diff --git a/Code/Mantid/Framework/Kernel/src/Strings.cpp b/Code/Mantid/Framework/Kernel/src/Strings.cpp
index f1d5ed76d989b0725358c58862cd46dfce4b70ee..7c50212969b60dba8c2268dbf4ab342072baead2 100644
--- a/Code/Mantid/Framework/Kernel/src/Strings.cpp
+++ b/Code/Mantid/Framework/Kernel/src/Strings.cpp
@@ -934,41 +934,41 @@ size_t split_path(const std::string &path, std::vector<std::string> &path_compon
 
 /// \cond TEMPLATE
 
-template DLLExport int section(std::string&,double&);
-template DLLExport int section(std::string&,float&);
-template DLLExport int section(std::string&,int&);
-template DLLExport int section(std::string&,std::string&);
-//template DLLExport int section(std::string&, Mantid::Geometry::V3D&);
-
-template DLLExport int sectPartNum(std::string&,double&);
-template DLLExport int sectPartNum(std::string&,int&);
-template DLLExport int sectionMCNPX(std::string&,double&);
-
-template DLLExport int convert(const std::string&,double&);
-template DLLExport int convert(const std::string&,std::string&);
-template DLLExport int convert(const std::string&,int&);
-template DLLExport int convert(const std::string&,std::size_t&);
-template DLLExport int convert(const char*,std::string&);
-template DLLExport int convert(const char*,double&);
-template DLLExport int convert(const char*,int&);
-template DLLExport int convert(const char*,std::size_t&);
-
-template DLLExport std::string toString(const double value);
-template DLLExport std::string toString(const int value);
-template DLLExport std::string toString(const uint16_t value);
-template DLLExport std::string toString(const size_t value);
-template DLLExport std::string toString(const std::string value);
-
-template DLLExport int convPartNum(const std::string&,double&);
-template DLLExport int convPartNum(const std::string&,int&);
-
-template DLLExport int setValues(const std::string&,const std::vector<int>&,std::vector<double>&);
-
-template DLLExport int writeFile(const std::string&,const double&,const std::vector<double>&);
-template DLLExport int writeFile(const std::string&,const std::vector<double>&,const std::vector<double>&,const std::vector<double>&);
-template DLLExport int writeFile(const std::string&,const std::vector<double>&,const std::vector<double>&);
-template DLLExport int writeFile(const std::string&,const std::vector<float>&,const std::vector<float>&);
-template DLLExport int writeFile(const std::string&,const std::vector<float>&,const std::vector<float>&,const std::vector<float>&);
+template MANTID_KERNEL_DLL int section(std::string&,double&);
+template MANTID_KERNEL_DLL int section(std::string&,float&);
+template MANTID_KERNEL_DLL int section(std::string&,int&);
+template MANTID_KERNEL_DLL int section(std::string&,std::string&);
+//template MANTID_KERNEL_DLL int section(std::string&, Mantid::Geometry::V3D&);
+
+template MANTID_KERNEL_DLL int sectPartNum(std::string&,double&);
+template MANTID_KERNEL_DLL int sectPartNum(std::string&,int&);
+template MANTID_KERNEL_DLL int sectionMCNPX(std::string&,double&);
+
+template MANTID_KERNEL_DLL int convert(const std::string&,double&);
+template MANTID_KERNEL_DLL int convert(const std::string&,std::string&);
+template MANTID_KERNEL_DLL int convert(const std::string&,int&);
+template MANTID_KERNEL_DLL int convert(const std::string&,std::size_t&);
+template MANTID_KERNEL_DLL int convert(const char*,std::string&);
+template MANTID_KERNEL_DLL int convert(const char*,double&);
+template MANTID_KERNEL_DLL int convert(const char*,int&);
+template MANTID_KERNEL_DLL int convert(const char*,std::size_t&);
+
+template MANTID_KERNEL_DLL std::string toString(const double value);
+template MANTID_KERNEL_DLL std::string toString(const int value);
+template MANTID_KERNEL_DLL std::string toString(const uint16_t value);
+template MANTID_KERNEL_DLL std::string toString(const size_t value);
+template MANTID_KERNEL_DLL std::string toString(const std::string value);
+
+template MANTID_KERNEL_DLL int convPartNum(const std::string&,double&);
+template MANTID_KERNEL_DLL int convPartNum(const std::string&,int&);
+
+template MANTID_KERNEL_DLL int setValues(const std::string&,const std::vector<int>&,std::vector<double>&);
+
+template MANTID_KERNEL_DLL int writeFile(const std::string&,const double&,const std::vector<double>&);
+template MANTID_KERNEL_DLL int writeFile(const std::string&,const std::vector<double>&,const std::vector<double>&,const std::vector<double>&);
+template MANTID_KERNEL_DLL int writeFile(const std::string&,const std::vector<double>&,const std::vector<double>&);
+template MANTID_KERNEL_DLL int writeFile(const std::string&,const std::vector<float>&,const std::vector<float>&);
+template MANTID_KERNEL_DLL int writeFile(const std::string&,const std::vector<float>&,const std::vector<float>&,const std::vector<float>&);
 
 /// \endcond TEMPLATE