diff --git a/ase/awk/Argument.java b/ase/awk/Argument.java
index 02e702c5..7e86bbc3 100644
--- a/ase/awk/Argument.java
+++ b/ase/awk/Argument.java
@@ -1,9 +1,45 @@
 /*
- * $Id: Argument.java,v 1.1 2007/10/15 16:10:09 bacon Exp $
+ * $Id: Argument.java,v 1.2 2007/10/17 14:38:28 bacon Exp $
  */
 
 package ase.awk;
 
 public class Argument
 {
+	protected Context ctx;
+	protected long value;
+
+	Argument (Context ctx)
+	{
+		this.ctx = ctx;
+	}
+
+	long getIntValue ()
+	{
+		return getintval (ctx.getId(), value);
+	}
+
+	double getRealValue ()
+	{
+		return 0.0;
+	}
+
+	String getStringValue ()
+	{
+		return null;
+	}
+
+	Argument getIndexed (String idx)
+	{
+		return null;
+	}
+
+	Argument getIndexed (long idx)
+	{
+		return getIndexed (Long.toString(idx));
+	}
+
+	protected native long getintval (long runid, long valid);
+	protected native double getrealval (long runid, long valid);
+	protected native String getstrval (long runid, long valid);
 }
diff --git a/ase/awk/Awk.java b/ase/awk/Awk.java
index 1c21a413..d52af7d0 100644
--- a/ase/awk/Awk.java
+++ b/ase/awk/Awk.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * $Id: Awk.java,v 1.22 2007/10/16 15:30:41 bacon Exp $
+ * $Id: Awk.java,v 1.23 2007/10/17 14:38:28 bacon Exp $
  *
  * {License}
  */
@@ -72,7 +72,6 @@ public abstract class Awk
 	public    native void    parse () throws Exception;
 	public    native void    run (String main, String[] args) throws Exception;
 	public    native void    stop ();
-	          native void    stoprun (long runid);
 	private   native int     getmaxdepth (int id);
 	private   native void    setmaxdepth (int id, int depth);
 	private   native int     getoption ();
diff --git a/ase/awk/Context.java b/ase/awk/Context.java
index e8ccae2e..8e88d44a 100644
--- a/ase/awk/Context.java
+++ b/ase/awk/Context.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * $Id: Context.java,v 1.5 2007/10/16 15:30:41 bacon Exp $
+ * $Id: Context.java,v 1.6 2007/10/17 14:38:28 bacon Exp $
  */
 
 package ase.awk;
@@ -49,9 +49,11 @@ public class Context
 
 	public void stop ()
 	{
-		awk.stoprun (this.runid);
+		stop (this.runid);
 	}
 
+	protected native void stop (long runid);
+
 	// TODO:
 	// setGlobal
 	// getGlobal
diff --git a/ase/awk/jni-dmc.def b/ase/awk/jni-dmc.def
index d611cfda..03d8eff4 100644
--- a/ase/awk/jni-dmc.def
+++ b/ase/awk/jni-dmc.def
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ EXPORTS
 	Java_ase_awk_Awk_parse
 	Java_ase_awk_Awk_run
 	Java_ase_awk_Awk_stop
-	Java_ase_awk_Awk_stoprun
 	Java_ase_awk_Awk_getmaxdepth
 	Java_ase_awk_Awk_setmaxdepth
 	Java_ase_awk_Awk_getoption
@@ -23,4 +22,7 @@ EXPORTS
 	Java_ase_awk_Awk_strftime
 	Java_ase_awk_Awk_strfgmtime
 	Java_ase_awk_Awk_system
-
+	Java_ase_awk_Context_stop
+	Java_ase_awk_Argument_getintval
+	Java_ase_awk_Argument_getrealval
+	Java_ase_awk_Argument_getstrval
diff --git a/ase/awk/jni.c b/ase/awk/jni.c
index d2939b99..cd08dbd3 100644
--- a/ase/awk/jni.c
+++ b/ase/awk/jni.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * $Id: jni.c,v 1.26 2007/10/16 15:30:41 bacon Exp $
+ * $Id: jni.c,v 1.27 2007/10/17 14:38:28 bacon Exp $
  *
  * {License}
  */
@@ -976,11 +976,6 @@ JNIEXPORT void JNICALL Java_ase_awk_Awk_stop (JNIEnv* env, jobject obj)
 	if (awk != NULL) ase_awk_stopall (awk);
 }
 
-JNIEXPORT void JNICALL Java_ase_awk_Awk_stoprun (JNIEnv* env, jobject obj, jlong runid)
-{
-	ase_awk_stop ((ase_awk_run_t*)runid);
-}
-
 static ase_ssize_t java_open_source (JNIEnv* env, jobject obj, int mode)
 {
 	jclass class; 
@@ -2911,3 +2906,55 @@ JNIEXPORT jint JNICALL Java_ase_awk_Awk_system (
 	ase_awk_free (awk, tmp);
 	return ret;
 }
+
+JNIEXPORT void JNICALL Java_ase_awk_Context_stop (JNIEnv* env, jobject obj, jlong runid)
+{
+	ase_awk_stop ((ase_awk_run_t*)runid);
+}
+
+
+JNIEXPORT jlong JNICALL Java_ase_awk_Argument_getintval (JNIEnv* env, jobject obj, long runid, long valid)
+{
+	int n;
+	ase_long_t lv;
+	ase_real_t rv;
+
+	n = ase_awk_valtonum (
+		(ase_awk_run_t*)runid, (ase_awk_val_t*)valid, &lv, &rv);
+	if (n == 1) lv = (ase_long_t)rv;
+
+	return (jlong)lv; 
+}
+
+JNIEXPORT jdouble JNICALL Java_ase_awk_Argument_getrealval (JNIEnv* env, jobject obj, long runid, long valid)
+{
+	int n;
+	ase_long_t lv;
+	ase_real_t rv;
+
+	n = ase_awk_valtonum (
+		(ase_awk_run_t*)runid, (ase_awk_val_t*)valid, &lv, &rv);
+	if (n == 0) rv = (ase_real_t)lv;
+
+	return (jdouble)rv; 
+}
+
+JNIEXPORT jstring JNICALL Java_ase_awk_Argument_getstrval (JNIEnv* env, jobject obj, long runid, long valid)
+{
+	int n;
+	ase_char_t* str;
+	ase_size_t  len;
+	jstring ret;
+
+	str = ase_awk_valtostr (
+		(ase_awk_run_t*)runid, (ase_awk_val_t*)valid, 
+		ASE_AWK_VALTOSTR_CLEAR, ASE_NULL,&len);
+	if (str == ASE_NULL) return ASE_NULL;
+
+	// TODO: convert string properly....
+	ret = (*env)->NewString (env, (jchar*)str, len);
+	ase_awk_free (ase_awk_getrunawk((ase_awk_run_t*)runid), str);
+
+	// TODO: clear exception if any...
+	return ret;
+}
diff --git a/ase/awk/jni.def b/ase/awk/jni.def
index eb5e8369..d4d9e1b3 100644
--- a/ase/awk/jni.def
+++ b/ase/awk/jni.def
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ EXPORTS
 	Java_ase_awk_Awk_parse
 	Java_ase_awk_Awk_run
 	Java_ase_awk_Awk_stop
-	Java_ase_awk_Awk_stoprun
 	Java_ase_awk_Awk_getmaxdepth
 	Java_ase_awk_Awk_setmaxdepth
 	Java_ase_awk_Awk_getoption
@@ -22,4 +21,7 @@ EXPORTS
 	Java_ase_awk_Awk_strftime
 	Java_ase_awk_Awk_strfgmtime
 	Java_ase_awk_Awk_system
-
+	Java_ase_awk_Context_stop
+	Java_ase_awk_Argument_getintval
+	Java_ase_awk_Argument_getrealval
+	Java_ase_awk_Argument_getstrval
diff --git a/ase/awk/jni.h b/ase/awk/jni.h
index 948d1be5..a448cd5b 100644
--- a/ase/awk/jni.h
+++ b/ase/awk/jni.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * $Id: jni.h,v 1.6 2007/10/16 15:30:41 bacon Exp $
+ * $Id: jni.h,v 1.7 2007/10/17 14:38:28 bacon Exp $
  *
  * {License}
  */
@@ -23,8 +23,6 @@ JNIEXPORT void JNICALL Java_ase_awk_Awk_parse (JNIEnv* env, jobject obj);
 JNIEXPORT void JNICALL Java_ase_awk_Awk_run (
 	JNIEnv* env, jobject obj, jstring mfn, jobjectArray args);
 JNIEXPORT void JNICALL Java_ase_awk_Awk_stop (JNIEnv* env, jobject obj);
-JNIEXPORT void JNICALL Java_ase_awk_Awk_stoprun (
-	JNIEnv* env, jobject obj, jlong runid);
 
 JNIEXPORT void JNICALL Java_ase_awk_Awk_addfunc (
 	JNIEnv* env, jobject obj, jstring name, jint min_args, jint max_args);
@@ -66,6 +64,12 @@ JNIEXPORT jstring JNICALL Java_ase_awk_Awk_strfgmtime (
 JNIEXPORT jint JNICALL Java_ase_awk_Awk_system (
 	JNIEnv* env, jobject obj, jstring cmd);
 
+JNIEXPORT void JNICALL Java_ase_awk_Context_stop (JNIEnv* env, jobject obj, jlong runid);
+
+JNIEXPORT jlong JNICALL Java_ase_awk_Argument_getintval (JNIEnv* env, jobject obj, long runid, long valid);
+JNIEXPORT jdouble JNICALL Java_ase_awk_Argument_getrealval (JNIEnv* env, jobject obj, long runid, long valid);
+JNIEXPORT jstring JNICALL Java_ase_awk_Argument_getstrval (JNIEnv* env, jobject obj, long runid, long valid);
+
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/ase/awk/val.c b/ase/awk/val.c
index 24ee13a0..4852414f 100644
--- a/ase/awk/val.c
+++ b/ase/awk/val.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * $Id: val.c,v 1.8 2007/09/23 16:48:55 bacon Exp $
+ * $Id: val.c,v 1.9 2007/10/17 14:38:28 bacon Exp $
  *
  * {License}
  */
@@ -747,7 +747,6 @@ int ase_awk_strtonum (
 	/* TODO: do should i handle strings ending with invalid number 
 	 *       characters like "123xx" or "dkdkdkd"? */
 	return 0; /* long */
-
 }
 
 #define DPRINTF run->awk->prmfns.misc.dprintf