diff --git a/Global.h b/Global.h
index da6693f..b7021e8 100644
--- a/Global.h
+++ b/Global.h
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 #ifndef __Global_h__
-#define __Global_h__
+# define __Global_h__
 
-#include "MString.h"
-#include <map>
+# include "MString.h"
+# include "CGIFormattedData.h"
+# include <map>
 
 namespace  jet {
 
@@ -25,6 +26,8 @@ namespace  jet {
       void setupFormURLEncoded(coreutils::ZString &formdata);
       char *errorCursor = NULL;
 	
+
+      coreutils::CGIFormattedData cookies;
       std::map<coreutils::MString, coreutils::MString> variables;
       std::map<coreutils::MString, coreutils::MString> cgiVariables;
       std::map<coreutils::MString, __mysql *> sessions;
@@ -33,6 +36,7 @@ namespace  jet {
       char **envp;
       bool cgi = false;
       bool session = false;
+      coreutils::MString sessionId;
       
    };
 
diff --git a/Operand.cpp b/Operand.cpp
index d2bd0b5..9b5c850 100644
--- a/Operand.cpp
+++ b/Operand.cpp
@@ -86,10 +86,21 @@ namespace jet {
 	 } else
 	   throw coreutils::Exception("Expecting ) at end of TRIM expression.");	 	 	 
       } else if(in.ifNextIgnoreCase("TOUPPER")) {
-	 
-
+	 if(!in.ifNext("("))
+	   throw coreutils::Exception("Expecting ( for TOUPPER parameters.");
+	 Operand parm1(in, tag);
+	 if(in.ifNext(")")) {
+	    string = parm1.string.toUpper();
+	 } else
+	   throw coreutils::Exception("Expecting ) at end of TOUPPER expression.");	 	 	 	 
       } else if(in.ifNextIgnoreCase("TOLOWER")) {
-	 
+	 if(!in.ifNext("("))
+	   throw coreutils::Exception("Expecting ( for TOLOWER parameters.");
+	 Operand parm1(in, tag);
+	 if(in.ifNext(")")) {
+	    string = parm1.string.toLower();
+	 } else
+	   throw coreutils::Exception("Expecting ) at end of TOLOWER expression.");	 	 	 	 	 
       } else if(in.ifNextIgnoreCase("REVERSE")) {
 	 
       } else if(in.ifNextIgnoreCase("CONCAT")) {
diff --git a/Tag.cpp b/Tag.cpp
index 5344eb2..9120131 100644
--- a/Tag.cpp
+++ b/Tag.cpp
@@ -401,6 +401,9 @@ namespace jet {
 	 } else if(variable.ifNext("%")) {
 	    renderVariableName(variable, name, modifier);
 	    return getenv(name.c_str());
+	 } else if(variable.ifNext("^")) {
+	    renderVariableName(variable, name, modifier);
+	    return global.cookies.data[variable];
 	 } else {
 	    renderVariableName(variable, name, modifier);
 	    name.split(".");
diff --git a/__jet.cpp b/__jet.cpp
index d9b8fe0..4604350 100644
--- a/__jet.cpp
+++ b/__jet.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #include "__jet.h"
 #include "Exception.h"
+#include "Global.h"
 #include <iostream>
 #include <fstream>
 #include <openssl/ssl.h>
@@ -12,9 +13,7 @@ namespace jet {
 	 global.cgi = true;
 	 
 	 if(keywordDefined("sessiondir")) {
-	    coreutils::ZString cookies = getenv("HTTP_COOKIE");
-	    storeVariable("cookies", cookies, "global");
-	    
+	    cookies = getenv("HTTP_COOKIE");	    
 	    global.session = true;
 //	    if request_has_cookie then
 //	      pull sessionfile from sessiondir.
diff --git a/tests/testvar.jet b/tests/testvar.jet
index 89c02b4..b10195f 100755
--- a/tests/testvar.jet
+++ b/tests/testvar.jet
@@ -21,4 +21,7 @@ $[ix]
 $[ix]
 <set name="test64" value="this is a test" />
 $[test64;tobase64]
+$[test64;toupper]
+<set name="testupperexpr" expr="toupper($[test64])" />
+$[testupperexpr]
 </jet>