diff --git a/util/io/NameFilter.scala b/util/io/NameFilter.scala
index 274565aa4..1499337d5 100644
--- a/util/io/NameFilter.scala
+++ b/util/io/NameFilter.scala
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ object NothingFilter extends NameFilter
 
 object GlobFilter
 {
-	def apply(expression: String): NameFilter =
+	implicit def apply(expression: String): NameFilter =
 	{
 		require(!expression.exists(java.lang.Character.isISOControl), "Control characters not allowed in filter expression.")
 		if(expression == "*")
diff --git a/util/io/OpenResource.scala b/util/io/OpenResource.scala
index de3207b85..4ce10d3ed 100644
--- a/util/io/OpenResource.scala
+++ b/util/io/OpenResource.scala
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ trait OpenFile[T] extends OpenResource[File, T]
 		val parent = file.getParentFile
 		if(parent != null)
 			FileUtilities.createDirectory(parent)
-		translate("Error opening " + file + ": ") { openImpl(file) }
+		openImpl(file)
 	}
 }
 object OpenResource
diff --git a/util/io/Paths.scala b/util/io/Paths.scala
index c4320d6fc..bc771c092 100644
--- a/util/io/Paths.scala
+++ b/util/io/Paths.scala
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import java.io.File
 
 object Paths
 {
+	implicit def stringToPath(s: String): Path = new Path(new File(s))
 	implicit def fileToPath(f: File): Path = new Path(f)
 	implicit def pathToFile(p: Path): File = p.asFile
 	implicit def filesToPaths(fs: Set[File]): Paths = new Paths(fs)