diff --git a/ase/awk/rex.c b/ase/awk/rex.c
index 72d6ec66..bcd49200 100644
--- a/ase/awk/rex.c
+++ b/ase/awk/rex.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * $Id: rex.c,v 1.52 2006-12-13 14:16:12 bacon Exp $
+ * $Id: rex.c,v 1.53 2006-12-23 06:33:47 bacon Exp $
  */
 
 #include <ase/awk/awk_i.h>
@@ -410,7 +410,7 @@ static int __build_pattern (__builder_t* builder)
 
 	if (builder->depth.max > 0 && builder->depth.cur >= builder->depth.max)
 	{
-		builder->errnum = ASE_AWK_ERECURSION;
+		builder->errnum = ASE_AWK_ERECUR;
 		return -1;
 	}
 
@@ -1076,7 +1076,7 @@ static const ase_byte_t* __match_branch_body (
 
 	if (matcher->depth.max > 0 && matcher->depth.cur >= matcher->depth.max)
 	{
-		matcher->errnum = ASE_AWK_ERECURSION;
+		matcher->errnum = ASE_AWK_ERECUR;
 		return ASE_NULL;
 	}
 
diff --git a/ase/awk/run.c b/ase/awk/run.c
index f74fed85..73379b75 100644
--- a/ase/awk/run.c
+++ b/ase/awk/run.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * $Id: run.c,v 1.305 2006-12-19 14:20:30 bacon Exp $
+ * $Id: run.c,v 1.306 2006-12-23 06:33:47 bacon Exp $
  */
 
 #include <ase/awk/awk_i.h>
@@ -1660,7 +1660,7 @@ static int __run_block (ase_awk_run_t* run, ase_awk_nde_blk_t* nde)
 	if (run->depth.max.block > 0 &&
 	    run->depth.cur.block >= run->depth.max.block)
 	{
-		run->errnum = ASE_AWK_ERECURSION;
+		run->errnum = ASE_AWK_ERECUR;
 		return -1;;
 	}
 
diff --git a/ase/test/awk/awk.c b/ase/test/awk/awk.c
index 7cafa872..55ca103d 100644
--- a/ase/test/awk/awk.c
+++ b/ase/test/awk/awk.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * $Id: awk.c,v 1.145 2006-12-19 14:49:24 bacon Exp $
+ * $Id: awk.c,v 1.146 2006-12-23 06:33:47 bacon Exp $
  */
 
 #include <ase/awk/awk.h>
@@ -186,6 +186,7 @@ static FILE* awk_popen (const ase_char_t* cmd, const ase_char_t* mode)
 	n = wcstombs (mode_mb, mode, ASE_COUNTOF(mode_mb));
 	if (n == -1) return NULL;
 	if (n == ASE_COUNTOF(mode_mb)) cmd_mb[ASE_COUNTOF(mode_mb)-1] = '\0';
+
 	return popen (cmd_mb, mode_mb);
 #endif
 }
@@ -289,6 +290,7 @@ static ase_ssize_t process_extio_pipe (
 
 		case ASE_AWK_IO_CLOSE:
 		{
+			fflush ((FILE*)epa->handle);
 			awk_dprintf (ASE_T("closing %s of type (pipe) %d\n"),  epa->name, epa->type);
 			fclose ((FILE*)epa->handle);
 			epa->handle = NULL;
diff --git a/ase/test/awk/emp-003.out b/ase/test/awk/emp-003.out
index 1762f1f8..8c37c7e9 100644
--- a/ase/test/awk/emp-003.out
+++ b/ase/test/awk/emp-003.out
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-	print __global9,$1,$__global9;
+	print NF,$1,$NF;
 }
 
 3 Beth 0
diff --git a/ase/test/awk/emp-004.out b/ase/test/awk/emp-004.out
index 51598ab9..5bb7e8af 100644
--- a/ase/test/awk/emp-004.out
+++ b/ase/test/awk/emp-004.out
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-	print __global10,$0;
+	print NR,$0;
 }
 
 1 Beth	4.00	0
diff --git a/ase/test/awk/emp-015.out b/ase/test/awk/emp-015.out
index 3ce88d2b..3c696f7e 100644
--- a/ase/test/awk/emp-015.out
+++ b/ase/test/awk/emp-015.out
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-(__global9 != 3) {
+(NF != 3) {
 	print $0,"number of fields is not equal to 3";
 }
 
diff --git a/ase/test/awk/emp-018.out b/ase/test/awk/emp-018.out
index 909843f2..fd8fa49f 100644
--- a/ase/test/awk/emp-018.out
+++ b/ase/test/awk/emp-018.out
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 END {
-	print __global10,"employees";
+	print NR,"employees";
 }
 6 employees
diff --git a/ase/test/awk/emp-019.out b/ase/test/awk/emp-019.out
index f7512eb1..3126ff30 100644
--- a/ase/test/awk/emp-019.out
+++ b/ase/test/awk/emp-019.out
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@
 }
 
 END {
-	print __global10,"employees";
+	print NR,"employees";
 	print "total pay is",pay;
-	print "average pay is",(pay / __global10);
+	print "average pay is",(pay / NR);
 }
 6 employees
 total pay is 337.5
diff --git a/ase/test/awk/emp-024.out b/ase/test/awk/emp-024.out
index 27f914bc..a1af1cfb 100644
--- a/ase/test/awk/emp-024.out
+++ b/ase/test/awk/emp-024.out
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 {
 	nc = ((nc + length ($0)) + 1);
-	nw = (nw + __global9);
+	nw = (nw + NF);
 }
 
 END {
-	print __global10,"lines,",nw,"words,",nc,"characters";
+	print NR,"lines,",nw,"words,",nc,"characters";
 }
 6 lines, 18 words, 77 characters
diff --git a/ase/test/awk/emp-026.out b/ase/test/awk/emp-026.out
index f3bcb78e..2ac7bf5a 100644
--- a/ase/test/awk/emp-026.out
+++ b/ase/test/awk/emp-026.out
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 {
-	line[__global10] = $0;
+	line[NR] = $0;
 }
 
 END {
-	i = __global10;
+	i = NR;
 	while ((i > 0))
 	{
 		print line[i];
diff --git a/ase/test/awk/emp-027.out b/ase/test/awk/emp-027.out
index 85acdc22..a1601e46 100644
--- a/ase/test/awk/emp-027.out
+++ b/ase/test/awk/emp-027.out
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 {
-	line[__global10] = $0;
+	line[NR] = $0;
 }
 
 END {
-	i = __global10;
-	for (i = __global10; (i > 0); i = (i - 1))
+	i = NR;
+	for (i = NR; (i > 0); i = (i - 1))
 		print line[i];
 }
 Susie	4.25	18
diff --git a/ase/test/awk/regress.sh b/ase/test/awk/regress.sh
index 8c563b7e..39aa2bb4 100755
--- a/ase/test/awk/regress.sh
+++ b/ase/test/awk/regress.sh
@@ -31,8 +31,8 @@ run_script_for_test()
 	echo ">> RUNNING $script"
 	./awk "$script" "$data" > "$output.$pid"
 
-	#diff -y "$output" "$output.$pid" 
-	diff "$output" "$output.$pid" 
+	diff -y "$output" "$output.$pid" 
+	#diff "$output" "$output.$pid" 
 	if [ $? -ne 0 ]
 	then
 		rm -f "$output.$pid"
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ run_test()
 			echo "###################################"
 			echo "PROBLEM(S) DETECTED IN $script.".
 			echo "###################################"
-			break
+			return 1
 		fi
 	done
 
@@ -67,9 +67,11 @@ run_test()
 			echo "###################################"
 			echo "PROBLEM(S) DETECTED IN $script.".
 			echo "###################################"
-			break
+			return 1
 		fi
 	done
+
+	return 0
 }
 
 #--------#