diff --git a/ase/cmd/awk/awk.c b/ase/cmd/awk/awk.c
index a7c0d5b9..a7815819 100644
--- a/ase/cmd/awk/awk.c
+++ b/ase/cmd/awk/awk.c
@@ -877,7 +877,8 @@ static struct
 	{ ASE_T("argstomain"),  ASE_AWK_ARGSTOMAIN },
 	{ ASE_T("reset"),       ASE_AWK_RESET },
 	{ ASE_T("maptovar"),    ASE_AWK_MAPTOVAR },
-	{ ASE_T("pablock"),     ASE_AWK_PABLOCK }
+	{ ASE_T("pablock"),     ASE_AWK_PABLOCK },
+	{ ASE_T("newline"),     ASE_AWK_NEWLINE }
 };
 
 static void print_usage (const ase_char_t* argv0)
diff --git a/ase/include/ase/awk/Awk.hpp b/ase/include/ase/awk/Awk.hpp
index 1e0c0713..0278870b 100644
--- a/ase/include/ase/awk/Awk.hpp
+++ b/ase/include/ase/awk/Awk.hpp
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * $Id: Awk.hpp 195 2008-06-06 13:01:55Z baconevi $
+ * $Id: Awk.hpp 240 2008-07-11 14:41:16Z baconevi $
  *
  * {License}
  */
@@ -548,6 +548,7 @@ public:
 		OPT_BLOCKLESS = ASE_AWK_BLOCKLESS,
 		OPT_BASEONE = ASE_AWK_BASEONE,
 		OPT_STRIPSPACES = ASE_AWK_STRIPSPACES,
+
 		/** Support the nextofile statement */
 		OPT_NEXTOFILE = ASE_AWK_NEXTOFILE,
 		/** Use CR+LF instead of LF for line breaking. */
@@ -563,7 +564,9 @@ public:
 		/** Allows the assignment of a map value to a variable */
 		OPT_MAPTOVAR = ASE_AWK_MAPTOVAR,
 		/** Allows BEGIN, END, pattern-action blocks */
-		OPT_PABLOCK = ASE_AWK_PABLOCK
+		OPT_PABLOCK = ASE_AWK_PABLOCK,
+		/** Can terminate a statement with a new line */
+		OPT_NEWLINE = ASE_AWK_NEWLINE
 	};
 	// end of enum Option
 	
diff --git a/ase/lib/awk/parse.c b/ase/lib/awk/parse.c
index 216163d0..7fc791b5 100644
--- a/ase/lib/awk/parse.c
+++ b/ase/lib/awk/parse.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * $Id: parse.c 239 2008-07-11 11:07:17Z baconevi $
+ * $Id: parse.c 240 2008-07-11 14:41:16Z baconevi $
  *
  * {License}
  */
@@ -521,9 +521,17 @@ static int parse (ase_awk_t* awk)
 		while (1) 
 		{
 			if (MATCH(awk,TOKEN_EOF)) break;
-			if (MATCH(awk,TOKEN_NEWLINE)) continue;
+			if (MATCH(awk,TOKEN_NEWLINE)) 
+			{
+				if (get_token(awk) == -1) 
+				{
+					n = -1;
+					goto exit_parse;
+				}
+				continue;
+			}
 
-			if (parse_progunit (awk) == ASE_NULL) 
+			if (parse_progunit(awk) == ASE_NULL) 
 			{
 				n = -1;
 				goto exit_parse;
@@ -592,6 +600,9 @@ exit_parse:
 static ase_awk_t* parse_progunit (ase_awk_t* awk)
 {
 	/*
+	global xxx, xxxx;
+	BEGIN { action }
+	END { action }
 	pattern { action }
 	function name (parameter-list) { statement }
 	*/
@@ -4358,11 +4369,14 @@ static ase_awk_nde_t* parse_print (ase_awk_t* awk, ase_size_t line, int type)
 			
 			while (MATCH(awk,TOKEN_COMMA))
 			{
-				if (get_token(awk) == -1)
-				{
-					ase_awk_clrpt (awk, args);
-					return ASE_NULL;
+				do {
+					if (get_token(awk) == -1)
+					{
+						ase_awk_clrpt (awk, args);
+						return ASE_NULL;
+					}
 				}
+				while (MATCH(awk,TOKEN_NEWLINE));
 
 				args_tail->next = parse_expression (awk, awk->token.line);
 				if (args_tail->next == ASE_NULL)
@@ -4504,6 +4518,18 @@ static int get_token (ase_awk_t* awk)
 	awk->token.line = awk->src.lex.line;
 	awk->token.column = awk->src.lex.column;
 
+/* TODO: move NEWLINE handling to skip_spaces??? */
+/* TODO: change the following block of code */
+	if (awk->option & ASE_AWK_NEWLINE)
+	{
+		if (line > 0 && awk->token.line != line)
+		{
+			SET_TOKEN_TYPE (awk, TOKEN_NEWLINE);
+			return 0;
+		}
+	}
+/* END TODO */
+
 	if (line != 0 && (awk->option & ASE_AWK_BLOCKLESS) &&
 	    (awk->parse.id.block == PARSE_PATTERN ||
 	     awk->parse.id.block == PARSE_BEGIN ||