diff --git a/DataTreeCore.cpp b/DataTreeCore.cpp
index 5643b59..597ad88 100644
--- a/DataTreeCore.cpp
+++ b/DataTreeCore.cpp
@@ -576,7 +576,8 @@ const long  CDataTree::GetInt( TDataMember * BaseMember, const char * Path, long
     TDataMember     * Member;
 
     // Validate
-    if ((Member = GetMember( BaseMember, Path, Create )) && (Member->Type == jtInt)) {
+    if ((Member = GetMember( BaseMember, Path, false )) &&
+            ((Member->Type == jtString) || (Member->Type == jtFloat) || (Member->Type == jtInt) || (Member->Type == jtBool)) ) {
         return strtol( Member->Value, NULL, 10 );
     }
     else if (Member && Create && (Member->Type == jtNull)) {
@@ -596,7 +597,8 @@ const double  CDataTree::GetFloat( TDataMember * BaseMember, const char * Path,
     TDataMember     * Member;
 
     // Validate
-    if ((Member = GetMember( BaseMember, Path, Create )) && (Member->Type == jtFloat)) {
+    if ((Member = GetMember( BaseMember, Path, false )) &&
+            ((Member->Type == jtString) || (Member->Type == jtFloat) || (Member->Type == jtInt) || (Member->Type == jtBool)) ) {
         return strtod( Member->Value, NULL );
     }
     else if (Member && Create && (Member->Type == jtNull)) {
@@ -616,12 +618,26 @@ const bool  CDataTree::GetBool( TDataMember * BaseMember, const char * Path, boo
     TDataMember     * Member;
 
     // Validate
-    if ((Member = GetMember( BaseMember, Path, Create )) && (Member->Type == jtBool)) {
-        return ((!strcasecmp( Member->Value, "0" ))? false : true );
-    }
-    else if (Member && Create && (Member->Type == jtNull)) {
-        SetValue( Member, jtBool, ((Default)? "1" : "0") );
-        return Default;
+    if ((Member = GetMember( BaseMember, Path, false ))) {
+        if (Member->Type == jtString) {
+            return ((!*Member->Value)? false : true);
+        }
+        else if (Member->Type == jtFloat) {
+            return ((strtod( Member->Value, NULL ) == 0)? false : true );
+        }
+        else if (Member->Type == jtInt) {
+            return ((strtol( Member->Value, NULL, 10 ) == 0)? false : true );
+        }
+        else if (Member->Type == jtBool) {
+            return ((!strcasecmp( Member->Value, "0" ))? false : true );
+        }
+        else if ((Member->Type == jtNull) && Create) {
+            SetValue( Member, jtBool, ((Default)? "1" : "0") );
+            return Default;
+        }
+        else {
+            return Default;
+        }
     }
     else {
         return Default;