diff --git a/ase/awk/extio.c b/ase/awk/extio.c
index 48704a1e..20ce0893 100644
--- a/ase/awk/extio.c
+++ b/ase/awk/extio.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * $Id: extio.c,v 1.8 2006-06-22 04:25:44 bacon Exp $
+ * $Id: extio.c,v 1.9 2006-06-22 14:15:01 bacon Exp $
  */
 
 #include <xp/awk/awk_i.h>
@@ -100,6 +100,100 @@ xp_printf(XP_TEXT("%s"), buf);
 	return 1;
 }
 
+int xp_awk_writeextio (
+	xp_awk_run_t* run, int type, 
+	const xp_char_t* name, xp_awk_val_t* v, int* errnum)
+{
+	xp_awk_extio_t* p = run->extio;
+	xp_awk_io_t handler = run->awk->extio[type];
+	int ioopt;
+
+	if (handler == XP_NULL)
+	{
+		/* no io handler provided */
+		*errnum = XP_AWK_EIOIMPL; /* TODO: change the error code */
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	while (p != XP_NULL)
+	{
+		if (p->type == type &&
+		    xp_strcmp(p->name,name) == 0) break;
+		p = p->next;
+	}
+
+	if (p == XP_NULL)
+	{
+		p = (xp_awk_extio_t*) xp_malloc (xp_sizeof(xp_awk_extio_t));
+		if (p == XP_NULL)
+		{
+			*errnum = XP_AWK_ENOMEM;
+			return -1;
+		}
+
+		p->name = xp_strdup (name);
+		if (p->name == XP_NULL)
+		{
+			xp_free (p);
+			*errnum = XP_AWK_ENOMEM;
+			return -1;
+		}
+
+		p->type = type;
+		p->handle = XP_NULL;
+		p->next = XP_NULL;
+
+		if (type == XP_AWK_EXTIO_PIPE) 
+			ioopt = XP_AWK_IO_PIPE_READ;
+		else if (type == XP_AWK_EXTIO_FILE) 
+			ioopt = XP_AWK_IO_FILE_READ;
+		else ioopt = 0; /* TODO: how to handle this??? */
+
+		if (handler (XP_AWK_IO_OPEN, ioopt, p, XP_NULL, 0) == -1)
+		{
+			xp_free (p->name);
+			xp_free (p);
+				
+			/* TODO: set ERRNO */
+			*errnum = XP_AWK_ENOERR;
+			return -1;
+		}
+
+		if (p->handle == XP_NULL)
+		{
+			xp_free (p->name);
+			xp_free (p);
+
+			/* wrong implementation of user io handler.
+			 * the correct io handler should set p->handle to
+			 * non XP_NULL when it returns 0. */
+			*errnum = XP_AWK_EIOIMPL;
+			return -1;
+		}
+
+		/* chain it */
+		p->next = run->extio;
+		run->extio = p;
+	}
+
+	{
+		xp_awk_printval (v);
+#if 0
+xp_char_t buf[1024] = XP_T("temp...");;
+
+	if (handler (XP_AWK_IO_WRITE, 0, p, buf, xp_countof(buf)) == 0)
+	{
+		/* no more data. end of data stream */
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+xp_printf(XP_TEXT("%s"), buf);
+#endif
+	}
+
+	return 1;
+}
+
 int xp_awk_closeextio (xp_awk_run_t* run, const xp_char_t* name, int* errnum)
 {
 	xp_awk_extio_t* p = run->extio, * px = XP_NULL;
diff --git a/ase/awk/extio.h b/ase/awk/extio.h
index f96efad1..2cf08ae2 100644
--- a/ase/awk/extio.h
+++ b/ase/awk/extio.h
@@ -12,6 +12,11 @@ extern "C"
 
 int xp_awk_readextio (
 	xp_awk_run_t* run, int type, const xp_char_t* name, int* errnum);
+
+int xp_awk_writeextio (
+	xp_awk_run_t* run, int type, 
+	const xp_char_t* name, xp_awk_val_t* v, int* errnum);
+
 int xp_awk_closeextio (
 	xp_awk_run_t* run, const xp_char_t* name, int* errnum);
 
diff --git a/ase/awk/parse.c b/ase/awk/parse.c
index 7bd73082..bb85bf84 100644
--- a/ase/awk/parse.c
+++ b/ase/awk/parse.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * $Id: parse.c,v 1.120 2006-06-22 04:25:44 bacon Exp $
+ * $Id: parse.c,v 1.121 2006-06-22 14:15:01 bacon Exp $
  */
 
 #include <xp/awk/awk_i.h>
@@ -2786,9 +2786,12 @@ static xp_awk_nde_t* __parse_print (xp_awk_t* awk)
 	xp_awk_nde_t* out = XP_NULL;
 	int out_type = -1;
 
-	/* TODO: expression list............ */
+	/* TODO: handle expression list, not just a single expression */
+	/* TODO: handle ambiguiouty print "1111" > "2222". is > redirection? */
+
 	if (!MATCH(awk,TOKEN_SEMICOLON) &&
 	    !MATCH(awk,TOKEN_GT) &&
+	    !MATCH(awk,TOKEN_RSHIFT) &&
 	    !MATCH(awk,TOKEN_BOR) &&
 	    !MATCH(awk,TOKEN_BORAND)) 
 	{
@@ -2800,6 +2803,10 @@ static xp_awk_nde_t* __parse_print (xp_awk_t* awk)
 	{
 		out_type = XP_AWK_PRINT_FILE;
 	}
+	else if (MATCH(awk,TOKEN_RSHIFT))
+	{
+		out_type = XP_AWK_PRINT_FILE_APPEND;
+	}
 	else if (MATCH(awk,TOKEN_BOR))
 	{
 		out_type = XP_AWK_PRINT_PIPE;
diff --git a/ase/awk/run.c b/ase/awk/run.c
index 060bd444..c60c7972 100644
--- a/ase/awk/run.c
+++ b/ase/awk/run.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * $Id: run.c,v 1.105 2006-06-22 04:25:44 bacon Exp $
+ * $Id: run.c,v 1.106 2006-06-22 14:15:01 bacon Exp $
  */
 
 #include <xp/awk/awk_i.h>
@@ -1079,8 +1079,99 @@ static int __run_nextfile_statement (xp_awk_run_t* run, xp_awk_nde_nextfile_t* n
 
 static int __run_print_statement (xp_awk_run_t* run, xp_awk_nde_print_t* nde)
 {
-xp_printf (XP_T("**** print NOT IMPLEMENTED...\n"));
-	return -1;
+	xp_awk_nde_print_t* p = (xp_awk_nde_print_t*)nde;
+	xp_awk_val_t* v;
+
+	if (p->out_type == XP_AWK_PRINT_PIPE)
+	{
+		xp_awk_val_t* out;
+		xp_char_t* dst;
+		int errnum, n;
+
+		out = __eval_expression (run, p->out);
+		if (out == XP_NULL) return -1;
+
+		xp_awk_refupval (out);
+		dst = xp_awk_valtostr (out, &errnum, XP_NULL);
+		if (dst == XP_NULL) 
+		{
+			xp_awk_refdownval (run, out);
+			PANIC_I (run, errnum);
+		}
+		xp_awk_refdownval (run, out);
+
+		if (p->args == XP_NULL)
+		{
+			/* TODO: get $0 ans use it for v */
+			v = xp_awk_makestrval (XP_T("$0\n"), 1);
+			if (v == XP_NULL)
+			{
+				xp_free (dst);
+				PANIC_I (run, XP_AWK_ENOMEM);
+			}
+
+			xp_awk_refupval (v);
+			n = xp_awk_writeextio (
+				run, XP_AWK_EXTIO_PIPE, dst, v, &errnum);
+			if (n < 0 && errnum != XP_AWK_ENOERR) 
+			{
+				xp_free (dst);
+				xp_awk_refdownval (run, v);
+				PANIC_I (run, errnum);
+			}
+
+			xp_awk_refdownval (run, v);
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			xp_awk_nde_t* np = p->args;
+			while (np != XP_NULL)
+			{
+				v = __eval_expression (run, np);
+				if (v == XP_NULL)
+				{
+					xp_free (dst);
+					return -1;
+				}
+				xp_awk_refupval (v);
+
+				n = xp_awk_writeextio (
+					run, XP_AWK_EXTIO_PIPE, dst, v, &errnum);
+				if (n < 0 && errnum != XP_AWK_ENOERR) 
+				{
+					xp_free (dst);
+					xp_awk_refdownval (run, v);
+					PANIC_I (run, errnum);
+				}
+
+				xp_awk_refdownval (run, v);
+				np = np->next;
+			}
+		}
+
+		xp_free (dst);
+		return 0;
+	}
+	else if (p->out_type == XP_AWK_PRINT_COPROC)
+	{
+		xp_printf (XP_T("eval_getline coprocess not properly implemented....\n"));
+		return -1;
+	}
+	else if (p->out_type == XP_AWK_PRINT_FILE)
+	{
+		xp_printf (XP_T("eval_print PRINT_FILE not properly implemented....\n"));
+		return -1;
+	}
+	else if (p->out_type == XP_AWK_PRINT_FILE_APPEND)
+	{
+		xp_printf (XP_T("eval_print PRINT_FILE_APPEND not properly implemented....\n"));
+		return -1;
+	}
+	else
+	{
+		xp_assert (!"should never happen - wrong out_type for getline");
+		PANIC_I (run, XP_AWK_EINTERNAL);
+	}
 }
 
 static xp_awk_val_t* __eval_expression (xp_awk_run_t* run, xp_awk_nde_t* nde)
@@ -2965,6 +3056,9 @@ static xp_awk_val_t* __eval_getline (xp_awk_run_t* run, xp_awk_nde_t* nde)
 		n = xp_awk_readextio (run, XP_AWK_EXTIO_PIPE, str, &errnum);
 		xp_free (str);
 
+		/* TODO: set the value to var if it is not null */
+		/* TODO: set $0 if var is null */
+
 		if (n < 0 && errnum != XP_AWK_ENOERR) PANIC (run, errnum);
 		return xp_awk_makeintval (run, n);
 	}
@@ -2994,6 +3088,9 @@ static xp_awk_val_t* __eval_getline (xp_awk_run_t* run, xp_awk_nde_t* nde)
 		n = xp_awk_readextio (run, XP_AWK_EXTIO_FILE, str, &errnum);
 		xp_free (str);
 
+		/* TODO: set the value to var if it is not null */
+		/* TODO: set $0 if var is null */
+
 		if (n < 0 && errnum != XP_AWK_ENOERR) PANIC (run, errnum);
 		return xp_awk_makeintval (run, n);
 	}
diff --git a/ase/awk/tree.c b/ase/awk/tree.c
index 0131eb15..e4fb6107 100644
--- a/ase/awk/tree.c
+++ b/ase/awk/tree.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * $Id: tree.c,v 1.55 2006-06-19 15:43:27 bacon Exp $
+ * $Id: tree.c,v 1.56 2006-06-22 14:15:02 bacon Exp $
  */
 
 #include <xp/awk/awk_i.h>
@@ -79,7 +79,8 @@ static const xp_char_t* __print_outop_str[] =
 {
 	XP_T("|"),
 	XP_T("|&"),
-	XP_T(">")
+	XP_T(">"),
+	XP_T(">>")
 };
 
 static void __print_tabs (int depth);
diff --git a/ase/awk/tree.h b/ase/awk/tree.h
index e9b0337d..10a698d2 100644
--- a/ase/awk/tree.h
+++ b/ase/awk/tree.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * $Id: tree.h,v 1.47 2006-06-20 15:27:50 bacon Exp $
+ * $Id: tree.h,v 1.48 2006-06-22 14:15:02 bacon Exp $
  */
 
 #ifndef _XP_AWK_TREE_H_
@@ -69,7 +69,8 @@ enum
 {
 	XP_AWK_PRINT_PIPE,
 	XP_AWK_PRINT_COPROC,
-	XP_AWK_PRINT_FILE
+	XP_AWK_PRINT_FILE,
+	XP_AWK_PRINT_FILE_APPEND
 };
 
 typedef struct xp_awk_afn_t xp_awk_afn_t;
@@ -228,7 +229,7 @@ struct xp_awk_nde_getline_t
 {
 	XP_AWK_NDE_HDR;
 	xp_awk_nde_t* var;
-	int in_type; /* XP_AWK_GETLINE_PIPE, XP_AWK_GETLINE_FILE */
+	int in_type; /* XP_AWK_GETLINE_XXX */
 	xp_awk_nde_t* in;
 };
 
@@ -237,7 +238,7 @@ struct xp_awk_nde_print_t
 {
 	XP_AWK_NDE_HDR;
 	xp_awk_nde_t* args;
-	int out_type; /* XP_AWK_PRINT_PIPE, XP_AWK_PRINT_FILE */
+	int out_type; /* XP_AWK_PRINT_XXX */
 	xp_awk_nde_t* out;
 };
 
diff --git a/ase/test/awk/t10.awk b/ase/test/awk/t10.awk
index affc0081..f251f8ad 100644
--- a/ase/test/awk/t10.awk
+++ b/ase/test/awk/t10.awk
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 BEGIN 
 { 
+	print | "more";
+	print >> "echo";
+	print >> "echo";
+
 	getline x < "abc";  /* open("abc", O_RDONLY|O_LARGEFILE)       = 3 */
 	//print 10 >> "abc";  /* open("abc", O_WRONLY|O_APPEND|O_CREAT|O_LARGEFILE, 0666) = 4 */
 	getline x < "abc";