diff --git a/ase/awk/run.c b/ase/awk/run.c
index 0ea08322..6dbc0bce 100644
--- a/ase/awk/run.c
+++ b/ase/awk/run.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * $Id: run.c,v 1.118 2006-06-30 16:46:34 bacon Exp $
+ * $Id: run.c,v 1.119 2006-06-30 17:07:52 bacon Exp $
  */
 
 #include <xp/awk/awk_i.h>
@@ -1104,7 +1104,7 @@ static int __run_delete (xp_awk_run_t* run, xp_awk_nde_delete_t* nde)
 	           var->type == XP_AWK_NDE_LOCALIDX ||
 	           var->type == XP_AWK_NDE_ARGIDX);
 
-xp_printf (XP_T("hello....... map...\n"));
+xp_printf (XP_T("********** __run_delete **************\n"));
 	if (var->type == XP_AWK_NDE_NAMED)
 	{
 		xp_awk_pair_t* pair;
@@ -1138,7 +1138,6 @@ xp_printf (XP_T("hello....... map...\n"));
 			{
 xp_printf (XP_T("clearing map...\n"));
 				xp_awk_map_clear (((xp_awk_val_map_t*)val)->map);
-				/* should not ismply clear it... */
 			}
 			else
 			{
@@ -1150,10 +1149,24 @@ xp_printf (XP_T("clearing map...\n"));
 	{
 		xp_awk_val_t* val;
 
+xp_printf (XP_T("clearing global...\n"));
 		val = STACK_GLOBAL (run,var->id.idxa);
-		if (val == XP_NULL)
+		xp_assert (val != XP_NULL);
+
+		if (val->type == XP_AWK_VAL_NIL)
 		{
-			/* TODO: */
+			xp_awk_val_t* tmp;
+
+			/* value not set for the named variable. 
+			 * create a map and assign it to the variable */
+
+			tmp = xp_awk_makemapval (run);
+			if (tmp == XP_NULL) PANIC_I (run, XP_AWK_ENOMEM);
+
+			/* no need to reduce the reference count of
+			 * the previous value because it was nil. */
+			STACK_GLOBAL (run,var->id.idxa) = tmp;
+			xp_awk_refupval (tmp);
 		}
 		else
 		{
@@ -1168,6 +1181,43 @@ xp_printf (XP_TEXT("clearning....\n"));
 			}
 		}
 	}
+	else if (var->type == XP_AWK_NDE_LOCAL)
+	{
+		xp_awk_val_t* val;
+
+xp_printf (XP_T("clearing lcoal...\n"));
+		val = STACK_LOCAL (run,var->id.idxa);
+		xp_assert (val != XP_NULL);
+
+		if (val->type == XP_AWK_VAL_NIL)
+		{
+			xp_awk_val_t* tmp;
+
+			/* value not set for the named variable. 
+			 * create a map and assign it to the variable */
+
+			tmp = xp_awk_makemapval (run);
+			if (tmp == XP_NULL) PANIC_I (run, XP_AWK_ENOMEM);
+
+			/* no need to reduce the reference count of
+			 * the previous value because it was nil. */
+			STACK_LOCAL (run,var->id.idxa) = tmp;
+			xp_awk_refupval (tmp);
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			if (val->type == XP_AWK_VAL_MAP)
+			{
+xp_printf (XP_TEXT("clearning....\n"));
+				xp_awk_map_clear (((xp_awk_val_map_t*)val)->map);
+			}
+			else
+			{
+				PANIC_I (run, XP_AWK_ENOTDELETABLE);
+			}
+		}
+
+	}
 	else
 	{
 xp_printf (XP_T("**** delete NOT IMPLEMENTED not implemented for this type of variable...\n"));
diff --git a/ase/test/awk/t13.awk b/ase/test/awk/t13.awk
index 222e6e1e..3a47728f 100644
--- a/ase/test/awk/t13.awk
+++ b/ase/test/awk/t13.awk
@@ -1,9 +1,16 @@
-//global a;
+global a;
 BEGIN
 {
+	local b;
+
 	//a = 20;
-	a[1] = 20;
-	a[2] = 30;
+	//a[1] = 20;
+	//a[2] = 30;
+
+	b["xxx"] = 20;
+	b["yyy"] = 30;
+
 	delete a;
+	delete b;
 }
 
diff --git a/ase/test/awk/xptestawk.dsp b/ase/test/awk/xptestawk.dsp
index 0946d46f..27e2f290 100644
--- a/ase/test/awk/xptestawk.dsp
+++ b/ase/test/awk/xptestawk.dsp
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ BSC32=bscmake.exe
 # ADD BSC32 /nologo
 LINK32=link.exe
 # ADD BASE LINK32 kernel32.lib user32.lib gdi32.lib winspool.lib comdlg32.lib advapi32.lib shell32.lib ole32.lib oleaut32.lib uuid.lib odbc32.lib odbccp32.lib kernel32.lib user32.lib gdi32.lib winspool.lib comdlg32.lib advapi32.lib shell32.lib ole32.lib oleaut32.lib uuid.lib odbc32.lib odbccp32.lib /nologo /subsystem:console /machine:I386
-# ADD LINK32 xpawk.lib /nologo /subsystem:console /machine:I386 /out:"..\..\..\release\awk.exe" /libpath:"..\..\awk\release"
+# ADD LINK32 xpawk.lib /nologo /subsystem:console /machine:I386 /out:"..\..\..\release\awk.exe" /libpath:"..\..\..\release"
 
 !ELSEIF  "$(CFG)" == "xptestawk - Win32 Debug"
 
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ BSC32=bscmake.exe
 # ADD BSC32 /nologo
 LINK32=link.exe
 # ADD BASE LINK32 kernel32.lib user32.lib gdi32.lib winspool.lib comdlg32.lib advapi32.lib shell32.lib ole32.lib oleaut32.lib uuid.lib odbc32.lib odbccp32.lib kernel32.lib user32.lib gdi32.lib winspool.lib comdlg32.lib advapi32.lib shell32.lib ole32.lib oleaut32.lib uuid.lib odbc32.lib odbccp32.lib /nologo /subsystem:console /debug /machine:I386 /pdbtype:sept
-# ADD LINK32 xpawk.lib kernel32.lib user32.lib gdi32.lib winspool.lib comdlg32.lib advapi32.lib shell32.lib ole32.lib oleaut32.lib uuid.lib odbc32.lib odbccp32.lib /nologo /subsystem:console /debug /machine:I386 /out:"..\..\..\debug\awk.exe" /pdbtype:sept /libpath:"..\..\awk\debug"
+# ADD LINK32 xpawk.lib kernel32.lib user32.lib gdi32.lib winspool.lib comdlg32.lib advapi32.lib shell32.lib ole32.lib oleaut32.lib uuid.lib odbc32.lib odbccp32.lib /nologo /subsystem:console /debug /machine:I386 /out:"..\..\..\debug\awk.exe" /pdbtype:sept /libpath:"..\..\..\debug"
 
 !ENDIF 
 
@@ -97,6 +97,10 @@ SOURCE=.\awk.c
 # Begin Group "Resource Files"
 
 # PROP Default_Filter "ico;cur;bmp;dlg;rc2;rct;bin;rgs;gif;jpg;jpeg;jpe"
+# Begin Source File
+
+SOURCE=..\..\..\debug\xpawk.lib
+# End Source File
 # End Group
 # End Target
 # End Project