diff --git a/hmdata.c b/hmdata.c
index d81a673e..bd514289 100644
--- a/hmdata.c
+++ b/hmdata.c
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ void clearHMData(pHMdata self){
 	memset(self->localBuffer,0,size*sizeof(HistInt));
 }
 /*----------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-static int resizeBuffer(pHMdata  self){
+int resizeBuffer(pHMdata  self){
   long size;
   int i;
 
diff --git a/hmdata.h b/hmdata.h
index 5a5d8ca5..2352b407 100644
--- a/hmdata.h
+++ b/hmdata.h
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
         
         int configureHMdata(pHMdata self, pStringDict pOpt,
                                 SConnection *pCon);
+        int resizeBuffer(pHMdata self);
         int genTimeBinning(pHMdata self, float start, float step, 
                                 int noSteps);
         int setTimeBin(pHMdata self, int index, float value);
diff --git a/hmdata.w b/hmdata.w
index e5cc58d4..41716d4a 100644
--- a/hmdata.w
+++ b/hmdata.w
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ The following functions work on this data structure:
 	
 	int configureHMdata(pHMdata self, pStringDict pOpt,
 				SConnection *pCon);
+        int resizeBuffer(pHMdata self);
 	int genTimeBinning(pHMdata self, float start, float step, 
 				int noSteps);
 	int setTimeBin(pHMdata self, int index, float value);
diff --git a/napi5.c b/napi5.c
index a860f215..48089269 100644
--- a/napi5.c
+++ b/napi5.c
@@ -589,7 +589,7 @@ static void ignoreError(void *data, char *text){
     hsize_t chunkdims[H5S_MAX_RANK];
     hsize_t mydim[H5S_MAX_RANK], mydim1[H5S_MAX_RANK];  
     hsize_t size[2];
-    hsize_t maxdims[1] = {H5S_UNLIMITED};
+    hsize_t maxdims[H5S_MAX_RANK];
 
     pFile = NXI5assert (fid);
   
@@ -651,6 +651,8 @@ static void ignoreError(void *data, char *text){
         NXIReportError (NXpData, pBuffer);
         return NX_ERROR;
       }
+      mydim[i] = dimensions[i];
+      maxdims[i] = dimensions[i];
     }
     if (datatype == NX_CHAR)
     {
@@ -665,7 +667,8 @@ static void ignoreError(void *data, char *text){
     } else {
       if (dimensions[0] == NX_UNLIMITED)
       {
-        mydim[0]=0;
+        mydim[0]=1;
+        maxdims[0] = H5S_UNLIMITED;
         dataspace=H5Screate_simple(rank, mydim, maxdims);
       } else {
         for(i = 0; i < rank; i++)
@@ -721,8 +724,10 @@ static void ignoreError(void *data, char *text){
     }
     if (dimensions[0] == NX_UNLIMITED)
     {      
-      size[0]   = 1; 
-      size[1]   = 1; 
+      for(i = 0; i < rank; i++){  
+          size[i]   = dimensions[i]; 
+      } 
+      size[0] = 1;
       iNew = H5Dextend (pFile->iCurrentD, size);
       if (iNew < 0) {
         sprintf (pBuffer, "ERROR: cannot create Dataset %s, check arguments",
diff --git a/nxdict.c b/nxdict.c
index e1d5639c..25737a7e 100644
--- a/nxdict.c
+++ b/nxdict.c
@@ -1164,11 +1164,14 @@
        */
        if(iChunkDefined == 0)
        {
-	 for(i = 0; i < iRank; i++)
-	 {
-	   iChunk[i] = iDim[i];
+    	 for(i = 0; i < iRank; i++)
+	    {
+	       iChunk[i] = iDim[i];
          }
        }
+       if(iChunk[0] < 0) {
+            iChunk[0] = 1;
+       }
        
        /* first install dummy error handler, try open it, then
           deinstall again and create if allowed 
diff --git a/nxscript.c b/nxscript.c
index 5252fca7..1857b78e 100644
--- a/nxscript.c
+++ b/nxscript.c
@@ -681,7 +681,7 @@ static void putSlab(SConnection *pCon, SicsInterp *pSics, pNXScript self,
             eError);
         return;
     }
-    
+       
     status = NXDopenalias(self->fileHandle, self->dictHandle,argv[2]);
     if(status != NX_OK){
         SCPrintf(pCon,eError,"ERROR: failed to open alias %s", argv[2]);
diff --git a/sicsdata.c b/sicsdata.c
index bd01b91d..24253167 100644
--- a/sicsdata.c
+++ b/sicsdata.c
@@ -249,6 +249,7 @@ static int putFloat(pSICSData self, int argc, char *argv[],
   int status, pos, *iData = NULL;
   float fVal;
   double dVal;
+  char buffer[256];
 
   assert(self);
  
@@ -264,8 +265,9 @@ static int putFloat(pSICSData self, int argc, char *argv[],
   }
   status = Tcl_GetDouble(InterpGetTcl(pSics),argv[1],&dVal);
   if(status != TCL_OK){
-    SCWrite(pCon,"ERROR: failed to convert putint value to float",
-	    eError);
+    snprintf(buffer,255,"ERROR: faiuld to convert putfloat value %s to float",
+        argv[1]);
+    SCWrite(pCon,buffer,eError);
     return 0;
   }
   iData = getSICSDataPointer(self,pos,pos+1);
diff --git a/sicsstat.tcl b/sicsstat.tcl
index 5ce78d00..4dbf048e 100644
--- a/sicsstat.tcl
+++ b/sicsstat.tcl
@@ -1,19 +1,7 @@
 exe batchpath ./
 exe syspath ./
-# Motor brumm
-brumm sign       1.0000
-brumm hardlowerlim    -180.0000
-brumm hardupperlim     180.0000
-brumm softlowerlim    -180.0000
-brumm softupperlim     180.0000
-brumm softzero       0.0000
-brumm fixed      -1.0000
-brumm interruptmode       0.0000
-brumm precision       0.2000
-brumm accesscode       2.0000
-brumm failafter       3.0000
-brumm maxretry       3.0000
-brumm ignorefault       0.0000
-brumm movecount      10.0000
-brumm errortype       0.0000
-brumm recover       1.0000
+# Counter counter
+counter SetPreset 3.000000
+counter SetMode Timer
+hm CountMode timer
+hm preset 3.000000