diff --git a/ase/awk/Awk.java b/ase/awk/Awk.java
index cf72221a..59391c41 100644
--- a/ase/awk/Awk.java
+++ b/ase/awk/Awk.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * $Id: Awk.java,v 1.10 2007/05/26 10:52:48 bacon Exp $
+ * $Id: Awk.java,v 1.11 2007/06/24 11:14:58 bacon Exp $
  *
  * {License}
  */
@@ -75,6 +75,8 @@ public abstract class Awk
 	private native boolean getdebug ();
 	private native void setdebug (boolean debug);
 
+	private native void setword (String ow, String nw);
+
 	private native void addbfn (
 		String name, int min_args, int max_args) throws Exception;
 	private native void delbfn (String name) throws Exception;
@@ -256,6 +258,11 @@ public abstract class Awk
 		setdebug (debug);
 	}
 
+	public void setWord (String ow, String nw)
+	{
+		setword (ow, nw);
+	}
+
 	/* == source code management == */
 	protected abstract int openSource (int mode);
 	protected abstract int closeSource (int mode);
diff --git a/ase/awk/jni.c b/ase/awk/jni.c
index de2ecc40..78008cba 100644
--- a/ase/awk/jni.c
+++ b/ase/awk/jni.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * $Id: jni.c,v 1.10 2007/05/25 14:41:48 bacon Exp $
+ * $Id: jni.c,v 1.11 2007/06/24 11:14:58 bacon Exp $
  *
  * {License}
  */
@@ -2009,6 +2009,119 @@ JNIEXPORT void JNICALL Java_ase_awk_Awk_setdebug (
 	((awk_data_t*)ase_awk_getcustomdata(awk))->debug = debug;
 }
 
+JNIEXPORT void JNICALL Java_ase_awk_Awk_setword (
+	JNIEnv* env, jobject obj, jstring ow, jstring nw)
+{	
+	jclass class; 
+	jfieldID handle;
+	ase_awk_t* awk;
+	const jchar* op, * np;
+	jsize ol, nl;
+	ase_char_t* ox, * nx;
+	jint r;
+
+	class = (*env)->GetObjectClass(env, obj);
+	handle = (*env)->GetFieldID (env, class, FIELD_HANDLE, "J");
+	(*env)->DeleteLocalRef (env, class);
+	if (handle == NULL)
+	{
+		/* internal error. no handle field 
+		 * NoSuchFieldError, ExceptionInitializerError, 
+		 * OutOfMemoryError might occur */
+		return;
+	}
+
+	awk = (ase_awk_t*) (*env)->GetLongField (env, obj, handle);
+
+	ol = (*env)->GetStringLength (env, ow);
+	op = (*env)->GetStringChars (env, ow, JNI_FALSE);
+	if (op == NULL) 
+	{
+		(*env)->ExceptionClear (env);
+		throw_exception (
+			env, 
+			ase_awk_geterrstr(ASE_NULL, ASE_AWK_ENOMEM),
+			ASE_AWK_ENOMEM,
+			0);
+		return;
+	}
+
+	nl = (*env)->GetStringLength (env, nw);
+	np = (*env)->GetStringChars (env, nw, JNI_FALSE);
+	if (np == NULL) 
+	{
+		(*env)->ReleaseStringChars (env, ow, op);
+		(*env)->ExceptionClear (env);
+		throw_exception (
+			env, 
+			ase_awk_geterrstr(ASE_NULL, ASE_AWK_ENOMEM),
+			ASE_AWK_ENOMEM,
+			0);
+		return;
+	}
+
+	if (ol > 0 && ASE_SIZEOF(jchar) != ASE_SIZEOF(ase_char_t))
+	{
+		ase_size_t i;
+		ox = (ase_char_t*)malloc (ASE_SIZEOF(ase_char_t)*ol);
+		if (ox == ASE_NULL)
+		{
+			(*env)->ReleaseStringChars (env, nw, np);
+			(*env)->ReleaseStringChars (env, ow, op);
+
+			throw_exception (
+				env, 
+				ase_awk_geterrstr(ASE_NULL, ASE_AWK_ENOMEM),
+				ASE_AWK_ENOMEM, 
+				0);
+			return;
+		}
+
+		for (i =  0; i < ol; i++) ox[i] = (ase_char_t)op[i];
+	}
+	else ox = (ase_char_t*)op;
+
+	if (nl > 0 && ASE_SIZEOF(jchar) != ASE_SIZEOF(ase_char_t))
+	{
+		ase_size_t i;
+		nx = (ase_char_t*) malloc (ASE_SIZEOF(ase_char_t)*nl);
+		if (nx == ASE_NULL)
+		{
+			if (ox != (ase_char_t*)op) free (ox);
+
+			(*env)->ReleaseStringChars (env, nw, np);
+			(*env)->ReleaseStringChars (env, ow, op);
+
+			throw_exception (
+				env, 
+				ase_awk_geterrstr(ASE_NULL, ASE_AWK_ENOMEM),
+				ASE_AWK_ENOMEM, 
+				0);
+			return;
+		}
+
+		for (i =  0; i < nl; i++) nx[i] = (ase_char_t)np[i];
+	}
+	else nx = (ase_char_t*)np;
+
+	r = ase_awk_setword (awk, ox, ol, nx, nl);
+
+	if (nx != (ase_char_t*)np) free (nx);
+	if (ox != (ase_char_t*)op) free (ox);
+
+	(*env)->ReleaseStringChars (env, nw, np);
+	(*env)->ReleaseStringChars (env, ow, op);
+
+	if (r == -1)
+	{
+		throw_exception (
+			env, 
+			ase_awk_geterrmsg(awk), 
+			ase_awk_geterrnum(awk), 
+			ase_awk_geterrlin(awk));
+	}	
+}
+
 JNIEXPORT void JNICALL Java_ase_awk_Awk_setfilename (
 	JNIEnv* env, jobject obj, jlong runid, jstring name)
 {
@@ -2506,6 +2619,8 @@ JNIEXPORT jint JNICALL Java_ase_awk_Awk_system (
 	for (i = 0; i < len; i++) tmp[i] = (ase_char_t)ptr[i];
 	tmp[i] = ASE_T('\0');
 
+	(*env)->ReleaseStringChars (env, cmd, ptr);
+
 #ifdef _WIN32
 	ret = _tsystem(tmp);
 #else
diff --git a/ase/awk/jni.h b/ase/awk/jni.h
index 495e5b67..de8efdee 100644
--- a/ase/awk/jni.h
+++ b/ase/awk/jni.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * $Id: jni.h,v 1.3 2007/04/30 05:47:33 bacon Exp $
+ * $Id: jni.h,v 1.4 2007/06/24 11:14:58 bacon Exp $
  *
  * {License}
  */
@@ -43,6 +43,9 @@ JNIEXPORT jboolean JNICALL Java_ase_awk_Awk_getdebug (
 JNIEXPORT void JNICALL Java_ase_awk_Awk_setdebug (
 	JNIEnv* env, jobject obj, jboolean debug);
 
+JNIEXPORT void JNICALL Java_ase_awk_Awk_setword (
+	JNIEnv* env, jobject obj, jstring ow, jstring nw);
+
 JNIEXPORT void JNICALL Java_ase_awk_Awk_setfilename (
 	JNIEnv* env, jobject obj, jlong runid, jstring name);
 JNIEXPORT void JNICALL Java_ase_awk_Awk_setofilename (
@@ -53,6 +56,13 @@ JNIEXPORT jobject JNICALL Java_ase_awk_Awk_strtonum (
 JNIEXPORT jstring JNICALL Java_ase_awk_Awk_valtostr (
 	JNIEnv* env, jobject obj, jlong runid, jobject val);
 
+JNIEXPORT jstring JNICALL Java_ase_awk_Awk_strftime (
+	JNIEnv* env, jobject obj, jstring fmt, jlong sec);
+JNIEXPORT jstring JNICALL Java_ase_awk_Awk_strfgmtime (
+	JNIEnv* env, jobject obj, jstring fmt, jlong sec);
+JNIEXPORT jint JNICALL Java_ase_awk_Awk_system (
+	JNIEnv* env, jobject obj, jstring cmd);
+
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/ase/change.log b/ase/change.log
index bf901268..9df28baa 100644
--- a/ase/change.log
+++ b/ase/change.log
@@ -2,12 +2,15 @@
 
 * added ase_awk_setword to enable customization of keywords and
   intrinsic function names.
-* added setWord method to the awk c++ class.
-* added setErrorString method to the awk c++ class.
+* added setWord method to the awk c++ class (awk/Awk.cpp)
+* added setErrorString method to the awk c++ class (awk/Awk.cpp)
+* added setWord method to the awk java class (awk/Awk.java)
 
 * changed the wrong macro name WIN32 to _WIN32 in utl/stdio.h
 * changed test/awk/Awk.cpp to include an option(-w) to utilize
   the setWord method.
+* changed test/awk/AseAwk.java to include an option(-w) to utilize
+  the setWord method.
 
 [0.2.0]
 
diff --git a/ase/test/awk/AseAwk.java b/ase/test/awk/AseAwk.java
index e9938da8..9e7d1ece 100644
--- a/ase/test/awk/AseAwk.java
+++ b/ase/test/awk/AseAwk.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * $Id: AseAwk.java,v 1.8 2007/05/28 10:29:57 bacon Exp $
+ * $Id: AseAwk.java,v 1.9 2007/06/24 11:14:58 bacon Exp $
  */
 
 import java.awt.*;
@@ -53,15 +53,18 @@ public class AseAwk extends StdAwk
 		System.out.print ("Usage: ");
 		System.out.print (AseAwk.class.getName());
 
-		System.out.println (" [-m main] [-si file]? [-so file]? [-ci file]* [-co file]* [-a arg]*");
-		System.out.println ("    -m  main  Specify the main function name\n");
-		System.out.println ("    -si file  Specify the input source file\n");
-		System.out.println ("              The source code is read from stdin when it is not specified\n");
-		System.out.println ("    -so file  Specify the output source file\n");
-		System.out.println ("              The deparsed code is not output when is it not specified\n");
-		System.out.println ("    -ci file  Specify the input console file\n");
-		System.out.println ("    -co file  Specify the output console file\n");
-		System.out.println ("    -a  str   Specify an argument\n");
+		System.out.println (" [-m main] [-si file]? [-so file]? [-ci file]* [-co file]* [-a arg]* [-w o:n]*");
+		System.out.println ("    -m  main  Specify the main function name");
+		System.out.println ("    -si file  Specify the input source file");
+		System.out.println ("              The source code is read from stdin when it is not specified");
+		System.out.println ("    -so file  Specify the output source file");
+		System.out.println ("              The deparsed code is not output when is it not specified");
+		System.out.println ("    -ci file  Specify the input console file");
+		System.out.println ("    -co file  Specify the output console file");
+		System.out.println ("    -a  str   Specify an argument");
+		System.out.println ("    -w  o:n   Specify an old and new word pair");
+		System.out.println ("              o - an original word");
+		System.out.println ("              n - the new word to replace the original word");
 	}
 
 	private static void print_error (String msg)
@@ -143,6 +146,7 @@ public class AseAwk extends StdAwk
 				else if (arg.equals("-co")) mode = 4;
 				else if (arg.equals("-a")) mode = 5;
 				else if (arg.equals("-m")) mode = 6;
+				else if (arg.equals("-w")) mode = 7;
 				else 
 				{
 					print_usage ();
@@ -207,6 +211,20 @@ public class AseAwk extends StdAwk
 					mainfn = arg;
 					mode = 0;
 				}
+				else if (mode == 7)
+				{
+					int idx = arg.indexOf(':');
+					if (idx == -1)
+					{
+						print_usage ();
+						return;
+					}
+
+					String ow = arg.substring (0, idx);
+					String nw = arg.substring (idx+1);
+					awk.setWord (ow, nw);
+					mode = 0;
+				}
 			}
 		}