diff --git a/ase/awk/awk_i.h b/ase/awk/awk_i.h
index c2c65a49..b0ef472f 100644
--- a/ase/awk/awk_i.h
+++ b/ase/awk/awk_i.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * $Id: awk_i.h,v 1.67 2006-10-15 15:45:41 bacon Exp $
+ * $Id: awk_i.h,v 1.68 2006-10-17 09:36:08 bacon Exp $
  */
 
 #ifndef _XP_AWK_AWKI_H_
@@ -230,6 +230,7 @@ struct xp_awk_run_t
 		void* rs;
 		void* fs;
 		int ignorecase;
+		xp_size_t fnr;
 
 		struct 
 		{
diff --git a/ase/awk/func.c b/ase/awk/func.c
index cde95901..0ec2406b 100644
--- a/ase/awk/func.c
+++ b/ase/awk/func.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * $Id: func.c,v 1.63 2006-10-16 08:47:59 bacon Exp $
+ * $Id: func.c,v 1.64 2006-10-17 09:36:08 bacon Exp $
  */
 
 #include <xp/awk/awk_i.h>
@@ -29,24 +29,25 @@ static int __bfn_system  (xp_awk_run_t* run);
 static xp_awk_bfn_t __sys_bfn[] = 
 {
 	/* io functions */
-	{ XP_T("close"),   5, XP_AWK_EXTIO, 1,  1,  XP_NULL, __bfn_close },
-	{ XP_T("fflush"),  6, XP_AWK_EXTIO, 0,  1,  XP_NULL, __bfn_fflush },
+	{ XP_T("close"),   5, XP_AWK_EXTIO, 1,  1,  XP_NULL,     __bfn_close },
+	{ XP_T("fflush"),  6, XP_AWK_EXTIO, 0,  1,  XP_NULL,     __bfn_fflush },
 
 	/* string functions */
-	{ XP_T("index"),   5, 0,            2,  2,  XP_NULL, __bfn_index },
-	{ XP_T("length"),  6, 0,            1,  1,  XP_NULL, __bfn_length },
-	{ XP_T("substr"),  6, 0,            2,  3,  XP_NULL, __bfn_substr },
+	{ XP_T("index"),   5, 0,            2,  2,  XP_NULL,     __bfn_index },
+	{ XP_T("length"),  6, 0,            1,  1,  XP_NULL,     __bfn_length },
+	{ XP_T("substr"),  6, 0,            2,  3,  XP_NULL,     __bfn_substr },
 	{ XP_T("split"),   5, 0,            2,  3,  XP_T("vrv"), __bfn_split },
-	{ XP_T("tolower"), 7, 0,            1,  1,  XP_NULL, __bfn_tolower },
-	{ XP_T("toupper"), 7, 0,            1,  1,  XP_NULL, __bfn_toupper },
+	{ XP_T("tolower"), 7, 0,            1,  1,  XP_NULL,     __bfn_tolower },
+	{ XP_T("toupper"), 7, 0,            1,  1,  XP_NULL,     __bfn_toupper },
 	{ XP_T("gsub"),    4, 0,            2,  3,  XP_T("xvr"), __bfn_gsub },
 	{ XP_T("sub"),     3, 0,            2,  3,  XP_T("xvr"), __bfn_sub },
+	/*{ XP_T("match"),   5, 0, ...  }, */
 
 	/* TODO: remove these two functions */
-	{ XP_T("system"),  6, 0,            1,  1,  XP_NULL, __bfn_system },
-	/*{ XP_T("sin"),     3, 0,            1,  1,  XP_NULL, __bfn_sin },*/
+	{ XP_T("system"),  6, 0,            1,  1,  XP_NULL,     __bfn_system },
+	/*{ XP_T("sin"),     3, 0,            1,  1,  XP_NULL,   __bfn_sin },*/
 
-	{ XP_NULL,         0, 0,            0,  0,  XP_NULL, XP_NULL }
+	{ XP_NULL,         0, 0,            0,  0,  XP_NULL,     XP_NULL }
 };
 
 xp_awk_bfn_t* xp_awk_addbfn (
diff --git a/ase/awk/jni.c b/ase/awk/jni.c
index aee17f7e..23fe0103 100644
--- a/ase/awk/jni.c
+++ b/ase/awk/jni.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * $Id: jni.c,v 1.8 2006-10-15 15:45:41 bacon Exp $
+ * $Id: jni.c,v 1.9 2006-10-17 09:36:08 bacon Exp $
  */
 
 #include <xp/awk/jni.h>
@@ -211,13 +211,20 @@ JNIEXPORT void JNICALL Java_xpkit_xpj_awk_Awk_run (JNIEnv* env, jobject obj)
 	}
 }
 
-JNIEXPORT void JNICALL Java_xpkit_xpj_awk_Awk_set_1extio_1handle (
+JNIEXPORT void JNICALL Java_xpkit_xpj_awk_Awk_set_1extio (
 	JNIEnv* env, jobject obj, jlong extio, jobject handle)
 {
 	xp_awk_extio_t* epa = (xp_awk_extio_t*)extio;
 	epa->handle = (void*)handle;
 }
 
+JNIEXPORT jobject JNICALL Java_xpkit_xpj_awk_Awk_get_1extio (
+	JNIEnv* env, jobject obj, jlong extio)
+{
+	xp_awk_extio_t* epa = (xp_awk_extio_t*)extio;
+	return (jobject)epa->handle;
+}
+
 static xp_ssize_t __call_java_open_source (JNIEnv* env, jobject obj, int mode)
 {
 	jclass class; 
diff --git a/ase/awk/jni.def b/ase/awk/jni.def
index c79cd9ed..e2b72ba1 100644
--- a/ase/awk/jni.def
+++ b/ase/awk/jni.def
@@ -5,4 +5,6 @@ EXPORTS
 	Java_xpkit_xpj_awk_Awk_close
 	Java_xpkit_xpj_awk_Awk_parse
 	Java_xpkit_xpj_awk_Awk_run
+	Java_xpkit_xpj_awk_Awk_get_1extio
+	Java_xpkit_xpj_awk_Awk_set_1extio
 
diff --git a/ase/awk/run.c b/ase/awk/run.c
index 0a4a8ba4..511bf46c 100644
--- a/ase/awk/run.c
+++ b/ase/awk/run.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * $Id: run.c,v 1.238 2006-10-16 14:38:43 bacon Exp $
+ * $Id: run.c,v 1.239 2006-10-17 09:36:08 bacon Exp $
  */
 
 #include <xp/awk/awk_i.h>
@@ -896,6 +896,29 @@ static int __build_runarg (xp_awk_run_t* run, xp_awk_runarg_t* runarg)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static int __update_fnr (xp_awk_run_t* run, xp_size_t fnr)
+{
+	xp_awk_val_t* tmp;
+
+	tmp = xp_awk_makeintval (run, fnr);
+	if (tmp == XP_NULL)
+	{
+		run->errnum = XP_AWK_ENOMEM;
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	xp_awk_refupval (tmp);
+	if (xp_awk_setglobal (run, XP_AWK_GLOBAL_FNR, tmp) == -1)
+	{
+		xp_awk_refdownval (run, tmp);
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	xp_awk_refdownval (run, tmp);
+	run->global.fnr = fnr;
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static int __set_globals_to_default (xp_awk_run_t* run)
 {
 	struct __gtab_t
@@ -1015,7 +1038,8 @@ static int __run_main (xp_awk_run_t* run, xp_awk_runarg_t* runarg)
 
 	run->exit_level = EXIT_NONE;
 
-	n = __set_globals_to_default (run);
+	n = __update_fnr (run, 0);
+	if (n == 0) n = __set_globals_to_default (run);
 	if (n == 0 && (run->awk->option & XP_AWK_RUNMAIN))
 	{
 /* TODO: should the main function be user-specifiable? */
@@ -1189,6 +1213,8 @@ static int __run_pattern_blocks (xp_awk_run_t* run)
 		need_to_close = xp_true;
 		if (x == 0) break; /* end of input */
 
+		__update_fnr (run, run->global.fnr + 1);
+
 		if (__run_pattern_block_chain (run, run->awk->tree.chain) == -1)
 		{
 			int saved = run->errnum;
@@ -1878,15 +1904,16 @@ static int __run_nextfile (xp_awk_run_t* run, xp_awk_nde_nextfile_t* nde)
 	if  (run->active_block == (xp_awk_nde_blk_t*)run->awk->tree.begin ||
 	     run->active_block == (xp_awk_nde_blk_t*)run->awk->tree.end)
 	{
-		PANIC_I (run, XP_AWK_ENEXTFILECALL);
+		run->errnum = XP_AWK_ENEXTFILECALL;
+		return -1;
 	}
 
 	n = xp_awk_nextextio_read (run, XP_AWK_IN_CONSOLE, XP_T(""));
 	if (n == -1)
 	{
 		if (run->errnum == XP_AWK_EIOHANDLER)
-			PANIC_I (run, XP_AWK_ECONINNEXT);
-		else return -1;
+			run->errnum = XP_AWK_ECONINNEXT;
+		return -1;
 	}
 
 	if (n == 0)
@@ -1896,9 +1923,9 @@ static int __run_nextfile (xp_awk_run_t* run, xp_awk_nde_nextfile_t* nde)
 		return 0;
 	}
 
-/* TODO: update FILENAME, ARGIND. reset FNR to 1.
- * some significant changes will be required to do this */
-/* Consider using FILENAME_IN and FILENAME_OUT to accomplish nextfile in/out */
+	if (__update_fnr (run, 0) == -1) return -1;
+
+/* TODO: Consider using FILENAME_IN and FILENAME_OUT to accomplish nextfile in/out */
 	run->exit_level = EXIT_NEXT;
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -2561,20 +2588,13 @@ static xp_awk_val_t* __do_assignment_map (
 		}
 		else if (var->type == XP_AWK_NDE_GLOBALIDX)
 		{
-			/* decrease the reference count of the previous value.
-			 * in fact, this is not necessary as map is always 
-			 * xp_awk_val_nil here. */
-			/*
-			xp_awk_refdownval (run, (xp_awk_val_t*)map);
-			STACK_GLOBAL(run,var->id.idxa) = tmp;
 			xp_awk_refupval (tmp);
-			*/
 			if (xp_awk_setglobal (run, var->id.idxa, tmp) == -1)
 			{
-				xp_awk_refupval (tmp);
 				xp_awk_refdownval (run, tmp);
 				return XP_NULL;
 			}
+			xp_awk_refdownval (run, tmp);
 		}
 		else if (var->type == XP_AWK_NDE_LOCALIDX)
 		{
diff --git a/ase/test/awk/t18.awk b/ase/test/awk/t18.awk
index c37d2f0a..1e012fff 100644
--- a/ase/test/awk/t18.awk
+++ b/ase/test/awk/t18.awk
@@ -1,13 +1,17 @@
+BEGIN { 
+	print "0. FILENAME=", FILENAME, "FNR=", FNR; 
+}
+
 /hello/ { 
-	print FILENAME; 
-	print "**1**" $0;
+	print "1. FILENAME=", FILENAME, "FNR=", FNR; 
+	print "[" $0 "]";
 	#nextfile;
 	print "----------------";
 }
 
 /hello/ { 
-	print FILENAME; 
-	print "**2**" $0; 
+	print "2. FILENAME=", FILENAME, "FNR=", FNR; 
+	print "[" $0 "]";
 	nextfile;
 	print "----------------";
 }