diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 184dd72951..b26b4f2e14 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,18 @@
+2005-03-03  Sven Neumann  <sven@gimp.org>
+
+	* tools/pdbgen/pdb/paths.pdb: added new PDB function
+	gimp_path_import_string() to allow to easily import dynamically
+	created SVG.
+
+	* app/pdb/internal_procs.c
+	* app/pdb/paths_cmds.c
+	* libgimp/gimppaths_pdb.[ch]: regenerated.
+
+	* libgimp/gimp.def: updated.
+
+	* plug-ins/script-fu/siod-wrapper.c (marshall_proc_db_call):
+	removed unused variable.
+
 2005-03-03  Manish Singh  <yosh@gimp.org>
 
 	* configure.in: Add check for ppc64.
@@ -36,7 +51,7 @@
 2005-03-03  Sven Neumann  <sven@gimp.org>
 
 	* libgimp/gimpdrawablecombobox.c
-	* libgimp/gimpimagecombobox.c: set a width-request on the combo boxes.
+	* libgimp/gimpimagecombobox.c: set a width request on the combo boxes.
 	
 	* plug-ins/common/bumpmap.c (SCALE_WIDTH): set a minimum width on
 	the scales.
diff --git a/app/pdb/internal_procs.c b/app/pdb/internal_procs.c
index 238aaf95cb..a9ccce7d10 100644
--- a/app/pdb/internal_procs.c
+++ b/app/pdb/internal_procs.c
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ void register_transform_tools_procs    (Gimp *gimp);
 void register_undo_procs               (Gimp *gimp);
 void register_unit_procs               (Gimp *gimp);
 
-/* 452 procedures registered total */
+/* 453 procedures registered total */
 
 void
 internal_procs_init (Gimp               *gimp,
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ internal_procs_init (Gimp               *gimp,
   (* status_callback) (NULL, _("Brushes"), 0.055);
   register_brushes_procs (gimp);
 
-  (* status_callback) (NULL, _("Channel"), 0.069);
+  (* status_callback) (NULL, _("Channel"), 0.068);
   register_channel_procs (gimp);
 
   (* status_callback) (NULL, _("Color"), 0.091);
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ internal_procs_init (Gimp               *gimp,
   (* status_callback) (NULL, _("Context"), 0.124);
   register_context_procs (gimp);
 
-  (* status_callback) (NULL, _("Convert"), 0.173);
+  (* status_callback) (NULL, _("Convert"), 0.172);
   register_convert_procs (gimp);
 
   (* status_callback) (NULL, _("Display procedures"), 0.179);
@@ -113,73 +113,73 @@ internal_procs_init (Gimp               *gimp,
   (* status_callback) (NULL, _("Transformation procedures"), 0.263);
   register_drawable_transform_procs (gimp);
 
-  (* status_callback) (NULL, _("Edit procedures"), 0.299);
+  (* status_callback) (NULL, _("Edit procedures"), 0.298);
   register_edit_procs (gimp);
 
-  (* status_callback) (NULL, _("File Operations"), 0.319);
+  (* status_callback) (NULL, _("File Operations"), 0.318);
   register_fileops_procs (gimp);
 
-  (* status_callback) (NULL, _("Floating selections"), 0.341);
+  (* status_callback) (NULL, _("Floating selections"), 0.34);
   register_floating_sel_procs (gimp);
 
-  (* status_callback) (NULL, _("Font UI"), 0.354);
+  (* status_callback) (NULL, _("Font UI"), 0.353);
   register_font_select_procs (gimp);
 
-  (* status_callback) (NULL, _("Fonts"), 0.361);
+  (* status_callback) (NULL, _("Fonts"), 0.36);
   register_fonts_procs (gimp);
 
-  (* status_callback) (NULL, _("Gimprc procedures"), 0.365);
+  (* status_callback) (NULL, _("Gimprc procedures"), 0.364);
   register_gimprc_procs (gimp);
 
-  (* status_callback) (NULL, _("Gradient"), 0.378);
+  (* status_callback) (NULL, _("Gradient"), 0.377);
   register_gradient_procs (gimp);
 
-  (* status_callback) (NULL, _("Gradient UI"), 0.445);
+  (* status_callback) (NULL, _("Gradient UI"), 0.444);
   register_gradient_select_procs (gimp);
 
-  (* status_callback) (NULL, _("Gradients"), 0.451);
+  (* status_callback) (NULL, _("Gradients"), 0.45);
   register_gradients_procs (gimp);
 
-  (* status_callback) (NULL, _("Guide procedures"), 0.462);
+  (* status_callback) (NULL, _("Guide procedures"), 0.461);
   register_guides_procs (gimp);
 
-  (* status_callback) (NULL, _("Help procedures"), 0.476);
+  (* status_callback) (NULL, _("Help procedures"), 0.475);
   register_help_procs (gimp);
 
-  (* status_callback) (NULL, _("Image"), 0.478);
+  (* status_callback) (NULL, _("Image"), 0.477);
   register_image_procs (gimp);
 
-  (* status_callback) (NULL, _("Layer"), 0.615);
+  (* status_callback) (NULL, _("Layer"), 0.614);
   register_layer_procs (gimp);
 
-  (* status_callback) (NULL, _("Message procedures"), 0.675);
+  (* status_callback) (NULL, _("Message procedures"), 0.673);
   register_message_procs (gimp);
 
-  (* status_callback) (NULL, _("Miscellaneous"), 0.681);
+  (* status_callback) (NULL, _("Miscellaneous"), 0.68);
   register_misc_procs (gimp);
 
-  (* status_callback) (NULL, _("Paint Tool procedures"), 0.686);
+  (* status_callback) (NULL, _("Paint Tool procedures"), 0.684);
   register_paint_tools_procs (gimp);
 
-  (* status_callback) (NULL, _("Palette"), 0.719);
+  (* status_callback) (NULL, _("Palette"), 0.717);
   register_palette_procs (gimp);
 
-  (* status_callback) (NULL, _("Palette UI"), 0.746);
+  (* status_callback) (NULL, _("Palette UI"), 0.744);
   register_palette_select_procs (gimp);
 
-  (* status_callback) (NULL, _("Palettes"), 0.752);
+  (* status_callback) (NULL, _("Palettes"), 0.751);
   register_palettes_procs (gimp);
 
-  (* status_callback) (NULL, _("Parasite procedures"), 0.761);
+  (* status_callback) (NULL, _("Parasite procedures"), 0.759);
   register_parasite_procs (gimp);
 
-  (* status_callback) (NULL, _("Paths"), 0.788);
+  (* status_callback) (NULL, _("Paths"), 0.786);
   register_paths_procs (gimp);
 
   (* status_callback) (NULL, _("Pattern"), 0.821);
   register_pattern_procs (gimp);
 
-  (* status_callback) (NULL, _("Pattern UI"), 0.825);
+  (* status_callback) (NULL, _("Pattern UI"), 0.826);
   register_pattern_select_procs (gimp);
 
   (* status_callback) (NULL, _("Patterns"), 0.832);
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ internal_procs_init (Gimp               *gimp,
   (* status_callback) (NULL, _("Undo"), 0.958);
   register_undo_procs (gimp);
 
-  (* status_callback) (NULL, _("Units"), 0.973);
+  (* status_callback) (NULL, _("Units"), 0.974);
   register_unit_procs (gimp);
 
 }
diff --git a/app/pdb/paths_cmds.c b/app/pdb/paths_cmds.c
index 305455e069..65e059c099 100644
--- a/app/pdb/paths_cmds.c
+++ b/app/pdb/paths_cmds.c
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ static ProcRecord path_get_locked_proc;
 static ProcRecord path_set_locked_proc;
 static ProcRecord path_to_selection_proc;
 static ProcRecord path_import_proc;
+static ProcRecord path_import_string_proc;
 
 void
 register_paths_procs (Gimp *gimp)
@@ -73,6 +74,7 @@ register_paths_procs (Gimp *gimp)
   procedural_db_register (gimp, &path_set_locked_proc);
   procedural_db_register (gimp, &path_to_selection_proc);
   procedural_db_register (gimp, &path_import_proc);
+  procedural_db_register (gimp, &path_import_string_proc);
 }
 
 static Argument *
@@ -1335,7 +1337,7 @@ static ProcRecord path_import_proc =
 {
   "gimp_path_import",
   "Import paths from an SVG file.",
-  "This procedure imports paths from an SVG file. This is a temporary solution until the new vectors PDB API is in place. Don't rely on this function being available in future GIMP releases.",
+  "This procedure imports paths from an SVG file. SVG elements other than paths and basic shapes are ignored.",
   "Sven Neumann",
   "Sven Neumann",
   "2003",
@@ -1347,3 +1349,82 @@ static ProcRecord path_import_proc =
   NULL,
   { { path_import_invoker } }
 };
+
+static Argument *
+path_import_string_invoker (Gimp         *gimp,
+                            GimpContext  *context,
+                            GimpProgress *progress,
+                            Argument     *args)
+{
+  gboolean success = TRUE;
+  GimpImage *gimage;
+  gchar *string;
+  gint32 length;
+  gboolean merge;
+  gboolean scale;
+
+  gimage = gimp_image_get_by_ID (gimp, args[0].value.pdb_int);
+  if (! GIMP_IS_IMAGE (gimage))
+    success = FALSE;
+
+  string = (gchar *) args[1].value.pdb_pointer;
+  if (string == NULL)
+    success = FALSE;
+
+  length = args[2].value.pdb_int;
+
+  merge = args[3].value.pdb_int ? TRUE : FALSE;
+
+  scale = args[4].value.pdb_int ? TRUE : FALSE;
+
+  if (success)
+    success = gimp_vectors_import_buffer (gimage, string, length, merge, scale, -1, NULL);
+
+  return procedural_db_return_args (&path_import_string_proc, success);
+}
+
+static ProcArg path_import_string_inargs[] =
+{
+  {
+    GIMP_PDB_IMAGE,
+    "image",
+    "The image"
+  },
+  {
+    GIMP_PDB_STRING,
+    "string",
+    "A string that must be a complete and valid SVG document."
+  },
+  {
+    GIMP_PDB_INT32,
+    "length",
+    "Number of bytes in string or -1 if the string is NULL terminated."
+  },
+  {
+    GIMP_PDB_INT32,
+    "merge",
+    "Merge paths into a single vectors object."
+  },
+  {
+    GIMP_PDB_INT32,
+    "scale",
+    "Scale the SVG to image dimensions."
+  }
+};
+
+static ProcRecord path_import_string_proc =
+{
+  "gimp_path_import_string",
+  "Import paths from an SVG string.",
+  "This procedure works like gimp_path_import() but takes a string rather than a filename. This allows you to write scripts that generate SVG and feed it to GIMP.",
+  "Sven Neumann",
+  "Sven Neumann",
+  "2005",
+  NULL,
+  GIMP_INTERNAL,
+  5,
+  path_import_string_inargs,
+  0,
+  NULL,
+  { { path_import_string_invoker } }
+};
diff --git a/libgimp/gimp.def b/libgimp/gimp.def
index 3515d1797e..27bd32a9bb 100644
--- a/libgimp/gimp.def
+++ b/libgimp/gimp.def
@@ -424,6 +424,7 @@ EXPORTS
 	gimp_path_get_points
 	gimp_path_get_tattoo
 	gimp_path_import
+	gimp_path_import_string
 	gimp_path_list
 	gimp_path_set_current
 	gimp_path_set_locked
diff --git a/libgimp/gimppaths_pdb.c b/libgimp/gimppaths_pdb.c
index 33e04cf115..bbb5d04441 100644
--- a/libgimp/gimppaths_pdb.c
+++ b/libgimp/gimppaths_pdb.c
@@ -565,9 +565,8 @@ gimp_path_to_selection (gint32          image_ID,
  *
  * Import paths from an SVG file.
  *
- * This procedure imports paths from an SVG file. This is a temporary
- * solution until the new vectors PDB API is in place. Don't rely on
- * this function being available in future GIMP releases.
+ * This procedure imports paths from an SVG file. SVG elements other
+ * than paths and basic shapes are ignored.
  *
  * Returns: TRUE on success.
  */
@@ -595,3 +594,48 @@ gimp_path_import (gint32       image_ID,
 
   return success;
 }
+
+/**
+ * gimp_path_import_string:
+ * @image_ID: The image.
+ * @string: A string that must be a complete and valid SVG document.
+ * @length: Number of bytes in string or -1 if the string is NULL terminated.
+ * @merge: Merge paths into a single vectors object.
+ * @scale: Scale the SVG to image dimensions.
+ *
+ * Import paths from an SVG string.
+ *
+ * This procedure works like gimp_path_import() but takes a string
+ * rather than a filename. This allows you to write scripts that
+ * generate SVG and feed it to GIMP.
+ *
+ * Returns: TRUE on success.
+ *
+ * Since: GIMP 2.4
+ */
+gboolean
+gimp_path_import_string (gint32       image_ID,
+			 const gchar *string,
+			 gint         length,
+			 gboolean     merge,
+			 gboolean     scale)
+{
+  GimpParam *return_vals;
+  gint nreturn_vals;
+  gboolean success = TRUE;
+
+  return_vals = gimp_run_procedure ("gimp_path_import_string",
+				    &nreturn_vals,
+				    GIMP_PDB_IMAGE, image_ID,
+				    GIMP_PDB_STRING, string,
+				    GIMP_PDB_INT32, length,
+				    GIMP_PDB_INT32, merge,
+				    GIMP_PDB_INT32, scale,
+				    GIMP_PDB_END);
+
+  success = return_vals[0].data.d_status == GIMP_PDB_SUCCESS;
+
+  gimp_destroy_params (return_vals, nreturn_vals);
+
+  return success;
+}
diff --git a/libgimp/gimppaths_pdb.h b/libgimp/gimppaths_pdb.h
index a91fcf6979..7b05caa92a 100644
--- a/libgimp/gimppaths_pdb.h
+++ b/libgimp/gimppaths_pdb.h
@@ -74,6 +74,11 @@ gboolean gimp_path_import            (gint32           image_ID,
 				      const gchar     *filename,
 				      gboolean         merge,
 				      gboolean         scale);
+gboolean gimp_path_import_string     (gint32           image_ID,
+				      const gchar     *string,
+				      gint             length,
+				      gboolean         merge,
+				      gboolean         scale);
 
 
 G_END_DECLS
diff --git a/plug-ins/script-fu/scheme-wrapper.c b/plug-ins/script-fu/scheme-wrapper.c
index 799c754e83..bd9eea8a5e 100644
--- a/plug-ins/script-fu/scheme-wrapper.c
+++ b/plug-ins/script-fu/scheme-wrapper.c
@@ -747,7 +747,6 @@ marshall_proc_db_call (LISP a)
             {
               gint n_elements = args[i - 1].data.d_int32;
               LISP list       = car (a);
-              gint j;
 
               if ((n_elements < 0) || (n_elements > nlength (list)))
                 {
diff --git a/plug-ins/script-fu/siod-wrapper.c b/plug-ins/script-fu/siod-wrapper.c
index 799c754e83..bd9eea8a5e 100644
--- a/plug-ins/script-fu/siod-wrapper.c
+++ b/plug-ins/script-fu/siod-wrapper.c
@@ -747,7 +747,6 @@ marshall_proc_db_call (LISP a)
             {
               gint n_elements = args[i - 1].data.d_int32;
               LISP list       = car (a);
-              gint j;
 
               if ((n_elements < 0) || (n_elements > nlength (list)))
                 {
diff --git a/tools/pdbgen/pdb/paths.pdb b/tools/pdbgen/pdb/paths.pdb
index 01b57e9ae9..bd906a2d18 100644
--- a/tools/pdbgen/pdb/paths.pdb
+++ b/tools/pdbgen/pdb/paths.pdb
@@ -682,9 +682,8 @@ sub path_import {
     $blurb = 'Import paths from an SVG file.';
 
     $help = <<'HELP';
-This procedure imports paths from an SVG file. This is a temporary solution
-until the new vectors PDB API is in place. Don't rely on this function
-being available in future GIMP releases.
+This procedure imports paths from an SVG file. SVG elements other than
+paths and basic shapes are ignored.
 HELP
 
     $author = $copyright = 'Sven Neumann';
@@ -706,6 +705,37 @@ HELP
     );
 }
 
+sub path_import_string {
+    $blurb = 'Import paths from an SVG string.';
+
+    $help = <<'HELP';
+This procedure works like gimp_path_import() but takes a string rather
+than reading the SVG from a file. This allows you to write scripts that
+generate SVG and feed it to GIMP.
+HELP
+
+    $author = $copyright = 'Sven Neumann';
+    $date = '2005';
+    $since = '2.4';
+
+    @inargs = (
+	&std_image_arg,
+	{ name => 'string', type => 'string', no_validate => 1,
+	  desc => 'A string that must be a complete and valid SVG document.' },
+	{ name => 'length', type => 'int32',
+	  desc => 'Number of bytes in string or -1 if the string is NULL terminated.' },
+	{ name => 'merge', type => 'boolean',
+	  desc => 'Merge paths into a single vectors object.' },
+	{ name => 'scale', type => 'boolean',
+	  desc => 'Scale the SVG to image dimensions.' }
+    );
+
+    %invoke = (
+        headers => [ qw("vectors/gimpvectors-import.h") ],
+	code    => 'success = gimp_vectors_import_buffer (gimage, string, length, merge, scale, -1, NULL);'
+    );
+}
+
 @headers = qw(<string.h> "core/gimp.h" "core/gimplist.h"
               "core/gimpchannel-select.h"
               "vectors/gimpanchor.h" "vectors/gimpbezierstroke.h"
@@ -717,7 +747,7 @@ HELP
             path_stroke_current path_get_point_at_dist
 	    path_get_tattoo path_set_tattoo get_path_by_tattoo
             path_get_locked path_set_locked path_to_selection
-	    path_import);
+	    path_import path_import_string);
 %exports = (app => [@procs], lib => [@procs]);
 
 $desc = 'Paths';