diff --git a/Upsilon/BaseTypes/Number/ScriptNumber.cs b/Upsilon/BaseTypes/Number/ScriptNumber.cs
index 97014a0..edaa347 100644
--- a/Upsilon/BaseTypes/Number/ScriptNumber.cs
+++ b/Upsilon/BaseTypes/Number/ScriptNumber.cs
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ namespace Upsilon.BaseTypes.Number
         public static ScriptNumber operator / (ScriptNumber a, ScriptNumber b)
         {
             if (!a.IsFloat && !b.IsFloat)
-                return new ScriptNumberLong(((ScriptNumberLong) a).Value / ((ScriptNumberLong) b).Value);
+                return new ScriptNumberDouble(((ScriptNumberLong) a).Value / (double)((ScriptNumberLong) b).Value);
             if (a.IsFloat && b.IsFloat)
                 return new ScriptNumberDouble(((ScriptNumberDouble) a).Value / ((ScriptNumberDouble) b).Value);
             if (a.IsFloat)
diff --git a/Upsilon/BaseTypes/ScriptFunction/ScriptFunction.cs b/Upsilon/BaseTypes/ScriptFunction/ScriptFunction.cs
index 9e91ec3..d73063f 100644
--- a/Upsilon/BaseTypes/ScriptFunction/ScriptFunction.cs
+++ b/Upsilon/BaseTypes/ScriptFunction/ScriptFunction.cs
@@ -15,6 +15,6 @@ namespace Upsilon.BaseTypes.ScriptFunction
             return null;
         }
 
-        public abstract ScriptType Run(Diagnostics diagnostics, ScriptType[] variables, Script script);
+        public abstract ScriptType Run(Diagnostics diagnostics, ScriptType[] variables, Script script, EvaluationScope scope);
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Upsilon/BaseTypes/ScriptFunction/ScriptMethodInfoFunction.cs b/Upsilon/BaseTypes/ScriptFunction/ScriptMethodInfoFunction.cs
index a010d8d..06f265f 100644
--- a/Upsilon/BaseTypes/ScriptFunction/ScriptMethodInfoFunction.cs
+++ b/Upsilon/BaseTypes/ScriptFunction/ScriptMethodInfoFunction.cs
@@ -9,12 +9,15 @@ namespace Upsilon.BaseTypes.ScriptFunction
 {
     internal class ScriptMethodInfoFunction : ScriptFunction
     {
-        public ScriptMethodInfoFunction(UserDataMethod method, object o, bool directTypeManipulation, bool passScriptReference = false)
+        public ScriptMethodInfoFunction(UserDataMethod method, object o, bool directTypeManipulation,
+            bool passScriptReference = false, bool passScopeReference = false)
         {
             _method                 = method;
             _object                 = o;
             _directTypeManipulation = directTypeManipulation;
             _passScriptReference = passScriptReference;
+            _passScopeReference = passScopeReference;
+
             ReturnType              = _method.ReturnType;
         }
 
@@ -22,6 +25,7 @@ namespace Upsilon.BaseTypes.ScriptFunction
         private readonly object         _object;
         private readonly bool           _directTypeManipulation;
         private readonly bool           _passScriptReference;
+        private readonly bool _passScopeReference;
         public           System.Type    ReturnType { get; }
 
         public IEnumerable<UserDataMethod.UserDataMethodParameter> GetParameterInfo()
@@ -29,7 +33,7 @@ namespace Upsilon.BaseTypes.ScriptFunction
             return _method.GetMethods().First().Parameters;
         }
 
-        public override ScriptType Run(Diagnostics diagnostics, ScriptType[] variables, Script script)
+        public override ScriptType Run(Diagnostics diagnostics, ScriptType[] variables, Script script, EvaluationScope scope)
         {
             var types = _directTypeManipulation
                 ? variables.Select(x => x.GetType()).ToArray()
@@ -44,6 +48,8 @@ namespace Upsilon.BaseTypes.ScriptFunction
             var objects = new List<object>();
             if (_passScriptReference)
                 objects.Add(script);
+            if (_passScopeReference)
+                objects.Add(scope);
             objects.AddRange(_directTypeManipulation
                 ? variables.Select(x => (object) x).ToList()
                 : variables.Select(x => x.ToCSharpObject()).ToList());
diff --git a/Upsilon/BaseTypes/ScriptFunction/ScriptRuntimeFunction.cs b/Upsilon/BaseTypes/ScriptFunction/ScriptRuntimeFunction.cs
index 3050412..a52bfcd 100644
--- a/Upsilon/BaseTypes/ScriptFunction/ScriptRuntimeFunction.cs
+++ b/Upsilon/BaseTypes/ScriptFunction/ScriptRuntimeFunction.cs
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ namespace Upsilon.BaseTypes.ScriptFunction
             EvaluationScope = evaluationScope;
         }
 
-        public override ScriptType Run(Diagnostics diagnostics, ScriptType[] variables, Script script)
+        public override ScriptType Run(Diagnostics diagnostics, ScriptType[] variables, Script script, EvaluationScope scope)
         {
             var innerEvaluator = new Evaluator.Evaluator(diagnostics, EvaluationScope, script);
             for (var i = 0; i < Parameters.Length; i++)
diff --git a/Upsilon/BaseTypes/TypeConversion.cs b/Upsilon/BaseTypes/TypeConversion.cs
index a33cbb7..4bb6b10 100644
--- a/Upsilon/BaseTypes/TypeConversion.cs
+++ b/Upsilon/BaseTypes/TypeConversion.cs
@@ -100,9 +100,10 @@ namespace Upsilon.BaseTypes
                 return Type.Table;
             if (t == typeof(IIterable))
                 return Type.Nil;
+            if (t == typeof(ScriptType))
+                return Type.Unknown;
 
-
-            throw new ArgumentException(t.ToString());
+            return Type.UserData;
         }
 
     }
diff --git a/Upsilon/Binder/Binder.cs b/Upsilon/Binder/Binder.cs
index 7ad3ca8..3ec419f 100644
--- a/Upsilon/Binder/Binder.cs
+++ b/Upsilon/Binder/Binder.cs
@@ -267,10 +267,26 @@ namespace Upsilon.Binder
                 if (indexerVariable.Type == Type.UserData)
                 {
                     var bDefProperty = ((UserDataBoundTypeDefinition) ((FunctionParameterSymbol) indexerVariable)
-                        .BoundTypeDefinition).Properties[fullStopIndexExpression.Index];
+                        .BoundTypeDefinition).Properties[fullStopIndexExpression.Index.ToLowerInvariant()];
                     var boundDef = BoundTypeHandler.GetTypeDefinition(bDefProperty.ActualType);
                     return new FunctionParameterSymbol(fullStopIndexExpression.Index, boundDef);
                 }
+
+                if (indexerVariable.Type == Type.Unknown)
+                {
+                    if (indexerVariable is FunctionParameterSymbol funcSymbol)
+                    {
+                        var boundProp = funcSymbol.BoundTypeDefinition;
+                        if (boundProp is UserDataBoundTypeDefinition bProp)
+                        {
+                            var property = bProp.Properties[fullStopIndexExpression.Index.ToLowerInvariant()];
+                            var boundDef = BoundTypeHandler.GetTypeDefinition(property.ActualType);
+                            return new FunctionParameterSymbol(fullStopIndexExpression.Index, boundDef);
+                        }
+                    }
+
+                    return new VariableSymbol(fullStopIndexExpression.Index, Type.Unknown, true);
+                }
             }
             return null;
         }
@@ -699,7 +715,7 @@ namespace Upsilon.Binder
                     {
                         var functionParameter = (FunctionParameterSymbol) variableSymbol;
                         var udBoundDef = (UserDataBoundTypeDefinition)functionParameter.BoundTypeDefinition;
-                        if (udBoundDef.Properties.TryGetValue(index, out var property))
+                        if (udBoundDef.Properties.TryGetValue(index.ToLowerInvariant(), out var property))
                         {
                             return new BoundFullStopIndexExpression(expression, index, property.Type, e.Span);
                         }
diff --git a/Upsilon/Binder/BoundBinaryOperator.cs b/Upsilon/Binder/BoundBinaryOperator.cs
index 599279b..f83cf75 100644
--- a/Upsilon/Binder/BoundBinaryOperator.cs
+++ b/Upsilon/Binder/BoundBinaryOperator.cs
@@ -67,6 +67,16 @@ namespace Upsilon.Binder
             // String equality
             new BoundBinaryOperator(OperatorKind.Equality, Type.String, Type.String, Type.Boolean),
             new BoundBinaryOperator(OperatorKind.Inequality, Type.String, Type.String, Type.Boolean),
+
+            // general nil checks
+            new BoundBinaryOperator(OperatorKind.Equality, Type.String, Type.Nil, Type.Boolean),
+            new BoundBinaryOperator(OperatorKind.Inequality, Type.String, Type.Nil, Type.Boolean),
+            new BoundBinaryOperator(OperatorKind.Equality, Type.UserData, Type.Nil, Type.Boolean),
+            new BoundBinaryOperator(OperatorKind.Inequality, Type.UserData, Type.Nil, Type.Boolean),
+            new BoundBinaryOperator(OperatorKind.Equality, Type.Table, Type.Nil, Type.Boolean),
+            new BoundBinaryOperator(OperatorKind.Inequality, Type.Table, Type.Nil, Type.Boolean),
+            new BoundBinaryOperator(OperatorKind.Equality, Type.Unknown, Type.Nil, Type.Boolean),
+            new BoundBinaryOperator(OperatorKind.Inequality, Type.Unknown, Type.Nil, Type.Boolean),
         };
 
         public static BoundBinaryOperator Bind(SyntaxKind operatorToken, Type left, Type right)
diff --git a/Upsilon/BoundTypes/BoundTypeHandler.cs b/Upsilon/BoundTypes/BoundTypeHandler.cs
index e4f5182..d63a05e 100644
--- a/Upsilon/BoundTypes/BoundTypeHandler.cs
+++ b/Upsilon/BoundTypes/BoundTypeHandler.cs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 using System.Collections;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Linq;
 using Upsilon.BaseTypes;
 
 namespace Upsilon.BoundTypes
@@ -38,6 +39,10 @@ namespace Upsilon.BoundTypes
             }
             return null;
         }
+        public static BoundTypeDefinition GetTypeDefinition(System.Type type)
+        {
+            return _typeDefinitions.Values.FirstOrDefault(x => x.ValidInternalTypes.Contains(type));
+        }
 
         public static void LoadUserDataTypeDefinition(UserDataBoundTypeDefinition def)
         {
diff --git a/Upsilon/BoundTypes/UserDataBoundTypeDefinition.cs b/Upsilon/BoundTypes/UserDataBoundTypeDefinition.cs
index 98b60ab..9343c95 100644
--- a/Upsilon/BoundTypes/UserDataBoundTypeDefinition.cs
+++ b/Upsilon/BoundTypes/UserDataBoundTypeDefinition.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Linq;
 using Upsilon.BaseTypes;
 
 namespace Upsilon.BoundTypes
@@ -12,6 +13,38 @@ namespace Upsilon.BoundTypes
             : base(Type.UserData, backingType)
         {
             Name = backingType.Name;
+            Properties = new Dictionary<string, UserDataBoundProperty>();
+            var fields = backingType.GetFields().Select(x => new UserDataBoundProperty()
+            {
+                Name = x.Name,
+                ActualType =  x.FieldType.Name,
+                Type = x.FieldType.GetScriptType(),
+            });
+            foreach (var f in fields)
+            {
+                Properties.Add(f.Name.ToLowerInvariant(), f);
+            }
+            var properties = backingType.GetProperties().Select(x => new UserDataBoundProperty()
+            {
+                Name       = x.Name,
+                ActualType =  x.PropertyType.Name,
+                Type       = x.PropertyType.GetScriptType(),
+            });
+            foreach (var f in properties)
+            {
+                Properties.Add(f.Name.ToLowerInvariant(), f);
+            }
+            var methods = backingType.GetMethods().Select(x => new UserDataBoundMethod()
+            {
+                Name       = x.Name,
+                Type       = Type.Function,
+                ResultType = x.ReturnType.GetScriptType()
+            });
+            foreach (var f in methods)
+            {
+                Properties.Add(f.Name.ToLowerInvariant(), f);
+            }
+
         }
 
         public UserDataBoundTypeDefinition(string name, Dictionary<string, UserDataBoundProperty> properties)
@@ -26,7 +59,14 @@ namespace Upsilon.BoundTypes
     {
         public string Name { get; set; }
         public Type Type { get; set; }
-        public string ActualType { get; set; }
+        public virtual string ActualType { get; set; }
         public string Comment { get; set; }
     }
+
+    public class UserDataBoundMethod: UserDataBoundProperty
+    {
+        public override string ActualType => "Function";
+        public Type ResultType { get; set; }
+    }
+
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Upsilon/Evaluator/Evaluator.cs b/Upsilon/Evaluator/Evaluator.cs
index 0ab8ad9..e8da4c4 100644
--- a/Upsilon/Evaluator/Evaluator.cs
+++ b/Upsilon/Evaluator/Evaluator.cs
@@ -484,7 +484,7 @@ namespace Upsilon.Evaluator
                 ls.Add(evaluate);
             }
 
-            var val = function.Run(_diagnostics, ls.ToArray(), _script);
+            var val = function.Run(_diagnostics, ls.ToArray(), _script, Scope);
             return val;
         }
 
diff --git a/Upsilon/Evaluator/Script.cs b/Upsilon/Evaluator/Script.cs
index 6473ba6..83be4b3 100644
--- a/Upsilon/Evaluator/Script.cs
+++ b/Upsilon/Evaluator/Script.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Collections.Immutable;
 using Upsilon.BaseTypes;
 using Upsilon.Binder;
@@ -39,14 +40,25 @@ namespace Upsilon.Evaluator
 
         private Script(string scriptString, Binder.Binder binder, Evaluator evaluator, ScriptOptions options)
         {
-            ScriptString = new SourceText(scriptString);
-            Options = options;
+            ScriptString  = new SourceText(scriptString);
+            Options       = options;
             _scriptString = scriptString;
-            Diagnostics  = new Diagnostics(ScriptString, options.ThrowExceptionOnError);
+            Diagnostics   = new Diagnostics(ScriptString, options.ThrowExceptionOnError);
 
-            Binder = Upsilon.Binder.Binder.CreateWithSetScope(Diagnostics, binder.Scope);
-            Evaluator    = Evaluator.CreateWithSetScope(Diagnostics, evaluator.Scope, this);
-            Scope        = Evaluator.Scope;
+            Binder    = Upsilon.Binder.Binder.CreateWithSetScope(Diagnostics, binder.Scope);
+            Evaluator = Evaluator.CreateWithSetScope(Diagnostics, evaluator.Scope, this);
+            Scope     = Evaluator.Scope;
+        }
+
+        private Script(BoundScript boundScript, Binder.Binder binder, Evaluator evaluator, ScriptOptions options)
+        {
+            Options       = options;
+            _bound =         boundScript;
+            Diagnostics   = new Diagnostics(ScriptString, options.ThrowExceptionOnError);
+
+            Binder    = Upsilon.Binder.Binder.CreateWithSetScope(Diagnostics, binder.Scope);
+            Evaluator = Evaluator.CreateWithSetScope(Diagnostics, evaluator.Scope, this);
+            Scope     = Evaluator.Scope;
         }
 
 
@@ -56,6 +68,12 @@ namespace Upsilon.Evaluator
             return s;
         }
 
+        internal static Script ContinueWith(Script previousScript, BoundScript boundScript)
+        {
+            var s = new Script(boundScript, previousScript.Binder, previousScript.Evaluator, previousScript.Options);
+            return s;
+        }
+
         internal void Parse()
         {
             _parsed = Parser.Parser.Parse(_scriptString, Diagnostics, Options.SaveDataComments);
@@ -103,6 +121,11 @@ namespace Upsilon.Evaluator
             return Convert<T>(Evaluator.Evaluate(Bind(), functionName, parameters));
         }
 
+        public Dictionary<string, ScriptType> GetVariables()
+        {
+            return Evaluator.Scope.Variables;
+        }
+
         public T GetVariable<T>(string variableName)
         {
             if (!Scope.TryGet(variableName, out var variable))
diff --git a/Upsilon/Evaluator/ScriptLoader.cs b/Upsilon/Evaluator/ScriptLoader.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2c8c075
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Upsilon/Evaluator/ScriptLoader.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+using System.IO;
+
+namespace Upsilon.Evaluator
+{
+    public class ScriptLoader
+    {
+        public virtual string FilePath { get; } = "./";
+        public virtual string ModulesPath { get; } = "./modules/";
+
+        public virtual string LoadFile(string fileName)
+        {
+            var path         = FilePath;
+            var resolvedName = ResolveFileName(FilePath, fileName);
+            if (File.Exists(resolvedName))
+            {
+                return File.ReadAllText(resolvedName);
+            }
+            else if (File.Exists(resolvedName + ".yup"))
+            {
+                return File.ReadAllText(resolvedName + ".yup");
+            }
+            else if (File.Exists(resolvedName + ".lua"))
+            {
+                return File.ReadAllText(resolvedName + ".lua");
+            }
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        public virtual string LoadModule(string fileName)
+        {
+            var resolvedName = ResolveFileName(ModulesPath, fileName);
+            string text = null;
+            if (File.Exists(resolvedName))
+            {
+                text = File.ReadAllText(resolvedName);
+            }
+            else if (File.Exists(resolvedName + ".yup"))
+            {
+                text = File.ReadAllText(resolvedName + ".yup");
+            }
+            else if (File.Exists(resolvedName + ".lua"))
+            {
+                text = File.ReadAllText(resolvedName + ".lua");
+            }
+
+            return text;
+        }
+
+
+        public virtual string ResolveFileName(string path, string fileName)
+        {
+            return Path.Combine(path, fileName);
+        }
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Upsilon/Executor.cs b/Upsilon/Executor.cs
index 446c8d9..325bfe1 100644
--- a/Upsilon/Executor.cs
+++ b/Upsilon/Executor.cs
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+using Upsilon.Binder;
 using Upsilon.Evaluator;
 
 namespace Upsilon
@@ -9,7 +10,16 @@ namespace Upsilon
         public static Script ParseInput(string input, ScriptOptions options = null)
         {
             if (options == null) options = DefaultOptions;
-            var script = new Script(input, options);
+            var script                   = new Script(input, options);
+            script.Parse();
+            return script;
+        }
+
+        public static Script ParseFile(string fileName, ScriptOptions options = null)
+        {
+            if (options == null) options = DefaultOptions;
+            var input = options.ScriptLoader.LoadFile(fileName);
+            var script                   = new Script(input, options);
             script.Parse();
             return script;
         }
@@ -23,6 +33,16 @@ namespace Upsilon
             return script;
         }
 
+        public static Script ParseFileAndEvaluate(string fileName, ScriptOptions options = null)
+        {
+            if (options == null) options = DefaultOptions;
+            var input = options.ScriptLoader.LoadFile(fileName);
+            var script                   = new Script(input, options);
+            script.Parse();
+            script.Evaluate();
+            return script;
+        }
+
         public static Script ContinueWith(Script script, string input)
         {
             var s = Script.ContinueWith(script, input);
@@ -30,6 +50,13 @@ namespace Upsilon
             return s;
         }
 
+        public static Script ContinueWith(Script script, BoundScript bound)
+        {
+            var s = Script.ContinueWith(script, bound);
+            s.Parse();
+            return s;
+        }
+
         public static T EvaluateScript<T>(string input, ScriptOptions options = null)
         {
             var script = ParseInput(input, options);
diff --git a/Upsilon/Parser/Parser.cs b/Upsilon/Parser/Parser.cs
index 4504581..6f92282 100644
--- a/Upsilon/Parser/Parser.cs
+++ b/Upsilon/Parser/Parser.cs
@@ -70,10 +70,6 @@ namespace Upsilon.Parser
             {
                 return ParseAssignmentExpression();
             }
-            if (Current.Kind == SyntaxKind.Identifier && Next.Kind == SyntaxKind.Comma)
-            {
-                return ParseAssignmentExpression();
-            }
             if (Current.Kind == SyntaxKind.IfKeyword)
             {
                 return ParseIfStatement(SyntaxKind.IfKeyword);
diff --git a/Upsilon/ScriptOptions.cs b/Upsilon/ScriptOptions.cs
index e559045..fa9b05c 100644
--- a/Upsilon/ScriptOptions.cs
+++ b/Upsilon/ScriptOptions.cs
@@ -20,5 +20,6 @@ namespace Upsilon
 
         public BoundScope OverrideStaticBoundScope { get; set; } = null;
         public EvaluationScope OverrideStaticScope { get; set; } = null;
+        public ScriptLoader ScriptLoader { get; set; } = null;
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Upsilon/StandardLibraries/BasicFunctions.cs b/Upsilon/StandardLibraries/BasicFunctions.cs
index e1a54b1..cb7e7d1 100644
--- a/Upsilon/StandardLibraries/BasicFunctions.cs
+++ b/Upsilon/StandardLibraries/BasicFunctions.cs
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
 using Upsilon.BaseTypes;
 using Upsilon.BaseTypes.Number;
 using Upsilon.BaseTypes.ScriptTypeInterfaces;
+using Upsilon.Binder;
 using Upsilon.Evaluator;
 
 // ReSharper disable UnusedMember.Global
@@ -39,10 +41,29 @@ namespace Upsilon.StandardLibraries
             return new PairsScriptIterator(table);
         }
 
-        [StandardLibraryScriptFunction("require", "Loads a module from the module path, using the given script loader.", true)]
-        public void Require(Script script, string file)
-        {
+        private static readonly Dictionary<string, BoundScript> CachedBoundModules = new Dictionary<string, BoundScript>();
 
+        [StandardLibraryScriptFunction("require", "Loads a module from the module path, using the given script loader.",
+            true)]
+        public ScriptType Require(Script script, string file)
+        {
+            var loader = script.Options.ScriptLoader;
+            if (loader != null)
+            {
+                if (!CachedBoundModules.TryGetValue(file, out var boundScript))
+                {
+                    var loadedScript = loader.LoadModule(file);
+                    boundScript = Executor.ParseInput(loadedScript).Bind();
+                    CachedBoundModules.Add(file, boundScript);
+                }
+                var s = Executor.ContinueWith(script, boundScript);
+                var val = s.Evaluate();
+                if (val != null)
+                {
+                    return val.ToScriptType();
+                }
+            }
+            return new ScriptNull();
         }
 
 
diff --git a/Upsilon/StandardLibraries/ScriptLibrary.cs b/Upsilon/StandardLibraries/ScriptLibrary.cs
index ec20497..9104931 100644
--- a/Upsilon/StandardLibraries/ScriptLibrary.cs
+++ b/Upsilon/StandardLibraries/ScriptLibrary.cs
@@ -19,7 +19,8 @@ namespace Upsilon.StandardLibraries
                 {
                     dictionary.Add(attr.Name, new LoadedStandardFunction()
                     {
-                        MethodInfoFunction = new ScriptMethodInfoFunction(new UserDataMethod(methodInfo), this, true),
+                        MethodInfoFunction = new ScriptMethodInfoFunction(new UserDataMethod(methodInfo),
+                            this, true, attr.PassScriptReference, attr.PassScopeReference),
                         CommentValue =  attr.Comment
                     });
                 }
diff --git a/Upsilon/StandardLibraries/StandardLibraryScriptFunctionAttribute.cs b/Upsilon/StandardLibraries/StandardLibraryScriptFunctionAttribute.cs
index 0426507..a049259 100644
--- a/Upsilon/StandardLibraries/StandardLibraryScriptFunctionAttribute.cs
+++ b/Upsilon/StandardLibraries/StandardLibraryScriptFunctionAttribute.cs
@@ -5,15 +5,18 @@ namespace Upsilon.StandardLibraries
     [AttributeUsage(AttributeTargets.Method, AllowMultiple = true, Inherited = true)]
     public class StandardLibraryScriptFunctionAttribute : Attribute
     {
-        public StandardLibraryScriptFunctionAttribute(string name, string comment = null, bool passScriptReference = false)
+        public StandardLibraryScriptFunctionAttribute(string name, string comment = null,
+            bool passScriptReference = false, bool passScopeReference = false)
         {
             Name = name;
             Comment = comment;
             PassScriptReference = passScriptReference;
+            PassScopeReference = passScopeReference;
         }
 
         public string Name { get; }
         public string Comment { get; }
         public bool PassScriptReference { get; }
+        public bool PassScopeReference { get; }
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Upsilon/StandardLibraries/StaticScope.cs b/Upsilon/StandardLibraries/StaticScope.cs
index 3cd5b37..5180a47 100644
--- a/Upsilon/StandardLibraries/StaticScope.cs
+++ b/Upsilon/StandardLibraries/StaticScope.cs
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ using Upsilon.BaseTypes.Number;
 using Upsilon.BaseTypes.ScriptTypeInterfaces;
 using Upsilon.Binder;
 using Upsilon.Binder.VariableSymbols;
+using Upsilon.BoundTypes;
 using Upsilon.Evaluator;
 using Type = Upsilon.BaseTypes.Type;
 
@@ -73,7 +74,8 @@ namespace Upsilon.StandardLibraries
         public static void RegisterStaticVariable(string name, object value)
         {
             var luaVariable = value.ToScriptType();
-            var varSymbol = new VariableSymbol(name, luaVariable.Type, false);
+            var ubDef = BoundTypeHandler.GetTypeDefinition(value.GetType());
+            var varSymbol = new FunctionParameterSymbol(name, ubDef);
             BoundScope.AssignToNearest(varSymbol);
             Scope.AssignToNearest(varSymbol, luaVariable);
         }
diff --git a/Upsilon/Text/SourceText.cs b/Upsilon/Text/SourceText.cs
index 6e99de0..f5e0a29 100644
--- a/Upsilon/Text/SourceText.cs
+++ b/Upsilon/Text/SourceText.cs
@@ -10,6 +10,11 @@ namespace Upsilon.Text
         public SourceText(string text)
         {
             _text = text;
+            if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(text))
+            {
+                _lines = new SourceTextLine[0];
+                return;
+            }
             var lines = text.Split(new[] {Environment.NewLine}, StringSplitOptions.None);
             _lines = new SourceTextLine[lines.Length];
             var linePos = 0;