diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 6f88f3868..dea489e06 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2010-02-27 Holger Vogt
+ * command.c, gnuplot.c, gnuplot.h, com_gnuplot.c, com_gnuplot.h, plotit.c:
+   new command 'wrdata file vecs' for simple tabular printout of data
+
 2010-02-26 Holger Vogt
  * vsrc.c, vsrcacct.c, vsrcask.c, vsrcdefs.h, vsrcload.c, vsrcpar.c:
    PWL source now has a repeat parameter (r=value) and a delay parameter
diff --git a/src/frontend/com_gnuplot.c b/src/frontend/com_gnuplot.c
index 57bb859c5..9e69b37b8 100644
--- a/src/frontend/com_gnuplot.c
+++ b/src/frontend/com_gnuplot.c
@@ -30,12 +30,41 @@ com_gnuplot(wordlist *wl)
 
     (void) plotit(wl, fname, "gnuplot");
 
-#if 0
     /* Leave temp file sitting around so gnuplot can grab it from
        background. */
-    if (tempf)
-        (void) unlink(fname);
-#endif
+    if (tempf) {
+        tfree(fname);
+    }
 
     return;
 }
+
+/* data printout to file plotargs */
+void
+com_write_simple(wordlist *wl)
+{
+    char *fname = NULL;
+    bool tempf = FALSE;
+
+    if (wl) {
+        fname = wl->wl_word;
+        wl = wl->wl_next;
+    }
+    if (!wl) {
+	return;
+    }
+    if (cieq(fname, "temp") || cieq(fname, "tmp")) {
+        fname = smktemp("gp"); /* Is this the correct name ? */
+        tempf = TRUE;
+    }
+
+    (void) plotit(wl, fname, "writesimple");
+
+    /* Leave temp file sitting around so gnuplot can grab it from
+       background. */
+    if (tempf) {
+        tfree(fname);
+    }
+
+    return;
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/frontend/com_gnuplot.h b/src/frontend/com_gnuplot.h
index 255d5717f..122cd744a 100644
--- a/src/frontend/com_gnuplot.h
+++ b/src/frontend/com_gnuplot.h
@@ -2,5 +2,5 @@
 #define _COM_GNUPLOT_H
 
 void com_gnuplot(wordlist *wl);
-
+void com_write_simple(wordlist *wl);
 #endif
diff --git a/src/frontend/commands.c b/src/frontend/commands.c
index adbfa36ab..acae8ad88 100644
--- a/src/frontend/commands.c
+++ b/src/frontend/commands.c
@@ -164,6 +164,10 @@ struct comm spcp_coms[] = {
       { 1, 041000, 041000, 041000 }, E_DEFHMASK, 2, LOTS,
       (void (*)()) NULL,
       "file plotargs : Send plot to gnuplot." } ,
+    { "wrdata", com_write_simple, FALSE, FALSE, TRUE,
+      { 1, 041000, 041000, 041000 }, E_DEFHMASK, 2, LOTS,
+      (void (*)()) NULL,
+      "file plotargs : Send plot data to file." } ,
     { "hardcopy", com_hardcopy, FALSE, FALSE, TRUE,
       { 1, 041000, 041000, 041000 }, E_DEFHMASK, 0, LOTS,
       (void (*)()) NULL,
@@ -576,6 +580,10 @@ struct comm nutcp_coms[] = {
       { 1, 041000, 041000, 041000 }, E_DEFHMASK, 2, LOTS,
       (void (*)()) NULL,
       "file plotargs : Send plot to gnuplot." } ,
+    { "wrdata", com_write_simple, FALSE, FALSE, TRUE,
+      { 1, 041000, 041000, 041000 }, E_DEFHMASK, 2, LOTS,
+      (void (*)()) NULL,
+      "file plotargs : Send plot data to file." } ,
     { "hardcopy", com_hardcopy, FALSE, FALSE, TRUE,
       { 1, 041000, 041000, 041000 }, E_DEFHMASK, 0, LOTS,
       (void (*)()) NULL,
diff --git a/src/frontend/plotting/gnuplot.c b/src/frontend/plotting/gnuplot.c
index 0234c1ae2..7c73c0e4d 100644
--- a/src/frontend/plotting/gnuplot.c
+++ b/src/frontend/plotting/gnuplot.c
@@ -172,13 +172,13 @@ ft_gnuplot(double *xlims, double *ylims, char *filename, char *title, char *xlab
 
     /* Write out the gnuplot command */
     for ( v = vecs; v; v = v->v_link2 ) {
-	scale = v->v_scale;
-	if (v->v_name) {
-	    i = i + 2;
-	    if (i > 2) fprintf(file, ",\\\n");
-	    fprintf(file, "\'%s\' using %d:%d with %s lw %d title \"%s\" ", 
-			filename_data, i-1, i, plotstyle, linewidth, v->v_name);
-	}
+        scale = v->v_scale;
+        if (v->v_name) {
+            i = i + 2;
+            if (i > 2) fprintf(file, ",\\\n");
+            fprintf(file, "\'%s\' using %d:%d with %s lw %d title \"%s\" ", 
+               filename_data, i-1, i, plotstyle, linewidth, v->v_name);
+        }
     }
     fprintf( file, "\n");
     fprintf (file, "set terminal push\n");
@@ -222,3 +222,59 @@ ft_gnuplot(double *xlims, double *ylims, char *filename, char *title, char *xlab
 
     return;
 }
+
+/* simple printout of data into a file, similar to data table in ft_gnuplot 
+   command: wrsimple file vecs
+ */
+void
+ft_writesimple(double *xlims, double *ylims, char *filename, char *title, char *xlabel, char *ylabel, GRIDTYPE gridtype, PLOTTYPE plottype, struct dvec *vecs)
+{
+
+    FILE *file_data;
+    struct dvec *v, *scale = NULL;
+    double xval, yval;
+    int i, numVecs;
+
+    char filename_data[128];
+
+    sprintf(filename_data, "%s.data", filename);
+
+    /* Sanity checking. */
+    for ( v = vecs, numVecs = 0; v; v = v->v_link2 ) {
+	numVecs++;
+    }
+    if (numVecs == 0) {
+	return;
+    }
+
+    /* Open the output data file. */
+    if (!(file_data = fopen(filename_data, "w"))) {
+	perror(filename);
+	return;
+    }
+
+    i = 0;
+    for ( v = vecs; v; v = v->v_link2 ) {
+        scale = v->v_scale; 
+    }
+
+    /* Write out the data as simple arrays */
+    for ( i = 0; i < scale->v_length; i++ ) {
+        for ( v = vecs; v; v = v->v_link2 ) {
+        	scale = v->v_scale;
+
+	        xval = isreal(scale) ?
+	        scale->v_realdata[i] : realpart(&scale->v_compdata[i]);
+
+	        yval = isreal(v) ?
+	        v->v_realdata[i] : realpart(&v->v_compdata[i]);
+
+        	fprintf( file_data, "% e % e ", xval, yval );
+      	}
+      	fprintf( file_data, "\n");
+    }
+
+    (void) fclose( file_data );
+
+    return;
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/frontend/plotting/gnuplot.h b/src/frontend/plotting/gnuplot.h
index afc84c17c..30c5f0033 100644
--- a/src/frontend/plotting/gnuplot.h
+++ b/src/frontend/plotting/gnuplot.h
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@ void ft_gnuplot(double *xlims, double *ylims, char *filename, char *title,
 	       struct dvec *vecs);
 
 
+void ft_writesimple(double *xlims, double *ylims, char *filename, char *title, 
+	       char *xlabel, char *ylabel, GRIDTYPE gridtype, PLOTTYPE plottype, 
+	       struct dvec *vecs);
 
 
 #endif
diff --git a/src/frontend/plotting/plotit.c b/src/frontend/plotting/plotit.c
index 47d24791c..bc0c67b5f 100644
--- a/src/frontend/plotting/plotit.c
+++ b/src/frontend/plotting/plotit.c
@@ -1017,6 +1017,17 @@ plotit(wordlist *wl, char *hcopy, char *devname)
 	goto quit;
     }
 
+   if (devname && eq(devname, "writesimple")) {
+	/* Interface to simple write output */
+	ft_writesimple(xlims, ylims, hcopy,
+	    title ? title : vecs->v_plot->pl_title,
+	    xlabel ? xlabel : ft_typabbrev(vecs->v_scale->v_type),
+	    ylabel ? ylabel : ft_typabbrev(j),
+	    gtype, ptype, vecs);
+	rtn = TRUE;
+	goto quit;
+    }
+
 #ifdef TCL_MODULE
     if (devname && eq(devname, "blt")) {
     /* Just send the pairs to Tcl/Tk */
diff --git a/visualc/vngspice.sln b/visualc/vngspice.sln
index 992f525b0..ae8bcc66a 100644
--- a/visualc/vngspice.sln
+++ b/visualc/vngspice.sln
@@ -25,12 +25,12 @@ Global
 		{83E315C7-EDD3-4F6B-AF28-87A92A4FA49A}.console_release|Win32.Build.0 = console_release|Win32
 		{83E315C7-EDD3-4F6B-AF28-87A92A4FA49A}.console_release|x64.ActiveCfg = console_release|x64
 		{83E315C7-EDD3-4F6B-AF28-87A92A4FA49A}.console_release|x64.Build.0 = console_release|x64
-		{83E315C7-EDD3-4F6B-AF28-87A92A4FA49A}.Debug|Win32.ActiveCfg = Release|Win32
-		{83E315C7-EDD3-4F6B-AF28-87A92A4FA49A}.Debug|Win32.Build.0 = Release|Win32
+		{83E315C7-EDD3-4F6B-AF28-87A92A4FA49A}.Debug|Win32.ActiveCfg = Debug|Win32
+		{83E315C7-EDD3-4F6B-AF28-87A92A4FA49A}.Debug|Win32.Build.0 = Debug|Win32
 		{83E315C7-EDD3-4F6B-AF28-87A92A4FA49A}.Debug|x64.ActiveCfg = Debug|x64
 		{83E315C7-EDD3-4F6B-AF28-87A92A4FA49A}.Debug|x64.Build.0 = Debug|x64
-		{83E315C7-EDD3-4F6B-AF28-87A92A4FA49A}.Release|Win32.ActiveCfg = Release|Win32
-		{83E315C7-EDD3-4F6B-AF28-87A92A4FA49A}.Release|Win32.Build.0 = Release|Win32
+		{83E315C7-EDD3-4F6B-AF28-87A92A4FA49A}.Release|Win32.ActiveCfg = Debug|Win32
+		{83E315C7-EDD3-4F6B-AF28-87A92A4FA49A}.Release|Win32.Build.0 = Debug|Win32
 		{83E315C7-EDD3-4F6B-AF28-87A92A4FA49A}.Release|x64.ActiveCfg = Release|x64
 		{83E315C7-EDD3-4F6B-AF28-87A92A4FA49A}.Release|x64.Build.0 = Release|x64
 		{83E315C7-EDD3-4F6B-AF28-87A92A4FA49A}.release64|Win32.ActiveCfg = release64|x64