diff --git a/.vscode/launch.json b/.vscode/launch.json
index 0dc37ee..71c4a0e 100644
--- a/.vscode/launch.json
+++ b/.vscode/launch.json
@@ -2,24 +2,25 @@
     "version": "0.2.0",
     "configurations": [
         {
-            "name": "(gdb) Launch",
+            "name": "Debug",
             "type": "cppdbg",
             "request": "launch",
             // Resolved by CMake Tools:
-            "program": "${command:cmake.launchTargetPath}",
+            "program": "${workspaceFolder}/build/qasm",
             "args": [
-                " -d -d -d",
-                "${workspaceFolder}/test.s"
+                "${workspaceFolder}/test.s",
+                "-s",
+                "-d"
             ],
             "stopAtEntry": false,
             "cwd": "${workspaceFolder}",
-            "externalConsole": true,
+            //"externalConsole": true,
             "environment": [
                 {
                     // add the directory where our target was built to the PATHs
                     // it gets resolved by CMake Tools:
                     "name": "PATH",
-                    "value": "${env:PATH}:${command:cmake.getLaunchTargetDirectory}"
+                    "value": "${env:PATH}:${workspaceFolder}/build"
                 },
                 {
                     "name": "OTHER_VALUE",
diff --git a/asm.cpp b/asm.cpp
index d2adc05..15068a9 100644
--- a/asm.cpp
+++ b/asm.cpp
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ void CLASS::print(uint32_t lineno)
 	uint32_t l, i, savpcol, pcol;
 	bool commentprinted = false;
 	uint8_t commentcol = tabs[2];
+	bool force=false;
 
 	uint32_t b = 4; // how many bytes show on the first line
 
@@ -61,15 +62,17 @@ void CLASS::print(uint32_t lineno)
 			}
 			printf("\n");
 		}
+		force=true;
 		flags &= (~FLAG_NOLINEPRINT);
 	}
 
-	bool np=(flags & FLAG_NOLINEPRINT);
+	bool np=(flags & FLAG_NOLINEPRINT)?true:false;
 	if (options->isQuiet())
 		np=true;
 	if (options->isList())
 	  np=false;
-
+	if (force)
+		np=false;
 	if (np)
 	{
 		return;
@@ -553,9 +556,9 @@ CLASS::~CLASS()
 {
 }
 
-void CLASS::setProduct(string product)
+void CLASS::setLanguage(string lang)
 {
-	options.setProduct(product);
+	options.setLanguage(lang);
 }
 
 void CLASS::errorOut(uint16_t code)
@@ -2615,7 +2618,7 @@ void CLASS::process(void)
 				{
 					errorct++;
 				}
-				if (((!skiplist) && (listing) && (pass == 1)) || (line.errorcode != 0))
+				if (((!skiplist) && (listing) && (pass == 1)) || (line.errorcode != 0) || (options.isList()))
 				{
 					line.print(lineno);
 				}
diff --git a/asm.h b/asm.h
index 36f78e7..0602139 100644
--- a/asm.h
+++ b/asm.h
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ public:
 	virtual void process(void);
 	virtual void complete(void);
 	virtual void errorOut(uint16_t code);
-	virtual void setProduct(string product);
+	virtual void setLanguage(string lang);
 };
 
 
diff --git a/parms.json b/parms.json
index 8d8c0ef..5cb1877 100644
--- a/parms.json
+++ b/parms.json
@@ -18,9 +18,9 @@
         ]
     },
     "asm": {
-        "syntax": "merlin16plus", 
+        "language": "merlin16plus", 
         "cpu": "M6502",
-        "startmx": 3,
+        "start_mx": 2,
         "listmode": "on",
         "casesen": true,
         "start_lst": false,
diff --git a/qasm.cpp b/qasm.cpp
index b23d399..ba84677 100644
--- a/qasm.cpp
+++ b/qasm.cpp
@@ -21,16 +21,13 @@ programOption PAL::appOptions[] =
 	//{ "config", "f", "load configuration data from a <file>", "<file>", false, false},
 	{ "exec", "x", "execute a command [asm, link, format, script] default=asm", "<command>", false, false},
 	{ "objfile", "o", "write output to <objfile>", "<objfile>", false, false},
-	{ "instruction", "i", "force the CPU instruction set ('xc' ingored) [6502, 65C02, 65816]", "<cpu>", false, false},
+	{ "instruction", "i", "force the CPU instruction set ('xc' ignored) [6502, 65C02, 65816]", "<cpu>", false, false},
 
 	{ "type", "t", "enforce syntax/features/bugs of other assembler [qasm, merlin8, merlin16, merlin16plus, merlin32, orca, apw, mpw, lisa, ca65]", "<type>", false, false},
 	{ "quiet", "q", "print as little as possible, equivalent to lst off in the assembler ('lst' opcodes will be ignored)", "", false, true},
 	{ "list", "l", "force assembly listing ('lst' opcodes will be ignored)", "", false, true},
-
 	{ "color", "c", "colorize the output", "", false, true},
-	{ "parms", "p", "show the working parameters/options", "", false, true},
-
-
+	{ "settings", "s", "show the working settings/options", "", false, true},
 
 	{ "", "", "", "", false, false}
 };
@@ -85,20 +82,34 @@ int CLASS::runCommandLineApp(void)
 	std::string appPath;
 	std::string fname;
 	//uint32_t syntax;
-	string product="";
+	string language="";
 	string syn;
+	bool settings;
 	int res = -1;
 	ConfigOptions options;
 
-//Poco::Util::Application::instance().config()
-
 	utils=new QUtils();
 
-	//LOG_NOTE << "this is it!" << endl;
-
 	startdirectory = Poco::Path::current();
 	appPath=utils->getAppPath();
-	if (commandargs.size() == 0)
+	settings=getBool("option.settings",false);
+	if (isDebug()>0)
+	{
+		printf("num args: %ld\n",commandargs.size());
+		for (unsigned long i=0; i<commandargs.size(); i++)
+		{
+			printf("commandarg[%ld] |%s|\n",i,commandargs[i].c_str());
+		}
+	}
+	//string help=getConfig("option.help","0");
+	//printf("help=|%s|\n",help.c_str());
+	//if(help!="0")
+	//{
+	//	displayHelp();
+	//	printf("help!\n");
+	//	return(-4);
+	//}
+	if ((commandargs.size() == 0) && (!settings))
 	{
 		displayHelp();
 		return (res);
@@ -110,20 +121,34 @@ int CLASS::runCommandLineApp(void)
 	options.ReadFile(Poco::Path::current()+"/parms.json");
 
 	syn="QASM";
-	//syn=options.GetString("assembler.syntax","QASM");
 
 	string cmdsyn = Poco::toUpper(getConfig("option.type", ""));
+	//printf("cmdsyn: |%s|\n",cmdsyn.c_str());
 	if (cmdsyn!="")
 	{
 		syn=cmdsyn; // if they overrode the syntax on the command line, use it
 	}
+	syn=Poco::toUpper(syn); // if they overrode the syntax on the command line, use it
+	syn=Poco::trim(syn);
 
-	syn=Poco::toUpper(syn);
-	product=Poco::trim(syn);
+	if (!options.supportedLanguage(syn))
+	{
+		printf("Unsupported Language Type\n");
+		return(-1);
+	}
+	syn=options.convertLanguage(syn);
+
+	if (settings)
+	{
+		int x=options.printDefaults(syn);
+		return(x);
+	}
+
+	language=syn;
 
 	if (isDebug()>0)
 	{
-		printf("SYNTAX: |%s|\n",syn.c_str());
+		printf("SYNTAX: |%s|\n",language.c_str());
 	}
 
 	try
@@ -143,12 +168,18 @@ int CLASS::runCommandLineApp(void)
 		for (ArgVec::const_iterator it = commandargs.begin(); it != commandargs.end(); ++it)
 		{
 			int32_t format_flags=CONVERT_LINUX;
-			Poco::File fn(*it);
+
+			string arg=*it;
+			Poco::File fn(arg);
 			int x;
 			std::string p = fn.path();
 			Poco::Path path(p);
 			//logger().information(path.toString());
 
+			if (!fn.exists())
+			{
+				break;
+			}
 			std::string e = toUpper(path.getExtension());
 
 			std::string cmd = Poco::toUpper(getConfig("option.exec", "asm"));
@@ -206,7 +237,7 @@ int CLASS::runCommandLineApp(void)
 						try
 						{
 							t->init();
-							t->setProduct(product);
+							t->setLanguage(language);
 							t->format_flags=format_flags;
 
 							std::string f = path.toString();
@@ -240,7 +271,7 @@ int CLASS::runCommandLineApp(void)
 						try
 						{
 							t->init();
-							t->setProduct(product);
+							t->setLanguage(language);
 
 
 							std::string f = path.toString();
@@ -277,7 +308,7 @@ int CLASS::runCommandLineApp(void)
 						try
 						{
 							t->init();
-							t->setProduct(product);
+							t->setLanguage(language);
 
 							std::string f = path.toString();
 							t->filename = f;
diff --git a/qasm.h b/qasm.h
index 96a0eba..4377bd8 100644
--- a/qasm.h
+++ b/qasm.h
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ protected:
 	virtual void displayVersion();
 
 public:
-	QOptions options;
 
 };
 
diff --git a/qoptions.cpp b/qoptions.cpp
index 4c4851b..139597f 100644
--- a/qoptions.cpp
+++ b/qoptions.cpp
@@ -1,87 +1,2 @@
 
-#include <app.h>
-
-#undef CLASS
-#define CLASS QOptions
-
-CLASS::CLASS()
-{
-	jsonin="";
-	jsonobj=NULL;
-	parser.reset();
-	parser.setAllowComments(true);
-}
-
-int CLASS::ReadFile(string path)
-{
-	int ret=-1;
-
-	Poco::FileInputStream fs(path);
-	Poco::StreamCopier::copyToString(fs,jsonin);
-	parser.reset();
-	parser.setAllowComments(true);
-	jsonobj=parser.parse(jsonin);
-
-	config.load(path);
-	//config.enumerate(key,range);
-	return(ret);
-}
-
-Dynamic::Var CLASS::GetObject(string name)
-{
-	JSON::Query q(jsonobj);
-	Dynamic::Var jresult=q.find(name);
-    return(jresult);
-}
-
-bool CLASS::GetBool(string name, bool def)
-{
-	bool res=def;
-	try
-	{
-        Dynamic::Var jresult=GetObject(name);
-		if (!jresult.isEmpty())
-		{
-			if (jresult.isArray())
-			{
-
-			}
-			else if (jresult.isBoolean())
-			{
-				res=jresult;
-			}
-		}
-	}
-	catch(...)
-	{
-		res=def;
-	}
-	return(res);
-}
-
-string CLASS::GetString(string name, string def)
-{
-	string res=def;
-	try
-	{
-        Dynamic::Var jresult=GetObject(name);
-		if (!jresult.isEmpty())
-		{
-			if (jresult.isArray())
-			{
-
-			}
-			else if (jresult.isString())
-			{
-				res=jresult.toString();
-			}
-		}
-	}
-	catch(...)
-	{
-		res=def;
-	}
-	return(res);
-}
-
 
diff --git a/qoptions.h b/qoptions.h
index 36a91ab..0ed1a50 100644
--- a/qoptions.h
+++ b/qoptions.h
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 #pragma once
 #include "qasm.h"
 
+using namespace Poco;
+
 #define MAX_PREFIX 32
 
 #define MODE_6502 0
@@ -26,12 +28,19 @@
 #define OPTION_M16_PLUS	       0x8000
 
 
+class myLayeredConfiguration : public Poco::Util::LayeredConfiguration
+{
+public:
+	myLayeredConfiguration() : Poco::Util::LayeredConfiguration() {};
+	~myLayeredConfiguration() {};
+};
+
 #undef CLASS
 #define CLASS ConfigOptions
 class CLASS
 {
 protected:
-	vector<shared_ptr<JSONConfiguration>> configs;
+	//vector<shared_ptr<JSONConfiguration>> configs;
 
 public:
 	Poco::JSON::Parser parser;
@@ -40,8 +49,8 @@ public:
 	uint16_t format_flags;
 
 	uint16_t cpu_mode;
-	string product;
-	uint16_t productlevel;
+	string language;
+	uint16_t langlevel;
 	string prefixes[MAX_PREFIX];
 
 	uint8_t start_mx;
@@ -61,14 +70,14 @@ public:
 	int16_t linebytes;
 	int16_t overflowbytes;
 
-	//Poco::Util::LayeredConfiguration config;
+	myLayeredConfiguration config;
 
 	bool usecolor;
 
 	CLASS()
 	{
 		setDefaults();
-		setProduct("QASM");
+		setLanguage("QASM");
 	}
 	~CLASS()
 	{
@@ -83,7 +92,7 @@ public:
 	bool useColor(void)
 	{
 		bool res=false;
-		if (getBool("option.color",false))
+		if (PAL::getBool("option.color",false))
 		{
 			res=true;
 		}
@@ -97,17 +106,57 @@ public:
 	bool isQuiet(void)
 	{
 		bool res;
-		res=getBool("option.quiet",false);
+		res=PAL::getBool("option.quiet",false);
 		if (isDebug()>0)
 		{
 			res=false;
 		}
 		return(res);
 	}
+
 	bool isList(void)
 	{
 		bool res;
-		res=getBool("option.list",false);
+		res=PAL::getBool("option.list",false);
+		//printf("list: %d\n",res);
+		return(res);
+	}
+
+	int printDefaults(string lang)
+	{
+		int res=-1;
+		string l=Poco::toUpper(lang);
+		if (l=="")
+		{
+			l=Poco::toUpper(language);
+		}
+		if (l!="")
+		{
+			setLanguage(l);
+			setCurrent();
+			printf("Defaults for language (%s)\n",language.c_str());
+			printf("\tLanguage:\t\t\t\t\t%s\n",language.c_str());
+			printf("\t\tlanguageLevel:\t\t\t\t%d\n",langlevel);
+			printf("\t\tcpu_mode:\t\t\t\t%d\n",cpu_mode);
+			printf("\t\tstart_mx:\t\t\t\t%d\n",start_mx);
+			printf("\t\tPrefixes:\n");
+
+			for (int i=0; i<MAX_PREFIX; i++)
+			{
+				if (prefixes[i].length()>0)
+				{
+					printf("\t\t\t%02d:\t\t\t%s\n",i,prefixes[i].c_str());
+				}
+			}
+
+
+			//uint16_t format_flags;
+
+
+			//bool start_listmode;
+			//bool listmode;
+
+		}
 		return(res);
 	}
 
@@ -148,6 +197,7 @@ public:
 				if (success)
 				{
 					//configs.push_back(shared_ptr<JSONConfiguration>(jc));
+					config.add(jc);
 					ret=0;
 				}
 				else
@@ -159,13 +209,6 @@ public:
 		return(ret);
 	}
 
-	void printCurrentOptions(void)
-	{
-		printf("Current Options:");
-		printf("  product: %s\n",product.c_str());
-		//printf("  start_mx: \%%02d\n",start_mx);
-	}
-
 	bool isMerlin32(void)
 	{
 		return(true);
@@ -176,11 +219,15 @@ public:
 		return(false);
 	}
 
+	void setCurrent(void)
+	{
+		start_mx=GetInteger("asm.start_mx",3);
+	}
 	void setDefaults(void)
 	{
 		cpu_mode=MODE_6502;
-		product="QASM";
-		productlevel=0;
+		language="QASM";
+		langlevel=0;
 		for (int i=0; i<MAX_PREFIX; i++)
 		{
 			prefixes[i]="";
@@ -204,43 +251,149 @@ public:
 		usecolor=true;
 	}
 
-	void setProduct(string productName)
+	void setLanguage(string lang)
 	{
-		string old=productName;
-		string pn=Poco::toUpper(productName);
+		//printf("request language options to %s from %s\n",lang.c_str(),language.c_str());
+
+		string old=language;
+		string pn=Poco::toUpper(lang);
 		if (old!=pn)
 		{
-			printf("setting product options to %s\n",pn.c_str());
-			productName=pn;
+			//printf("setting language options to %s\n",pn.c_str());
+			language=pn;
+			setCurrent();
 			if (pn=="QASM")
 			{
 				setQASM();
 			}
 		}
 	}
+	string convertLanguage(string lang)
+	{
+		string res;
+		res=lang;
+		res=trim(res);
+		res=toUpper(res);
+		if (res=="MERLIN16+")
+		{
+			res="MERLIN16PLUS";
+		}
+		if (res=="MERLIN8")
+		{
+			res="MERLIN";
+		}
+
+		return(res);
+	}
+	bool supportedLanguage(string lang)
+	{
+		bool res=false;
+		string r=toUpper(lang);
+		r=trim(r);
+
+		r=trim(r);
+		if (r=="MERLIN")
+		{
+			res=true;
+		}
+		else if (r=="MERLIN8")
+		{
+			res=true;
+		}
+		else if (r=="MERLIN16")
+		{
+			res=true;
+		}
+		else if (r=="MERLIN16PLUS")
+		{
+			res=true;
+		}
+		else if (r=="MERLIN16+")
+		{
+			res=true;
+		}
+		else if (r=="MERLIN32")
+		{
+			res=true;
+		}
+		else if (r=="QASM")
+		{
+			res=true;
+		}
+
+		return(res);
+	}
 	void setQASM()
 	{
 
 	}
+
+	bool GetBool(string name, bool def)
+	{
+		bool res=def;
+		try
+		{
+			//Dynamic::Var jresult=GetObject(name);
+			//if (!jresult.isEmpty())
+			//{
+			//	if (jresult.isArray())
+			//	{
+
+			//	}
+			//	else if (jresult.isBoolean())
+			//	{
+			//		res=jresult;
+			//	}
+			//}
+		}
+		catch(...)
+		{
+			res=def;
+		}
+		return(res);
+	}
+
+	string GetString(string name, string def)
+	{
+		string res=def;
+		try
+		{
+			//config
+		}
+		catch(...)
+		{
+			res=def;
+		}
+		return(res);
+	}
+
+	int32_t GetInteger(string name, int32_t def)
+	{
+		int32_t res=def;
+
+#if 0
+		std::vector<std::string> keys;
+		config.keys(keys);
+		for (unsigned int i=0;i<keys.size();i++)
+		{
+			printf("key[%d]: %s\n",i,keys[i].c_str());
+		}
+#endif
+
+		try
+		{
+			res=config.getInt(name);
+		}
+		catch(...)
+		{
+			res=def;
+			//throw;
+		}
+		return(res);
+	}
+
+
 };
 
 
-#undef CLASS
-#define CLASS QOptions
-
-class CLASS
-{
-public:
-	Poco::Util::JSONConfiguration config;
-	Poco::JSON::Parser parser;
-	string jsonin;
-	Dynamic::Var jsonobj=NULL;
-	CLASS();
-	int ReadFile(string path);
-	Dynamic::Var GetObject(string name);
-
-	bool GetBool(string name, bool def=false);
-	string GetString(string name, string def="");
-};
-
 #undef CLASS
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test.s b/test.s
index 5b31956..e8ceb18 100644
--- a/test.s
+++ b/test.s
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
+         lst   off
 * [QASM] SYNTAX MERLIN16
 * [QASM] Filetype $06
 * [QASM] AuxType $2000
 * [QASM] Volume TESTASM test.2mg 800K prodos 2mg
-* [QASM] save TESTASM :SOURCE:${FILE}.bin
+* [QASM] copyto TESTASM :SOURCE:${FILE}.bin
+
 
 
          xc    off
@@ -20,7 +22,7 @@ begin
                           ;]m   equ        *
                           ;     lda        begin
                           ;     lda        ]m
-         lst   on
+                          ;lst  on
                           ;end
 
 _mymac   mac
@@ -32,7 +34,7 @@ _mymac   mac
 _ascmac  mac
          asc   ]1,]2,8D
          eom
-         lst   off
+                          ;lst  off
                           ;var  'one';'two';'three'
 justlable                  ;line with just a lable
 start
@@ -51,9 +53,9 @@ another  lda   #$00       ;line with everything
          --^
 ]1       nop
          nop
-         lst
+                          ;lst
          bra   ]1
 
                           ;typ  $06
          sav   0/test.bin
-         lst   off
+                          ;lst  off