diff --git a/examples/iosockstream_ex.cpp b/examples/iosockstream_ex.cpp
index 745e56fed..50cf27acc 100644
--- a/examples/iosockstream_ex.cpp
+++ b/examples/iosockstream_ex.cpp
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ int main()
         // Here we print each character we get back one at a time. 
         while (stream.peek() != EOF)
         {
-            ch = (char)stream.get();
+            cout << (char)stream.get();
         }
     }
     catch (exception& e)
diff --git a/examples/server_iostream_ex.cpp b/examples/server_iostream_ex.cpp
index 402b4c622..b5ece3e3f 100644
--- a/examples/server_iostream_ex.cpp
+++ b/examples/server_iostream_ex.cpp
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ class serv : public server_iostream
             char ch = in.get();
 
             // now echo it back to them
-            out << toupper(ch);
+            out << (char)toupper(ch);
         }
     }