diff --git a/src/GEOMBase/GEOMBase.cxx b/src/GEOMBase/GEOMBase.cxx
index f76cbb0d3..d2aedf727 100644
--- a/src/GEOMBase/GEOMBase.cxx
+++ b/src/GEOMBase/GEOMBase.cxx
@@ -219,8 +219,9 @@ int GEOMBase::GetNameOfSelectedIObjects( const SALOME_ListIO& aList,
     {
       GEOM::ListOfGO anObjs;
       ConvertListOfIOInListOfGO( aList, anObjs, theShapesOnly );
-      if ( anObjs.length() == 1 )
+      if ( anObjs.length() == 1 ) {
 	theName = GetName( anObjs[ 0 ] );
+      }
       else
 	theName = QString( "%1_objects" ).arg( anObjs.length() );
       
@@ -946,7 +947,7 @@ bool GEOMBase::GetShape( const GEOM::GEOM_Object_ptr& theObject, TopoDS_Shape& t
 // function : GetName()
 // purpose  : Get name of object
 //=======================================================================
-const char* GEOMBase::GetName( GEOM::GEOM_Object_ptr theObj )
+QString GEOMBase::GetName( GEOM::GEOM_Object_ptr theObj )
 {
   SalomeApp_Study* appStudy = dynamic_cast<SalomeApp_Study*>( SUIT_Session::session()->activeApplication()->activeStudy() );
   
@@ -962,45 +963,15 @@ const char* GEOMBase::GetName( GEOM::GEOM_Object_ptr theObj )
       if ( aSObj && aSObj->FindAttribute( anAttr, "AttributeName") )
       {
         _PTR(AttributeName) aNameAttr ( anAttr );
-        return aNameAttr->Value().c_str();        
+	return QString( aNameAttr->Value().c_str() );        
       }
     }
   }
   
-  return "";  
+  return QString("");  
 }
 
 bool GEOMBase::IsShape( GEOM::GEOM_Object_ptr theObj )
 {
   return !theObj->_is_nil() && theObj->IsShape();
 }
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diff --git a/src/GEOMBase/GEOMBase.h b/src/GEOMBase/GEOMBase.h
index 018c5c259..e26eacab1 100644
--- a/src/GEOMBase/GEOMBase.h
+++ b/src/GEOMBase/GEOMBase.h
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ public :
   static void ShowErrorMessage(const char* theErrorCode, const char* theComment = 0);
 
   /* Gets name of object */
-  static const char* GetName( GEOM::GEOM_Object_ptr );
+  static QString GetName( GEOM::GEOM_Object_ptr );
 
   static bool IsShape( GEOM::GEOM_Object_ptr theObj );
 };