diff --git a/aquery_parser/sql_parser.py b/aquery_parser/sql_parser.py
index 073731c..17790aa 100644
--- a/aquery_parser/sql_parser.py
+++ b/aquery_parser/sql_parser.py
@@ -412,7 +412,7 @@ def parser(literal_string, ident, sqlserver=False):
             + RB,
         )
 
-        assumption = Group((ASC|DESC) ("ord") + var_name("attrib"))
+        assumption = Group((ASC|DESC) ("sort") + var_name("value"))
         assumptions = (ASSUMING + Group(delimited_list(assumption))("assumptions"))
 
         table_source << Group(
diff --git a/engine/agg.py b/engine/agg.py
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29..0000000
diff --git a/engine/ast.py b/engine/ast.py
index fc147af..a348208 100644
--- a/engine/ast.py
+++ b/engine/ast.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ from engine.utils import base62uuid
 
 # replace column info with this later.
 class ColRef:
-    def __init__(self, k9name, _ty, cobj, cnt, table, name, id, order = None, compound = False):
+    def __init__(self, k9name, _ty, cobj, cnt, table, name, id, compound = False):
         self.k9name = k9name
         self.type = _ty
         self.cobj = cobj
@@ -14,13 +14,16 @@ class ColRef:
         self.table = table
         self.name = name
         self.id = id
-        self.order = order # True -> asc, False -> dsc; None -> unordered
+        self.order_pending = None # order_pending
         self.compound = compound # compound field (list as a field) 
         self.views = []
         self.__arr__ = (k9name, _ty, cobj, cnt, table, name, id)
         
     def __getitem__(self, key):
-        return self.__arr__[key]
+        if type(key) is str:
+            return getattr(self, key)
+        else:
+            return self.__arr__[key]
 
     def __setitem__(self, key, value):
         self.__arr__[key] = value
@@ -40,21 +43,24 @@ class TableInfo:
         self.views = set()
         self.rec = None 
         self.groupinfo = None
-        for c in cols:
-            self.add_col(c)
-
+        self.add_cols(cols)
         # runtime
         self.n_rows = 0 # number of cols
         self.order = [] # assumptions
 
         cxt.tables_byname[self.table_name] = self # construct reverse map
-        
-    def add_col(self, c):
-        if type(c) is ColRef:
-            c = c.cobj
-        k9name = 'c' + base62uuid(7)
-        col_object =  ColRef(k9name, (list(c['type'].keys()))[0], c, 1, self,c['name'], len(self.columns))
-
+    def add_cols(self, cols, new = True):
+        for c in cols:
+            self.add_col(c, new)
+    def add_col(self, c, new = True):
+        _ty = c['type']
+        if new:
+            k9name = 'c' + base62uuid(7)
+            _ty = _ty if type(c) is ColRef else list(_ty.keys())[0]
+            col_object =  ColRef(k9name, _ty, c, 1, self,c['name'], len(self.columns))
+        else:
+            col_object = c
+            k9name = c.k9name
         self.cxt.k9cols_byname[k9name] = col_object
         self.columns_byname[c['name']] = col_object
         self.columns.append(col_object)
@@ -66,21 +72,53 @@ class TableInfo:
     def n_cols(self):
         return len(self.columns)
 
-    def get_col(self, col_name):
+    def materialize_orderbys(self):
+        view_stack = ''
+        stack_name = ''
+        for o in self.order:
+            o.materialize()
+            if len(view_stack) == 0:
+                view_stack = o.view.name
+                stack_name = view_stack
+            else:
+                view_stack = view_stack+'['+ o.view.name +']'
+        # TODO: Optimize by doing everything in a stmt
+        if len(view_stack) > 0:
+            if len(self.order) > 1:
+                self.cxt.emit(f'{stack_name}:{view_stack}')
+            for c in self.columns:
+                c.order_pending = stack_name
+            self.order[0].node.view = stack_name
+        self.order.clear()
+
+    def get_col_d(self, col_name):
         col = self.columns_byname[col_name]
         if type(self.rec) is list:
             self.rec.append(col)
         return col
+
+    def get_k9colname_d(self, col_name):
+        return self.get_col_d(col_name).k9name
+        
+    def get_col(self, col_name):
+        self.materialize_orderbys()
+        col = self.get_col_d(col_name)
+        if type(col.order_pending) is str:
+            self.cxt.emit_no_flush(f'{col.k9name}:{col.k9name}[{col.order_pending}]')
+            col.order_pending = None
+        return col
     def get_k9colname(self, col_name):
         return self.get_col(col_name).k9name
-        
+
     def add_alias(self, alias):
         # TODO: Exception when alias already defined.
         # TODO: Scoping of alias should be constrainted in the query.
         self.cxt.tables_byname[alias] = self
         self.alias.add(alias)
         
-    def parse_tablenames(self, colExpr):
+    def parse_tablenames(self, colExpr, materialize = True):
+        self.get_col = self.get_col if materialize else self.get_col_d
+
         parsedColExpr = colExpr.split('.')
         ret = None
         if len(parsedColExpr) <= 1:
@@ -117,12 +155,13 @@ class Context:
         self.udf_map = dict()
         # read header
         self.k9code = ''
+        self.k9codelet = ''
         with open('header.k', 'r') as outfile:
             self.k9code = outfile.read()         
         # datasource will be availible after `from' clause is parsed
         # and will be deactivated when the `from' is out of scope
         self.datasource = None
-
+        self.ds_stack = []
 
     def add_table(self, table_name, cols):
         tbl = TableInfo(table_name, cols, self)
@@ -134,17 +173,46 @@ class Context:
         return f't{base62uuid(7)}'
 
     def emit(self, codelet):
+        self.k9code += self.k9codelet + codelet + '\n'
+        self.k9codelet = ''
+    def emit_no_flush(self, codelet):
         self.k9code += codelet + '\n'
+    def emit_flush(self):
+        self.k9code += self.k9codelet + '\n'
+        self.k9codelet = ''
     def emit_nonewline(self, codelet):
-        self.k9code += codelet
+        self.k9codelet += codelet
+
+    def datsource_top(self):
+        if len(self.ds_stack) > 0:
+            return self.ds_stack[-1]
+        else:
+            return None
+    def datasource_pop(self):
+        if len(self.ds_stack) > 0:
+            self.ds_stack.pop()
+            return self.ds_stack[-1]
+        else:
+            return None
+    def datasource_push(self, ds):
+        if type(ds) is TableInfo:
+            self.ds_stack.append(ds)
+            return ds
+        else:
+            return None
+
     def __str__(self):
         return self.k9code
+    def __repr__(self) -> str:
+        return self.__str__()
+
 
 class ast_node:
     types = dict()
     def __init__(self, parent:"ast_node", node, context:Context = None):
         self.context = parent.context if context is None else context
         self.parent = parent
+        self.datasource = None
         self.init(node)
         self.produce(node)
         self.spawn(node)
diff --git a/engine/expr.py b/engine/expr.py
index 5432bc0..753ab47 100644
--- a/engine/expr.py
+++ b/engine/expr.py
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ class expr(ast_node):
         'avgs': ['avgs', 'avgsw'],
         'sums': ['sums', 'sumsw'],
     }
+    
     binary_ops = {
         'sub':'-',  
         'add':'+', 
@@ -24,18 +25,23 @@ class expr(ast_node):
         'gt':'>',
         'lt':'<',
     }
+
     compound_ops = {
         'ge' : [2, lambda x: f'~({x[0]}<{x[1]})'],
         'le' : [2, lambda x: f'~({x[0]}>{x[1]})'],
+        'count' : [1, lambda x: f'#({x[0]})']
     }
+
     unary_ops = {
         'neg' : '-',
         'not' : '~'
     }
+    
     coumpound_generating_ops = ['mod', 'mins', 'maxs', 'sums'] + \
        list( binary_ops.keys()) + list(compound_ops.keys()) + list(unary_ops.keys() )
 
-    def __init__(self, parent, node):
+    def __init__(self, parent, node, materialize_cols = True):
+        self.materialize_cols = materialize_cols
         ast_node.__init__(self, parent, node, None)
 
     def init(self, _):
@@ -95,7 +101,7 @@ class expr(ast_node):
             while type(p) is expr and not p.isvector:
                 p.isvector = True
                 p = p.parent
-            self.k9expr = self.datasource.parse_tablenames(node)
+            self.k9expr = self.datasource.parse_tablenames(node, self.materialize_cols)
         elif type(node) is bool:
             self.k9expr = '1' if node else '0'
         else:
diff --git a/engine/groupby.py b/engine/groupby.py
index 3e73866..69732ce 100644
--- a/engine/groupby.py
+++ b/engine/groupby.py
@@ -46,10 +46,11 @@ class groupby(ast_node):
             self.parent.inv = False
         else:
             k9fn = "{[ids;grps;ll;dim;x] " + \
-                    "start:$[x=ll;ll;grps[x+1][dim-1]];" + \
-                    "end: grps[x][dim-1];" + \
-                    "range:(end-start)#(((start-ll))#ids);" + \
+                    "start:grps[x][dim];" + \
+                    "end:$[x=0;ll;grps[x-1][dim]];" + \
+                    "range:(end-start)#((start-ll)#ids);" + \
+                    "start:ids[start];" + \
                     ret + '}'
             self.emit(f'{self.groupby_function}:{k9fn}')
             self.emit(f'{out}:+({self.groupby_function}' + \
-                f'[{grp}[1];{grp}[0];(#{grp}[0])-1;#({grp}[0][0])]\'!((#({grp}[0]))-1))')
\ No newline at end of file
+                f'[{grp}[1];{grp}[0];(#{grp}[0])+1;(#({grp}[0][0]))-1]\'!(#({grp}[0])))')
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/engine/orderby.py b/engine/orderby.py
index 36fc649..13311b7 100644
--- a/engine/orderby.py
+++ b/engine/orderby.py
@@ -1,38 +1,59 @@
-from engine.ast import ColRef, TableInfo, ast_node
-from engine.utils import base62uuid
+from engine.ast import ColRef, TableInfo, View, ast_node, Context
+from engine.utils import base62uuid, seps
 from engine.expr import expr
+import k
+
+class order_item:
+    def __init__(self, name, node, order = True):
+        self.name = name
+        self.order = order
+        self.node = node
+        self.materialized = False
+        
+    def materialize(self):
+        if not self.materialized:
+            self.name = expr(self.node, self.name, False).k9expr
+            self.materialized = True
+        return ('' if self.order else '-') + f'({self.name})'
+        
+    def __str__(self):
+        return self.materialize()
+    def __repr__(self):
+        return self.__str__()
+
+class orders:
+    def __init__(self, node, datasource):
+        self.order_items = []
+        self.materialized = False
+        self.view = None
+        self.node = node 
+        self.datasource = datasource
+        self.n_attrs = -1
+
+    def materialize(self):
+        if not self.materialized:
+            self.view = View(self.node.context, self.datasource, False)
+            keys = ';'.join([f'{o}' for o in self.order_items])
+            self.n_attrs = len(self.order_items)
+            self.node.emit(f"{self.view.name}: > +`j (({',' if self.n_attrs == 1 else ''}{keys}))")
+            self.materialized = True
+
+    def append(self, o):
+        self.order_items.append(o)
 
 class orderby(ast_node):
     name = '_orderby'
+    
     def init(self, _):
-        self.group = 'g' + base62uuid(7)
         self.datasource = self.parent.datasource
-        self.datasource.rec = []
+        self.order = orders(self, self.datasource)
+        self.view = ''
     def produce(self, node):
         if type(node) is not list:
             node = [node]
-        g_contents = '('
-        first_col = ''
-        for i, g in enumerate(node):
-            v = g['value']
-            e = expr(self, v).k9expr
-            # if v is compound expr, create tmp cols
-            if type(v) is not str:
-                tmpcol = 't' + base62uuid(7)
-                self.emit(f'{tmpcol}:{e}')
-                e = tmpcol
-            if i == 0:
-                first_col = e
-            g_contents += e + (';'if i < len(node)-1 else '')
-            
-        self.emit(f'{self.group}:'+g_contents+')')
-        self.n_grps = len(node)
-        if self.n_grps <= 1:
-            self.emit(f'{self.group}:={self.group}')
-        else:
-            self.emit(f'{self.group}:groupby[+({self.group},(,!(#({first_col}))))]')
-        
+        for n in node:
+            order =  not ('sort' in n and n['sort'] == 'desc')
+            self.order.append(order_item(n['value'], self, order))
+
     def consume(self, _):
-        self.referenced = self.datasource.rec
-        self.datasource.rec = None
-        return super().consume(_)
\ No newline at end of file
+        self.datasource.order.append(self.order)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/engine/projection.py b/engine/projection.py
index a9c3fde..426a015 100644
--- a/engine/projection.py
+++ b/engine/projection.py
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
+from attr import has
 from engine.ast import ColRef, TableInfo, ast_node, Context, include
 from engine.groupby import groupby
 from engine.join import join
 from engine.expr import expr
+from engine.orderby import orderby
 from engine.scan import filter
 from engine.utils import base62uuid, enlist, base62alp
 from engine.ddl import outfile
@@ -44,10 +46,7 @@ class projection(ast_node):
                         self.datasource = self.context.tables_byname[value]
                 if 'assumptions' in from_clause:
                     for assumption in enlist(from_clause['assumptions']):
-                        ord = assumption['ord'] == 'asc'
-                        attrib = assumption['attrib']
-                        ord = '^' if ord else '|^'
-                    # TODO: generate view of table by order
+                        orderby(self, assumption)
 
             elif type(from_clause) is str:
                 self.datasource = self.context.tables_byname[from_clause]
@@ -92,8 +91,8 @@ class projection(ast_node):
                 if 'value' in proj:
                     e = proj['value']
                     if type(e) is str:
-                        cname = self.datasource.parse_tablenames(proj['value'])
-                        k9expr += (f"{cname}")
+                        cname = e # TODO: deal w/ alias
+                        k9expr += (f"{self.datasource.parse_tablenames(proj['value'])}")
                     elif type(e) is dict:
                         p_expr = expr(self, e)
                         cname = p_expr.k9expr
@@ -104,27 +103,41 @@ class projection(ast_node):
 
             compound = compound and has_groupby and self.datasource.rec not in self.group_node.referenced
             
-            cols.append(ColRef(f'(+{disp_varname})[{i}]', 'generic', self.out_table, 0, None, cname, i, compound=compound))
+            cols.append(ColRef(f'{disp_varname}[{i}]', 'generic', self.out_table, 0, None, cname, i, compound=compound))
+        self.out_table.add_cols(cols, False)
+        
         k9expr += ')'
         if has_groupby:
             self.group_node.finalize(k9expr, disp_varname)
         else:
             self.emit(f'{disp_varname}:{k9expr}')
-        
         self.datasource.group_node = None
-        if flatten:
-            self.emit_no_ln(f'{disp_varname}:' if flatten else '')
+
+        has_orderby = 'orderby' in node
+
+        if has_orderby:
+            self.datasource = self.out_table
+            self.context.datasource = self.out_table # discard current ds
+            orderby_node = orderby(self, node['orderby'])
+            self.context.datasource.materialize_orderbys()
+            self.emit_no_ln(f"{f'{disp_varname}:+' if flatten else ''}(")
             
-        if flatten or self.disp:
+        if self.disp or has_orderby:
             if len(self.projections) > 1:
-                self.emit(f"{'+' if self.inv else ''}{disp_varname}")
+                self.emit_no_ln(f"{'+' if self.inv else ''}{disp_varname}")
             else:
-                self.emit(f'$[(#{disp_varname})>1;+,({disp_varname});+,(,{disp_varname})]')
+                self.emit_no_ln(f'$[(#{disp_varname})>1;+,({disp_varname});+,(,{disp_varname})]')
             if flatten:
-                self.emit(f'{disp_varname}')
+                self.emit_no_ln(f'{disp_varname}')
+        if has_orderby:
+            self.emit(f')[{orderby_node.view}]')
+        else:
+            self.context.emit_flush()
         if flatten:
-            self.out_table.columns = cols
+            if len(self.projections) > 1 and not self.inv:
+                self.emit(f"{disp_varname}:+{disp_varname}")
             outfile(self, node['outfile'])
+
         if self.datasource_changed:
             self.context.datasource = self.prev_datasource
 
diff --git a/moving_avg.csv b/moving_avg.csv
index 8016053..6d3b55d 100644
--- a/moving_avg.csv
+++ b/moving_avg.csv
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Month,sales
 1,100
-2,120
-3,140
 4,140
 5,130
+3,140
+2,120
diff --git a/prompt.py b/prompt.py
index 04d8401..06ec96d 100644
--- a/prompt.py
+++ b/prompt.py
@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@ import subprocess
 import sys
 if sys.platform != 'win32':
     import readline
-    basecmd = ['bash', '-c', 'k']
+    basecmd = ['bash', '-c', 'rlwrap k']
 else:
-    basecmd = ['bash.exe', '-c', './k']
+    basecmd = ['bash.exe', '-c', 'rlwrap ./k']
 
 test_parser = True
 
diff --git a/q1.sql b/q1.sql
index 72b1d2a..2acaf11 100644
--- a/q1.sql
+++ b/q1.sql
@@ -6,4 +6,5 @@ FIELDS TERMINATED BY ","
 
 SELECT sum(c), b, d
 FROM test
-group by a,b,d
\ No newline at end of file
+group by a,b,d
+order by d DESC, b ASC