diff --git a/SCinter.c b/SCinter.c
index 24e24284..1867618f 100644
--- a/SCinter.c
+++ b/SCinter.c
@@ -293,7 +293,6 @@ int InterpExecute(SicsInterp * self, SConnection * pCon, char *pText)
   commandContext comCon;
   Statistics *old;
 
-
   assert(self);
   assert(pCon);
 
@@ -312,9 +311,12 @@ int InterpExecute(SicsInterp * self, SConnection * pCon, char *pText)
   }
 
   /* convert to argc, argv */
-  argc = 0;
-  argv = NULL;
-  Text2Arg(pText, &argc, &argv);
+  /* use Tcl_SplitList instead of Text2Arg, is needed for complicated Tcl syntax. M.Z. 8.2011 */
+  iRet = Tcl_SplitList(self->pTcl, pText, &argc, (const char ***)&argv);
+  if (iRet != TCL_OK) {
+    SCWrite(pCon, "ERROR: illegal tcl syntax", eError);
+    return -1;
+  }
 
   /* the first one must be the target object. If not given an empty
      command string was given which will be silently ignored  */
@@ -364,15 +366,7 @@ int InterpExecute(SicsInterp * self, SConnection * pCon, char *pText)
 
 
 deleteArgv:
-  if (argv) {
-    /* delete argv */
-    for (i = 0; i < argc; i++) {
-      if (argv[i] != NULL) {
-        free(argv[i]);
-      }
-    }
-    free(argv);
-  }
+  Tcl_Free((char *)argv);
   return iRet;
 }
 
diff --git a/scriptcontext.c b/scriptcontext.c
index 187aed6c..e471dc76 100644
--- a/scriptcontext.c
+++ b/scriptcontext.c
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 typedef struct ContextItem {
   struct ContextItem *next;
   Hdb *node;
-  Hdb *controllerNode;
+  SctController *controller;
 } ContextItem;
 
 typedef struct ScriptContext {
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ static struct {
   char *name;
 } actionCallback;
 
-void PushContext(Hdb * node, Hdb * controllerNode)
+void PushContext(Hdb * node, SctController * controller)
 {
   ContextItem *new;
 
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ void PushContext(Hdb * node, Hdb * controllerNode)
   new->next = sct->nodes;
   sct->nodes = new;
   new->node = node;
-  new->controllerNode = controllerNode;
+  new->controller = controller;
 }
 
 void PopContext(void)
@@ -91,8 +91,8 @@ void CleanStack(Hdb * node)
     if (s->node == node) {
       s->node = NULL;
     }
-    if (s->controllerNode == node) {
-      s->controllerNode = NULL;
+    if (s->controller->node == node) {
+      s->controller = NULL;
     }
   }
 }
@@ -163,17 +163,22 @@ int SctCommand(SConnection * con, SicsInterp * sics, void *object,
   Hdb *node = NULL;
   Hdb *cNode = NULL;
   hdbValue v;
+  SctController *controller;
   
   assert(sct == object);
   if (sct->nodes != NULL) {
     node = sct->nodes->node;
-    cNode = sct->nodes->controllerNode;
+    controller = sct->nodes->controller;
   }
-  if (node == NULL && cNode == NULL) {
+  if (node == NULL || controller == NULL || controller->node == NULL) {
     SCPrintf(con, eError, "ERROR: %s may be called only in proper context",
              argv[0]);
     return 0;
   }
+  
+  /*
+   * get path
+   */
   if (argc <= 1) {
     GetHdbPath(node, value, sizeof value);
     SCWrite(con, value, eValue);
@@ -214,7 +219,7 @@ int SctCommand(SConnection * con, SicsInterp * sics, void *object,
    * controller
    */
   if (strcmp(argv[1], "controller") == 0) {
-    SCWrite(con, cNode->name, eValue);
+    SCWrite(con, controller->node->name, eValue);
     return 1;
   }
 
@@ -244,11 +249,35 @@ int SctCommand(SConnection * con, SicsInterp * sics, void *object,
     /* continue with property handling */
   }
 
+  /*
+   * with command (execute a script in the context of an other node)
+   */
+  if (strcmp(argv[1], "with") == 0) {
+    if (argc < 3) {
+      SCPrintf(con, eError, "ERROR: syntax must be: %s %s node script",
+               argv[0], argv[1]);
+      return 0;
+    }
+    GetHdbPath(node, value, sizeof value);
+    node = FindHdbNode(value, argv[2], con); /* get a relative path */
+    if (node == NULL) {
+      SCPrintf(con, eError, "ERROR: %s %s: node %s not found",
+               argv[0], argv[1], argv[2]);
+      return 0;
+    }
+    if (SctCallInContext(con, argv[3], node, controller, &val) == 0) {
+      SCPrintf(con, eError, "ERROR: in %s %s %s {%s}: %s",
+        argv[0], argv[1], argv[2], argv[3], val);
+      return 0;
+    }
+    return 1;
+  }
+
   /*
    * property handling
    */
   if (argc == 2) {              /* get case */
-    val = GetProp(node, cNode, argv[1]);
+    val = GetProp(node, controller->node, argv[1]);
     if (val == NULL) {
       SCPrintf(con, eError, "ERROR: %s %s not found", argv[0], argv[1]);
       return 0;
@@ -256,10 +285,10 @@ int SctCommand(SConnection * con, SicsInterp * sics, void *object,
     SCWrite(con, val, eValue);
   } else {                      /* set case */
     if (argc == 3) {
-      SetProp(node, cNode, argv[1], argv[2]);
+      SetProp(node, controller->node, argv[1], argv[2]);
     } else {
       val = Arg2Tcl(argc - 2, argv + 2, value, sizeof value);
-      SetProp(node, cNode, argv[1], val);
+      SetProp(node, controller->node, argv[1], val);
       if (val != NULL && val != value)
         free(val);
     }
@@ -281,7 +310,7 @@ int SctCallInContext(SConnection * con, char *script, Hdb * node,
   int iRet = 1;
   int verbose = controller->verbose;
 
-  PushContext(node, controller->node);
+  PushContext(node, controller);
   if (verbose) {
     SCPrintf(con, eLog, "%6.3f script: %s", secondsOfMinute(), script);
   }
diff --git a/sicshipadaba.c b/sicshipadaba.c
index 026008b9..93ff1a79 100644
--- a/sicshipadaba.c
+++ b/sicshipadaba.c
@@ -3226,7 +3226,6 @@ static int SetSICSHdbProperty(SConnection * pCon, SicsInterp * pSics,
                               void *pData, int argc, char *argv[])
 {
   pHdb targetNode = NULL;
-  char buffer[512];
   char *val;
 
   if (argc < 4) {
@@ -3238,11 +3237,14 @@ static int SetSICSHdbProperty(SConnection * pCon, SicsInterp * pSics,
     SCPrintf(pCon, eError, "ERROR: node %s not found", argv[1]);
     return 0;
   }
-  val = Arg2Tcl(argc - 3, &argv[3], buffer, sizeof buffer);
-  if (val) {
-    SetHdbProperty(targetNode, argv[2], val);
-    if (val != buffer)
+  if (argc == 4) {
+    SetHdbProperty(targetNode, argv[2], argv[3]);
+  } else {
+    val = Arg2Tcl(argc - 3, &argv[3], NULL, 0);
+    if (val) {
+      SetHdbProperty(targetNode, argv[2], val);
       free(val);
+    }
   }
   SCSendOK(pCon);
   return 1;
diff --git a/sicsobj.c b/sicsobj.c
index 161983fe..7f044686 100644
--- a/sicsobj.c
+++ b/sicsobj.c
@@ -46,7 +46,8 @@ static void saveSICSNode(pHdb node, char *prefix, FILE * fd)
   hdbValue v;
   pDynString data = NULL;
   char *cmd;
-  
+  char *str, *value;
+
   cmd = GetHdbProp(node, "creationCmd");
   if (cmd != NULL) {
     GetHdbPath(node, path, sizeof path);
@@ -57,8 +58,11 @@ static void saveSICSNode(pHdb node, char *prefix, FILE * fd)
     GetHipadabaPar(node, &v, NULL);
     data = formatValue(v, node);
     if (data != NULL) {
-      fprintf(fd, "%s %s\n", prefix, GetCharArray(data));
+      value = GetCharArray(data);
+      str = Arg2Tcl(1, &value, NULL, 0);
+      fprintf(fd, "%s %s\n", prefix, str);
       DeleteDynString(data);
+      free(str);
     }
     ReleaseHdbValue(&v);
     child = node->child;
@@ -92,6 +96,7 @@ int SaveSICSOBJ(void *data, char *name, FILE * fd)
       saveSICSNode(node, prefix, fd);
       node = node->next;
     }
+    fprintf(fd, "\n");
   }
   return 1;
 }
diff --git a/splitter.c b/splitter.c
index 9f607ad1..5253ada3 100644
--- a/splitter.c
+++ b/splitter.c
@@ -373,106 +373,36 @@ int isNumeric(char *pText)
 char *Arg2Tcl0(int argc, char *argv[], char *buffer, int buffersize,
                char *prepend)
 {
-  int i, l, firstArgToQuote, quote, prependlen;
-  char ch;
-  char *res, *arg;
+  int l;
+  char *res, *args, *fr;
 
+  args = Tcl_Merge(argc, (const char **)argv);
+  if (args == NULL)
+    return NULL;
+  fr = args;
+  l = strlen(args);
   if (prepend) {
-    prependlen = strlen(prepend);
-    l = prependlen + 1;
-  } else {
-    prependlen = 0;
-    l = 0;
-  }
-  firstArgToQuote = argc;
-  quote = 0;
-  for (i = 0; i < argc; i++) {
-    arg = argv[i];
-    if (arg == NULL)
-      return NULL;
-    ch = *arg++;
-    if (ch == '\0')
-      quote = 1;
-    while (ch != '\0') {
-      switch (ch) {
-      case '\\':
-        l += 2;
-        quote = 1;
-        break;
-      case '"':
-        l += 2;
-        quote = 1;
-        break;
-      case ' ':
-      case '\t':
-      case '\v':
-      case '\f':
-      case '\r':
-      case '\n':
-        l++;
-        quote = 1;
-        break;
-      default:
-        l++;
-        break;
-      }
-      ch = *arg++;
-    }
-    if (quote == 0) {
-      firstArgToQuote = i + 1;
-      l += 1;
+    l += strlen(prepend) + 1;
+    if (l >= buffersize) {
+      res = calloc(l, 1);
+      if (res == NULL)
+        return NULL;
     } else {
-      l += 3;
+      res = buffer;
     }
-  }
-  if (l > buffersize) {
-    buffer = calloc(l, 1);
-    if (buffer == NULL)
-      return NULL;
-  }
-  res = buffer;
-  if (prepend) {
     strcpy(res, prepend);
-    res += prependlen;
-    *res++ = ' ';
-  }
-  for (i = 0; i < argc; i++) {
-    if (i >= firstArgToQuote)
-      *res++ = '"';
-    arg = argv[i];
-    ch = *arg++;
-    while (ch != '\0') {
-      switch (ch) {
-      case '"':
-        *res++ = '\\';
-        *res++ = '"';
-        break;
-      case '\\':
-        *res++ = '\\';
-        *res++ = '\\';
-        break;
-      case '\r':
-        *res++ = '\\';
-        *res++ = 'r';
-        break;
-      case '\n':
-        *res++ = '\\';
-        *res++ = 'n';
-        break;
-      default:
-        *res++ = ch;
-        break;
-      }
-      ch = *arg++;
+    strcat(res, " ");
+    strcat(res, args);
+  } else {
+    if (l >= buffersize) {
+      res = strdup(args);
+    } else {
+      res = buffer;
+      strcpy(res, args);
     }
-    if (i >= firstArgToQuote)
-      *res++ = '"';
-    *res++ = ' ';
   }
-  if (res > buffer)
-    res--;                      /* remove trailing space */
-  *res = '\0';
-  return buffer;
+  Tcl_Free(fr);
+  return res;
 }
 
 /*--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/