diff --git a/ase/awk/awk.h b/ase/awk/awk.h
index 99604566..68673863 100644
--- a/ase/awk/awk.h
+++ b/ase/awk/awk.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /* 
- * $Id: awk.h,v 1.76 2006-07-01 16:07:06 bacon Exp $
+ * $Id: awk.h,v 1.77 2006-07-05 16:20:23 bacon Exp $
  */
 
 #ifndef _XP_AWK_AWK_H_
@@ -130,6 +130,7 @@ enum
 	/* run time error */
 	XP_AWK_EDIVBYZERO,       /* divide by zero */
 	XP_AWK_EOPERAND,         /* invalid operand */
+	XP_AWK_EPOSIDX,          /* wrong position index */
 	XP_AWK_ENOSUCHFUNC,      /* no such function */
 	XP_AWK_ENOTASSIGNABLE,   /* value not assignable */
 	XP_AWK_ENOTINDEXABLE,    /* not indexable variable */
diff --git a/ase/awk/awk_i.h b/ase/awk/awk_i.h
index 96da18c6..8c66b716 100644
--- a/ase/awk/awk_i.h
+++ b/ase/awk/awk_i.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * $Id: awk_i.h,v 1.25 2006-07-03 04:09:56 bacon Exp $
+ * $Id: awk_i.h,v 1.26 2006-07-05 16:20:23 bacon Exp $
  */
 
 #ifndef _XP_AWK_AWKI_H_
@@ -166,12 +166,13 @@ struct xp_awk_run_t
 		xp_size_t buf_len;
 		xp_bool_t eof;
 		xp_str_t  line;
-		/*
-		xp_awk_val_t** flds;
-		xp_size_t nflds;
-		*/
-		xp_char_t** flds;
+
 		xp_size_t nflds;
+		struct
+		{
+			xp_char_t* ptr;
+			xp_size_t len;
+		}* flds;
 	} inrec;
 
 	/* extio chain */
diff --git a/ase/awk/err.c b/ase/awk/err.c
index 66f75f42..f2adc301 100644
--- a/ase/awk/err.c
+++ b/ase/awk/err.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * $Id: err.c,v 1.25 2006-07-01 16:07:06 bacon Exp $
+ * $Id: err.c,v 1.26 2006-07-05 16:20:23 bacon Exp $
  */
 
 #include <xp/awk/awk_i.h>
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ const xp_char_t* xp_awk_geterrstr (xp_awk_t* awk)
 
 		XP_T("divide by zero"),
 		XP_T("invalid operand"),
+		XP_T("wrong position index"),
 		XP_T("no such function"),
 		XP_T("value not assignable"),
 		XP_T("variable not indexable"),
diff --git a/ase/awk/run.c b/ase/awk/run.c
index 8de106ae..596edbf3 100644
--- a/ase/awk/run.c
+++ b/ase/awk/run.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * $Id: run.c,v 1.122 2006-07-03 04:09:56 bacon Exp $
+ * $Id: run.c,v 1.123 2006-07-05 16:20:23 bacon Exp $
  */
 
 #include <xp/awk/awk_i.h>
@@ -155,6 +155,7 @@ static void __raw_pop (xp_awk_run_t* run);
 static void __raw_pop_times (xp_awk_run_t* run, xp_size_t times);
 
 static int __read_record (xp_awk_run_t* run);
+static int __split_record (xp_awk_run_t* run);
 static int __val_to_num (xp_awk_val_t* v, xp_long_t* l, xp_real_t* r);
 static xp_char_t* __idxnde_to_str (xp_awk_run_t* run, xp_awk_nde_t* nde);
 
@@ -297,7 +298,14 @@ static void __close_run (xp_awk_run_t* run)
 	/* destroy named variables */
 	xp_awk_map_close (&run->named);
 
-	/* destroy input data */
+	/* destroy input record */
+	if (run->inrec.flds != XP_NULL) 
+	{
+		xp_free (run->inrec.flds);
+		run->inrec.flds = XP_NULL;
+		run->inrec.nflds = 0;
+	}
+	xp_assert (run->inrec.nflds == 0);
 	xp_str_close (&run->inrec.line);
 
 	/* destroy values in free list */
@@ -508,7 +516,7 @@ static int __run_pattern_blocks (xp_awk_run_t* run)
 
 		run->exit_level = EXIT_NONE;
 
-		x = __read_record(run);
+		x = __read_record (run);
 		if (x == -1)
 		{
 			/* don't care about the result of input close */
@@ -3309,9 +3317,42 @@ static xp_awk_val_t* __eval_argidx (xp_awk_run_t* run, xp_awk_nde_t* nde)
 
 static xp_awk_val_t* __eval_pos (xp_awk_run_t* run, xp_awk_nde_t* nde)
 {
-	/* TODO: */
-	xp_printf (XP_T("eval_pos not competed....\n"));
-	return XP_NULL;
+	xp_awk_nde_pos_t* pos = (xp_awk_nde_pos_t*)nde;
+	xp_awk_val_t* v;
+	xp_long_t lv;
+	xp_real_t rv;
+	int n;
+
+	v = __eval_expression (run, pos->val);
+	if (v == XP_NULL) return XP_NULL;
+
+	xp_awk_refupval (v);
+	n = __val_to_num (v, &lv, &rv);
+	xp_awk_refdownval (run, v);
+
+	if (n == -1) PANIC (run, XP_AWK_EPOSIDX);
+	if (n == 1) lv = (xp_long_t)rv;
+
+	if (lv == 0)
+	{
+		v = xp_awk_makestrval (
+			XP_STR_BUF(&run->inrec.line), 
+			XP_STR_LEN(&run->inrec.line));
+		if (v == XP_NULL) PANIC (run, XP_AWK_ENOMEM);
+	}
+	else if (lv > 0 && lv <= run->inrec.nflds)
+	{
+		v = xp_awk_makestrval (
+			run->inrec.flds[lv-1].ptr, 
+			run->inrec.flds[lv-1].len);
+		if (v == XP_NULL) PANIC (run, XP_AWK_ENOMEM);
+	}
+	else
+	{
+		v = xp_awk_val_nil;
+	}
+
+	return v;
 }
 
 static xp_awk_val_t* __eval_getline (xp_awk_run_t* run, xp_awk_nde_t* nde)
@@ -3439,12 +3480,6 @@ static int __read_record (xp_awk_run_t* run)
 	xp_char_t c;
 
 	xp_str_clear (&run->inrec.line);
-	if (run->inrec.flds != XP_NULL) 
-	{
-		xp_free (run->inrec.flds);
-		run->inrec.flds = XP_NULL;
-	}
-	run->inrec.nflds = 0;
 
 	while (1)
 	{
@@ -3483,8 +3518,60 @@ static int __read_record (xp_awk_run_t* run)
 		}
 	}
 
-	/* TODO: compose each field */
-	return 1;
+	if (__split_record (run) == -1) return -1;
+
+	return 1; /* has read a record */
+}
+
+static int __split_record (xp_awk_run_t* run)
+{
+	/* TODO: support FS and regular expression */
+
+	xp_char_t* p, * tok;
+	xp_size_t len, tok_len, nflds;
+       
+	/* clear input record fields */
+	if (run->inrec.flds != XP_NULL) 
+	{
+		xp_free (run->inrec.flds);
+		run->inrec.flds = XP_NULL;
+		run->inrec.nflds = 0;
+	}
+	xp_assert (run->inrec.nflds == 0);
+
+	/* scan the input record to count the fields */
+	p = XP_STR_BUF(&run->inrec.line);
+	len = XP_STR_LEN(&run->inrec.line);
+
+	nflds = 0;
+	while (p != XP_NULL)
+	{
+		p = xp_strxtok (p, len, XP_T(" \t"), &tok, &tok_len);
+		nflds++;
+		len = len - tok_len;
+	}
+
+	/* allocate space */
+	run->inrec.flds = xp_malloc (xp_sizeof(*run->inrec.flds) * nflds);
+	if (run->inrec.flds == XP_NULL) PANIC_I (run, XP_AWK_ENOMEM);
+
+	/* scan again and split it */
+	p = XP_STR_BUF(&run->inrec.line);
+	len = XP_STR_LEN(&run->inrec.line);
+
+	while (p != XP_NULL)
+	{
+		p = xp_strxtok (p, len, XP_T(" \t"), &tok, &tok_len);
+
+		run->inrec.flds[run->inrec.nflds].ptr = tok;
+		run->inrec.flds[run->inrec.nflds].len = tok_len;
+
+		run->inrec.nflds++;
+		len = len - tok_len;
+	}
+
+	xp_assert (nflds == run->inrec.nflds);
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static int __val_to_num (xp_awk_val_t* v, xp_long_t* l, xp_real_t* r)
@@ -3498,13 +3585,13 @@ static int __val_to_num (xp_awk_val_t* v, xp_long_t* l, xp_real_t* r)
 	if (v->type == XP_AWK_VAL_INT)
 	{
 		*l = ((xp_awk_val_int_t*)v)->val;
-		return 0;
+		return 0; /* long */
 	}
 
 	if (v->type == XP_AWK_VAL_REAL)
 	{
 		*r = ((xp_awk_val_real_t*)v)->val;
-		return 1;
+		return 1; /* real */
 	}
 
 	if (v->type == XP_AWK_VAL_STR)
diff --git a/ase/awk/sa.c b/ase/awk/sa.c
index 7159ff31..ec8c3abb 100644
--- a/ase/awk/sa.c
+++ b/ase/awk/sa.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * $Id: sa.c,v 1.23 2006-06-28 08:56:59 bacon Exp $
+ * $Id: sa.c,v 1.24 2006-07-05 16:20:23 bacon Exp $
  */
 
 #include <xp/awk/awk_i.h>
@@ -92,6 +92,148 @@ int xp_strxncmp (
 	return (*s1 > *s2)? 1: -1;
 }
 
+xp_char_t* xp_strtok (const xp_char_t* s, 
+	const xp_char_t* delim, xp_char_t** tok, xp_size_t* tok_len)
+{
+	const xp_char_t* p = s, *d;
+	const xp_char_t* sp = XP_NULL, * ep = XP_NULL;
+	xp_char_t c; 
+	int delim_mode;
+
+	/* skip preceding space xp_char_tacters */
+	while (/* *p != XP_T('\0') && */ xp_isspace(*p)) p++;
+
+	if (delim == XP_NULL) delim_mode = 0;
+	else {
+		delim_mode = 1;
+		for (d = delim; *d != XP_T('\0'); d++) 
+			if (!xp_isspace(*d)) delim_mode = 2;
+	}
+
+	if (delim_mode == 0) { 
+		/* when XP_NULL is given as "delim", it has an effect of cutting
+		   preceding and trailing space characters off "s". */
+		while ((c = *p) != XP_T('\0')) {
+			if (!xp_isspace(c)) {
+				if (sp == XP_NULL) sp = p;
+				ep = p;
+			}
+			p++;
+		}
+	}
+	else if (delim_mode == 1) {
+		while ((c = *p) != XP_T('\0')) {
+			if (xp_isspace(c)) break;
+
+			if (sp == XP_NULL) sp = p;
+			ep = p++;
+		}
+	}
+	else { /* if (delim_mode == 2) { */
+		while ((c = *p) != XP_T('\0')) {
+			if (xp_isspace(c)) {
+				p++;
+				continue;
+			}
+			for (d = delim; *d; d++) {
+				if (c == *d) {
+					goto exit_loop;
+				}
+			}
+			if (sp == XP_NULL) sp = p;
+			ep = p++;
+		}
+	}
+
+exit_loop:
+	if (sp == XP_NULL) {
+		*tok = XP_NULL;
+		*tok_len = (xp_size_t)0;
+	}
+	else {
+		*tok = (xp_char_t*)sp;
+		*tok_len = ep - sp + 1;
+	}
+	return (c == XP_T('\0'))? XP_NULL: ((xp_char_t*)++p);
+}
+
+xp_char_t* xp_strxtok (const xp_char_t* s, xp_size_t len,
+	const xp_char_t* delim, xp_char_t** tok, xp_size_t* tok_len)
+{
+	const xp_char_t* p = s, *d;
+	const xp_char_t* end = s + len;	
+	const xp_char_t* sp = XP_NULL, * ep = XP_NULL;
+	xp_char_t c; 
+	int delim_mode;
+
+	/* skip preceding space xp_char_tacters */
+	while (p < end && xp_isspace(*p)) p++;
+
+	if (delim == XP_NULL) delim_mode = 0;
+	else 
+	{
+		delim_mode = 1;
+		for (d = delim; *d != XP_T('\0'); d++) 
+			if (!xp_isspace(*d)) delim_mode = 2;
+	}
+
+	if (delim_mode == 0) 
+	{ 
+		/* when XP_NULL is given as "delim", it has an effect of cutting
+		   preceding and trailing space xp_char_tacters off "s". */
+		while (p < end) {
+			c = *p;
+			if (!xp_isspace(c)) {
+				if (sp == XP_NULL) sp = p;
+				ep = p;
+			}
+			p++;
+		}
+	}
+	else if (delim_mode == 1) 
+	{
+		while (p < end) 
+		{
+			c = *p;
+			if (xp_isspace(c)) break;
+			if (sp == XP_NULL) sp = p;
+			ep = p++;
+		}
+	}
+	else /* if (delim_mode == 2) { */ 
+	{
+		while (p < end) 
+		{
+			c = *p;
+			if (xp_isspace(c)) 
+			{
+				p++;
+				continue;
+			}
+			for (d = delim; *d != XP_T('\0'); d++) 
+			{
+				if (c == *d) goto exit_loop;
+			}
+			if (sp == XP_NULL) sp = p;
+			ep = p++;
+		}
+	}
+
+exit_loop:
+	if (sp == XP_NULL) 
+	{
+		*tok = XP_NULL;
+		*tok_len = (xp_size_t)0;
+	}
+	else 
+	{
+		*tok = (xp_char_t*)sp;
+		*tok_len = ep - sp + 1;
+	}
+
+	return (p >= end)? XP_NULL: ((xp_char_t*)++p);
+}
+
 int xp_printf (const xp_char_t* fmt, ...)
 {
 	int n;
diff --git a/ase/awk/sa.h b/ase/awk/sa.h
index 07e8ab33..8e734483 100644
--- a/ase/awk/sa.h
+++ b/ase/awk/sa.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * $Id: sa.h,v 1.24 2006-06-16 07:35:07 bacon Exp $
+ * $Id: sa.h,v 1.25 2006-07-05 16:20:23 bacon Exp $
  */
 
 #ifndef _XP_AWK_SA_H_
@@ -111,6 +111,14 @@ int xp_strxncmp (
 	const xp_char_t* s1, xp_size_t len1, 
 	const xp_char_t* s2, xp_size_t len2);
 
+#define xp_strtok xp_awk_strtok
+xp_char_t* xp_strtok (const xp_char_t* s, 
+	const xp_char_t* delim, xp_char_t** tok, xp_size_t* tok_len);
+
+#define xp_strxtok xp_awk_strxtok
+xp_char_t* xp_strxtok (const xp_char_t* s, xp_size_t len,
+	const xp_char_t* delim, xp_char_t** tok, xp_size_t* tok_len);
+
 #define xp_printf xp_awk_printf
 int xp_printf (const xp_char_t* fmt, ...);
 
diff --git a/ase/test/awk/t14.awk b/ase/test/awk/t14.awk
index 66dd6ab5..f29859de 100644
--- a/ase/test/awk/t14.awk
+++ b/ase/test/awk/t14.awk
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+/*
 {
 	print "1111111111111";
 }
@@ -15,3 +16,8 @@ END
 {
 	print "\a";
 }
+*/
+{
+	$3 = "10";
+	print $0, $2, $5;
+}