diff --git a/ase/test/awk/cou-023.awk b/ase/test/awk/cou-023.awk
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..540b65c6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ase/test/awk/cou-023.awk
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+BEGIN { FS = OFS = "\t"; }
+      { $5 = 1000 * $3 / $2; print; }
diff --git a/ase/test/awk/cou-023.out b/ase/test/awk/cou-023.out
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..58c0e251
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ase/test/awk/cou-023.out
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+BEGIN {
+	__global7 = __global13 = "	";
+}
+
+{
+	$5 = ((1000 * $3) / $2);
+	print;
+}
+
+USSR	8649	275	Asia	31.7956
+Canada	3852	25	North America	6.49013
+China	3705	1032	Asia	278.543
+USA	3615	237	North America	65.5602
+Brazil	3286	134	South America	40.7791
+India	1267	746	Asia	588.792
+Mexico	762	78	North America	102.362
+France	211	55	Europe	260.664
+Japan	144	120	Asia	833.333
+Germany	96	61	Europe	635.417
+England	94	56	Europe	595.745
diff --git a/ase/test/awk/cou-024.awk b/ase/test/awk/cou-024.awk
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a10bce8f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ase/test/awk/cou-024.awk
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+$4 == "Asia" { pop = pop + $3; n = n + 1; }
+END          { print "Total population of the", n, 
+                     "Asian countries is", pop, "million.";
+             }
diff --git a/ase/test/awk/cou-024.out b/ase/test/awk/cou-024.out
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..98aae883
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ase/test/awk/cou-024.out
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+($4 == "Asia") {
+	pop = (pop + $3);
+	n = (n + 1);
+}
+
+END {
+	print "Total population of the",n,"Asian countries is",pop,"million.";
+}
+Total population of the 4 Asian countries is 2173 million.
diff --git a/ase/test/awk/cou-025.awk b/ase/test/awk/cou-025.awk
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a0eb9ca1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ase/test/awk/cou-025.awk
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+/Asia/   { pop["Asia"] += $3; }
+/Europe/ { pop["Europe"] += $3; }
+END      { print "Asian population is", pop["Asia"], "million.";
+           print "European population is", pop["Europe"], "million."; 
+         }
+    
diff --git a/ase/test/awk/cou-025.out b/ase/test/awk/cou-025.out
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..503ccd18
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ase/test/awk/cou-025.out
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+/Asia/ {
+	pop["Asia"] += $3;
+}
+
+/Europe/ {
+	pop["Europe"] += $3;
+}
+
+END {
+	print "Asian population is",pop["Asia"],"million.";
+	print "European population is",pop["Europe"],"million.";
+}
+Asian population is 2173 million.
+European population is 172 million.
diff --git a/ase/test/awk/cou-026.awk b/ase/test/awk/cou-026.awk
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0597c6d9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ase/test/awk/cou-026.awk
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+BEGIN { FS = "\t"; }
+      { pop[$4] += $3; }
+END   { for (name in pop) print name, pop[name]; }
diff --git a/ase/test/awk/cou-026.out b/ase/test/awk/cou-026.out
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..fcc41946
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ase/test/awk/cou-026.out
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+BEGIN {
+	__global7 = "	";
+}
+
+{
+	pop[$4] += $3;
+}
+
+END {
+	for (name in pop)
+		print name,pop[name];
+}
+Europe 172
+South America 134
+North America 340
+Asia 2173
diff --git a/ase/test/awk/cou-027.awk b/ase/test/awk/cou-027.awk
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f8464883
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ase/test/awk/cou-027.awk
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+BEGIN { FS = "\t"; }
+      { pop[$4] += $3; }
+END   { for (c in pop) 
+		printf ("%15s\t%6d\n", c, pop[c]) | "sort -t'\t' +1rn";
+      }
diff --git a/ase/test/awk/cou-027.out b/ase/test/awk/cou-027.out
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..33dd0d84
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ase/test/awk/cou-027.out
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+BEGIN {
+	__global7 = "	";
+}
+
+{
+	pop[$4] += $3;
+}
+
+END {
+	for (c in pop)
+		printf ("%15s	%6d\n",c,pop[c]) | "sort -t'	' +1rn";
+}
+           Asia	  2173
+  North America	   340
+         Europe	   172
+  South America	   134
diff --git a/ase/test/awk/crash08.awk b/ase/test/awk/crash08.awk
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..130cf3c8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ase/test/awk/crash08.awk
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+function a()
+{
+	print "aaaa";
+	a();
+}
+
+BEGIN { 
+	a = (b = 20); 
+	print a; print b; for(i=j=1; i< 10; i++) print i, j; 
+
+	a += b += 20; 
+	print a; print b; for(i=j=1; i< 10; i++) print i, j; 
+
+	j = (a < 20)? k = 20: c = 30;
+	print (a < 20)? k = 20: c = 30;
+	print "j=" j;
+	print "k=" k;
+	print "c=" c;
+
+	a();
+}
+
+