diff --git a/ase/awk/awk.c b/ase/awk/awk.c
index ac5e0a8e..9142550b 100644
--- a/ase/awk/awk.c
+++ b/ase/awk/awk.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* * $Id: awk.c,v 1.22 2006-02-23 14:42:33 bacon Exp $ */
+/* * $Id: awk.c,v 1.23 2006-02-23 15:37:34 bacon Exp $ */
 
 #include <xp/awk/awk.h>
 
@@ -53,6 +53,17 @@ xp_awk_t* xp_awk_open (xp_awk_t* awk)
 		return XP_NULL;	
 	}
 
+/* TODO: maybe a free function .... */
+	if (xp_awk_hash_open(&awk->run.named, 256, XP_NULL) == XP_NULL) {
+		xp_str_close (&awk->token.name);
+		xp_awk_hash_close (&awk->tree.funcs);
+		xp_awk_tab_close (&awk->parse.globals);
+		xp_awk_tab_close (&awk->parse.locals);
+		xp_awk_tab_close (&awk->parse.params);
+		if (awk->__dynamic) xp_free (awk);
+		return XP_NULL;	
+	}
+
 	awk->opt.parse = 0;
 	awk->opt.run = 0;
 	awk->errnum = XP_AWK_ENOERR;
@@ -82,6 +93,7 @@ int xp_awk_close (xp_awk_t* awk)
 	xp_awk_tab_close (&awk->parse.globals);
 	xp_awk_tab_close (&awk->parse.locals);
 	xp_awk_tab_close (&awk->parse.params);
+	xp_awk_hash_close (&awk->run.named);
 	xp_str_close (&awk->token.name);
 	if (awk->__dynamic) xp_free (awk);
 	return 0;
diff --git a/ase/awk/awk.h b/ase/awk/awk.h
index 9dea92b7..95a4b5f7 100644
--- a/ase/awk/awk.h
+++ b/ase/awk/awk.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /* 
- * $Id: awk.h,v 1.28 2006-02-08 16:14:31 bacon Exp $
+ * $Id: awk.h,v 1.29 2006-02-23 15:37:34 bacon Exp $
  */
 
 #ifndef _XP_AWK_AWK_H_
@@ -118,6 +118,12 @@ struct xp_awk_t
 		xp_size_t nlocals_max;
 	} parse;
 
+	/* run-time data structure */
+	struct
+	{
+		xp_awk_hash_t named;
+	} run;
+
 	/* source buffer management */
 	struct 
 	{
diff --git a/ase/awk/run.c b/ase/awk/run.c
index 819d2212..c576f83f 100644
--- a/ase/awk/run.c
+++ b/ase/awk/run.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * $Id: run.c,v 1.1 2006-01-26 15:35:20 bacon Exp $
+ * $Id: run.c,v 1.2 2006-02-23 15:37:34 bacon Exp $
  */
 
 #include <xp/awk/awk.h>
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@
 
 static int __run_block (xp_awk_t* awk, xp_awk_node_t* node);
 static int __run_statement (xp_awk_t* awk, xp_awk_node_t* node);
+static int __run_assignment (xp_awk_t* awk, xp_awk_node_assign_t* node);
+static int __eval_expr (xp_awk_t* awk, xp_awk_node_t* node);
 
 int xp_awk_run (xp_awk_t* awk)
 {
@@ -26,20 +28,102 @@ int xp_awk_run (xp_awk_t* awk)
 static int __run_block (xp_awk_t* awk, xp_awk_node_t* node)
 {
 	xp_assert (node->type == XP_AWK_NODE_BLOCK);
-	return -1;
+
+	xp_awk_node_t* p = node;
+
+	while (p != XP_NULL) {
+
+		if (__run_statement (awk, p) == -1) return -1;
+		p = p->next;
+	}
+	
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static int __run_statement (xp_awk_t* awk, xp_awk_node_t* node)
 {
 	switch (node->type) {
+	case XP_AWK_NODE_NULL:
+		/* do nothing */
+		break;
+
 	case XP_AWK_NODE_BLOCK:
 		if (__run_block(awk, node) == -1) return -1;
 		break;
+
+	case XP_AWK_NODE_IF:
+		break;
+	case XP_AWK_NODE_WHILE:
+		break;
+	case XP_AWK_NODE_DOWHILE:
+		break;
+	case XP_AWK_NODE_FOR:
+		break;
+
 	case XP_AWK_NODE_BREAK:
 		break;
 	case XP_AWK_NODE_CONTINUE:
 		break;
+
+	case XP_AWK_NODE_RETURN:
+		break;
+
+	case XP_AWK_NODE_EXIT:
+		break;
+
+	case XP_AWK_NODE_NEXT:
+		break;
+
+	case XP_AWK_NODE_NEXTFILE:
+		break;
+
+	case XP_AWK_NODE_ASSIGN:
+		if (__run_assignment (awk, node) == -1) return -1;
+		break;
+
+	case XP_AWK_NODE_NUM:
+		break;
 	}
 
 	return 0;
 }
+
+static int __run_assignment (xp_awk_t* awk, xp_awk_node_assign_t* node)
+{
+	if (node->type == XP_AWK_NODE_NAMED) {
+		xp_awk_node_t* right = __eval_expr (awk, node->right);
+		if (right == NULL) return -1;
+
+		if (xp_awk_hash_insert(awk->run.named, right) == -1) {
+			awk->errnum = XP_AWK_ENOMEM;
+			return -1;
+		}
+	}
+	else if (node->type == XP_AWK_NODE_GLOBAL) {
+	}
+	else if (node->type == XP_AWK_NODE_LOCAL) {
+	}
+	else if (node->type == XP_AWK_NODE_ARG) {
+	}
+
+	else if (node->type == XP_AWK_NODE_NAMEIDX) {
+	}
+	else if (node->type == XP_AWK_NODE_GLOBALIDX) {
+	}
+	else if (node->type == XP_AWK_NODE_LOCALIDX) {
+	}
+	else if (node->type == XP_AWK_NODE_ARGIDX) {
+	}
+
+	esle {
+		awk->errnum = XP_AWK_EINTERNAL;
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int __eval_expr (xp_awk_t* awk, xp_awk_node_t* node)
+{
+	return -1;
+}