diff --git a/ase/awk/Awk.java b/ase/awk/Awk.java
index 83630b21..2fa0636a 100644
--- a/ase/awk/Awk.java
+++ b/ase/awk/Awk.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * $Id: Awk.java,v 1.24 2007-01-31 09:31:02 bacon Exp $
+ * $Id: Awk.java,v 1.25 2007-02-01 07:23:59 bacon Exp $
  */
 
 package ase.awk;
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ public abstract class Awk
 	private native void open () throws Exception;
 	public  native void close ();
 	public  native void parse () throws Exception;
-	public  native void run (String main) throws Exception;
+	public  native void run (String main, String[] args) throws Exception;
 
 	private native int getmaxdepth (int id);
 	private native void setmaxdepth (int id, int depth);
@@ -79,10 +79,20 @@ public abstract class Awk
 	private native String valtostr (
 		long runid, Object obj) throws Exception;
 
-	/* == simpler run method == */
+	/* == simpler run methods == */
+	public void run (String main) throws Exception
+	{
+		run (main, null);
+	}
+
+	public void run (String[] args) throws Exception
+	{
+		run (null, args);
+	}
+
 	public void run () throws Exception
 	{
-		run (null);
+		run (null, null);
 	}
 
 	/* == builtin functions == */
diff --git a/ase/awk/StdAwk.java b/ase/awk/StdAwk.java
index ca0bf048..8c9dcc5b 100644
--- a/ase/awk/StdAwk.java
+++ b/ase/awk/StdAwk.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * $Id: StdAwk.java,v 1.16 2007-01-31 09:31:03 bacon Exp $
+ * $Id: StdAwk.java,v 1.17 2007-02-01 07:23:59 bacon Exp $
  */
 
 package ase.awk;
@@ -52,18 +52,29 @@ public abstract class StdAwk extends Awk
 		super.parse ();
 	}
 
-	public void run (String main) throws Exception
+	public void run (String main, String[] args) throws Exception
 	{
 		cin = consoleInputNames (); cin_no = 0;
 		cout = consoleOutputNames (); cout_no = 0;
-		super.run (main);
+		super.run (main, args);
+	}
+
+	public void run (String main) throws Exception
+	{
+		run (main, null);
+	}
+
+	public void run (String[] args) throws Exception
+	{
+		run (null, args);
 	}
 
 	public void run () throws Exception
 	{
-		run (null);
+		run (null, null);
 	}
 
+
 	/* == source code names == */
 	protected abstract String[] sourceInputNames ();
 	protected String[] sourceOutputNames () { return null; }
diff --git a/ase/awk/jni.c b/ase/awk/jni.c
index 18909168..d9fccce3 100644
--- a/ase/awk/jni.c
+++ b/ase/awk/jni.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * $Id: jni.c,v 1.63 2007-01-31 09:31:03 bacon Exp $
+ * $Id: jni.c,v 1.64 2007-02-01 07:23:59 bacon Exp $
  */
 
 #include <stdio.h>
@@ -396,7 +396,34 @@ JNIEXPORT void JNICALL Java_ase_awk_Awk_parse (JNIEnv* env, jobject obj)
 		(*env)->DeleteLocalRef (env, run_data.object_class); \
 	} while (0)
 
-JNIEXPORT void JNICALL Java_ase_awk_Awk_run (JNIEnv* env, jobject obj, jstring mfn)
+static ase_char_t* java_strxdup (jchar* str, jint len)
+{
+	if (len > 0 && ASE_SIZEOF(jchar) != ASE_SIZEOF(ase_char_t))
+	{
+		ase_char_t* tmp;
+		ase_size_t i;
+
+		tmp = (ase_char_t*) malloc ((len+1) * ASE_SIZEOF(ase_char_t));
+		if (tmp == ASE_NULL) return ASE_NULL;
+
+		for (i = 0; i < (ase_size_t)len; i++) tmp[i] = (ase_char_t)str[i];
+		tmp[i] = ASE_T('\0');
+
+		return tmp;
+	}
+	else
+	{
+		ase_char_t* tmp;
+
+		tmp = (ase_char_t*) malloc ((len+1) * ASE_SIZEOF(ase_char_t));
+		if (tmp == ASE_NULL) return ASE_NULL;
+
+		ase_awk_strncpy (tmp, (ase_char_t*)str, (ase_size_t)len);
+		return tmp;
+	}
+}
+
+JNIEXPORT void JNICALL Java_ase_awk_Awk_run (JNIEnv* env, jobject obj, jstring mfn, jobjectArray args)
 {
 	jclass class;
 	jfieldID handle;
@@ -407,9 +434,11 @@ JNIEXPORT void JNICALL Java_ase_awk_Awk_run (JNIEnv* env, jobject obj, jstring m
 	run_data_t run_data;
 	ase_char_t* mmm;
 
-	ase_size_t len;
+	ase_size_t len, i;
 	jchar* ptr;
 
+	ase_awk_runarg_t* runarg = NULL;
+
 	class = (*env)->GetObjectClass (env, obj);
 	handle = (*env)->GetFieldID (env, class, FIELD_HANDLE, "J");
 	(*env)->DeleteLocalRef (env, class);
@@ -498,6 +527,8 @@ JNIEXPORT void JNICALL Java_ase_awk_Awk_run (JNIEnv* env, jobject obj, jstring m
 	}
 	else
 	{
+		/* process the main entry point */
+
 		len = (*env)->GetStringLength (env, mfn);
 
 		if (len > 0 && ASE_SIZEOF(jchar) != ASE_SIZEOF(ase_char_t))
@@ -555,9 +586,99 @@ JNIEXPORT void JNICALL Java_ase_awk_Awk_run (JNIEnv* env, jobject obj, jstring m
 		}
 	}
 
-	if (ase_awk_run (awk, 
-		mmm, &runios, ASE_NULL, ASE_NULL, &run_data) == -1)
+
+	if (args != NULL)
 	{
+		/* compose arguments */
+
+		len = (*env)->GetArrayLength (env, args);
+
+		runarg = malloc (sizeof(ase_awk_runarg_t) * (len+1));
+		if (runarg == NULL)
+		{
+			if (mmm != NULL && mmm != mfn) free (mmm);
+			if (ptr != NULL) (*env)->ReleaseStringChars (env, mfn, ptr);
+			DELETE_CLASS_REFS (env, run_data);
+
+			throw_exception (
+				env, 
+				ase_awk_geterrstr(ASE_AWK_ENOMEM), 
+				ASE_AWK_ENOMEM,
+				0);
+
+			return;
+		}
+
+		for (i = 0; i < len; i++)
+		{
+			jchar* tmp;
+			jstring obj = (jstring)(*env)->GetObjectArrayElement (env, args, i);
+
+			runarg[i].len = (*env)->GetStringLength (env, obj);	
+			tmp = (*env)->GetStringChars (env, obj, JNI_FALSE);
+			if (tmp == NULL)
+			{
+				ase_size_t j;
+
+				for (j = 0; j < i; j++) free (runarg[j].ptr);
+				free (runarg);
+
+				(*env)->DeleteLocalRef (env, obj);
+
+				if (mmm != NULL && mmm != mfn) free (mmm);
+				if (ptr != NULL) (*env)->ReleaseStringChars (env, mfn, ptr);
+				DELETE_CLASS_REFS (env, run_data);
+
+				throw_exception (
+					env, 
+					ase_awk_geterrstr(ASE_AWK_ENOMEM), 
+					ASE_AWK_ENOMEM,
+					0);
+
+				return;
+			}
+
+			runarg[i].ptr = java_strxdup (tmp, runarg[i].len);
+			if (runarg[i].ptr == NULL)
+			{
+				ase_size_t j;
+
+				for (j = 0; j < i; j++) free (runarg[j].ptr);
+				free (runarg);
+
+				(*env)->ReleaseStringChars (env, obj, tmp);
+				(*env)->DeleteLocalRef (env, obj);
+
+				if (mmm != NULL && mmm != mfn) free (mmm);
+				if (ptr != NULL) (*env)->ReleaseStringChars (env, mfn, ptr);
+				DELETE_CLASS_REFS (env, run_data);
+
+				throw_exception (
+					env, 
+					ase_awk_geterrstr(ASE_AWK_ENOMEM), 
+					ASE_AWK_ENOMEM,
+					0);
+
+				return;
+			}
+			
+			(*env)->ReleaseStringChars (env, obj, tmp);
+			(*env)->DeleteLocalRef (env, obj);
+		}
+
+		runarg[i].ptr = NULL;
+		runarg[i].len = 0;
+	}
+
+	if (ase_awk_run (awk, 
+		mmm, &runios, ASE_NULL, runarg, &run_data) == -1)
+	{
+		if (runarg != NULL)
+		{
+			for (i = 0; i < len; i++) free (runarg[i].ptr);
+			free (runarg);
+		}
+
 		if (mmm != NULL && mmm != mfn) free (mmm);
 		if (ptr != NULL) (*env)->ReleaseStringChars (env, mfn, ptr);
 		DELETE_CLASS_REFS (env, run_data);
@@ -570,6 +691,12 @@ JNIEXPORT void JNICALL Java_ase_awk_Awk_run (JNIEnv* env, jobject obj, jstring m
 		return;
 	}
 
+	if (runarg != NULL)
+	{
+		for (i = 0; i < len; i++) free (runarg[i].ptr);
+		free (runarg);
+	}
+
 	if (mmm != NULL && mmm != mfn) free (mmm);
 	if (ptr != NULL) (*env)->ReleaseStringChars (env, mfn, ptr);
 	DELETE_CLASS_REFS (env, run_data);
diff --git a/ase/awk/jni.h b/ase/awk/jni.h
index f9729c24..a6b699ec 100644
--- a/ase/awk/jni.h
+++ b/ase/awk/jni.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * $Id: jni.h,v 1.20 2007-01-31 09:31:03 bacon Exp $
+ * $Id: jni.h,v 1.21 2007-02-01 07:23:59 bacon Exp $
  */
 
 #ifndef _ASE_AWK_JNI_H_
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@ extern "C" {
 JNIEXPORT void JNICALL Java_ase_awk_Awk_open (JNIEnv* env, jobject obj);
 JNIEXPORT void JNICALL Java_ase_awk_Awk_close (JNIEnv* env, jobject obj);
 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);
+JNIEXPORT void JNICALL Java_ase_awk_Awk_run (
+	JNIEnv* env, jobject obj, jstring mfn, jobjectArray args);
 
 JNIEXPORT void JNICALL Java_ase_awk_Awk_addbfn (
 	JNIEnv* env, jobject obj, jstring name, jint min_args, jint max_args);
diff --git a/ase/awk/makefile.lnx.gcc b/ase/awk/makefile.lnx.gcc
index ad916880..467b6778 100644
--- a/ase/awk/makefile.lnx.gcc
+++ b/ase/awk/makefile.lnx.gcc
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ CC = gcc
 AR = ar
 LD = ld
 RANLIB = ranlib
-CFLAGS = -Wall -O2 -D_REENTRANT -D_THREAD_SAFE -fPIC -fno-omit-frame-pointer -fno-strict-aliasing -I../.. $(JNI_INCPATH)
+CFLAGS = -Wall -O2 -D_REENTRANT -D_THREAD_SAFE -fPIC -I../.. $(JNI_INCPATH)
 LDFLAGS = 
 LIBS = 
 
diff --git a/ase/test/awk/Awk.java b/ase/test/awk/Awk.java
index ccaba9a2..f44265d3 100644
--- a/ase/test/awk/Awk.java
+++ b/ase/test/awk/Awk.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * $Id: Awk.java,v 1.25 2007-01-31 09:31:29 bacon Exp $
+ * $Id: Awk.java,v 1.26 2007-02-01 07:23:59 bacon Exp $
  */
 
 package ase.test.awk;
@@ -101,7 +101,12 @@ public class Awk extends ase.awk.StdAwk
 			System.out.println ("Option: [" + awk.getOption() + "]");
 
 			awk.parse ();
-			awk.run ("main");
+			
+			String[] aaa = new String[3];
+			aaa[0] = "abcdefg";
+			aaa[1] = "qwerty";
+			aaa[2] = "awk is bad";
+			awk.run ("main", aaa);
 		}
 		catch (ase.awk.Exception e)
 		{
diff --git a/ase/test/awk/makefile.lnx.gcc b/ase/test/awk/makefile.lnx.gcc
index 94ef1005..ba044183 100644
--- a/ase/test/awk/makefile.lnx.gcc
+++ b/ase/test/awk/makefile.lnx.gcc
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ SRCS = awk.c
 OBJS = $(SRCS:.c=.o)
 
 CC = gcc
-CFLAGS = -O2 -Wall -D_REENTRANT -D_THREAD_SAFE -fPIC -fno-omit-frame-pointer -fno-strict-aliasing -I../../..
+CFLAGS = -O2 -Wall -D_REENTRANT -D_THREAD_SAFE -fPIC -I../../..
 LDFLAGS =  -L../../awk
 LIBS =  -laseawk -lm