diff --git a/uppsrc/Core/Format.h b/uppsrc/Core/Format.h
index 581af444a..1a33bf0d3 100644
--- a/uppsrc/Core/Format.h
+++ b/uppsrc/Core/Format.h
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ template<> inline String AsString(const long& a)            { return FormatInt64
 template<> inline String AsString(const unsigned long& a)   { return Format64(a); }
 template<> inline String AsString(const double& a)          { return FormatDouble(a); }
 template<> inline String AsString(const float& a)           { return FormatDouble(a); }
-//template<> inline String AsString(const bool& a)            { return FormatBool(a); } // TRC: moved to String.h by CXL
 template<> inline String AsString(const int64& a)           { return FormatInt64(a); }
 template<> inline String AsString(const uint64& a)          { return Format64(a); }
 
diff --git a/uppsrc/Core/Value.h b/uppsrc/Core/Value.h
index ca7335474..cc896aba6 100644
--- a/uppsrc/Core/Value.h
+++ b/uppsrc/Core/Value.h
@@ -206,6 +206,16 @@ inline bool operator==(const wchar *x, const Value& v)  { return (WString)v == x
 inline bool operator!=(const Value& v, const wchar *x)  { return (WString)v != x; }
 inline bool operator!=(const wchar *x, const Value& v)  { return (WString)v != x; }
 
+inline bool IsVoidValueTypeNo(int q)     { return q == VOID_V; }
+inline bool IsErrorValueTypeNo(int q)    { return q == ERROR_V; }
+inline bool IsStringValueTypeNo(int q)   { return q == STRING_V || q == WSTRING_V; }
+
+inline bool IsIntegerValueTypeNo(int q)  { return q == INT_V || q == INT64_V || q == BOOL_V; }
+inline bool IsFloatValueTypeNo(int q)    { return q == DOUBLE_V; }
+
+inline bool IsNumberValueTypeNo(int q)   { return IsIntegerValueTypeNo(q) || IsFloatValueTypeNo(q); }
+inline bool IsDateTimeValueTypeNo(int q) { return q == DATE_V || q == TIME_V; }
+
 inline bool IsVoid(const Value& v)     { return v.GetType() == VOID_V; }
 inline bool IsError(const Value& v)    { return v.GetType() == ERROR_V; }
 inline bool IsString(const Value& v)   { return v.GetType() == STRING_V || v.GetType() == WSTRING_V; }