diff --git a/Todo.txt b/Todo.txt
index 761e6e2e..b67ad66c 100644
--- a/Todo.txt
+++ b/Todo.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 
+run script from asciio
+	insert boxes, ...
+
 constraints
 	alignement
 	arrows not overlapping
diff --git a/documentation/mdbook_asciio/src/for_developers/scripting.md b/documentation/mdbook_asciio/src/for_developers/scripting.md
index 00f9a4b4..3bda49a2 100644
--- a/documentation/mdbook_asciio/src/for_developers/scripting.md
+++ b/documentation/mdbook_asciio/src/for_developers/scripting.md
@@ -159,4 +159,20 @@ save_to "from_script.asciio" ;
 ascii_out ;
 ```
 
+## Executing your script
+
+### From the command line
+
+The script is a normal perl script.
+
+```
+perl my_asciio_script.pl
+```
+
+### From within Asciio
+
+***Binding:*** «:!»
+
+Pick the file you want to execute.
+
 
diff --git a/documentation/scripting/asciio_script.pl b/documentation/scripting/asciio_script.pl
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f6308ad4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/documentation/scripting/asciio_script.pl
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+
+add 'box1', new_box(TEXT_ONLY =>'A'),  0,  2 ;
+add 'box2', new_box(TEXT_ONLY =>'B'), 20, 10 ;
+add 'box3', new_box(TEXT_ONLY =>'C'), 40,  5 ;
+
+select_all_elements 1 ;
diff --git a/documentation/scripting/connected_boxes.pl b/documentation/scripting/connected_boxes.pl
index 0d0dd427..cdfbf78e 100644
--- a/documentation/scripting/connected_boxes.pl
+++ b/documentation/scripting/connected_boxes.pl
@@ -23,3 +23,4 @@
 
 ascii_out ;
 
+select_all_elements ;
diff --git a/lib/App/Asciio/Scripting.pm b/lib/App/Asciio/Scripting.pm
index 5702ef9a..332ef78b 100644
--- a/lib/App/Asciio/Scripting.pm
+++ b/lib/App/Asciio/Scripting.pm
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ require Exporter ;
 	move_named_connector
 	optimize_connections
 	get_canonizer
+	run_external_script
 	) ;
 
 use strict ; use warnings ;
@@ -50,6 +51,22 @@ use App::Asciio::stripes::wirl_arrow ;
 my $script_asciio ; # make script non OO
 my %name_to_element ;
 
+sub run_external_script
+{
+my ($asciio) = @_ ;
+
+my $script = $asciio->get_file_name() ;
+
+if(defined $script)
+	{
+	$script_asciio = $asciio ;
+	
+	do $script ;
+	
+	$asciio->update_display() ;
+	}
+}
+
 sub new_script_asciio
 {
 $script_asciio = new App::Asciio() ;
@@ -97,6 +114,15 @@ my ($element1_name, $element2_name, @args) = @_ ;
 add_connection($script_asciio, @name_to_element{$element1_name, $element2_name}, @args) ;
 }
 
+sub select_elements
+{
+my ($state, @elements) = @_ ;
+$script_asciio->select_elements($state, @name_to_element{@elements}) ;
+}
+
+sub select_all_elements { $script_asciio->select_all_elements() ; }
+sub deselect_all_elements { $script_asciio->select_all_elements() ; }
+
 sub save_to        { $script_asciio->save_with_type(undef, 'asciio', $_[0]) ; }
 sub to_ascii       { $script_asciio->transform_elements_to_ascii_buffer() ; }
 sub ascii_out      { print $script_asciio->transform_elements_to_ascii_buffer() ; }
diff --git a/setup/actions/default_bindings.pl b/setup/actions/default_bindings.pl
index 0fe67824..3b869b05 100644
--- a/setup/actions/default_bindings.pl
+++ b/setup/actions/default_bindings.pl
@@ -15,11 +15,11 @@
 use App::Asciio::Actions::Multiwirl ;
 use App::Asciio::Actions::Presentation ;
 use App::Asciio::Actions::Ruler ;
+use App::Asciio::Scripting ;
 use App::Asciio::Actions::Shapes ;
 use App::Asciio::Actions::Unsorted ;
 use App::Asciio::Actions::ZBuffer ;
 
-
 #----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 register_action_handlers
@@ -220,14 +220,15 @@
 	'Display commands'                    => ['000-c', \&App::Asciio::Actions::Unsorted::display_commands                   ],
 	'Display action files'                => ['000-f', \&App::Asciio::Actions::Unsorted::display_action_files               ],
 	'Display manpage'                     => ['000-m', \&App::Asciio::Actions::Unsorted::manpage_in_browser                 ],
-
 	
-	'Open'                                => ['000-e', \&App::Asciio::Actions::File::open        ],
-	'Save'                                => ['000-w', \&App::Asciio::Actions::File::save, undef ],
-	'SaveAs'                              => ['00S-W', \&App::Asciio::Actions::File::save, 'as'  ],
-	'Insert'                              => ['000-r', \&App::Asciio::Actions::File::insert      ],
-	'Quit'                                => ['000-q', \&App::Asciio::Actions::File::quit        ],
-	'Quit no save'                        => ['00S-Q', \&App::Asciio::Actions::File::quit_no_save],
+	'Run external script'                 => ['00S-exclam', \&App::Asciio::Scripting::run_external_script                   ],
+	
+	'Open'                                => ['000-e', \&App::Asciio::Actions::File::open                                   ],
+	'Save'                                => ['000-w', \&App::Asciio::Actions::File::save, undef                            ],
+	'SaveAs'                              => ['00S-W', \&App::Asciio::Actions::File::save, 'as'                             ],
+	'Insert'                              => ['000-r', \&App::Asciio::Actions::File::insert                                 ],
+	'Quit'                                => ['000-q', \&App::Asciio::Actions::File::quit                                   ],
+	'Quit no save'                        => ['00S-Q', \&App::Asciio::Actions::File::quit_no_save                           ],
 	},
 
 'Insert leader' =>