diff --git a/utils/check/hrptcheck b/utils/check/hrptcheck
index cd41c33..5e863d6 100755
--- a/utils/check/hrptcheck
+++ b/utils/check/hrptcheck
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 #
 # Mark Koennecke, March 2003
 #--------------------------------------------------------------------------
-source /data/lnslib/bin/sicscheck/sicssyntaxlib.tcl
+source sicssyntaxlib.tcl
 
 #------------------------- define HRPT motors and aliases
 sicsSyntaxMap momu      syntaxMotor
@@ -83,4 +83,4 @@ source $filename
 puts stdout "If this completed without errors the likelihoof of your script"
 puts stdout "executing properly on the instrument has increased significantly"
 exit 1
- 
\ No newline at end of file
+ 
diff --git a/utils/check/sicssyntaxlib.tcl b/utils/check/sicssyntaxlib.tcl
index eb65c19..5ceadc9 100644
--- a/utils/check/sicssyntaxlib.tcl
+++ b/utils/check/sicssyntaxlib.tcl
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ proc syntaxDummy {name args} {
 #---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # syntaxWarn is a syntax checking procedure which does nothing. This is a
 # quick fix for SICS commands for which no syntax checking procedure has not
-# yet been defined or makes no sense. This version wanrs about it.
+# yet been defined or makes no sense. This version warns about it.
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 proc syntaxWarn {name args} {
     puts stdout "INFO: Syntax for $name not checked"
@@ -549,7 +549,11 @@ proc syntaxDrive {name args} {
 #--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # The syntax count command
 #--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+set countSum 0
+set countSavedPreset 1
+#------------------------------------------------------------------------
 proc count { {mode  NULL } { preset NULL } } {
+    global countSum countSavedPreset
     set m [string trim [string tolower $mode]]
     if { [string compare $m null] == 0} {
 	return
@@ -561,11 +565,14 @@ proc count { {mode  NULL } { preset NULL } } {
     }
     set p [string trim [string tolower $preset]]
     if { [string compare $p null] == 0} {
+	set countSum [expr $countSum + $countSavedPreset]
 	return
     } else {
 	if {[syntaxNumeric $p] != 1 } {
 	    error "ERROR: count expected numeric preset, got $p"
 	}
+	set countSum [expr $countSum + $p]
+	set countSavedPreset $p
     }
 }
 #---------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -578,6 +585,7 @@ proc co { {mode NULL} {prest NULL} } {
 # the syntax repeat command
 #---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 proc repeat { num {mode  NULL} {preset NULL} }  {
+    global countSum countSavedPreset
     if { [syntaxNumeric $num] != 1 } {
 	error "ERROR: expected numeric repeat count, got $num"
     }
@@ -592,11 +600,15 @@ proc repeat { num {mode  NULL} {preset NULL} }  {
     }
     set p [string trim [string tolower $preset]]
     if { [string compare $p null] == 0} {
+	set countSum [expr $countSum + $num*$countSavedPreset]
 	return
     } else {
 	if {[syntaxNumeric $p] != 1 } {
 	    error "ERROR: count expected numeric preset, got $p"
+
 	}
+	set countSum [expr $countSum + $num*$p]
+	set countSavedPreset $p
     }
 }
 #----------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -1077,6 +1089,58 @@ proc syntaxXY {name args} {
 	}
     }
 }
+#--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Syntax check for the exe batch manager
+#--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+lappend exeFileList grrrrrrrmmmppppppppfffffff
+
+proc checkExeBuffer {buffer} {
+    global exeFileList
+    if { [string compare [string index $buffer 0] "/"] == 0 } {
+	set name [file tail $buffer]
+    } else {
+	set name buffer
+    }
+    if { [lsearch $exeFileList $buffer] >= 0} {
+	puts stdout "INFO: Command file loop detected!"
+	return
+    }
+}
+#-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+proc exe args {
+    global sicsPar
+    if { [llength $args] < 1} {
+	error "ERROR: exe needs at least one argument"
+    }
+    set key [lindex $args 0]
+    set key [string tolower $key]
+    switch $key {
+	syspath {
+	    if { [llength $args] > 1} {
+		set sicsPar(exe.syspath) [lindex $args 1]
+	    } else {
+		return [syntaxGet exe.syspath]
+	    }
+	}
+	batchpath {
+	    if { [llength $args] > 1} {
+		set sicsPar(exe.batchpath) [lindex $args 1]
+	    } else {
+		return [syntaxGet exe.batchpath]
+	    }
+	}
+	print -
+	info -
+	enqueue -
+	clear -
+	run -
+	interest -
+	queue {}
+	default {
+	    checkExeBuffer $key
+	}
+    }
+}
 #---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Mappings for some common SICS commands and variables
 #---------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/utils/check/test.tcl b/utils/check/test.tcl
index 9331559..614e6ce 100644
--- a/utils/check/test.tcl
+++ b/utils/check/test.tcl
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-drive mex -190
+exe hugo.dat