diff --git a/ase/awk/func.c b/ase/awk/func.c
index 4732a742..ba61cc64 100644
--- a/ase/awk/func.c
+++ b/ase/awk/func.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * $Id: func.c,v 1.72 2006-10-28 05:24:07 bacon Exp $
+ * $Id: func.c,v 1.73 2006-11-13 09:37:00 bacon Exp $
  */
 
 #include <ase/awk/awk_i.h>
@@ -15,26 +15,31 @@ static int __bfn_toupper (ase_awk_run_t* run);
 static int __bfn_gsub    (ase_awk_run_t* run);
 static int __bfn_sub     (ase_awk_run_t* run);
 static int __bfn_match   (ase_awk_run_t* run);
+static int __bfn_sprintf (ase_awk_run_t* run);
+
+#undef MAX
+#define MAX ASE_TYPE_MAX(ase_size_t)
 
 /* TODO: move it under the awk structure... */
 static ase_awk_bfn_t __sys_bfn[] = 
 {
 	/* io functions */
-	{ASE_T("close"),   5, ASE_AWK_EXTIO, 1,  1,  ASE_NULL,     __bfn_close},
-	{ASE_T("fflush"),  6, ASE_AWK_EXTIO, 0,  1,  ASE_NULL,     __bfn_fflush},
+	{ASE_T("close"),   5, ASE_AWK_EXTIO, 1, 1,  ASE_NULL, __bfn_close},
+	{ASE_T("fflush"),  6, ASE_AWK_EXTIO, 0, 1,  ASE_NULL, __bfn_fflush},
 
 	/* string functions */
-	{ASE_T("index"),   5, 0,            2,  2,  ASE_NULL,     __bfn_index},
-	{ASE_T("substr"),  6, 0,            2,  3,  ASE_NULL,     __bfn_substr},
-	{ASE_T("length"),  6, 0,            1,  1,  ASE_NULL,     __bfn_length},
-	{ASE_T("split"),   5, 0,            2,  3,  ASE_T("vrv"), __bfn_split},
-	{ASE_T("tolower"), 7, 0,            1,  1,  ASE_NULL,     __bfn_tolower},
-	{ASE_T("toupper"), 7, 0,            1,  1,  ASE_NULL,     __bfn_toupper},
-	{ASE_T("gsub"),    4, 0,            2,  3,  ASE_T("xvr"), __bfn_gsub},
-	{ASE_T("sub"),     3, 0,            2,  3,  ASE_T("xvr"), __bfn_sub},
-	{ASE_T("match"),   5, 0,            2,  2,  ASE_T("vx"),  __bfn_match},
+	{ASE_T("index"),   5, 0,  2,   2,  ASE_NULL,     __bfn_index},
+	{ASE_T("substr"),  6, 0,  2,   3,  ASE_NULL,     __bfn_substr},
+	{ASE_T("length"),  6, 0,  1,   1,  ASE_NULL,     __bfn_length},
+	{ASE_T("split"),   5, 0,  2,   3,  ASE_T("vrv"), __bfn_split},
+	{ASE_T("tolower"), 7, 0,  1,   1,  ASE_NULL,     __bfn_tolower},
+	{ASE_T("toupper"), 7, 0,  1,   1,  ASE_NULL,     __bfn_toupper},
+	{ASE_T("gsub"),    4, 0,  2,   3,  ASE_T("xvr"), __bfn_gsub},
+	{ASE_T("sub"),     3, 0,  2,   3,  ASE_T("xvr"), __bfn_sub},
+	{ASE_T("match"),   5, 0,  2,   2,  ASE_T("vx"),  __bfn_match},
+	{ASE_T("sprintf"), 7, 0,  1, MAX,  ASE_NULL,     __bfn_sprintf},
 
-	{ASE_NULL,         0, 0,            0,  0,  ASE_NULL,     ASE_NULL}
+	{ASE_NULL,         0, 0,  0,   0,  ASE_NULL,     ASE_NULL}
 };
 
 ase_awk_bfn_t* ase_awk_addbfn (
@@ -1237,6 +1242,11 @@ static int __bfn_match (ase_awk_run_t* run)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static int __bfn_sprintf (ase_awk_run_t* run)
+{
+	return -1;
+}
+
 #if 0
 static int __bfn_system (ase_awk_run_t* run)
 {
diff --git a/ase/awk/func.h b/ase/awk/func.h
index c77cafc9..84f406e8 100644
--- a/ase/awk/func.h
+++ b/ase/awk/func.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * $Id: func.h,v 1.14 2006-10-24 04:10:12 bacon Exp $
+ * $Id: func.h,v 1.15 2006-11-13 09:37:00 bacon Exp $
  */
 
 #ifndef _ASE_AWK_FUNC_H_
@@ -25,18 +25,6 @@ struct ase_awk_bfn_t
 	ase_awk_bfn_t* next;
 };
 
-enum
-{
-	/* ensure that this matches __sys_bfn in func.c */
-
-	ASE_AWK_BFN_CLOSE,
-	ASE_AWK_BFN_INDEX,
-	ASE_AWK_BFN_LENGTH,
-	ASE_AWK_BFN_SYSTEM,
-	ASE_AWK_BFN_SIN
-};
-
-
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 extern "C" {
 #endif