--- parser3/src/classes/table.C	2011/11/19 04:15:31	1.282
+++ parser3/src/classes/table.C	2012/05/23 16:26:40	1.287
@@ -1,12 +1,10 @@
 /** @file
 	Parser: @b table parser class.
 
-	Copyright (c) 2001-2009 ArtLebedev Group (http://www.artlebedev.com)
+	Copyright (c) 2001-2012 Art. Lebedev Studio (http://www.artlebedev.com)
 	Author: Alexandr Petrosian <paf@design.ru> (http://paf.design.ru)
 */
 
-static const char * const IDENT_TABLE_C="$Date: 2011/11/19 04:15:31 $";
-
 #if (!defined(NO_STRINGSTREAM) && !defined(FREEBSD4))
 #include <sstream>
 #endif
@@ -23,6 +21,8 @@ static const char * const IDENT_TABLE_C=
 #include "pa_vbool.h"
 #include "pa_array.h"
 
+volatile const char * IDENT_TABLE_C="$Id: table.C,v 1.287 2012/05/23 16:26:40 moko Exp $";
+
 // class
 
 class MTable: public Methoded {
@@ -209,7 +209,10 @@ static void _create(Request& r, MethodPa
 		data.split(head, raw_pos_after, "\n", String::L_AS_IS, 1);
 		if(head.count()) {
 			size_t col_pos_after=0;
-			head[0]->split(*columns, col_pos_after, *separators.scolumn, String::L_AS_IS);
+			if(head[0]->is_empty())
+				*columns += new String();
+			else
+				head[0]->split(*columns, col_pos_after, *separators.scolumn, String::L_AS_IS);
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -924,14 +927,14 @@ static void _sort(Request& r, MethodPara
 		old_table.set_current(i);
 		// calculate key value
 		seq[i].row=old_table[i];
-		Value& value=r.process_to_value(key_maker).as_expr_result(true/*return string as-is*/);
+		Value& value=r.process_to_value(key_maker);
 		if(i==0) // determining key values type by first one
 			key_values_are_strings=value.is_string();
 
 		if(key_values_are_strings)
 			seq[i].value.c_str=value.as_string().cstr();
 		else
-			seq[i].value.d=value.as_double();
+			seq[i].value.d=value.as_expr_result().as_double();
 	}
 
 	// @todo: handle this elsewhere
@@ -1275,7 +1278,10 @@ static void _select(Request& r, MethodPa
 
 	Table& result_table=*new Table(source_table.columns());
 
-	if(size_t size=source_table.count() && limit>0){
+	size_t size=source_table.count();
+	if(offset<0)
+		offset+=size;
+	if(size && limit>0 && offset>=0 && (size_t)offset<size){
 		size_t saved_current=source_table.current();
 		size_t appended=0;