diff --git a/pc/code_twain/sln/hgjson/DlgOptJson.cpp b/pc/code_twain/sln/hgjson/DlgOptJson.cpp
index 76a603b..541b5ed 100644
--- a/pc/code_twain/sln/hgjson/DlgOptJson.cpp
+++ b/pc/code_twain/sln/hgjson/DlgOptJson.cpp
@@ -169,15 +169,15 @@ known_file_util::IJsonW* CDlgOptJson::SANEOPT::to_json(void)
 	else if (type == L"string")
 	{
 		int	len = def_val.length();
-		jsn->set_value(L"cur", def_val.c_str());
-		jsn->set_value(L"default", def_val.c_str());
+		jsn->set_value(L"cur", (const wchar_t*)def_val.c_str());
+		jsn->set_value(L"default", (const wchar_t*)def_val.c_str());
 		if (range.size())
 		{
 			known_file_util::IJsonW* rng = known_file_util::create_jsonW();
 			rng->set_as_array(true);
 			for (auto& v : range)
 			{
-				*rng += v.c_str();
+				*rng += (const wchar_t*)v.c_str();
 				if (len < v.length())
 					len = v.length();
 			}
@@ -261,25 +261,30 @@ bool CDlgOptJson::SANEOPT::from_json(known_file_util::IJsonW* jsn)
 		bool v = false;
 		std::wstring sv(L"");
 
-		jsn->get_value(L"default", v);
+		if (!jsn->get_value(L"default", v))
+			jsn->get_value(L"cur", v);
 		sv = v ? L"true" : L"false";
 		def_val = std::string((char*)&sv[0], sv.length() * 2 + 2);
 	}
 	else if(type == L"int")
 	{
 		int v = false;
-		jsn->get_value(L"default", v);
+		if (!jsn->get_value(L"default", v))
+			jsn->get_value(L"cur", v);
 		def_val = std::string((char*)&v, sizeof(v));
 	}
 	else if(type == L"float")
 	{
 		double v = false;
-		jsn->get_value(L"default", v);
+		if (!jsn->get_value(L"default", v))
+			jsn->get_value(L"cur", v);
 		def_val = std::string((char*)&v, sizeof(v));
 	}
 	else if(type == L"string")
 	{
-		jsn->get_value(L"default", &strv);
+		strv = NULL;
+		if (!jsn->get_value(L"default", &strv))
+			jsn->get_value(L"cur", &strv);
 		def_val = strv ? std::string((const char*)strv, lstrlenW(strv) * 2 + 2) : "";
 	}
 
@@ -694,8 +699,31 @@ bool CDlgOptJson::load_from_json_text(const wchar_t* txt, std::wstring* err_msg)
 	int	pos = 0;
 	known_file_util::IJsonW* jsn = known_file_util::create_jsonW(txt, &pos), * child = NULL;
 
-	if (!jsn)
+	while (!jsn)
 	{
+		// try code-text ...
+		{
+			std::wstring	code(txt);
+			size_t			splash = code.find(L"\\\\");
+
+			while (splash != std::wstring::npos)
+			{
+				code.erase(splash++, 1);
+				splash = code.find(L"\\\\", splash);
+			}
+
+			splash = code.find(L"\\\"");
+			while (splash != std::wstring::npos)
+			{
+				code.erase(splash++, 1);
+				splash = code.find(L"\\\"", splash);
+			}
+			splash = 0;
+			jsn = known_file_util::create_jsonW(&code[0], (int*)&splash);
+			if (jsn)
+				break;
+		}
+
 		int	ep = 10, len = 10;
 		if (lstrlenW(txt + pos) < 10)
 			len = lstrlenW(txt + pos);
@@ -1448,5 +1476,5 @@ void CDlgOptJson::OnBnClickedButtonExport()
 	}
 
 	int n = file_util::set_clipboard(cont.c_str(), cont.length() * 2, CF_UNICODETEXT);
-	MessageBox(TEXT("JSON text has set to clipboard already"));
+	MessageBox(TEXT("JSON text has set to clipboard already"), std::to_wstring(cont.length()).c_str());
 }
diff --git a/pc/code_twain/sln/usb_tools/Debug/hgjson.exe b/pc/code_twain/sln/usb_tools/Debug/hgjson.exe
index 357169a..8299719 100644
Binary files a/pc/code_twain/sln/usb_tools/Debug/hgjson.exe and b/pc/code_twain/sln/usb_tools/Debug/hgjson.exe differ