diff --git a/scripts/base/frameworks/logging/main.bro b/scripts/base/frameworks/logging/main.bro
index 8c2f507aff..054ad4a30b 100644
--- a/scripts/base/frameworks/logging/main.bro
+++ b/scripts/base/frameworks/logging/main.bro
@@ -17,6 +17,23 @@ export {
 	## anything else.
 	const default_writer = WRITER_ASCII &redef;
 
+	## Default separator between fields for logwriters.
+	## Can be overwritten by individual writers.
+	const separator = "\t" &redef;
+
+	## Separator between set elements.
+	## Can be overwritten by individual writers.
+	const set_separator = "," &redef;
+
+	## String to use for empty fields. This should be different from
+        ## *unset_field* to make the output non-ambigious. 
+	## Can be overwritten by individual writers.
+	const empty_field = "(empty)" &redef;
+
+	## String to use for an unset &optional field.
+	## Can be overwritten by individual writers.
+	const unset_field = "-" &redef;	
+
 	## Type defining the content of a logging stream.
 	type Stream: record {
 		## A record type defining the log's columns.
diff --git a/scripts/base/frameworks/logging/writers/ascii.bro b/scripts/base/frameworks/logging/writers/ascii.bro
index 800af51502..dc3910d767 100644
--- a/scripts/base/frameworks/logging/writers/ascii.bro
+++ b/scripts/base/frameworks/logging/writers/ascii.bro
@@ -25,17 +25,17 @@ export {
 	const meta_prefix = "#" &redef;
 
 	## Separator between fields.
-	const separator = "\t" &redef;
+	const separator = Log::separator &redef;
 
 	## Separator between set elements.
-	const set_separator = "," &redef;
+	const set_separator = Log::set_separator &redef;
 
 	## String to use for empty fields. This should be different from
         ## *unset_field* to make the output non-ambigious. 
-	const empty_field = "(empty)" &redef;
+	const empty_field = Log::empty_field &redef;
 
 	## String to use for an unset &optional field.
-	const unset_field = "-" &redef;
+	const unset_field = Log::unset_field &redef;
 }
 
 # Default function to postprocess a rotated ASCII log file. It moves the rotated
diff --git a/src/AsciiInputOutput.cc b/src/AsciiInputOutput.cc
index 8e0227b4ab..6ebc408dd4 100644
--- a/src/AsciiInputOutput.cc
+++ b/src/AsciiInputOutput.cc
@@ -2,12 +2,29 @@
 
 #include "config.h"
 
+#include "AsciiInputOutput.h"
+#include "bro_inet_ntop.h"
 
-bool AsciiInputOutput::ValToText(ODesc* desc, Value* val, const Field* field)
+AsciiInputOutput::AsciiInputOutput(threading::MsgThread* t, const string & separator, const string & set_separator, 
+				const string & empty_field, const string & unset_field) 
+	{
+	thread = t;
+	this->separator = separator;
+	this->set_separator = set_separator;
+	this->empty_field = empty_field;
+	this->unset_field = unset_field;
+	}
+
+
+AsciiInputOutput::~AsciiInputOutput()
+	{
+	}
+
+bool AsciiInputOutput::ValToODesc(ODesc* desc, threading::Value* val, const threading::Field* field) const
 	{
 	if ( ! val->present )
 		{
-		desc->AddN(unset_field, unset_field_len);
+		desc->Add(unset_field);
 		return true;
 		}
 
@@ -63,11 +80,11 @@ bool AsciiInputOutput::ValToText(ODesc* desc, Value* val, const Field* field)
 
 		if ( ! size )
 			{
-			desc->AddN(empty_field, empty_field_len);
+			desc->Add(empty_field);
 			break;
 			}
 
-		if ( size == unset_field_len && memcmp(data, unset_field, size) == 0 )
+		if ( size == unset_field.size() && memcmp(data, unset_field.data(), size) == 0 )
 			{
 			// The value we'd write out would match exactly the
 			// place-holder we use for unset optional fields. We
@@ -93,23 +110,23 @@ bool AsciiInputOutput::ValToText(ODesc* desc, Value* val, const Field* field)
 		{
 		if ( ! val->val.set_val.size )
 			{
-			desc->AddN(empty_field, empty_field_len);
+			desc->Add(empty_field);
 			break;
 			}
 
-		desc->AddEscapeSequence(set_separator, set_separator_len);
+		desc->AddEscapeSequence(set_separator);
 		for ( int j = 0; j < val->val.set_val.size; j++ )
 			{
 			if ( j > 0 )
-				desc->AddRaw(set_separator, set_separator_len);
+				desc->AddRaw(set_separator);
 
-			if ( ! DoWriteOne(desc, val->val.set_val.vals[j], field) )
+			if ( ! ValToODesc(desc, val->val.set_val.vals[j], field) )
 				{
-				desc->RemoveEscapeSequence(set_separator, set_separator_len);
+				desc->RemoveEscapeSequence(set_separator);
 				return false;
 				}
 			}
-		desc->RemoveEscapeSequence(set_separator, set_separator_len);
+		desc->RemoveEscapeSequence(set_separator);
 
 		break;
 		}
@@ -118,32 +135,76 @@ bool AsciiInputOutput::ValToText(ODesc* desc, Value* val, const Field* field)
 		{
 		if ( ! val->val.vector_val.size )
 			{
-			desc->AddN(empty_field, empty_field_len);
+			desc->Add(empty_field);
 			break;
 			}
 
-		desc->AddEscapeSequence(set_separator, set_separator_len);
+		desc->AddEscapeSequence(set_separator);
 		for ( int j = 0; j < val->val.vector_val.size; j++ )
 			{
 			if ( j > 0 )
-				desc->AddRaw(set_separator, set_separator_len);
+				desc->AddRaw(set_separator);
 
-			if ( ! DoWriteOne(desc, val->val.vector_val.vals[j], field) )
+			if ( ! ValToODesc(desc, val->val.vector_val.vals[j], field) )
 				{
-				desc->RemoveEscapeSequence(set_separator, set_separator_len);
+				desc->RemoveEscapeSequence(set_separator);
 				return false;
 				}
 			}
-		desc->RemoveEscapeSequence(set_separator, set_separator_len);
+		desc->RemoveEscapeSequence(set_separator);
 
 		break;
 		}
 
 	default:
-		Error(Fmt("unsupported field format %d for %s", val->type, field->name));
+		thread->Error(thread->Fmt("unsupported field format %d for %s", val->type, field->name));
 		return false;
 	}
 
 	return true;
 	}
 
+
+string AsciiInputOutput::Render(const threading::Value::addr_t& addr) 
+	{
+	if ( addr.family == IPv4 )
+		{
+		char s[INET_ADDRSTRLEN];
+
+		if ( ! bro_inet_ntop(AF_INET, &addr.in.in4, s, INET_ADDRSTRLEN) )
+			return "<bad IPv4 address conversion>";
+		else
+			return s;
+		}
+	else
+		{
+		char s[INET6_ADDRSTRLEN];
+
+		if ( ! bro_inet_ntop(AF_INET6, &addr.in.in6, s, INET6_ADDRSTRLEN) )
+			return "<bad IPv6 address conversion>";
+		else
+			return s;
+		}
+	}
+
+string AsciiInputOutput::Render(const threading::Value::subnet_t& subnet) 
+	{
+	char l[16];
+
+	if ( subnet.prefix.family == IPv4 )
+		modp_uitoa10(subnet.length - 96, l);
+	else
+		modp_uitoa10(subnet.length, l);
+
+	string s = Render(subnet.prefix) + "/" + l;
+
+	return s;
+	}
+
+string AsciiInputOutput::Render(double d) 
+	{
+	char buf[256];
+	modp_dtoa(d, buf, 6);
+	return buf;
+	}
+
diff --git a/src/AsciiInputOutput.h b/src/AsciiInputOutput.h
index fd34b6d398..1f9d6810e0 100644
--- a/src/AsciiInputOutput.h
+++ b/src/AsciiInputOutput.h
@@ -3,12 +3,54 @@
 #ifndef AsciiInputOutput_h
 #define AsciiInputOutput_h
 
+#include "Desc.h"
+#include "threading/MsgThread.h"
+
 class AsciiInputOutput {
 	public: 
+		AsciiInputOutput(threading::MsgThread*, const string & separator, const string & set_separator, 
+				const string & empty_field, const string & unset_field);
+		~AsciiInputOutput();
+
+
 		// converts a threading value to the corresponding ascii representation
 		// returns false & logs an error with reporter in case an error occurs
-		bool ValToText(ODesc* desc, Value* val, const Field* field);
+		bool ValToODesc(ODesc* desc, threading::Value* val, const threading::Field* field) const;
 
+		/** Helper method to render an IP address as a string.
+		  *
+		  * @param addr The address.
+		  *
+		  * @return An ASCII representation of the address.
+		  */
+		static string Render(const threading::Value::addr_t& addr);
+
+		/** Helper method to render an subnet value as a string.
+		  *
+		  * @param addr The address.
+		  *
+		  * @return An ASCII representation of the address.
+		  */
+		static string Render(const threading::Value::subnet_t& subnet);
+
+		/** Helper method to render a double in Bro's standard precision.
+		  *
+		  * @param d The double.
+		  *
+		  * @return An ASCII representation of the double.
+		  */
+		static string Render(double d);
+
+
+	private:
+
+		string separator;
+		string set_separator;
+		string empty_field;
+		string unset_field;
+		string meta_prefix;
+
+		threading::MsgThread* thread;
 };
 
 #endif /* AsciiInputOuput_h */
diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index 6867b9639c..fe6d5f27ff 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -284,6 +284,7 @@ set(bro_SRCS
     Analyzer.cc
     Anon.cc
     ARP.cc
+    AsciiInputOutput.cc
     Attr.cc
     AYIYA.cc
     BackDoor.cc
diff --git a/src/Desc.h b/src/Desc.h
index a131ce37dd..ddab14ef86 100644
--- a/src/Desc.h
+++ b/src/Desc.h
@@ -118,6 +118,7 @@ public:
 
 	// Bypasses the escaping enabled via SetEscape().
 	void AddRaw(const char* s, int len)	{ AddBytesRaw(s, len); }
+	void AddRaw(const string &s)		{ AddBytesRaw(s.data(), s.size()); }
 
 	// Returns the description as a string.
 	const char* Description() const		{ return (const char*) base; }
diff --git a/src/logging/WriterBackend.cc b/src/logging/WriterBackend.cc
index 47fdec27ef..5e4230c8e3 100644
--- a/src/logging/WriterBackend.cc
+++ b/src/logging/WriterBackend.cc
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 // See the file "COPYING" in the main distribution directory for copyright.
 
 #include "util.h"
-#include "bro_inet_ntop.h"
 #include "threading/SerialTypes.h"
 
 #include "Manager.h"
@@ -328,46 +327,3 @@ bool WriterBackend::OnHeartbeat(double network_time, double current_time)
 	SendOut(new FlushWriteBufferMessage(frontend));
 	return DoHeartbeat(network_time, current_time);
 	}
-
-string WriterBackend::Render(const threading::Value::addr_t& addr) const
-	{
-	if ( addr.family == IPv4 )
-		{
-		char s[INET_ADDRSTRLEN];
-
-		if ( ! bro_inet_ntop(AF_INET, &addr.in.in4, s, INET_ADDRSTRLEN) )
-			return "<bad IPv4 address conversion>";
-		else
-			return s;
-		}
-	else
-		{
-		char s[INET6_ADDRSTRLEN];
-
-		if ( ! bro_inet_ntop(AF_INET6, &addr.in.in6, s, INET6_ADDRSTRLEN) )
-			return "<bad IPv6 address conversion>";
-		else
-			return s;
-		}
-	}
-
-string WriterBackend::Render(const threading::Value::subnet_t& subnet) const
-	{
-	char l[16];
-
-	if ( subnet.prefix.family == IPv4 )
-		modp_uitoa10(subnet.length - 96, l);
-	else
-		modp_uitoa10(subnet.length, l);
-
-	string s = Render(subnet.prefix) + "/" + l;
-
-	return s;
-	}
-
-string WriterBackend::Render(double d) const
-	{
-	char buf[256];
-	modp_dtoa(d, buf, 6);
-	return buf;
-	}
diff --git a/src/logging/WriterBackend.h b/src/logging/WriterBackend.h
index 89185619c4..b326366b72 100644
--- a/src/logging/WriterBackend.h
+++ b/src/logging/WriterBackend.h
@@ -256,30 +256,6 @@ public:
 	 */
 	bool FinishedRotation();
 
-	/** Helper method to render an IP address as a string.
-	  *
-	  * @param addr The address.
-	  *
-	  * @return An ASCII representation of the address.
-	  */
-	string Render(const threading::Value::addr_t& addr) const;
-
-	/** Helper method to render an subnet value as a string.
-	  *
-	  * @param addr The address.
-	  *
-	  * @return An ASCII representation of the address.
-	  */
-	string Render(const threading::Value::subnet_t& subnet) const;
-
-	/** Helper method to render a double in Bro's standard precision.
-	  *
-	  * @param d The double.
-	  *
-	  * @return An ASCII representation of the double.
-	  */
-	string Render(double d) const;
-
 	// Overridden from MsgThread.
 	virtual bool OnHeartbeat(double network_time, double current_time);
 	virtual bool OnFinish(double network_time);
diff --git a/src/logging/writers/Ascii.cc b/src/logging/writers/Ascii.cc
index c65b0701c3..9f045c1813 100644
--- a/src/logging/writers/Ascii.cc
+++ b/src/logging/writers/Ascii.cc
@@ -24,33 +24,35 @@ Ascii::Ascii(WriterFrontend* frontend) : WriterBackend(frontend)
 	output_to_stdout = BifConst::LogAscii::output_to_stdout;
 	include_meta = BifConst::LogAscii::include_meta;
 
-	separator_len = BifConst::LogAscii::separator->Len();
-	separator = new char[separator_len];
-	memcpy(separator, BifConst::LogAscii::separator->Bytes(),
-	       separator_len);
+	separator.assign(
+			(const char*) BifConst::LogAscii::separator->Bytes(),
+			BifConst::LogAscii::separator->Len()
+			);
 
-	set_separator_len = BifConst::LogAscii::set_separator->Len();
-	set_separator = new char[set_separator_len];
-	memcpy(set_separator, BifConst::LogAscii::set_separator->Bytes(),
-	       set_separator_len);
+	set_separator.assign(
+			(const char*) BifConst::LogAscii::set_separator->Bytes(),
+			BifConst::LogAscii::set_separator->Len()
+			);
 
-	empty_field_len = BifConst::LogAscii::empty_field->Len();
-	empty_field = new char[empty_field_len];
-	memcpy(empty_field, BifConst::LogAscii::empty_field->Bytes(),
-	       empty_field_len);
+	empty_field.assign(
+			(const char*) BifConst::LogAscii::empty_field->Bytes(),
+			BifConst::LogAscii::empty_field->Len()
+			);
 
-	unset_field_len = BifConst::LogAscii::unset_field->Len();
-	unset_field = new char[unset_field_len];
-	memcpy(unset_field, BifConst::LogAscii::unset_field->Bytes(),
-	       unset_field_len);
+	unset_field.assign(
+			(const char*) BifConst::LogAscii::unset_field->Bytes(),
+			BifConst::LogAscii::unset_field->Len()
+			);
 
-	meta_prefix_len = BifConst::LogAscii::meta_prefix->Len();
-	meta_prefix = new char[meta_prefix_len];
-	memcpy(meta_prefix, BifConst::LogAscii::meta_prefix->Bytes(),
-	       meta_prefix_len);
+	meta_prefix.assign(
+			(const char*) BifConst::LogAscii::meta_prefix->Bytes(),
+			BifConst::LogAscii::meta_prefix->Len()
+			);
 
 	desc.EnableEscaping();
-	desc.AddEscapeSequence(separator, separator_len);
+	desc.AddEscapeSequence(separator);
+
+	io = new AsciiInputOutput(this, separator, set_separator, empty_field, unset_field);
 	}
 
 Ascii::~Ascii()
@@ -61,17 +63,12 @@ Ascii::~Ascii()
 		abort();
 		}
 
-	delete [] separator;
-	delete [] set_separator;
-	delete [] empty_field;
-	delete [] unset_field;
-	delete [] meta_prefix;
+	delete io;
 	}
 
 bool Ascii::WriteHeaderField(const string& key, const string& val)
 	{
-	string str = string(meta_prefix, meta_prefix_len) +
-		key + string(separator, separator_len) + val + "\n";
+	string str = meta_prefix + key + separator + val + "\n";
 
 	return safe_write(fd, str.c_str(), str.length());
 	}
@@ -136,8 +133,8 @@ bool Ascii::DoInit(const WriterInfo& info, int num_fields, const Field* const *
 			{
 			if ( i > 0 )
 				{
-				names += string(separator, separator_len);
-				types += string(separator, separator_len);
+				names += separator;
+				types += separator;
 				}
 
 			names += string(fields[i]->name);
@@ -154,20 +151,17 @@ bool Ascii::DoInit(const WriterInfo& info, int num_fields, const Field* const *
 			return true;
 			}
 
-		string str = string(meta_prefix, meta_prefix_len)
+		string str = meta_prefix
 			+ "separator " // Always use space as separator here.
-			+ get_escaped_string(string(separator, separator_len), false)
+			+ get_escaped_string(separator, false)
 			+ "\n";
 
 		if ( ! safe_write(fd, str.c_str(), str.length()) )
 			goto write_error;
 
-		if ( ! (WriteHeaderField("set_separator", get_escaped_string(
-			    string(set_separator, set_separator_len), false)) &&
-			WriteHeaderField("empty_field", get_escaped_string(
-			    string(empty_field, empty_field_len), false)) &&
-			WriteHeaderField("unset_field", get_escaped_string(
-			    string(unset_field, unset_field_len), false)) &&
+		if ( ! (WriteHeaderField("set_separator", get_escaped_string(set_separator, false)) &&
+			WriteHeaderField("empty_field", get_escaped_string(empty_field, false)) &&
+			WriteHeaderField("unset_field", get_escaped_string(unset_field, false)) &&
 			WriteHeaderField("path", get_escaped_string(path, false)) &&
 			WriteHeaderField("open", Timestamp(0))) )
 			goto write_error;
@@ -205,151 +199,6 @@ bool Ascii::DoFinish(double network_time)
 	return true;
 	}
 
-
-bool Ascii::DoWriteOne(ODesc* desc, Value* val, const Field* field)
-	{
-	if ( ! val->present )
-		{
-		desc->AddN(unset_field, unset_field_len);
-		return true;
-		}
-
-	switch ( val->type ) {
-
-	case TYPE_BOOL:
-		desc->Add(val->val.int_val ? "T" : "F");
-		break;
-
-	case TYPE_INT:
-		desc->Add(val->val.int_val);
-		break;
-
-	case TYPE_COUNT:
-	case TYPE_COUNTER:
-		desc->Add(val->val.uint_val);
-		break;
-
-	case TYPE_PORT:
-		desc->Add(val->val.port_val.port);
-		break;
-
-	case TYPE_SUBNET:
-		desc->Add(Render(val->val.subnet_val));
-		break;
-
-	case TYPE_ADDR:
-		desc->Add(Render(val->val.addr_val));
-		break;
-
-	case TYPE_DOUBLE:
-		// Rendering via Add() truncates trailing 0s after the
-		// decimal point. The difference with TIME/INTERVAL is mainly
-		// to keep the log format consistent.
-		desc->Add(val->val.double_val);
-		break;
-
-	case TYPE_INTERVAL:
-	case TYPE_TIME:
-		// Rendering via Render() keeps trailing 0s after the decimal
-		// point. The difference with DOUBLEis mainly to keep the log
-		// format consistent.
-		desc->Add(Render(val->val.double_val));
-		break;
-
-	case TYPE_ENUM:
-	case TYPE_STRING:
-	case TYPE_FILE:
-	case TYPE_FUNC:
-		{
-		int size = val->val.string_val.length;
-		const char* data = val->val.string_val.data;
-
-		if ( ! size )
-			{
-			desc->AddN(empty_field, empty_field_len);
-			break;
-			}
-
-		if ( size == unset_field_len && memcmp(data, unset_field, size) == 0 )
-			{
-			// The value we'd write out would match exactly the
-			// place-holder we use for unset optional fields. We
-			// escape the first character so that the output
-			// won't be ambigious.
-			static const char hex_chars[] = "0123456789abcdef";
-			char hex[6] = "\\x00";
-			hex[2] = hex_chars[((*data) & 0xf0) >> 4];
-			hex[3] = hex_chars[(*data) & 0x0f];
-			desc->AddRaw(hex, 4);
-
-			++data;
-			--size;
-			}
-
-		if ( size )
-			desc->AddN(data, size);
-
-		break;
-		}
-
-	case TYPE_TABLE:
-		{
-		if ( ! val->val.set_val.size )
-			{
-			desc->AddN(empty_field, empty_field_len);
-			break;
-			}
-
-		desc->AddEscapeSequence(set_separator, set_separator_len);
-		for ( int j = 0; j < val->val.set_val.size; j++ )
-			{
-			if ( j > 0 )
-				desc->AddRaw(set_separator, set_separator_len);
-
-			if ( ! DoWriteOne(desc, val->val.set_val.vals[j], field) )
-				{
-				desc->RemoveEscapeSequence(set_separator, set_separator_len);
-				return false;
-				}
-			}
-		desc->RemoveEscapeSequence(set_separator, set_separator_len);
-
-		break;
-		}
-
-	case TYPE_VECTOR:
-		{
-		if ( ! val->val.vector_val.size )
-			{
-			desc->AddN(empty_field, empty_field_len);
-			break;
-			}
-
-		desc->AddEscapeSequence(set_separator, set_separator_len);
-		for ( int j = 0; j < val->val.vector_val.size; j++ )
-			{
-			if ( j > 0 )
-				desc->AddRaw(set_separator, set_separator_len);
-
-			if ( ! DoWriteOne(desc, val->val.vector_val.vals[j], field) )
-				{
-				desc->RemoveEscapeSequence(set_separator, set_separator_len);
-				return false;
-				}
-			}
-		desc->RemoveEscapeSequence(set_separator, set_separator_len);
-
-		break;
-		}
-
-	default:
-		Error(Fmt("unsupported field format %d for %s", val->type, field->name));
-		return false;
-	}
-
-	return true;
-	}
-
 bool Ascii::DoWrite(int num_fields, const Field* const * fields,
 			     Value** vals)
 	{
@@ -361,9 +210,9 @@ bool Ascii::DoWrite(int num_fields, const Field* const * fields,
 	for ( int i = 0; i < num_fields; i++ )
 		{
 		if ( i > 0 )
-			desc.AddRaw(separator, separator_len);
+			desc.AddRaw(separator);
 
-		if ( ! DoWriteOne(&desc, vals[i], fields[i]) )
+		if ( ! io->ValToODesc(&desc, vals[i], fields[i]) )
 			return false;
 		}
 
@@ -372,7 +221,7 @@ bool Ascii::DoWrite(int num_fields, const Field* const * fields,
 	const char* bytes = (const char*)desc.Bytes();
 	int len = desc.Len();
 
-	if ( strncmp(bytes, meta_prefix, meta_prefix_len) == 0 )
+	if ( strncmp(bytes, meta_prefix.data(), meta_prefix.size()) == 0 )
 		{
 		// It would so escape the first character.
 		char buf[16];
diff --git a/src/logging/writers/Ascii.h b/src/logging/writers/Ascii.h
index 37ec19aba6..3bd4c5dcf1 100644
--- a/src/logging/writers/Ascii.h
+++ b/src/logging/writers/Ascii.h
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 #define LOGGING_WRITER_ASCII_H
 
 #include "../WriterBackend.h"
+#include "../../AsciiInputOutput.h"
 
 namespace logging { namespace writer {
 
@@ -32,7 +33,6 @@ protected:
 
 private:
 	bool IsSpecial(string path) 	{ return path.find("/dev/") == 0; }
-	bool DoWriteOne(ODesc* desc, threading::Value* val, const threading::Field* field);
 	bool WriteHeaderField(const string& key, const string& value);
 	void CloseFile(double t);
 	string Timestamp(double t); // Uses current time if t is zero.
@@ -47,20 +47,13 @@ private:
 	bool include_meta;
 	bool only_single_header_row;
 
-	char* separator;
-	int separator_len;
+	string separator;
+	string set_separator;
+	string empty_field;
+	string unset_field;
+	string meta_prefix;
 
-	char* set_separator;
-	int set_separator_len;
-
-	char* empty_field;
-	int empty_field_len;
-
-	char* unset_field;
-	int unset_field_len;
-
-	char* meta_prefix;
-	int meta_prefix_len;
+	AsciiInputOutput* io;
 };
 
 }
diff --git a/src/logging/writers/DataSeries.cc b/src/logging/writers/DataSeries.cc
index bc5a82ec54..2adf05d522 100644
--- a/src/logging/writers/DataSeries.cc
+++ b/src/logging/writers/DataSeries.cc
@@ -46,10 +46,10 @@ std::string DataSeries::LogValueToString(threading::Value *val)
 		}
 
 	case TYPE_SUBNET:
-		return Render(val->val.subnet_val);
+		return AsciiInputOutput::Render(val->val.subnet_val);
 
 	case TYPE_ADDR:
-		return Render(val->val.addr_val);
+		return AsciiInputOutput::Render(val->val.addr_val);
 
 	// Note: These two cases are relatively special.  We need to convert
 	// these values into their integer equivalents to maximize precision.
@@ -69,10 +69,10 @@ std::string DataSeries::LogValueToString(threading::Value *val)
 			return ostr.str();
 			}
 		else
-			return Render(val->val.double_val);
+			return AsciiInputOutput::Render(val->val.double_val);
 
 	case TYPE_DOUBLE:
-		return Render(val->val.double_val);
+		return AsciiInputOutput::Render(val->val.double_val);
 
 	case TYPE_ENUM:
 	case TYPE_STRING:
diff --git a/src/logging/writers/ElasticSearch.cc b/src/logging/writers/ElasticSearch.cc
index ae825ac997..a5897e7272 100644
--- a/src/logging/writers/ElasticSearch.cc
+++ b/src/logging/writers/ElasticSearch.cc
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 #include "BroString.h"
 #include "NetVar.h"
 #include "threading/SerialTypes.h"
+#include "../../AsciiInputOutput.h"
 
 #include <curl/curl.h>
 #include <curl/easy.h>
@@ -124,13 +125,13 @@ bool ElasticSearch::AddValueToBuffer(ODesc* b, Value* val)
 
 		case TYPE_SUBNET:
 			b->AddRaw("\"", 1);
-			b->Add(Render(val->val.subnet_val));
+			b->Add(AsciiInputOutput::Render(val->val.subnet_val));
 			b->AddRaw("\"", 1);
 			break;
 
 		case TYPE_ADDR:
 			b->AddRaw("\"", 1);
-			b->Add(Render(val->val.addr_val));
+			b->Add(AsciiInputOutput::Render(val->val.addr_val));
 			b->AddRaw("\"", 1);
 			break;
 
diff --git a/src/threading/MsgThread.h b/src/threading/MsgThread.h
index e3e7c8500f..c5df6948a0 100644
--- a/src/threading/MsgThread.h
+++ b/src/threading/MsgThread.h
@@ -400,7 +400,7 @@ private:
 };
 
 /**
- * A paremeterized OututMessage that stores a pointer to an argument object.
+ * A paremeterized OutputMessage that stores a pointer to an argument object.
  * Normally, the objects will be used from the Process() callback.
  */
 template<typename O>