diff --git a/db/create.go b/db/create.go
index ed0b0fd4..0db2bd2f 100644
--- a/db/create.go
+++ b/db/create.go
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 package db
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
 	"github.com/abcum/surreal/kvs"
 	"github.com/abcum/surreal/sql"
 	"github.com/abcum/surreal/util/item"
@@ -22,30 +23,41 @@ import (
 	"github.com/abcum/surreal/util/uuid"
 )
 
-func executeCreateStatement(txn kvs.TX, ast *sql.CreateStatement) (out []interface{}, err error) {
+func (e *executor) executeCreateStatement(txn kvs.TX, ast *sql.CreateStatement) (out []interface{}, err error) {
+
+	for k, w := range ast.What {
+		if what, ok := w.(*sql.Param); ok {
+			ast.What[k] = e.ctx.Get(what.ID).Data()
+		}
+	}
 
 	for _, w := range ast.What {
 
-		if what, ok := w.(*sql.Thing); ok {
+		switch what := w.(type) {
+
+		default:
+			return out, fmt.Errorf("Can not execute CREATE query using type '%T'", what)
+
+		case *sql.Thing:
 			key := &keys.Thing{KV: ast.KV, NS: ast.NS, DB: ast.DB, TB: what.TB, ID: what.ID}
 			kv, _ := txn.Get(key.Encode())
-			doc := item.New(kv, txn, key)
+			doc := item.New(kv, txn, key, e.ctx)
 			if ret, err := create(doc, ast); err != nil {
 				return nil, err
 			} else if ret != nil {
 				out = append(out, ret)
 			}
-		}
 
-		if what, ok := w.(*sql.Table); ok {
+		case *sql.Table:
 			key := &keys.Thing{KV: ast.KV, NS: ast.NS, DB: ast.DB, TB: what.TB, ID: uuid.NewV5(uuid.NewV4().UUID, ast.KV).String()}
 			kv, _ := txn.Get(key.Encode())
-			doc := item.New(kv, txn, key)
+			doc := item.New(kv, txn, key, e.ctx)
 			if ret, err := create(doc, ast); err != nil {
 				return nil, err
 			} else if ret != nil {
 				out = append(out, ret)
 			}
+
 		}
 
 	}
diff --git a/db/db.go b/db/db.go
index e845ca6c..16da9a53 100644
--- a/db/db.go
+++ b/db/db.go
@@ -25,12 +25,35 @@ import (
 	"github.com/abcum/surreal/kvs"
 	"github.com/abcum/surreal/log"
 	"github.com/abcum/surreal/sql"
+	"github.com/abcum/surreal/util/data"
 
 	_ "github.com/abcum/surreal/kvs/boltdb"
 	_ "github.com/abcum/surreal/kvs/mysql"
 	_ "github.com/abcum/surreal/kvs/pgsql"
 )
 
+type executor struct {
+	txn kvs.TX
+	ctx *data.Doc
+	ast *sql.Query
+}
+
+func newExecutor(ast *sql.Query, vars map[string]interface{}) *executor {
+	return &executor{ast: ast, ctx: data.Consume(vars)}
+}
+
+func (e *executor) Txn() kvs.TX {
+	return e.txn
+}
+
+func (e *executor) Set(key string, val interface{}) {
+	e.ctx.Set(val, key)
+}
+
+func (e *executor) Get(key string) (val interface{}) {
+	return e.ctx.Get(key).Data()
+}
+
 type Response struct {
 	Time   string        `codec:"time,omitempty"`
 	Status string        `codec:"status,omitempty"`
@@ -63,16 +86,40 @@ func Exit() {
 // Execute parses the query and executes it against the data layer
 func Execute(ctx *fibre.Context, txt interface{}, vars map[string]interface{}) (out []*Response, err error) {
 
+	// Parse the received SQL batch query strings
+	// into SQL ASTs, using any immutable preset
+	// variables if set.
+
 	ast, err := sql.Parse(ctx, txt, vars)
 	if err != nil {
 		return
 	}
 
+	// If no preset variables have been defined
+	// then ensure that the variables is
+	// instantiated for future use.
+
+	if vars == nil {
+		vars = make(map[string]interface{})
+	}
+
+	// Create 2 channels, one for force quitting
+	// the query processor, and the other for
+	// receiving and buffering any query results.
+
 	quit := make(chan bool, 1)
 	recv := make(chan *Response)
 
+	// Ensure that the force quit channel is auto
+	// closed when the end of the request has been
+	// reached, and we are not an http connection.
+
 	defer close(quit)
 
+	// If the current connection is a normal http
+	// connection then force quit any running
+	// queries if a socket close event occurs.
+
 	if _, ok := ctx.Response().ResponseWriter.(http.CloseNotifier); ok {
 
 		exit := ctx.Response().CloseNotify()
@@ -89,7 +136,15 @@ func Execute(ctx *fibre.Context, txt interface{}, vars map[string]interface{}) (
 
 	}
 
-	go execute(ctx, ast, quit, recv)
+	// Create a new query executor with the query
+	// details, and the current runtime variables
+	// and execute the queries within.
+
+	go newExecutor(ast, vars).execute(quit, recv)
+
+	// Wait for all of the processed queries to
+	// return results, buffer the output, and
+	// return the output when finished.
 
 	for res := range recv {
 		out = append(out, res)
@@ -99,6 +154,242 @@ func Execute(ctx *fibre.Context, txt interface{}, vars map[string]interface{}) (
 
 }
 
+func (e *executor) execute(quit <-chan bool, send chan<- *Response) {
+
+	var err error
+	var txn kvs.TX
+	var rsp *Response
+	var buf []*Response
+	var res []interface{}
+
+	// Ensure that the query responses channel is
+	// closed when the full query has been processed
+	// and dealt with.
+
+	defer close(send)
+
+	// If we are making use of a global transaction
+	// which is not committed at the end of the
+	// query set, then cancel the transaction.
+
+	defer func() {
+		if txn != nil {
+			txn.Cancel()
+		}
+	}()
+
+	// If we have paniced during query execution
+	// then ensure that we recover from the error
+	// and print the error to the log.
+
+	defer func() {
+		if r := recover(); r != nil {
+			if err, ok := r.(error); ok {
+				fmt.Println(err)
+			}
+		}
+	}()
+
+	stms := make(chan sql.Statement)
+
+	// Loop over the defined query statements and
+	// pass them to the statement processing
+	// channel for execution.
+
+	go func() {
+		for _, stm := range e.ast.Statements {
+			stms <- stm
+		}
+		close(stms)
+	}()
+
+	// Listen for any new statements to process and
+	// at the same time listen for the quit signal
+	// notifying us whether the client has gone away.
+
+	for {
+
+		select {
+
+		case <-quit:
+			return
+
+		case stm, open := <-stms:
+
+			// If we have reached the end of the statement
+			// processing channel then return out of this
+			// for loop and exit.
+
+			if !open {
+				return
+			}
+
+			// If we are not inside a global transaction
+			// then reset the error to nil so that the
+			// next statement is not ignored.
+
+			if txn == nil {
+				err = nil
+			}
+
+			// Check to see if the current statement is
+			// a TRANSACTION statement, and if it is
+			// then deal with it and move on to the next.
+
+			switch stm.(type) {
+			case *sql.BeginStatement:
+				txn, err = begin(txn)
+				continue
+			case *sql.CancelStatement:
+				txn, err, buf = cancel(txn, buf, err, send)
+				continue
+			case *sql.CommitStatement:
+				txn, err, buf = commit(txn, buf, err, send)
+				continue
+			}
+
+			// This is not a TRANSACTION statement and
+			// therefore we must time the execution speed
+			// and process the statement response.
+
+			now := time.Now()
+
+			// If an error has occured and we are inside
+			// a global transaction, then ignore all
+			// subsequent statements in the transaction.
+
+			if err == nil {
+				res, err = e.operate(txn, stm)
+			} else {
+				res, err = []interface{}{}, fmt.Errorf("Query not executed")
+			}
+
+			rsp = &Response{
+				Time:   time.Since(now).String(),
+				Status: status(err),
+				Detail: detail(err),
+				Result: append([]interface{}{}, res...),
+			}
+
+			// If we are not inside a global transaction
+			// then we can output the statement response
+			// immediately to the channel.
+
+			if txn == nil {
+				send <- rsp
+				continue
+			}
+
+			// If we are inside a global transaction we
+			// must buffer the responses for output at
+			// the end of the transaction.
+
+			if txn != nil {
+				buf = append(buf, rsp)
+				continue
+			}
+
+		}
+
+	}
+
+}
+
+func (e *executor) operate(txn kvs.TX, ast sql.Statement) (res []interface{}, err error) {
+
+	var loc bool
+
+	// If we are not inside a global transaction
+	// then grab a new transaction, ensuring that
+	// it is closed at the end.
+
+	if txn == nil {
+
+		loc = true
+
+		switch ast.(type) {
+		case *sql.InfoStatement:
+			txn, err = readable()
+		default:
+			txn, err = writable()
+		}
+
+		if err != nil {
+			return
+		}
+
+		defer txn.Close()
+
+	}
+
+	// Execute the defined statement, receiving the
+	// result set, and any errors which occured
+	// while processing the query.
+
+	switch stm := ast.(type) {
+
+	case *sql.InfoStatement:
+		res, err = e.executeInfoStatement(txn, stm)
+
+	case *sql.LetStatement:
+		res, err = e.executeLetStatement(txn, stm)
+
+	case *sql.SelectStatement:
+		res, err = e.executeSelectStatement(txn, stm)
+	case *sql.CreateStatement:
+		res, err = e.executeCreateStatement(txn, stm)
+	case *sql.UpdateStatement:
+		res, err = e.executeUpdateStatement(txn, stm)
+	case *sql.ModifyStatement:
+		res, err = e.executeModifyStatement(txn, stm)
+	case *sql.DeleteStatement:
+		res, err = e.executeDeleteStatement(txn, stm)
+	case *sql.RelateStatement:
+		res, err = e.executeRelateStatement(txn, stm)
+
+	case *sql.DefineScopeStatement:
+		res, err = e.executeDefineScopeStatement(txn, stm)
+	case *sql.RemoveScopeStatement:
+		res, err = e.executeRemoveScopeStatement(txn, stm)
+
+	case *sql.DefineTableStatement:
+		res, err = e.executeDefineTableStatement(txn, stm)
+	case *sql.RemoveTableStatement:
+		res, err = e.executeRemoveTableStatement(txn, stm)
+
+	case *sql.DefineRulesStatement:
+		res, err = e.executeDefineRulesStatement(txn, stm)
+	case *sql.RemoveRulesStatement:
+		res, err = e.executeRemoveRulesStatement(txn, stm)
+
+	case *sql.DefineFieldStatement:
+		res, err = e.executeDefineFieldStatement(txn, stm)
+	case *sql.RemoveFieldStatement:
+		res, err = e.executeRemoveFieldStatement(txn, stm)
+
+	case *sql.DefineIndexStatement:
+		res, err = e.executeDefineIndexStatement(txn, stm)
+	case *sql.RemoveIndexStatement:
+		res, err = e.executeRemoveIndexStatement(txn, stm)
+
+	}
+
+	// If this is a local transaction for only the
+	// current statement, then commit or cancel
+	// depending on the result error.
+
+	if loc {
+		if err != nil {
+			txn.Cancel()
+		} else {
+			txn.Commit()
+		}
+	}
+
+	return
+
+}
+
 func status(e error) (s string) {
 	switch e.(type) {
 	default:
@@ -125,6 +416,14 @@ func detail(e error) (s string) {
 	}
 }
 
+func clear(buf []*Response, rsp *Response) []*Response {
+	for i := len(buf) - 1; i >= 0; i-- {
+		buf[len(buf)-1] = nil
+		buf = buf[:len(buf)-1]
+	}
+	return append(buf, rsp)
+}
+
 func begin(txn kvs.TX) (tmp kvs.TX, err error) {
 	if txn == nil {
 		txn, err = writable()
@@ -189,236 +488,3 @@ func writable() (txn kvs.TX, err error) {
 func readable() (txn kvs.TX, err error) {
 	return db.Txn(false)
 }
-
-func execute(ctx *fibre.Context, ast *sql.Query, quit <-chan bool, send chan<- *Response) {
-
-	var err error
-	var txn kvs.TX
-	var rsp *Response
-	var buf []*Response
-	var res []interface{}
-
-	// Ensure that the query responses channel is
-	// closed when the full query has been processed
-	// and dealt with.
-
-	defer close(send)
-
-	// If we are making use of a global transaction
-	// which is not committed at the end of the
-	// query set, then cancel the transaction.
-
-	defer func() {
-		if txn != nil {
-			txn.Cancel()
-		}
-	}()
-
-	// If we have paniced during query execution
-	// then ensure that we recover from the error
-	// and print the error to the log.
-
-	defer func() {
-		if r := recover(); r != nil {
-			if err, ok := r.(error); ok {
-				fmt.Println(err)
-			}
-		}
-	}()
-
-	stms := make(chan sql.Statement)
-
-	// Loop over the defined query statements and
-	// pass them to the statement processing
-	// channel for execution.
-
-	go func() {
-		for _, stm := range ast.Statements {
-			stms <- stm
-		}
-		close(stms)
-	}()
-
-	// Listen for any new statements to process and
-	// at the same time listen for the quit signal
-	// notifying us whether the client has gone away.
-
-	for {
-
-		select {
-
-		case <-quit:
-			return
-
-		case stm, open := <-stms:
-
-			// If we have reached the end of the statement
-			// processing channel then return out of this
-			// for loop and exit.
-
-			if !open {
-				return
-			}
-
-			// If we are not inside a global transaction
-			// then reset the error to nil so that the
-			// next statement is not ignored.
-
-			if txn == nil {
-				err = nil
-			}
-
-			// Check to see if the current statement is
-			// a TRANSACTION statement, and if it is
-			// then deal with it and move on to the next.
-
-			switch stm.(type) {
-			case *sql.BeginStatement:
-				txn, err = begin(txn)
-				continue
-			case *sql.CancelStatement:
-				txn, err, buf = cancel(txn, buf, err, send)
-				continue
-			case *sql.CommitStatement:
-				txn, err, buf = commit(txn, buf, err, send)
-				continue
-			}
-
-			// This is not a TRANSACTION statement and
-			// therefore we must time the execution speed
-			// and process the statement response.
-
-			now := time.Now()
-
-			// If an error has occured and we are inside
-			// a global transaction, then ignore all
-			// subsequent statements in the transaction.
-
-			if err == nil {
-				res, err = operate(txn, stm)
-			} else {
-				res, err = []interface{}{}, fmt.Errorf("Query not executed")
-			}
-
-			rsp = &Response{
-				Time:   time.Since(now).String(),
-				Status: status(err),
-				Detail: detail(err),
-				Result: append([]interface{}{}, res...),
-			}
-
-			// If we are not inside a global transaction
-			// then we can output the statement response
-			// immediately to the channel.
-
-			if txn == nil {
-				send <- rsp
-				continue
-			}
-
-			// If we are inside a global transaction we
-			// must buffer the responses for output at
-			// the end of the transaction.
-
-			if txn != nil {
-				buf = append(buf, rsp)
-				continue
-			}
-
-		}
-
-	}
-
-}
-
-func operate(txn kvs.TX, ast sql.Statement) (res []interface{}, err error) {
-
-	var loc bool
-
-	// If we are not inside a global transaction
-	// then grab a new transaction, ensuring that
-	// it is closed at the end.
-
-	if txn == nil {
-
-		loc = true
-
-		switch ast.(type) {
-		case *sql.InfoStatement:
-			txn, err = readable()
-		default:
-			txn, err = writable()
-		}
-
-		if err != nil {
-			return
-		}
-
-		defer txn.Close()
-
-	}
-
-	// Execute the defined statement, receiving the
-	// result set, and any errors which occured
-	// while processing the query.
-
-	switch stm := ast.(type) {
-
-	case *sql.InfoStatement:
-		res, err = executeInfoStatement(txn, stm)
-
-	case *sql.SelectStatement:
-		res, err = executeSelectStatement(txn, stm)
-	case *sql.CreateStatement:
-		res, err = executeCreateStatement(txn, stm)
-	case *sql.UpdateStatement:
-		res, err = executeUpdateStatement(txn, stm)
-	case *sql.ModifyStatement:
-		res, err = executeModifyStatement(txn, stm)
-	case *sql.DeleteStatement:
-		res, err = executeDeleteStatement(txn, stm)
-	case *sql.RelateStatement:
-		res, err = executeRelateStatement(txn, stm)
-
-	case *sql.DefineScopeStatement:
-		res, err = executeDefineScopeStatement(txn, stm)
-	case *sql.RemoveScopeStatement:
-		res, err = executeRemoveScopeStatement(txn, stm)
-
-	case *sql.DefineTableStatement:
-		res, err = executeDefineTableStatement(txn, stm)
-	case *sql.RemoveTableStatement:
-		res, err = executeRemoveTableStatement(txn, stm)
-
-	case *sql.DefineRulesStatement:
-		res, err = executeDefineRulesStatement(txn, stm)
-	case *sql.RemoveRulesStatement:
-		res, err = executeRemoveRulesStatement(txn, stm)
-
-	case *sql.DefineFieldStatement:
-		res, err = executeDefineFieldStatement(txn, stm)
-	case *sql.RemoveFieldStatement:
-		res, err = executeRemoveFieldStatement(txn, stm)
-
-	case *sql.DefineIndexStatement:
-		res, err = executeDefineIndexStatement(txn, stm)
-	case *sql.RemoveIndexStatement:
-		res, err = executeRemoveIndexStatement(txn, stm)
-
-	}
-
-	// If this is a local transaction for only the
-	// current statement, then commit or cancel
-	// depending on the result error.
-
-	if loc {
-		if err != nil {
-			txn.Cancel()
-		} else {
-			txn.Commit()
-		}
-	}
-
-	return
-
-}
diff --git a/db/define.go b/db/define.go
index 3aaaacae..398ff59d 100644
--- a/db/define.go
+++ b/db/define.go
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/abcum/surreal/util/pack"
 )
 
-func executeDefineScopeStatement(txn kvs.TX, ast *sql.DefineScopeStatement) (out []interface{}, err error) {
+func (e *executor) executeDefineScopeStatement(txn kvs.TX, ast *sql.DefineScopeStatement) (out []interface{}, err error) {
 
 	// Set the namespace definition
 	nkey := &keys.NS{KV: ast.KV, NS: ast.NS}
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ func executeDefineScopeStatement(txn kvs.TX, ast *sql.DefineScopeStatement) (out
 
 }
 
-func executeDefineTableStatement(txn kvs.TX, ast *sql.DefineTableStatement) (out []interface{}, err error) {
+func (e *executor) executeDefineTableStatement(txn kvs.TX, ast *sql.DefineTableStatement) (out []interface{}, err error) {
 
 	for _, TB := range ast.What {
 
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ func executeDefineTableStatement(txn kvs.TX, ast *sql.DefineTableStatement) (out
 
 }
 
-func executeDefineRulesStatement(txn kvs.TX, ast *sql.DefineRulesStatement) (out []interface{}, err error) {
+func (e *executor) executeDefineRulesStatement(txn kvs.TX, ast *sql.DefineRulesStatement) (out []interface{}, err error) {
 
 	for _, TB := range ast.What {
 
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ func executeDefineRulesStatement(txn kvs.TX, ast *sql.DefineRulesStatement) (out
 
 }
 
-func executeDefineFieldStatement(txn kvs.TX, ast *sql.DefineFieldStatement) (out []interface{}, err error) {
+func (e *executor) executeDefineFieldStatement(txn kvs.TX, ast *sql.DefineFieldStatement) (out []interface{}, err error) {
 
 	for _, TB := range ast.What {
 
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ func executeDefineFieldStatement(txn kvs.TX, ast *sql.DefineFieldStatement) (out
 
 }
 
-func executeDefineIndexStatement(txn kvs.TX, ast *sql.DefineIndexStatement) (out []interface{}, err error) {
+func (e *executor) executeDefineIndexStatement(txn kvs.TX, ast *sql.DefineIndexStatement) (out []interface{}, err error) {
 
 	for _, TB := range ast.What {
 
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ func executeDefineIndexStatement(txn kvs.TX, ast *sql.DefineIndexStatement) (out
 		iend := &keys.Thing{KV: ast.KV, NS: ast.NS, DB: ast.DB, TB: TB, ID: keys.Suffix}
 		kvs, _ := txn.RGet(ibeg.Encode(), iend.Encode(), 0)
 		for _, kv := range kvs {
-			doc := item.New(kv, txn, nil)
+			doc := item.New(kv, txn, nil, e.ctx)
 			if err := doc.StoreIndex(); err != nil {
 				return nil, err
 			}
diff --git a/db/delete.go b/db/delete.go
index a4ce3911..475a8146 100644
--- a/db/delete.go
+++ b/db/delete.go
@@ -15,39 +15,51 @@
 package db
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
 	"github.com/abcum/surreal/kvs"
 	"github.com/abcum/surreal/sql"
 	"github.com/abcum/surreal/util/item"
 	"github.com/abcum/surreal/util/keys"
 )
 
-func executeDeleteStatement(txn kvs.TX, ast *sql.DeleteStatement) (out []interface{}, err error) {
+func (e *executor) executeDeleteStatement(txn kvs.TX, ast *sql.DeleteStatement) (out []interface{}, err error) {
+
+	for k, w := range ast.What {
+		if what, ok := w.(*sql.Param); ok {
+			ast.What[k] = e.ctx.Get(what.ID).Data()
+		}
+	}
 
 	for _, w := range ast.What {
 
-		if what, ok := w.(*sql.Thing); ok {
+		switch what := w.(type) {
+
+		default:
+			return out, fmt.Errorf("Can not execute DELETE query using type '%T'", what)
+
+		case *sql.Thing:
 			key := &keys.Thing{KV: ast.KV, NS: ast.NS, DB: ast.DB, TB: what.TB, ID: what.ID}
 			kv, _ := txn.Get(key.Encode())
-			doc := item.New(kv, txn, key)
+			doc := item.New(kv, txn, key, e.ctx)
 			if ret, err := delete(doc, ast); err != nil {
 				return nil, err
 			} else if ret != nil {
 				out = append(out, ret)
 			}
-		}
 
-		if what, ok := w.(*sql.Table); ok {
+		case *sql.Table:
 			beg := &keys.Thing{KV: ast.KV, NS: ast.NS, DB: ast.DB, TB: what.TB, ID: keys.Prefix}
 			end := &keys.Thing{KV: ast.KV, NS: ast.NS, DB: ast.DB, TB: what.TB, ID: keys.Suffix}
 			kvs, _ := txn.RGet(beg.Encode(), end.Encode(), 0)
 			for _, kv := range kvs {
-				doc := item.New(kv, txn, nil)
+				doc := item.New(kv, txn, nil, e.ctx)
 				if ret, err := delete(doc, ast); err != nil {
 					return nil, err
 				} else if ret != nil {
 					out = append(out, ret)
 				}
 			}
+
 		}
 
 	}
diff --git a/db/info.go b/db/info.go
index c6c00397..93fa6ae0 100644
--- a/db/info.go
+++ b/db/info.go
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/abcum/surreal/util/pack"
 )
 
-func executeInfoStatement(txn kvs.TX, ast *sql.InfoStatement) (out []interface{}, err error) {
+func (e *executor) executeInfoStatement(txn kvs.TX, ast *sql.InfoStatement) (out []interface{}, err error) {
 
 	if ast.What == "" {
 
diff --git a/db/let.go b/db/let.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..09d71220
--- /dev/null
+++ b/db/let.go
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+// Copyright © 2016 Abcum Ltd
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+package db
+
+import (
+	"github.com/abcum/surreal/kvs"
+	"github.com/abcum/surreal/sql"
+)
+
+func (e *executor) executeLetStatement(txn kvs.TX, ast *sql.LetStatement) (out []interface{}, err error) {
+
+	switch expr := ast.Expr.(type) {
+	default:
+		e.Set(ast.Name, expr)
+	case *sql.Param:
+		e.Set(ast.Name, e.Get(expr.ID))
+	}
+
+	return
+
+}
diff --git a/db/modify.go b/db/modify.go
index 5280dad5..21ce19f0 100644
--- a/db/modify.go
+++ b/db/modify.go
@@ -15,39 +15,51 @@
 package db
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
 	"github.com/abcum/surreal/kvs"
 	"github.com/abcum/surreal/sql"
 	"github.com/abcum/surreal/util/item"
 	"github.com/abcum/surreal/util/keys"
 )
 
-func executeModifyStatement(txn kvs.TX, ast *sql.ModifyStatement) (out []interface{}, err error) {
+func (e *executor) executeModifyStatement(txn kvs.TX, ast *sql.ModifyStatement) (out []interface{}, err error) {
+
+	for k, w := range ast.What {
+		if what, ok := w.(*sql.Param); ok {
+			ast.What[k] = e.ctx.Get(what.ID).Data()
+		}
+	}
 
 	for _, w := range ast.What {
 
-		if what, ok := w.(*sql.Thing); ok {
+		switch what := w.(type) {
+
+		default:
+			return out, fmt.Errorf("Can not execute MODIFY query using type '%T'", what)
+
+		case *sql.Thing:
 			key := &keys.Thing{KV: ast.KV, NS: ast.NS, DB: ast.DB, TB: what.TB, ID: what.ID}
 			kv, _ := txn.Get(key.Encode())
-			doc := item.New(kv, txn, key)
+			doc := item.New(kv, txn, key, e.ctx)
 			if ret, err := modify(doc, ast); err != nil {
 				return nil, err
 			} else if ret != nil {
 				out = append(out, ret)
 			}
-		}
 
-		if what, ok := w.(*sql.Table); ok {
+		case *sql.Table:
 			beg := &keys.Thing{KV: ast.KV, NS: ast.NS, DB: ast.DB, TB: what.TB, ID: keys.Prefix}
 			end := &keys.Thing{KV: ast.KV, NS: ast.NS, DB: ast.DB, TB: what.TB, ID: keys.Suffix}
 			kvs, _ := txn.RGet(beg.Encode(), end.Encode(), 0)
 			for _, kv := range kvs {
-				doc := item.New(kv, txn, nil)
+				doc := item.New(kv, txn, nil, e.ctx)
 				if ret, err := modify(doc, ast); err != nil {
 					return nil, err
 				} else if ret != nil {
 					out = append(out, ret)
 				}
 			}
+
 		}
 
 	}
diff --git a/db/relate.go b/db/relate.go
index eef4c265..42dd9d03 100644
--- a/db/relate.go
+++ b/db/relate.go
@@ -19,6 +19,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/abcum/surreal/sql"
 )
 
-func executeRelateStatement(txn kvs.TX, ast *sql.RelateStatement) ([]interface{}, error) {
+func (e *executor) executeRelateStatement(txn kvs.TX, ast *sql.RelateStatement) (out []interface{}, err error) {
 	return nil, nil
 }
diff --git a/db/remove.go b/db/remove.go
index 877bfe8f..ef4c6416 100644
--- a/db/remove.go
+++ b/db/remove.go
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/abcum/surreal/util/keys"
 )
 
-func executeRemoveScopeStatement(txn kvs.TX, ast *sql.RemoveScopeStatement) (out []interface{}, err error) {
+func (e *executor) executeRemoveScopeStatement(txn kvs.TX, ast *sql.RemoveScopeStatement) (out []interface{}, err error) {
 
 	// Remove the scope config
 	skey := &keys.SC{KV: ast.KV, NS: ast.NS, DB: ast.DB, SC: ast.Name}
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ func executeRemoveScopeStatement(txn kvs.TX, ast *sql.RemoveScopeStatement) (out
 
 }
 
-func executeRemoveTableStatement(txn kvs.TX, ast *sql.RemoveTableStatement) (out []interface{}, err error) {
+func (e *executor) executeRemoveTableStatement(txn kvs.TX, ast *sql.RemoveTableStatement) (out []interface{}, err error) {
 
 	for _, TB := range ast.What {
 
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ func executeRemoveTableStatement(txn kvs.TX, ast *sql.RemoveTableStatement) (out
 
 }
 
-func executeRemoveRulesStatement(txn kvs.TX, ast *sql.RemoveRulesStatement) (out []interface{}, err error) {
+func (e *executor) executeRemoveRulesStatement(txn kvs.TX, ast *sql.RemoveRulesStatement) (out []interface{}, err error) {
 
 	for _, TB := range ast.What {
 
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ func executeRemoveRulesStatement(txn kvs.TX, ast *sql.RemoveRulesStatement) (out
 
 }
 
-func executeRemoveFieldStatement(txn kvs.TX, ast *sql.RemoveFieldStatement) (out []interface{}, err error) {
+func (e *executor) executeRemoveFieldStatement(txn kvs.TX, ast *sql.RemoveFieldStatement) (out []interface{}, err error) {
 
 	for _, TB := range ast.What {
 
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ func executeRemoveFieldStatement(txn kvs.TX, ast *sql.RemoveFieldStatement) (out
 
 }
 
-func executeRemoveIndexStatement(txn kvs.TX, ast *sql.RemoveIndexStatement) (out []interface{}, err error) {
+func (e *executor) executeRemoveIndexStatement(txn kvs.TX, ast *sql.RemoveIndexStatement) (out []interface{}, err error) {
 
 	for _, TB := range ast.What {
 
diff --git a/db/select.go b/db/select.go
index 7a678ec5..64ece8e6 100644
--- a/db/select.go
+++ b/db/select.go
@@ -21,14 +21,20 @@ import (
 	"github.com/abcum/surreal/util/keys"
 )
 
-func executeSelectStatement(txn kvs.TX, ast *sql.SelectStatement) (out []interface{}, err error) {
+func (e *executor) executeSelectStatement(txn kvs.TX, ast *sql.SelectStatement) (out []interface{}, err error) {
+
+	for k, w := range ast.What {
+		if what, ok := w.(*sql.Param); ok {
+			ast.What[k] = e.ctx.Get(what.ID).Data()
+		}
+	}
 
 	for _, w := range ast.What {
 
 		if what, ok := w.(*sql.Thing); ok {
 			key := &keys.Thing{KV: ast.KV, NS: ast.NS, DB: ast.DB, TB: what.TB, ID: what.ID}
 			kv, _ := txn.Get(key.Encode())
-			doc := item.New(kv, txn, key)
+			doc := item.New(kv, txn, key, e.ctx)
 			if ret, err := detect(doc, ast); err != nil {
 				return nil, err
 			} else if ret != nil {
@@ -41,7 +47,7 @@ func executeSelectStatement(txn kvs.TX, ast *sql.SelectStatement) (out []interfa
 			end := &keys.Thing{KV: ast.KV, NS: ast.NS, DB: ast.DB, TB: what.TB, ID: keys.Suffix}
 			kvs, _ := txn.RGet(beg.Encode(), end.Encode(), 0)
 			for _, kv := range kvs {
-				doc := item.New(kv, txn, nil)
+				doc := item.New(kv, txn, nil, e.ctx)
 				if ret, err := detect(doc, ast); err != nil {
 					return nil, err
 				} else if ret != nil {
diff --git a/db/update.go b/db/update.go
index e64a534b..a6abf3ec 100644
--- a/db/update.go
+++ b/db/update.go
@@ -15,39 +15,51 @@
 package db
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
 	"github.com/abcum/surreal/kvs"
 	"github.com/abcum/surreal/sql"
 	"github.com/abcum/surreal/util/item"
 	"github.com/abcum/surreal/util/keys"
 )
 
-func executeUpdateStatement(txn kvs.TX, ast *sql.UpdateStatement) (out []interface{}, err error) {
+func (e *executor) executeUpdateStatement(txn kvs.TX, ast *sql.UpdateStatement) (out []interface{}, err error) {
+
+	for k, w := range ast.What {
+		if what, ok := w.(*sql.Param); ok {
+			ast.What[k] = e.ctx.Get(what.ID).Data()
+		}
+	}
 
 	for _, w := range ast.What {
 
-		if what, ok := w.(*sql.Thing); ok {
+		switch what := w.(type) {
+
+		default:
+			return out, fmt.Errorf("Can not execute UPDATE query using type '%T'", what)
+
+		case *sql.Thing:
 			key := &keys.Thing{KV: ast.KV, NS: ast.NS, DB: ast.DB, TB: what.TB, ID: what.ID}
 			kv, _ := txn.Get(key.Encode())
-			doc := item.New(kv, txn, key)
+			doc := item.New(kv, txn, key, e.ctx)
 			if ret, err := update(doc, ast); err != nil {
 				return nil, err
 			} else if ret != nil {
 				out = append(out, ret)
 			}
-		}
 
-		if what, ok := w.(*sql.Table); ok {
+		case *sql.Table:
 			beg := &keys.Thing{KV: ast.KV, NS: ast.NS, DB: ast.DB, TB: what.TB, ID: keys.Prefix}
 			end := &keys.Thing{KV: ast.KV, NS: ast.NS, DB: ast.DB, TB: what.TB, ID: keys.Suffix}
 			kvs, _ := txn.RGet(beg.Encode(), end.Encode(), 0)
 			for _, kv := range kvs {
-				doc := item.New(kv, txn, nil)
+				doc := item.New(kv, txn, nil, e.ctx)
 				if ret, err := update(doc, ast); err != nil {
 					return nil, err
 				} else if ret != nil {
 					out = append(out, ret)
 				}
 			}
+
 		}
 
 	}
diff --git a/sql/ast.go b/sql/ast.go
index 26f6a351..ccbfd0eb 100644
--- a/sql/ast.go
+++ b/sql/ast.go
@@ -48,6 +48,11 @@ type CancelStatement struct{}
 // UseStatement represents a SQL COMMIT TRANSACTION statement.
 type CommitStatement struct{}
 
+// ReturnStatement represents a SQL RETURN statement.
+type ReturnStatement struct {
+	What []Expr
+}
+
 // --------------------------------------------------
 // Use
 // --------------------------------------------------
@@ -70,6 +75,19 @@ type InfoStatement struct {
 	What string `cork:"-" codec:"-"`
 }
 
+// --------------------------------------------------
+// LET
+// --------------------------------------------------
+
+// LetStatement represents a SQL LET statement.
+type LetStatement struct {
+	KV   string `cork:"-" codec:"-"`
+	NS   string `cork:"-" codec:"-"`
+	DB   string `cork:"-" codec:"-"`
+	Name string `cork:"-" codec:"-"`
+	Expr Expr   `cork:"-" codec:"-"`
+}
+
 // --------------------------------------------------
 // Normal
 // --------------------------------------------------
@@ -418,6 +436,27 @@ func NewIdent(ID string) *Ident {
 // Parts
 // --------------------------------------------------
 
+// Param comment
+type Param struct {
+	ID string
+}
+
+func (this Param) String() string {
+	return this.ID
+}
+
+func (this Param) MarshalText() (data []byte, err error) {
+	return []byte("ID:" + this.ID), err
+}
+
+func NewParam(ID string) *Param {
+	return &Param{ID}
+}
+
+// --------------------------------------------------
+// Parts
+// --------------------------------------------------
+
 // Table comment
 type Table struct {
 	TB string
diff --git a/sql/exprs.go b/sql/exprs.go
index ee78082b..91dc86da 100644
--- a/sql/exprs.go
+++ b/sql/exprs.go
@@ -39,10 +39,7 @@ func (p *parser) parseWhat() (mul []Expr, err error) {
 		}
 
 		if p.is(tok, PARAM) {
-			one, err := p.declare(PARAM, lit)
-			if err != nil {
-				return nil, err
-			}
+			one, _ := p.declare(PARAM, lit)
 			mul = append(mul, one)
 		}
 
@@ -261,7 +258,7 @@ func (p *parser) parseExpr() (mul []*Field, err error) {
 
 		one := &Field{}
 
-		tok, lit, err = p.shouldBe(IDENT, ID, NOW, PATH, NULL, ALL, TIME, TRUE, FALSE, STRING, REGION, NUMBER, DOUBLE, JSON, ARRAY)
+		tok, lit, err = p.shouldBe(IDENT, ID, NOW, PATH, NULL, ALL, TIME, TRUE, FALSE, STRING, REGION, NUMBER, DOUBLE, JSON, ARRAY, PARAM)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, &ParseError{Found: lit, Expected: []string{"field name"}}
 		}
diff --git a/sql/let.go b/sql/let.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b981f205
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sql/let.go
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+// Copyright © 2016 Abcum Ltd
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+package sql
+
+func (p *parser) parseLetStatement() (stmt *LetStatement, err error) {
+
+	stmt = &LetStatement{}
+
+	stmt.KV = p.c.Get("KV").(string)
+	stmt.NS = p.c.Get("NS").(string)
+	stmt.DB = p.c.Get("DB").(string)
+
+	_, stmt.Name, err = p.shouldBe(IDENT)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	_, _, err = p.shouldBe(EQ)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	tok, lit, err := p.shouldBe(NULL, NOW, DATE, TIME, TRUE, FALSE, STRING, NUMBER, DOUBLE, THING, JSON, ARRAY, PARAM)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	stmt.Expr, err = p.declare(tok, lit)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	if _, _, err = p.shouldBe(EOF, SEMICOLON); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	return
+
+}
diff --git a/sql/parser.go b/sql/parser.go
index cf9448e4..726c8b6c 100644
--- a/sql/parser.go
+++ b/sql/parser.go
@@ -115,13 +115,16 @@ func (p *parser) parseMulti() (*Query, error) {
 // parseSingle parses a single SQL SELECT statement.
 func (p *parser) parseSingle() (Statement, error) {
 
-	tok, _, err := p.shouldBe(USE, INFO, LET, BEGIN, CANCEL, COMMIT, ROLLBACK, SELECT, CREATE, UPDATE, INSERT, UPSERT, MODIFY, DELETE, RELATE, DEFINE, REMOVE)
+	tok, _, err := p.shouldBe(USE, INFO, LET, BEGIN, CANCEL, COMMIT, ROLLBACK, RETURN, SELECT, CREATE, UPDATE, INSERT, UPSERT, MODIFY, DELETE, RELATE, DEFINE, REMOVE)
 
 	switch tok {
 
 	case USE:
 		return p.parseUseStatement()
 
+	case LET:
+		return p.parseLetStatement()
+
 	case INFO:
 		return p.parseInfoStatement()
 
@@ -131,6 +134,8 @@ func (p *parser) parseSingle() (Statement, error) {
 		return p.parseCancelStatement()
 	case COMMIT:
 		return p.parseCommitStatement()
+	case RETURN:
+		return p.parseReturnStatement()
 
 	case SELECT:
 		return p.parseSelectStatement()
diff --git a/sql/util.go b/sql/util.go
index 63c7901b..6b311a47 100644
--- a/sql/util.go
+++ b/sql/util.go
@@ -129,6 +129,12 @@ func (p *parser) declare(tok Token, lit string) (interface{}, error) {
 	case DURATION:
 		return time.ParseDuration(lit)
 
+	case PARAM:
+		if p, ok := p.v[lit]; ok {
+			return p, nil
+		}
+		return &Param{lit}, nil
+
 	case ARRAY:
 		var j []interface{}
 		json.Unmarshal([]byte(lit), &j)
@@ -145,12 +151,6 @@ func (p *parser) declare(tok Token, lit string) (interface{}, error) {
 		}
 		return j, nil
 
-	case PARAM:
-		if p, ok := p.v[lit]; ok {
-			return p, nil
-		}
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("Param %s is not defined", lit)
-
 	}
 
 	return lit, nil
diff --git a/util/item/blaze.go b/util/item/blaze.go
index 3a1c8d98..c899dd7d 100644
--- a/util/item/blaze.go
+++ b/util/item/blaze.go
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@ func (this *Doc) Blaze(ast *sql.SelectStatement) (res interface{}) {
 			doc.Set(nil, v.Alias)
 		case *sql.Thing:
 			doc.Set(e.String(), v.Alias)
+		case *sql.Param:
+			doc.Set(this.runtime.Get(e.ID).Data(), v.Alias)
 		case *sql.Ident:
 			doc.Set(this.current.Get(e.ID).Data(), v.Alias)
 		case *sql.All:
diff --git a/util/item/check.go b/util/item/check.go
index 70f1bfe9..de06ba34 100644
--- a/util/item/check.go
+++ b/util/item/check.go
@@ -42,8 +42,8 @@ func (this *Doc) Check(cond []sql.Expr) (val bool) {
 func (this *Doc) chkOne(expr *sql.BinaryExpression) (val bool) {
 
 	op := expr.Op
-	lhs := getChkItem(this.current, expr.LHS)
-	rhs := getChkItem(this.current, expr.RHS)
+	lhs := this.getChk(expr.LHS)
+	rhs := this.getChk(expr.RHS)
 
 	switch lhs.(type) {
 	case bool, string, int64, float64, time.Time:
@@ -616,7 +616,7 @@ func chkMatch(op sql.Token, a []interface{}, r *regexp.Regexp) (val bool) {
 
 }
 
-func getChkItem(doc *data.Doc, expr sql.Expr) interface{} {
+func (this *Doc) getChk(expr sql.Expr) interface{} {
 
 	switch val := expr.(type) {
 	default:
@@ -635,8 +635,10 @@ func getChkItem(doc *data.Doc, expr sql.Expr) interface{} {
 		return val
 	case *sql.Empty:
 		return val
+	case *sql.Param:
+		return this.runtime.Get(val.ID).Data()
 	case *sql.Ident:
-		return doc.Get(val.ID).Data()
+		return this.current.Get(val.ID).Data()
 	}
 
 }
diff --git a/util/item/item.go b/util/item/item.go
index 3074f6b5..db98ab64 100644
--- a/util/item/item.go
+++ b/util/item/item.go
@@ -32,14 +32,15 @@ type Doc struct {
 	key     *keys.Thing
 	initial *data.Doc
 	current *data.Doc
+	runtime *data.Doc
 	fields  []*sql.DefineFieldStatement
 	indexs  []*sql.DefineIndexStatement
 	rules   map[string]*sql.DefineRulesStatement
 }
 
-func New(kv kvs.KV, tx kvs.TX, key *keys.Thing) (this *Doc) {
+func New(kv kvs.KV, tx kvs.TX, key *keys.Thing, vars *data.Doc) (this *Doc) {
 
-	this = &Doc{kv: kv, key: key, tx: tx}
+	this = &Doc{kv: kv, key: key, tx: tx, runtime: vars}
 
 	if key == nil {
 		this.key = &keys.Thing{}
diff --git a/util/item/merge.go b/util/item/merge.go
index 2ed7b149..46c7a8d2 100644
--- a/util/item/merge.go
+++ b/util/item/merge.go
@@ -150,8 +150,8 @@ func (this *Doc) mrgDpm(expr *sql.DiffExpression) {
 
 func (this *Doc) mrgOne(expr *sql.BinaryExpression) {
 
-	lhs := getMrgItemLHS(this.current, expr.LHS)
-	rhs := getMrgItemRHS(this.current, expr.RHS)
+	lhs := this.getMrgItemLHS(expr.LHS)
+	rhs := this.getMrgItemRHS(expr.RHS)
 
 	if expr.Op == sql.EQ {
 		switch expr.RHS.(type) {
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ func (this *Doc) mrgOne(expr *sql.BinaryExpression) {
 
 }
 
-func getMrgItemLHS(doc *data.Doc, expr sql.Expr) string {
+func (this *Doc) getMrgItemLHS(expr sql.Expr) string {
 
 	switch val := expr.(type) {
 	default:
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ func getMrgItemLHS(doc *data.Doc, expr sql.Expr) string {
 
 }
 
-func getMrgItemRHS(doc *data.Doc, expr sql.Expr) interface{} {
+func (this *Doc) getMrgItemRHS(expr sql.Expr) interface{} {
 
 	switch val := expr.(type) {
 	default:
@@ -198,8 +198,10 @@ func getMrgItemRHS(doc *data.Doc, expr sql.Expr) interface{} {
 		return val
 	case *sql.Thing:
 		return val
+	case *sql.Param:
+		return this.runtime.Get(val.ID).Data()
 	case *sql.Ident:
-		return doc.Get(val.ID).Data()
+		return this.current.Get(val.ID).Data()
 	}
 
 }