diff --git a/src/include/mdbtools.h b/src/include/mdbtools.h
index bc9afea..0fbc24d 100644
--- a/src/include/mdbtools.h
+++ b/src/include/mdbtools.h
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
 #define MDB_PGSIZE 2048
 #define MDB_MAX_OBJ_NAME 30
 #define MDB_CATALOG_PG 18
+#define MDB_MEMO_OVERHEAD 12
 
 enum {
 	MDB_FORM = 0,
@@ -71,6 +72,7 @@ typedef struct {
 	unsigned char pg_buf[MDB_PGSIZE];
 	int		num_catalog;
 	GArray		*catalog;
+	int		pg_size;
 } MdbHandle; 
 
 typedef struct {
@@ -107,6 +109,7 @@ typedef struct {
 	int		col_size;
 	void		*bind_ptr;
 	GHashTable	*properties;
+	unsigned char   is_fixed;
 } MdbColumn;
 
 /* mem.c */
diff --git a/src/libmdb/data.c b/src/libmdb/data.c
index 6e4e404..e881971 100644
--- a/src/libmdb/data.c
+++ b/src/libmdb/data.c
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ int rows, row_end;
 
 	rows = mdb_get_int16(mdb,8);
 	if (row==0) 
-		row_end=2047; /* end of page */
+		row_end = mdb->pg_size - 1; /* end of page */
 	else 
 		row_end = mdb_get_int16(mdb, (10 + (row-1) * 2)) - 1;
 
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ int bitmask_sz;
 		else
 			var_cols++;
 	}
-	bitmask_sz = (num_cols - 1) / 8 - 1;
+	bitmask_sz = (num_cols - 1) / 8 + 1;
 	eod = mdb->pg_buf[row_end-1-var_cols-bitmask_sz];
 
 #if MDB_DEBUG
@@ -132,12 +132,15 @@ int bitmask_sz;
 		col = g_ptr_array_index(table->columns,j);
 		if (!mdb_is_fixed_col(col) &&
 		    ++var_cols_found <= var_cols) {
-			col_start = mdb->pg_buf[row_end-1-var_cols_found];
+			col_start = mdb->pg_buf[row_end-bitmask_sz-var_cols_found];
 
 			if (var_cols_found==var_cols) 
 				len=eod - col_start;
 			else 
-				len=mdb->pg_buf[row_end-1-var_cols_found-1] - col_start;
+				len=mdb->pg_buf[row_end 
+					- bitmask_sz 
+					- var_cols_found 
+					- 1 ] - col_start;
 
 #if MDB_DEBUG
 			fprintf(stdout,"coltype %d colstart %d len %d\n",
@@ -242,11 +245,7 @@ char *bound_values[256]; /* warning doesn't handle tables > 256 columns.  Can th
 
 int mdb_is_fixed_col(MdbColumn *col)
 {
-	/* FIX ME -- not complete */
-	if (col->col_type==MDB_TEXT)
-		return FALSE;
-	else 
-		return TRUE;
+	return col->is_fixed;
 }
 char *mdb_col_to_string(MdbHandle *mdb, int start, int datatype, int size)
 {
@@ -272,6 +271,14 @@ static char text[256];
 			strncpy(text, &mdb->pg_buf[start], size);
 			text[size]='\0';
 			return text;
+		case MDB_MEMO:
+			if (size<MDB_MEMO_OVERHEAD) {
+				return "(oops)";
+			}
+			strncpy(text, &mdb->pg_buf[start + MDB_MEMO_OVERHEAD], 
+				size - MDB_MEMO_OVERHEAD);
+			text[size - MDB_MEMO_OVERHEAD]='\0';
+			return text;
 		break;
 	}
 	return NULL;
diff --git a/src/libmdb/file.c b/src/libmdb/file.c
index daea776..b064f1f 100644
--- a/src/libmdb/file.c
+++ b/src/libmdb/file.c
@@ -42,8 +42,8 @@ MdbHandle *mdb;
 size_t mdb_read_pg(MdbHandle *mdb, unsigned long pg)
 {
 size_t len;
-off_t offset = pg * MDB_PGSIZE;
 struct stat status;
+off_t offset = pg * mdb->pg_size;
 
         fstat(mdb->fd, &status);
         if (status.st_size < offset) { 
@@ -51,12 +51,12 @@ struct stat status;
                 return 0;
         }
 	lseek(mdb->fd, offset, SEEK_SET);
-	len = read(mdb->fd,mdb->pg_buf,MDB_PGSIZE);
+	len = read(mdb->fd,mdb->pg_buf,mdb->pg_size);
 	if (len==-1) {
 		perror("read");
 		return 0;
 	}
-	else if (len<MDB_PGSIZE) {
+	else if (len<mdb->pg_size) {
 		/* fprintf(stderr,"EOF reached.\n"); */
 		return 0;
 	}
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ int mdb_get_int16(MdbHandle *mdb, int offset)
 unsigned char *c;
 int           i;
 
-	if (offset < 0 || offset+2 > MDB_PGSIZE) return -1;
+	if (offset < 0 || offset+2 > mdb->pg_size) return -1;
 	c = &mdb->pg_buf[offset];
 	i = c[1]*256+c[0];
 
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ long mdb_get_int32(MdbHandle *mdb, int offset)
 long l;
 unsigned char *c;
 
-	if (offset <0 || offset+4 > MDB_PGSIZE) return -1;
+	if (offset <0 || offset+4 > mdb->pg_size) return -1;
 	c = &mdb->pg_buf[offset];
 	l =c[3]; l<<=8;
 	l+=c[2]; l<<=8;
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ unsigned char *c;
 }
 int mdb_set_pos(MdbHandle *mdb, int pos)
 {
-	if (pos<0 || pos >= MDB_PGSIZE) return 0;
+	if (pos<0 || pos >= mdb->pg_size) return 0;
 
 	mdb->cur_pos=pos;
 	return pos;
diff --git a/src/libmdb/kkd.c b/src/libmdb/kkd.c
index ab0ee3f..a4ae56f 100644
--- a/src/libmdb/kkd.c
+++ b/src/libmdb/kkd.c
@@ -116,12 +116,12 @@ int rowid = entry->kkd_rowid;
 	fprintf(stdout,"number of rows = %d\n",rows);
 	kkd_start = mdb_get_int16(mdb,10+rowid*2);
 	fprintf(stdout,"kkd start = %d %04x\n",kkd_start,kkd_start);
-	kkd_end = MDB_PGSIZE;
+	kkd_end = mdb->pg_size;
 	for (i=0;i<rows;i++) {
 		tmp = mdb_get_int16(mdb, 10+i*2);
-		if (tmp<MDB_PGSIZE &&
-		    tmp>kkd_start &&
-		    tmp<kkd_end) {
+		if (tmp < mdb->pg_size &&
+		    tmp > kkd_start &&
+		    tmp < kkd_end) {
 			kkd_end = tmp;
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/src/libmdb/mem.c b/src/libmdb/mem.c
index 140ad6e..399eaf1 100644
--- a/src/libmdb/mem.c
+++ b/src/libmdb/mem.c
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ MdbHandle *mdb;
 
 	mdb = (MdbHandle *) malloc(sizeof(MdbHandle));
 	memset(mdb, '\0', sizeof(MdbHandle));
+	mdb->pg_size = MDB_PGSIZE;
 
 	return mdb;	
 }
diff --git a/src/libmdb/table.c b/src/libmdb/table.c
index a2a99a6..541eb76 100644
--- a/src/libmdb/table.c
+++ b/src/libmdb/table.c
@@ -103,6 +103,13 @@ int name_sz;
 		memset(&col,'\0', sizeof(MdbColumn));
 
 		col.col_type = mdb->pg_buf[cur_col];
+		if (col.col_type == MDB_TEXT) {
+			col.is_fixed = mdb->pg_buf[cur_col+3];
+		} else if (col.col_type == MDB_MEMO) {
+			col.is_fixed = 0;
+		} else {
+			col.is_fixed = 1;
+		}
 		col.col_size = mdb_get_int16(mdb,cur_col+16);
 		/* get the name */
 		name_sz = mdb->pg_buf[cur_name];