINGPARAM(
             "null com.sun.star.configuration."
-            "the SetReduceBitmapMode() error!"),
+            "the SetReduceBitmapMode() error!")),
             0);
     }
 
@@ -629,9 +629,9 @@ void PrintOptTest::impl_checkPrint()
     if (nNewMode == nOldMode)// test the new source
     {
         throw css::uno::RuntimeException(
-            rtl::OUString::createFromAscii(
+            rtl::OUString(RTL_CONSTASCII_USTRINGPARAM(
             "null com.sun.star.configuration."
-            "the GetReduceBitmapMode() error!"),
+            "the GetReduceBitmapMode() error!")),
             0);
 
     }
@@ -648,9 +648,9 @@ void PrintOptTest::impl_checkPrint()
     if (nNewResolution == nOldResolution)// test the new source
     {
         throw css::uno::RuntimeException(
-            rtl::OUString::createFromAscii(
+            rtl::OUString(RTL_CONSTASCII_USTRINGPARAM(
             "null com.sun.star.configuration."
-            "the SetReducedBitmapResolution() error!"),
+            "the SetReducedBitmapResolution() error!")),
             0);
     }
 
@@ -664,9 +664,9 @@ void PrintOptTest::impl_checkPrint()
     if (nNewResolution == nOldResolution) // test the new source
     {
         throw css::uno::RuntimeException(
-            rtl::OUString::createFromAscii(
+            rtl::OUString(RTL_CONSTASCII_USTRINGPARAM(
             "null com.sun.star.configuration."
-            "the GetReduceBitmapResolution() error!"),
+            "the GetReduceBitmapResolution() error!")),
             0);
     }
 
@@ -680,9 +680,9 @@ void PrintOptTest::impl_checkPrint()
     if (bNewValue == bOldValue) // test the old source
     {
         throw css::uno::RuntimeException(
-            rtl::OUString::createFromAscii(
+            rtl::OUString(RTL_CONSTASCII_USTRINGPARAM(
             "null com.sun.star.configuration."
-            "the SetReducedBitmapIncludesTransparency() error!"),
+            "the SetReducedBitmapIncludesTransparency() error!")),
             0);
     }
 
@@ -696,9 +696,9 @@ void PrintOptTest::impl_checkPrint()
     if (bNewValue == bOldValue) // test the new source
     {
         throw css::uno::RuntimeException(
-            rtl::OUString::createFromAscii(
+            rtl::OUString(RTL_CONSTASCII_USTRINGPARAM(
             "null com.sun.star.configuration."
-            "the IsReducedBitmapIncludesTransparency() error!"),
+            "the IsReducedBitmapIncludesTransparency() error!")),
             0);
     }
 
@@ -712,9 +712,9 @@ void PrintOptTest::impl_checkPrint()
     if (bNewValue == bOldValue) // test the new source
     {
         throw css::uno::RuntimeException(
-            rtl::OUString::createFromAscii(
+            rtl::OUString(RTL_CONSTASCII_USTRINGPARAM(
             "null com.sun.star.configuration."
-            "the SetConvertToGreyscales() error!"),
+            "the SetConvertToGreyscales() error!")),
             0);
     }
 
@@ -728,9 +728,9 @@ void PrintOptTest::impl_checkPrint()
     if (bNewValue == bOldValue) // test the new source
     {
         throw css::uno::RuntimeException(
-            rtl::OUString::createFromAscii(
+            rtl::OUString(RTL_CONSTASCII_USTRINGPARAM(
             "null com.sun.star.configuration."
-            "the IsConvertToGreyscales() error!"),
+            "the IsConvertToGreyscales() error!")),
             0);
     }
 }
diff --git a/svl/source/items/srchitem.cxx b/svl/source/items/srchitem.cxx
index 91ca71f180fe..16a7268a3861 100644
--- a/svl/source/items/srchitem.cxx
+++ b/svl/source/items/srchitem.cxx
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ static Sequence< ::rtl::OUString > lcl_GetNotifyNames()
 SvxSearchItem::SvxSearchItem( const sal_uInt16 nId ) :
 
     SfxPoolItem( nId ),
-    ConfigItem( ::rtl::OUString::createFromAscii( CFG_ROOT_NODE ) ),
+    ConfigItem( ::rtl::OUString(RTL_CONSTASCII_USTRINGPARAM( CFG_ROOT_NODE )) ),
 
     aSearchOpt      (   SearchAlgorithms_ABSOLUTE,
                         SearchFlags::LEV_RELAXED,
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ SvxSearchItem::SvxSearchItem( const sal_uInt16 nId ) :
 SvxSearchItem::SvxSearchItem( const SvxSearchItem& rItem ) :
 
     SfxPoolItem ( rItem ),
-    ConfigItem( ::rtl::OUString::createFromAscii( CFG_ROOT_NODE ) ),
+    ConfigItem( ::rtl::OUString(RTL_CONSTASCII_USTRINGPARAM( CFG_ROOT_NODE )) ),
 
     aSearchOpt      ( rItem.aSearchOpt ),
     eFamily         ( rItem.eFamily ),
diff --git a/svl/source/numbers/numfmuno.cxx b/svl/source/numbers/numfmuno.cxx
index 243958a38839..4142bca372e2 100644
--- a/svl/source/numbers/numfmuno.cxx
+++ b/svl/source/numbers/numfmuno.cxx
@@ -419,7 +419,7 @@ uno::Sequence<rtl::OUString> SAL_CALL SvNumberFormatterServiceObj::getSupportedS
 {
     uno::Sequence<rtl::OUString> aRet(1);
     rtl::OUString* pArray = aRet.getArray();
-    pArray[0] = rtl::OUString::createFromAscii(SERVICENAME_NUMBERFORMATTER);
+    pArray[0] = rtl::OUString(RTL_CONSTASCII_USTRINGPARAM(SERVICENAME_NUMBERFORMATTER));
     return aRet;
 }
 
@@ -708,7 +708,7 @@ uno::Sequence<rtl::OUString> SAL_CALL SvNumberFormatsObj::getSupportedServiceNam
 {
     uno::Sequence<rtl::OUString> aRet(1);
     rtl::OUString* pArray = aRet.getArray();
-    pArray[0] = rtl::OUString::createFromAscii(SERVICENAME_NUMBERFORMATS);
+    pArray[0] = rtl::OUString(RTL_CONSTASCII_USTRINGPARAM(SERVICENAME_NUMBERFORMATS));
     return aRet;
 }
 
@@ -909,31 +909,31 @@ uno::Sequence<beans::PropertyValue> SAL_CALL SvNumberFormatObj::getPropertyValue
         uno::Sequence<beans::PropertyValue> aSeq(13);
         beans::PropertyValue* pArray = aSeq.getArray();
 
-        pArray[0].Name = rtl::OUString::createFromAscii( PROPERTYNAME_FMTSTR );
+        pArray[0].Name = rtl::OUString(RTL_CONSTASCII_USTRINGPARAM( PROPERTYNAME_FMTSTR ));
         pArray[0].Value <<= rtl::OUString( aFmtStr );
-        pArray[1].Name = rtl::OUString::createFromAscii( PROPERTYNAME_LOCALE );
+        pArray[1].Name = rtl::OUString(RTL_CONSTASCII_USTRINGPARAM( PROPERTYNAME_LOCALE ));
         pArray[1].Value <<= aLocale;
-        pArray[2].Name = rtl::OUString::createFromAscii( PROPERTYNAME_TYPE );
+        pArray[2].Name = rtl::OUString(RTL_CONSTASCII_USTRINGPARAM( PROPERTYNAME_TYPE ));
         pArray[2].Value <<= (sal_Int16)( pFormat->GetType() );
-        pArray[3].Name = rtl::OUString::createFromAscii( PROPERTYNAME_COMMENT );
+        pArray[3].Name = rtl::OUString(RTL_CONSTASCII_USTRINGPARAM( PROPERTYNAME_COMMENT ));
         pArray[3].Value <<= rtl::OUString( aComment );
-        pArray[4].Name = rtl::OUString::createFromAscii( PROPERTYNAME_STDFORM );
+        pArray[4].Name = rtl::OUString(RTL_CONSTASCII_USTRINGPARAM( PROPERTYNAME_STDFORM ));
         pArray[4].Value.setValue( &bStandard, getBooleanCppuType() );
-        pArray[5].Name = rtl::OUString::createFromAscii( PROPERTYNAME_USERDEF );
+        pArray[5].Name = rtl::OUString(RTL_CONSTASCII_USTRINGPARAM( PROPERTYNAME_USERDEF ));
         pArray[5].Value.setValue( &bUserDef, getBooleanCppuType() );
-        pArray[6].Name = rtl::OUString::createFromAscii( PROPERTYNAME_DECIMALS );
+        pArray[6].Name = rtl::OUString(RTL_CONSTASCII_USTRINGPARAM( PROPERTYNAME_DECIMALS ));
         pArray[6].Value <<= (sal_Int16)( nDecimals );
-        pArray[7].Name = rtl::OUString::createFromAscii( PROPERTYNAME_LEADING );
+        pArray[7].Name = rtl::OUString(RTL_CONSTASCII_USTRINGPARAM( PROPERTYNAME_LEADING ));
         pArray[7].Value <<= (sal_Int16)( nLeading );
-        pArray[8].Name = rtl::OUString::createFromAscii( PROPERTYNAME_NEGRED );
+        pArray[8].Name = rtl::OUString(RTL_CONSTASCII_USTRINGPARAM( PROPERTYNAME_NEGRED ));
         pArray[8].Value.setValue( &bRed, getBooleanCppuType() );
-        pArray[9].Name = rtl::OUString::createFromAscii( PROPERTYNAME_THOUS );
+        pArray[9].Name = rtl::OUString(RTL_CONSTASCII_USTRINGPARAM( PROPERTYNAME_THOUS ));
         pArray[9].Value.setValue( &bThousand, getBooleanCppuType() );
-        pArray[10].Name = rtl::OUString::createFromAscii( PROPERTYNAME_CURRSYM );
+        pArray[10].Name = rtl::OUString(RTL_CONSTASCII_USTRINGPARAM( PROPERTYNAME_CURRSYM ));
         pArray[10].Value <<= rtl::OUString( aSymbol );
-        pArray[11].Name = rtl::OUString::createFromAscii( PROPERTYNAME_CURREXT );
+        pArray[11].Name = rtl::OUString(RTL_CONSTASCII_USTRINGPARAM( PROPERTYNAME_CURREXT ));
         pArray[11].Value <<= rtl::OUString( aExt );
-        pArray[12].Name = rtl::OUString::createFromAscii( PROPERTYNAME_CURRABB );
+        pArray[12].Name = rtl::OUString(RTL_CONSTASCII_USTRINGPARAM( PROPERTYNAME_CURRABB ));
         pArray[12].Value <<= rtl::OUString( aAbb );
 
         return aSeq;
@@ -969,7 +969,7 @@ uno::Sequence<rtl::OUString> SAL_CALL SvNumberFormatObj::getSupportedServiceName
 {
     uno::Sequence<rtl::OUString> aRet(1);
     rtl::OUString* pArray = aRet.getArray();
-    pArray[0] = rtl::OUString::createFromAscii(SERVICENAME_NUMBERFORMAT);
+    pArray[0] = rtl::OUString(RTL_CONSTASCII_USTRINGPARAM(SERVICENAME_NUMBERFORMAT));
     return aRet;
 }
 
@@ -1132,7 +1132,7 @@ uno::Sequence<rtl::OUString> SAL_CALL SvNumberFormatSettingsObj::getSupportedSer
 {
     uno::Sequence<rtl::OUString> aRet(1);
     rtl::OUString* pArray = aRet.getArray();
-    pArray[0] = rtl::OUString::createFromAscii(SERVICENAME_NUMBERSETTINGS);
+    pArray[0] = rtl::OUString(RTL_CONSTASCII_USTRINGPARAM(SERVICENAME_NUMBERSETTINGS));
     return aRet;
 }
 
diff --git a/svl/source/passwordcontainer/syscreds.cxx b/svl/source/passwordcontainer/syscreds.cxx
index 5aa63b297e07..66efc892cd65 100644
--- a/svl/source/passwordcontainer/syscreds.cxx
+++ b/svl/source/passwordcontainer/syscreds.cxx
@@ -39,8 +39,8 @@ SysCredentialsConfigItem::SysCredentialsConfigItem(
   m_pOwner( pOwner )
 {
     uno::Sequence< ::rtl::OUString > aNode( 1 );
-    aNode[ 0 ] = rtl::OUString::createFromAscii(
-        "Office.Common/Passwords/AuthenticateUsingSystemCredentials" );
+    aNode[ 0 ] = rtl::OUString(RTL_CONSTASCII_USTRINGPARAM(
+        "Office.Common/Passwords/AuthenticateUsingSystemCredentials" ));
     EnableNotification( aNode );
 }
 
@@ -70,8 +70,8 @@ SysCredentialsConfigItem::getSystemCredentialsURLs()
     {
         // read config item
         uno::Sequence< ::rtl::OUString > aPropNames( 1 );
-        aPropNames[ 0 ] = rtl::OUString::createFromAscii(
-            "AuthenticateUsingSystemCredentials" );
+        aPropNames[ 0 ] = rtl::OUString(RTL_CONSTASCII_USTRINGPARAM(
+            "AuthenticateUsingSystemCredentials" ));
         uno::Sequence< uno::Any > aAnyValues(
             utl::ConfigItem::GetProperties( aPropNames ) );
 
@@ -100,8 +100,8 @@ void SysCredentialsConfigItem::setSystemCredentialsURLs(
     uno::Sequence< rtl::OUString > aPropNames( 1 );
     uno::Sequence< uno::Any > aPropValues( 1 );
     aPropNames[ 0 ]
-        = ::rtl::OUString::createFromAscii(
-            "AuthenticateUsingSystemCredentials" );
+        = ::rtl::OUString(RTL_CONSTASCII_USTRINGPARAM(
+            "AuthenticateUsingSystemCredentials" ));
     aPropValues[ 0 ] <<= seqURLList;
 
     utl::ConfigItem::SetModified();
diff --git a/svl/source/uno/registerservices.cxx b/svl/source/uno/registerservices.cxx
index e90d5bfe5de6..49f00d6a7845 100644
--- a/svl/source/uno/registerservices.cxx
+++ b/svl/source/uno/registerservices.cxx
@@ -71,14 +71,14 @@ SVL_DLLPUBLIC sal_Bool SAL_CALL component_writeInfo (
         Reference< css::registry::XRegistryKey > xNewKey;
 
         xNewKey = xRegistryKey->createKey (
-            OUString::createFromAscii(
-                "/com.sun.star.uno.util.numbers.SvNumberFormatsSupplierServiceObject/UNO/SERVICES" ) );
+            OUString(RTL_CONSTASCII_USTRINGPARAM(
+                "/com.sun.star.uno.util.numbers.SvNumberFormatsSupplierServiceObject/UNO/SERVICES" )) );
         xNewKey->createKey (
             OUString(RTL_CONSTASCII_USTRINGPARAM("com.sun.star.util.NumberFormatsSupplier")) );
 
         xNewKey = xRegistryKey->createKey (
-            OUString::createFromAscii(
-                "/com.sun.star.uno.util.numbers.SvNumberFormatterServiceObject/UNO/SERVICES" ) );
+            OUString(RTL_CONSTASCII_USTRINGPARAM(
+                "/com.sun.star.uno.util.numbers.SvNumberFormatterServiceObject/UNO/SERVICES" )) );
         xNewKey->createKey (
             OUString(RTL_CONSTASCII_USTRINGPARAM("com.sun.star.util.NumberFormatter")) );