diff --git a/util/conv/conv.go b/util/conv/conv.go
index 41b3cec9..3a985be6 100644
--- a/util/conv/conv.go
+++ b/util/conv/conv.go
@@ -19,21 +19,26 @@ import (
 	"strconv"
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/abcum/surreal/sql"
+
 	"github.com/asaskevich/govalidator"
 )
 
-func toNumber(str string) (int64, error) {
+func toNumber(str string) (float64, error) {
 	val, err := strconv.ParseFloat(str, 64)
 	if err != nil {
 		val = 0.0
+		err = fmt.Errorf("Expected a number, but found '%v'", str)
+
 	}
-	return int64(val), err
+	return float64(int64(val)), err
 }
 
 func toDouble(str string) (float64, error) {
 	val, err := strconv.ParseFloat(str, 64)
 	if err != nil {
 		val = 0.0
+		err = fmt.Errorf("Expected a number, but found '%v'", str)
 	}
 	return float64(val), err
 }
@@ -42,16 +47,58 @@ func toBoolean(str string) (bool, error) {
 	val, err := strconv.ParseBool(str)
 	if err != nil {
 		val = false
+		err = fmt.Errorf("Expected a boolean, but found '%v'", str)
 	}
 	return bool(val), err
 }
 
 // --------------------------------------------------
 
+func ConvertTo(t, k string, obj interface{}) (val interface{}, err error) {
+	switch t {
+	default:
+		return obj, nil
+	case "url":
+		return ConvertToUrl(obj)
+	case "uuid":
+		return ConvertToUuid(obj)
+	case "color":
+		return ConvertToColor(obj)
+	case "email":
+		return ConvertToEmail(obj)
+	case "phone":
+		return ConvertToPhone(obj)
+	case "array":
+		return ConvertToArray(obj)
+	case "object":
+		return ConvertToObject(obj)
+	case "domain":
+		return ConvertToDomain(obj)
+	case "base64":
+		return ConvertToBase64(obj)
+	case "string":
+		return ConvertToString(obj)
+	case "number":
+		return ConvertToNumber(obj)
+	case "double":
+		return ConvertToDouble(obj)
+	case "boolean":
+		return ConvertToBoolean(obj)
+	case "datetime":
+		return ConvertToDatetime(obj)
+	case "latitude":
+		return ConvertToLatitude(obj)
+	case "longitude":
+		return ConvertToLongitude(obj)
+	case "record":
+		return ConvertToRecord(obj, k)
+	}
+}
+
 func ConvertToUrl(obj interface{}) (val string, err error) {
 	val = fmt.Sprintf("%v", obj)
 	if !govalidator.IsURL(val) {
-		err = fmt.Errorf("Not a valid url")
+		err = fmt.Errorf("Expected a URL, but found '%v'", obj)
 	}
 	return
 }
@@ -59,7 +106,7 @@ func ConvertToUrl(obj interface{}) (val string, err error) {
 func ConvertToUuid(obj interface{}) (val string, err error) {
 	val = fmt.Sprintf("%v", obj)
 	if !govalidator.IsUUID(val) {
-		err = fmt.Errorf("Not a valid uuid")
+		err = fmt.Errorf("Expected a UUID, but found '%v'", obj)
 	}
 	return
 }
@@ -67,7 +114,7 @@ func ConvertToUuid(obj interface{}) (val string, err error) {
 func ConvertToEmail(obj interface{}) (val string, err error) {
 	val = fmt.Sprintf("%v", obj)
 	if !govalidator.IsEmail(val) {
-		err = fmt.Errorf("Not a valid email")
+		err = fmt.Errorf("Expected an email address, but found '%v'", obj)
 	}
 	return govalidator.NormalizeEmail(val)
 }
@@ -75,7 +122,7 @@ func ConvertToEmail(obj interface{}) (val string, err error) {
 func ConvertToPhone(obj interface{}) (val string, err error) {
 	val = fmt.Sprintf("%v", obj)
 	if !govalidator.Matches(val, `^[\s\d\+\-\(\)]+$`) {
-		err = fmt.Errorf("Not a valid phone")
+		err = fmt.Errorf("Expected a phone number, but found '%v'", obj)
 	}
 	return
 }
@@ -83,7 +130,7 @@ func ConvertToPhone(obj interface{}) (val string, err error) {
 func ConvertToColor(obj interface{}) (val string, err error) {
 	val = fmt.Sprintf("%v", obj)
 	if !govalidator.IsHexcolor(val) && !govalidator.IsRGBcolor(val) {
-		err = fmt.Errorf("Not a valid color")
+		err = fmt.Errorf("Expected a HEX or RGB color, but found '%v'", obj)
 	}
 	return
 }
@@ -92,7 +139,7 @@ func ConvertToArray(obj interface{}) (val []interface{}, err error) {
 	if now, ok := obj.([]interface{}); ok {
 		val = now
 	} else {
-		err = fmt.Errorf("Not a valid array")
+		err = fmt.Errorf("Expected an array, but found '%v'", obj)
 	}
 	return
 }
@@ -101,7 +148,7 @@ func ConvertToObject(obj interface{}) (val map[string]interface{}, err error) {
 	if now, ok := obj.(map[string]interface{}); ok {
 		val = now
 	} else {
-		err = fmt.Errorf("Not a valid object")
+		err = fmt.Errorf("Expected an object, but found '%v'", obj)
 	}
 	return
 }
@@ -109,7 +156,7 @@ func ConvertToObject(obj interface{}) (val map[string]interface{}, err error) {
 func ConvertToDomain(obj interface{}) (val string, err error) {
 	val = fmt.Sprintf("%v", obj)
 	if !govalidator.IsDNSName(val) {
-		err = fmt.Errorf("Not a valid domain name")
+		err = fmt.Errorf("Expected a domain name, but found '%v'", obj)
 	}
 	return
 }
@@ -117,7 +164,7 @@ func ConvertToDomain(obj interface{}) (val string, err error) {
 func ConvertToBase64(obj interface{}) (val string, err error) {
 	val = fmt.Sprintf("%v", obj)
 	if !govalidator.IsBase64(val) {
-		err = fmt.Errorf("Not valid base64 data")
+		err = fmt.Errorf("Expected base64 data, but found '%v'", obj)
 	}
 	return
 }
@@ -126,21 +173,19 @@ func ConvertToString(obj interface{}) (val string, err error) {
 	switch now := obj.(type) {
 	case string:
 		return now, err
-	case []interface{}:
-		return val, fmt.Errorf("Not valid string")
-	case map[string]interface{}:
-		return val, fmt.Errorf("Not valid string")
+	case []interface{}, map[string]interface{}:
+		return val, fmt.Errorf("Expected a string, but found '%v'", obj)
 	default:
 		return fmt.Sprintf("%v", obj), err
 	}
 }
 
-func ConvertToNumber(obj interface{}) (val int64, err error) {
+func ConvertToNumber(obj interface{}) (val float64, err error) {
 	switch now := obj.(type) {
 	case int64:
-		return int64(now), err
+		return float64(now), err
 	case float64:
-		return int64(now), err
+		return float64(now), err
 	case string:
 		return toNumber(now)
 	default:
@@ -178,7 +223,7 @@ func ConvertToDatetime(obj interface{}) (val time.Time, err error) {
 	if now, ok := obj.(time.Time); ok {
 		val = now
 	} else {
-		err = fmt.Errorf("Not a valid datetime")
+		err = fmt.Errorf("Expected a datetime, but found '%v'", obj)
 	}
 	return
 }
@@ -186,7 +231,7 @@ func ConvertToDatetime(obj interface{}) (val time.Time, err error) {
 func ConvertToLatitude(obj interface{}) (val float64, err error) {
 	str := fmt.Sprintf("%v", obj)
 	if !govalidator.IsLatitude(str) {
-		err = fmt.Errorf("Not a valid latitude")
+		err = fmt.Errorf("Expected a latitude value, but found '%v'", obj)
 	}
 	return govalidator.ToFloat(str)
 }
@@ -194,20 +239,23 @@ func ConvertToLatitude(obj interface{}) (val float64, err error) {
 func ConvertToLongitude(obj interface{}) (val float64, err error) {
 	str := fmt.Sprintf("%v", obj)
 	if !govalidator.IsLongitude(str) {
-		err = fmt.Errorf("Not a valid longitude")
+		err = fmt.Errorf("Expected a longitude value, but found '%v'", obj)
 	}
 	return govalidator.ToFloat(str)
 }
 
-func ConvertToOneOf(obj interface{}, pos ...interface{}) (val interface{}, err error) {
-	for _, now := range pos {
-		if num, ok := obj.(int64); ok {
-			if float64(num) == now {
-				return obj, err
-			}
-		} else if obj == now {
-			return obj, err
+func ConvertToRecord(obj interface{}, tb string) (val *sql.Thing, err error) {
+	if now, ok := obj.(*sql.Thing); ok {
+		switch tb {
+		case now.TB:
+			val = now
+		case "":
+			val = now
+		default:
+			err = fmt.Errorf("Expected a record of type '%s', but found '%v'", tb, obj)
 		}
+	} else {
+		err = fmt.Errorf("Expected a record of type '%s', but found '%v'", tb, obj)
 	}
-	return nil, fmt.Errorf("Not a valid option")
+	return
 }