diff --git a/__call.cpp b/__call.cpp
index 9ce2f60..d960edf 100644
--- a/__call.cpp
+++ b/__call.cpp
@@ -14,13 +14,15 @@ namespace jet {
 	throw coreutils::Exception("call tag cannot have a container.");	
       if(!variableDefined("pgm"))
 	throw coreutils::Exception("pgm keyword must be specified.");
+      resolveKeyword("pgm");
       argv[0] = variables["pgm"].c_str(); // TODO: Need to peel off the program name only and pass as argv[0].	   
       for(ix = 1; ix <= 50; ++ix) {    
 	 coreutils::MString arg("arg");
 	 arg << ix;
-	 if(variableDefined(arg))
+	 if(variableDefined(arg)) {	      
+	   resolveKeyword(arg);
 	   argv[ix] = variables[arg].c_str();
-	 else
+	 } else
 	   break;
       }
       argv[ix] == NULL;      
@@ -30,6 +32,7 @@ namespace jet {
 	 close(fdo[0]);
 	 dup2(fdo[1], 1);
 	 if(variableDefined("input")) {
+	    resolveKeyword("input");
 	    coreutils::ZString input(variables[variables["input"]]);
 	    pipe(fdi);
 	    if(fork() == 0) {
@@ -46,12 +49,22 @@ namespace jet {
 	 exit(rc);
       }
       close(fdo[1]);
-      if(variableDefined("name")) 
-	global.variables[variables["name"]].read(fdo[0]); 	 
-      else 
+      if(variableDefined("name")) {
+	 resolveKeyword("name");
+	 if(!variableDefined("scope") && (variables["scope"] == "global"))
+	   global.variables[variables["name"]].read(fdo[0]);
+	 else if(variables["scope"] == "local") 
+	   parent->variables[variables["name"]].read(fdo[0]);
+	 else if(variables["scope"] == "parent")
+	   parent->parent->variables[variables["name"]].read(fdo[0]);
+	 else
+	   throw coreutils::Exception("scope value is not valid.");
+	 
+      } else 
 	out.read(fdo[0]);               
       waitpid(pid, &status, 0);
       if(variableDefined("status"))
+	resolveKeyword("status");
 	global.variables[variables["status"]] = (status >> 8 & 255);
    }