diff --git a/build.xml b/build.xml
index b6febb3..d5a8cf3 100644
--- a/build.xml
+++ b/build.xml
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
     <mkdir dir="${deploy.home}"/>
     <mkdir dir="${deploy.home}/WEB-INF"/>
     <mkdir dir="${deploy.home}/WEB-INF/scripts"/>
+    <mkdir dir="${deploy.home}/WEB-INF/rpcscripts"/>
   </target>
 
   <!-- Copy everything to the application directory that can be updated without a restart. -->
@@ -42,6 +43,9 @@
     <copy todir="${deploy.home}/WEB-INF/scripts">  <!-- this copies all the scripts -->
       <fileset dir="scripts"/>
     </copy>
+    <copy todir="${deploy.home}/WEB-INF/rpcscripts">  <!-- this copies all the RPC scripts -->
+      <fileset dir="rpcscripts"/>
+    </copy>
   </target>
 
   <!-- Prepare directory for build (copy everything that requires a restart to take effect) -->
diff --git a/etc/ui-config.xml b/etc/ui-config.xml
index d192f1e..69ff501 100644
--- a/etc/ui-config.xml
+++ b/etc/ui-config.xml
@@ -28,6 +28,9 @@
     <!-- The location of the scripts directory, relative to the application root. -->
     <script-dir>WEB-INF/scripts</script-dir>
 
+    <!-- The location of the RPC scripts directory, relative to the application root. -->
+    <rpc-script-dir>WEB-INF/rpcscripts</rpc-script-dir>
+
     <!-- The temporary directory for script compilation, relative to the application root. -->
     <temp-dir>WEB-INF/temp</temp-dir>
 
@@ -275,7 +278,8 @@
   <rpc>
     <xmlrpc-methods>
       <method name="venice:test\.sumDifference">
-        <object class="com.silverwrist.venice.ui.rpc.XmlRpcTestHandler"/>
+        <!-- <object class="com.silverwrist.venice.ui.rpc.XmlRpcTestHandler"/> -->
+        <script name="test/test1.js"/>
         <env name="e1" value="foo"/>
 	<env name="p1" value="${param.0}"/>
       </method>
diff --git a/rpcscripts/test/test1.js b/rpcscripts/test/test1.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..033ebbf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rpcscripts/test/test1.js
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+// test of RPC code
+importPackage(java.util);
+importPackage(Packages.com.silverwrist.venice.ui.rpc);
+
+xreq = bsf.lookupBean("xmlrpc");
+if ("venice:test.sumDifference"==xreq.method)
+{ // implement the sumDifference API function call
+  if (xreq.paramCount!=2)
+    vlib.output(new XmlRpcFault(XmlRpcFault.INVALID_PARAMS,"parameter count mismatch"));
+  else
+  { // get the parameters and convert them
+    v1 = xreq.getParamInt(0);
+    v2 = xreq.getParamInt(1);
+
+    // return the result
+    rc = vlib.createMap();
+    rc.put("sum",vlib.createInteger(v1 + v2));
+    rc.put("difference",vlib.createInteger(v1 - v2));
+    vlib.output(rc);
+
+  } // end else
+  vlib.done();
+
+} // end if
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/com/silverwrist/venice/ui/RequestInput.java b/src/com/silverwrist/venice/ui/RequestInput.java
index 81df735..5f12199 100644
--- a/src/com/silverwrist/venice/ui/RequestInput.java
+++ b/src/com/silverwrist/venice/ui/RequestInput.java
@@ -162,6 +162,10 @@ public interface RequestInput extends LinkTypes
 
   public abstract String getScriptLoggerName();
 
+  public abstract String getRPCScriptName(String raw_name);
+
+  public abstract String getRPCScriptLoggerName(String raw_name);
+
   public abstract Dialog getDialog(String name);
 
   public abstract Content[] getSideBoxes() throws AccessError, DataException;
diff --git a/src/com/silverwrist/venice/ui/config/RootConfig.java b/src/com/silverwrist/venice/ui/config/RootConfig.java
index 972898f..f71b231 100644
--- a/src/com/silverwrist/venice/ui/config/RootConfig.java
+++ b/src/com/silverwrist/venice/ui/config/RootConfig.java
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ public class RootConfig implements LinkTypes, ColorSelectors
    */
 
   private String script_directory;         // the scripts directory
+  private String rpc_script_directory;     // the RPC scripts directory
   private String temp_directory;           // the temporary directory
   private String image_path;               // the images path
   private String static_path;              // the static files path
@@ -131,6 +132,23 @@ public class RootConfig implements LinkTypes, ColorSelectors
 
     } // end if
 
+    // Get the full pathname of the RPC script directory.
+    rpc_script_directory = loader.configGetSubElementText(sect_h,"rpc-script-dir");
+    if (!(rpc_script_directory.startsWith("/")))
+      rpc_script_directory = root_file_path + rpc_script_directory;
+    if (!(rpc_script_directory.endsWith("/")))
+      rpc_script_directory = rpc_script_directory + "/";
+
+    // Test to make sure the RPC script directory exists.
+    t_file = new File(rpc_script_directory);
+    if (!(t_file.isDirectory()))
+    { // script directory does not exist - throw exception
+      logger.fatal("<rpc-script-dir/> directory \"" + rpc_script_directory + "\" is not a directory");
+      throw new ConfigException("specified <rpc-script-dir/> is not a directory",
+				sect_h.getSubElement("rpc-script-dir"));
+
+    } // end if
+
     // Get the full pathname of the temporary directory.
     temp_directory = loader.configGetSubElementText(sect_h,"temp-dir");
     if (!(temp_directory.startsWith("/")))
@@ -383,7 +401,7 @@ public class RootConfig implements LinkTypes, ColorSelectors
       if (n.getNodeType()==Node.ELEMENT_NODE)
       { // look for a <method/> element and use it to initialize a method
 	if (n.getNodeName().equals("method"))
-	  tmp_alist.add(new XmlRpcMethod((Element)n));
+	  tmp_alist.add(new XmlRpcMethod(this,(Element)n));
 
       } // end if
 
@@ -505,7 +523,13 @@ public class RootConfig implements LinkTypes, ColorSelectors
   {
     return script_directory + sname;
 
-  } // end script_directory
+  } // end getScriptPath
+
+  public final String getRPCScriptPath(String sname)
+  {
+    return rpc_script_directory + sname;
+
+  } // end getRPCScriptPath
 
   public final String getFrameJSPName()
   {
diff --git a/src/com/silverwrist/venice/ui/rpc/XmlRpcMethod.java b/src/com/silverwrist/venice/ui/rpc/XmlRpcMethod.java
index 1855063..d43def4 100644
--- a/src/com/silverwrist/venice/ui/rpc/XmlRpcMethod.java
+++ b/src/com/silverwrist/venice/ui/rpc/XmlRpcMethod.java
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
  */
 package com.silverwrist.venice.ui.rpc;
 
+import java.io.*;
 import java.util.*;
 import org.apache.log4j.*;
 import org.apache.regexp.*;
@@ -24,6 +25,9 @@ import org.w3c.dom.*;
 import com.silverwrist.util.*;
 import com.silverwrist.venice.except.*;
 import com.silverwrist.venice.ui.*;
+import com.silverwrist.venice.ui.config.RootConfig;
+import com.silverwrist.venice.ui.helpers.ThrowableContent;
+import com.silverwrist.venice.ui.script.*;
 import com.silverwrist.venice.util.XMLLoader;
 
 public class XmlRpcMethod
@@ -43,6 +47,7 @@ public class XmlRpcMethod
   private REProgram method_pgm;       // regular expression program to match method name
   private String remap_value = null;  // remap value
   private Class obj_class = null;     // "class" handler for object
+  private String script_name = null;  // script name to use as a handler
   private Map raw_env;                // "raw" environment
 
   /*--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -50,7 +55,7 @@ public class XmlRpcMethod
    *--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    */
 
-  public XmlRpcMethod(Element cfg) throws ConfigException
+  public XmlRpcMethod(RootConfig root, Element cfg) throws ConfigException
   {
     XMLLoader loader = XMLLoader.get();
     String method_name = loader.configGetAttribute(cfg,"name");
@@ -95,6 +100,22 @@ public class XmlRpcMethod
 	throw new ConfigException("object handler for method \"" + "\" not valid",sub);
 
     } // end if
+    else if ((sub = cfg_h.getSubElement("script"))!=null)
+    { // we're trying to use a script - make sure it has a valid attribute
+      DOMElementHelper sub_h = new DOMElementHelper(sub);
+      if (sub_h.hasAttribute("name"))
+      { // valid namwe - now verify that the script exists
+	script_name = sub.getAttribute("name");
+	File test = new File(root.getRPCScriptPath(script_name));
+	if (!(test.canRead()))
+	  throw new ConfigException("object handler script \"" + script_name
+				    + "\" is not a valid script file",sub);
+
+      } // end if
+      else  // no referent for object handler - bail out now
+	throw new ConfigException("object handler for method \"" + "\" not valid",sub);
+
+    } // end else if
     else  // no handler - this is an error
       throw new ConfigException("method \"" + method_name + "\" does not have a valid handler",cfg);
 
@@ -164,6 +185,40 @@ public class XmlRpcMethod
 
     } // end if
 
+    if (script_name!=null)
+    { // script method call - prepare the script and execute it
+      String full_name = req.getRPCScriptName(script_name);
+      String logger_name = req.getRPCScriptLoggerName(script_name);
+      if (logger.isDebugEnabled())
+	logger.debug("EXECUTING " + full_name);
+      try
+      { // execute the script!
+	ScriptManager smgr = req.getScriptManager();
+	smgr.pushContext();
+	smgr.register("xmlrpc",xreq);
+	smgr.register("environment",env);
+	ScriptReturn sro = new ScriptReturn();
+	smgr.exec(new File(full_name),logger_name,sro);
+	smgr.popContext();
+	return sro.get();
+
+      } // end try
+      catch (ScriptingException se)
+      { // script error!  we are not amused...
+	return new XmlRpcFault(XmlRpcFault.APPLICATION_ERROR,"scripting error: " + se.toString());
+
+      } // end catch
+      catch (ThrowableContent tc)
+      { // this could be an XmlRpcFault, but maybe not
+	if (tc instanceof XmlRpcFault)
+	  return tc;
+	else
+	  return new XmlRpcFault(XmlRpcFault.APPLICATION_ERROR,"application error: " + tc.toString());
+
+      } // end catch
+
+    } // end if
+
     // unable to dispatch things
     return new XmlRpcFault(XmlRpcFault.APPLICATION_ERROR,"dispatch failure");
 
diff --git a/src/com/silverwrist/venice/ui/rpc/XmlRpcRequest.java b/src/com/silverwrist/venice/ui/rpc/XmlRpcRequest.java
index b3deb66..5b13f91 100644
--- a/src/com/silverwrist/venice/ui/rpc/XmlRpcRequest.java
+++ b/src/com/silverwrist/venice/ui/rpc/XmlRpcRequest.java
@@ -389,4 +389,61 @@ public class XmlRpcRequest
 
   } // end getParam
 
+  public final String getParamType(int ndx)
+  {
+    Object foo = method_params.get(ndx);
+    if (foo instanceof Integer)
+      return "int";
+    if (foo instanceof Boolean)
+      return "boolean";
+    if (foo instanceof String)
+      return "string";
+    if (foo instanceof Double)
+      return "double";
+    if (foo instanceof Date)
+      return "dateTime.iso8601";
+    if (foo instanceof byte[])
+      return "base64";
+    if (foo instanceof Map)
+      return "struct";
+    if (foo instanceof List)
+      return "array";
+    return "(unknown)";
+
+  } // end getParamType
+
+  public final int getParamInt(int ndx) throws XmlRpcFault
+  {
+    Object foo = method_params.get(ndx);
+    if (foo instanceof Integer)
+      return ((Integer)foo).intValue();
+    else if (foo instanceof Boolean)
+      return ((Boolean)foo).booleanValue() ? 1 : 0;
+    else
+      throw new XmlRpcFault(XmlRpcFault.INVALID_PARAMS,"parameter type mismatch");
+
+  } // end getParamInt
+
+  public final double getParamDouble(int ndx) throws XmlRpcFault
+  {
+    Object foo = method_params.get(ndx);
+    if ((foo instanceof Integer) || (foo instanceof Double))
+      return ((Number)foo).doubleValue();
+    else if (foo instanceof Boolean)
+      return ((Boolean)foo).booleanValue() ? 1 : 0;
+    else
+      throw new XmlRpcFault(XmlRpcFault.INVALID_PARAMS,"parameter type mismatch");
+
+  } // end getParamDouble
+
+  public final String getParamString(int ndx) throws XmlRpcFault
+  {
+    Object foo = method_params.get(ndx);
+    if ((foo instanceof byte[]) || (foo instanceof List) || (foo instanceof Map))
+      throw new XmlRpcFault(XmlRpcFault.INVALID_PARAMS,"parameter type mismatch");
+
+    return foo.toString();
+
+  } // end getParamString
+
 } // end class XmlRpcRequest
diff --git a/src/com/silverwrist/venice/ui/script/ScriptLibrary.java b/src/com/silverwrist/venice/ui/script/ScriptLibrary.java
index baaf82a..70704ad 100644
--- a/src/com/silverwrist/venice/ui/script/ScriptLibrary.java
+++ b/src/com/silverwrist/venice/ui/script/ScriptLibrary.java
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ public class ScriptLibrary
    *--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    */
 
-  public ConferenceContext castConferenceContext(Object o)
+  public final ConferenceContext castConferenceContext(Object o)
   {
     if (o instanceof ConferenceContext)
       return (ConferenceContext)o;
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ public class ScriptLibrary
 
   } // end castConferenceContext
 
-  public ConferenceHotlistEntry castConferenceHotlistEntry(Object o)
+  public final ConferenceHotlistEntry castConferenceHotlistEntry(Object o)
   {
     if (o instanceof ConferenceHotlistEntry)
       return (ConferenceHotlistEntry)o;
@@ -47,7 +47,31 @@ public class ScriptLibrary
 
   } // end castConferenceHotlistEntry
 
-  public SideBoxDescriptor castSideBoxDescriptor(Object o)
+  public final Date castDate(Object o)
+  {
+    if (o instanceof Date)
+      return (Date)o;
+    throw new ClassCastException("ScriptLibrary.castDate: invalid cast");
+
+  } // end castDate
+
+  public final List castList(Object o)
+  {
+    if (o instanceof List)
+      return (List)o;
+    throw new ClassCastException("ScriptLibrary.castList: invalid cast");
+
+  } // end castList
+
+  public final Map castMap(Object o)
+  {
+    if (o instanceof Map)
+      return (Map)o;
+    throw new ClassCastException("ScriptLibrary.castMap: invalid cast");
+
+  } // end castMap
+
+  public final SideBoxDescriptor castSideBoxDescriptor(Object o)
   {
     if (o instanceof SideBoxDescriptor)
       return (SideBoxDescriptor)o;
@@ -55,7 +79,7 @@ public class ScriptLibrary
 
   } // end castSideBoxDescriptor
 
-  public TopicMessageContext castTopicMessageContext(Object o)
+  public final TopicMessageContext castTopicMessageContext(Object o)
   {
     if (o instanceof TopicMessageContext)
       return (TopicMessageContext)o;
@@ -63,7 +87,7 @@ public class ScriptLibrary
 
   } // end castTopicMessageContext
 
-  public UserFound castUserFound(Object o)
+  public final UserFound castUserFound(Object o)
   {
     if (o instanceof UserFound)
       return (UserFound)o;
@@ -71,7 +95,7 @@ public class ScriptLibrary
 
   } // end castUserSideBoxDescriptor
 
-  public UserSideBoxDescriptor castUserSideBoxDescriptor(Object o)
+  public final UserSideBoxDescriptor castUserSideBoxDescriptor(Object o)
   {
     if (o instanceof UserSideBoxDescriptor)
       return (UserSideBoxDescriptor)o;
@@ -79,43 +103,61 @@ public class ScriptLibrary
 
   } // end castUserSideBoxDescriptor
 
-  public boolean[] createBooleanArray(int len)
+  public final boolean[] createBooleanArray(int len)
   {
     return new boolean[len];
 
   } // end createBooleanArray
 
-  public int[] createIntArray(int len)
+  public final int[] createIntArray(int len)
   {
     return new int[len];
 
   } // end createIntArray
 
-  public void done() throws ScriptExit
+  public final Integer createInteger(int value)
+  {
+    return new Integer(value);
+
+  } // end createInteger
+
+  public final List createList()
+  {
+    return new ArrayList();
+
+  } // end createList
+
+  public final Map createMap()
+  {
+    return new HashMap();
+
+  } // end createMap
+
+  public final void done() throws ScriptExit
   {
     throw new ScriptExit();
 
   } // end done
 
-  public boolean emptyString(String s)
+  public final boolean emptyString(String s)
   {
     return StringUtil.isStringEmpty(s);
 
   } // end emptyString
 
-  public String encodeHTML(String s)
+  public final String encodeHTML(String s)
   {
     return StringUtil.encodeHTML(s);
 
   } // end encodeHTML
 
-  public String encodeURL(String s)
+  public final String encodeURL(String s)
   {
     return URLEncoder.encode(s);
 
   } // end encodeURL
 
-  public String exceptionType(Object o) throws ScriptExit
+  public final String exceptionType(Object o) throws ScriptExit
   {
     if (o instanceof ScriptExit)
       throw (ScriptExit)o;   // rethrow ScriptExit exceptions
@@ -126,19 +168,19 @@ public class ScriptLibrary
 
   } // end exceptionType
 
-  public String join(List l, String separator)
+  public final String join(List l, String separator)
   {
     return StringUtil.join(l,separator);
 
   } // end join
 
-  public List splitList(String data, String delims)
+  public final List splitList(String data, String delims)
   {
     return StringUtil.splitList(data,delims);
 
   } // end splitList
 
-  public boolean validVeniceID(String s)
+  public final boolean validVeniceID(String s)
   {
     return IDUtils.isValidVeniceID(s);
 
diff --git a/src/com/silverwrist/venice/ui/servlet/RequestImpl.java b/src/com/silverwrist/venice/ui/servlet/RequestImpl.java
index 0112659..f937cf8 100644
--- a/src/com/silverwrist/venice/ui/servlet/RequestImpl.java
+++ b/src/com/silverwrist/venice/ui/servlet/RequestImpl.java
@@ -711,6 +711,36 @@ public class RequestImpl implements RequestInput
    *--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    */
 
+  private static final String createLoggerName(String prefix, String raw_name)
+  {
+    // Strip all extensions from the end of the file.
+    int limit = raw_name.lastIndexOf('/');
+    int x = raw_name.lastIndexOf('.');
+    while (x>limit)
+    { // remove all extensions from the end
+      raw_name = raw_name.substring(0,x);
+      x = raw_name.lastIndexOf('.');
+
+    } // end while
+
+    // convert the name to a logger name
+    StringBuffer rc = new StringBuffer(prefix);
+    for (x=0; x<raw_name.length(); x++)
+    { // process all the characters
+      char c = raw_name.charAt(x);
+      if (c=='/')
+	rc.append('.');
+      else if (c=='.')
+	rc.append('_');
+      else
+	rc.append(c);
+
+    } // end for
+
+    return rc.toString();
+
+  } // end createLoggerName
+
   private final void putCookie(Cookie cookie)
   {
     if (new_cookies==null)
@@ -1310,31 +1340,7 @@ public class RequestImpl implements RequestInput
 
   public String getScriptLoggerName(String raw_name)
   {
-    // Strip all extensions from the end of the file.
-    int limit = raw_name.lastIndexOf('/');
-    int x = raw_name.lastIndexOf('.');
-    while (x>limit)
-    { // remove all extensions from the end
-      raw_name = raw_name.substring(0,x);
-      x = raw_name.lastIndexOf('.');
-
-    } // end while
-
-    // convert the name to a logger name
-    StringBuffer rc = new StringBuffer("SCRIPT.");
-    for (x=0; x<raw_name.length(); x++)
-    { // process all the characters
-      char c = raw_name.charAt(x);
-      if (c=='/')
-	rc.append('.');
-      else if (c=='.')
-	rc.append('_');
-      else
-	rc.append(c);
-
-    } // end for
-
-    return rc.toString();
+    return createLoggerName("SCRIPT.",raw_name);
 
   } // end getScriptLoggerName
 
@@ -1348,6 +1354,18 @@ public class RequestImpl implements RequestInput
 
   } // end getScriptLoggerName
 
+  public String getRPCScriptName(String raw_name)
+  {
+    return config.getRPCScriptPath(raw_name);
+
+  } // end getScriptName
+
+  public String getRPCScriptLoggerName(String raw_name)
+  {
+    return createLoggerName("RPCSCRIPT.",raw_name);
+
+  } // end getScriptLoggerName
+
   public Dialog getDialog(String name)
   {
     return config.getDialog(name);