diff --git a/initializer.c b/initializer.c
index 0b77c6da..c1700ffb 100644
--- a/initializer.c
+++ b/initializer.c
@@ -9,12 +9,13 @@ Markus Zolliker, March 2005
 
 #include "sics.h"
 #include "initializer.h"
+#include "splitter.h"
 
 typedef struct Item {
   struct Item *next;
-  char *type;
-  char *name;
-  char *desc;
+  char *type; /* "Object" for all commands created by makeobject, else something more general */
+  char *name; /* the name for identifying an initializer */
+  char *desc; /* a description of the initializer. not the same as pObjectDescriptor->name */
   Initializer maker;
   int startupOnly;
 } Item;
@@ -40,7 +41,7 @@ void MakeInitializer(const char *type, const char *name, Initializer maker,
 Initializer GetInitializer(const char *type, const char *name) {
   Item *p, **last;
   
-  if (startup && pServ->pReader != NULL) {
+  if (startup && !ServerIsStarting(pServ)) {
     /* pServ->pReader exists: startup finished */
     startup = 0;
     /* remove startup initializers */
@@ -70,7 +71,7 @@ static int MakeObject(SConnection *con, SicsInterp *sics,
   CmdInitializer cmdin;
   
   if (argc < 3) {
-    SCPrintf(con, eError, "%s needs more arguments", argv[0]);
+    SCPrintf(con, eError, "ERROR: should be: %s <object> <type> ...", argv[0]);
     return 0;
   }
     
@@ -124,9 +125,10 @@ static int RemoveObject(SConnection *con, SicsInterp *sics,
   char *className;
   char shortClassName[32];
   char *p;
+  int removeAllowed;
   
   if (argc != 2) {
-    SCPrintf(con, eError, "%s needs 1 argument", argv[0]);
+    SCPrintf(con, eError, "ERROR: should be: %s <object>", argv[0]);
     return 0;
   }
     
@@ -135,18 +137,25 @@ static int RemoveObject(SConnection *con, SicsInterp *sics,
     SCPrintf(con, eError, "ERROR: %s not found", argv[1]);
     return 0;
   }
-  className = ((pDummy)command->pData)->pDescriptor->name;
-  cmdin = (CmdInitializer)GetInitializer("Object", className);
-  if (cmdin == 0) {
-    /* allow also a longer descriptor starting with the initializer name and a blank */
-    p = strchr(className, ' ');
-    if (p) {
-      snprintf(shortClassName, sizeof shortClassName, "%.*s", p - className, className);
-      cmdin = (CmdInitializer)GetInitializer("Object", shortClassName);
+  
+  if (((pDummy)command->pData)->pDescriptor->creationCommand != NULL) {
+    /* if there is a creationCommand, we are allowed to remove */
+    removeAllowed = 1;
+  } else {
+    /* if we have an initializer: we are also allowed to remove */
+    className = ((pDummy)command->pData)->pDescriptor->name;
+    cmdin = (CmdInitializer)GetInitializer("Object", className);
+    if (cmdin == 0) {
+      /* allow also a longer descriptor starting with the initializer name and a blank */
+      p = strchr(className, ' ');
+      if (p) {
+        snprintf(shortClassName, sizeof shortClassName, "%.*s", p - className, className);
+        cmdin = (CmdInitializer)GetInitializer("Object", shortClassName);
+      }
     }
+    removeAllowed = (cmdin != NULL);
   }
-  if (cmdin) {
-    /* if we have an initializer, we are allowed to remove */
+  if (removeAllowed) {
     if (pServ->pExecutor && isInRunMode(pServ->pExecutor)) {
       SCPrintf(con, eError, "ERROR: cannot remove %s while running", argv[1]);
       return 0;
@@ -160,6 +169,65 @@ static int RemoveObject(SConnection *con, SicsInterp *sics,
   }
 }
 
+static int SaveCreationCommands(void *object, char *name, FILE *fil) {
+  CommandList *p;
+  ObjectDescriptor *desc;
+  int printHeader = 0;
+  
+  for (p = pServ->pSics->pCList; p != NULL; p = p->pNext) {
+    desc = ((pDummy)p->pData)->pDescriptor;
+    if (desc->creationCommand && strcmp(desc->creationCommand, "0") != 0) {
+      if (printHeader == 0) {
+        printHeader = 1;
+        fprintf(fil, "\n#--- BEGIN creation commands\n");
+      }
+      fprintf(fil, "%s\n", desc->creationCommand);
+    }
+  }
+  if (printHeader == 1) {
+    fprintf(fil, "#--- END creation commands\n\n");
+  }
+  return 1;
+}
+
+static int CreationCommand(SConnection *con, SicsInterp *sics,
+                   void *data, int argc, char *argv[]) {
+  CmdInitializer cmdin;
+  CommandList *command;
+  char *className;
+  char shortClassName[32];
+  char *p;
+  int removeAllowed;
+  ObjectDescriptor *desc;
+  
+  if (argc < 2) {
+    SCPrintf(con, eError, "ERROR: should be: %s <object> [<creation command>]", argv[0]);
+    return 0;
+  }
+    
+  command = FindCommand(sics, argv[1]);
+  if (!command) {
+    SCPrintf(con, eError, "ERROR: %s not found", argv[1]);
+    return 0;
+  }
+  desc = ((pDummy)command->pData)->pDescriptor;
+  if (argc < 3) {
+    if (desc->creationCommand != NULL) {
+      SCPrintf(con, eValue, "%s", desc->creationCommand);
+    } else {
+      SCPrintf(con, eValue, "<static object>");
+    }
+  } else {
+    if (! desc->creationCommand) {
+      SCPrintf(con, eValue, "ERROR: %s is a static object", argv[1]);
+      return 0;
+    }
+    free(desc->creationCommand);
+    desc->creationCommand = Arg2Tcl(argc - 2, argv + 2, NULL, -1);
+  }
+  return 1;
+}
+
 static void KillInitializers(void *data) {
   KillDummy(data);
   Item *item, *next;
@@ -177,11 +245,17 @@ static void KillInitializers(void *data) {
 }
 
 void MakeDriver(const char *driver, CmdInitializer maker, int startupOnly, const char *desc) {
-  if (! FindCommand(pServ->pSics, "MakeObject")) {
-    AddCommandWithFlag(pServ->pSics, "MakeObject", MakeObject, KillInitializers, NULL, 0);
-    AddCommandWithFlag(pServ->pSics, "MakeStaticObject", MakeObject, NULL, NULL, 0);
-    AddCommandWithFlag(pServ->pSics, "RemoveObject", RemoveObject, NULL, NULL, 0);
-    AddCommandWithFlag(pServ->pSics, "DriverList", DriverList, NULL, NULL, 0);
-  }
   MakeInitializer("Object", driver, (Initializer)maker, startupOnly, desc);
 }
+
+void InitializerInit(void) {
+  pDummy cc = NULL;
+  AddCommandWithFlag(pServ->pSics, "MakeObject", MakeObject, KillInitializers, NULL, 0);
+  AddCommandWithFlag(pServ->pSics, "MakeStaticObject", MakeObject, NULL, NULL, 0);
+  AddCommandWithFlag(pServ->pSics, "RemoveObject", RemoveObject, NULL, NULL, 0);
+  AddCommandWithFlag(pServ->pSics, "DriverList", DriverList, NULL, NULL, 0);
+  cc = CreateDummy("creation commands");
+  cc->pDescriptor->SaveStatus = SaveCreationCommands;
+  AddCommandWithFlag(pServ->pSics, "CreationCommand", CreationCommand,
+    KillDummy, cc, 0);
+}
diff --git a/obdes.c b/obdes.c
index b94c717e..f19ccaa8 100644
--- a/obdes.c
+++ b/obdes.c
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@
      pRes->parNode = NULL;
      pRes->SaveStatus = DefaultSave;
      pRes->GetInterface = DefaultGetInterface;
+     pRes->creationCommand = NULL;
      return pRes;
   }
 /*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
diff --git a/obdes.h b/obdes.h
index f842a2e9..4013e9db 100644
--- a/obdes.h
+++ b/obdes.h
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
                    void  *(*GetInterface)(void *self, int iInterfaceID);
                    IPair *pKeys;
                    pHdb parNode;
+                   char *creationCommand; /* NULL when a static object */
                    } ObjectDescriptor, *pObjectDescriptor;
 
  /*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
diff --git a/sicsobj.c b/sicsobj.c
index a6f4ecf7..3ccbdab1 100644
--- a/sicsobj.c
+++ b/sicsobj.c
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@
 #include "dynstring.h"
 #include "macro.h"
 #include "sicshipadaba.h"
+#include "initializer.h"
+#include "splitter.h"
 
 extern int decodeSICSPriv(char *txt); /* from access.c */
 /*--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
@@ -55,8 +57,9 @@ void KillSICSOBJ(void *data){
     if(self == NULL){
         return;
     }
+    RemoveHdbNodeFromParent(self->objectNode, pServ->dummyCon);
     if(self->pDes != NULL){
-        DeleteDescriptor(self->pDes);
+        DeleteDescriptor(self->pDes); /* kill descriptor including node */
     }
     if(self->KillPrivate != NULL && self->pPrivate != NULL){
         self->KillPrivate(self->pPrivate);
@@ -249,16 +252,40 @@ pSICSOBJ SetupSICSOBJ(SConnection *pCon,SicsInterp *pSics, void *pData,
     int argc, char *argv[]){
         pSICSOBJ pNew = NULL;
         int status;
+        int type;
+        int priv;
         
         if(argc < 3){
             SCWrite(pCon,"ERROR: not enough arguments to InstallSICSOBJ",eError);
             return NULL;
         }
-        pNew = MakeSICSOBJ(argv[1], argv[2]);
+        if (argc < 5) {
+          type = HIPNONE;
+          priv = usInternal;
+        } else {
+          /* convert privilege */
+          priv = decodeSICSPriv(argv[3]);
+          /* convert datatype */
+          strtolower(argv[4]);
+          type = convertHdbType(argv[4]);
+          if(type > HIPFLOAT){
+            SCWrite(pCon,
+                "ERROR: invalid type requested: none, int, float supported",
+                eError);
+            return 0;
+          }
+        }
+        
+        pNew = MakeSICSOBJv(argv[1], argv[2], type, priv);
         if(pNew == NULL){
             SCWrite(pCon,"ERROR: out of memory creating new SICS object",eError);
             return NULL;
         }
+        if (strcasecmp(argv[0],"DynSicsObj") == 0) {
+          /* save creation command */
+          pNew->pDes->creationCommand = Arg2Tcl(argc, argv, NULL, -1);
+        }
+
         status = AddCommand(pSics,
                             argv[1],
                             InvokeSICSOBJ,