diff --git a/source/tegraexplorer/script/functions.c b/source/tegraexplorer/script/functions.c
index 7bbdb1e..9c20d41 100644
--- a/source/tegraexplorer/script/functions.c
+++ b/source/tegraexplorer/script/functions.c
@@ -288,6 +288,7 @@ int part_Pause(){
     str_int_add("@BTN_DOWN", input->Ldown);
     str_int_add("@BTN_LEFT", input->Lleft);
     str_int_add("@BTN_RIGHT", input->Lright);
+    str_int_add("@JOYCONN", hidConnected());
     
     return input->buttons;
 }
@@ -550,7 +551,59 @@ int part_getPos(){
     return (int)f_tell(&scriptin);
 }
 
+int part_subString(){
+    char *str, *sub;
+    int start, size;
 
+    if (parseStringInput(argv[0], &str))
+        return INFUNC_FAIL;
+    if (parseIntInput(argv[1], &start))
+        return INFUNC_FAIL;
+    if (parseIntInput(argv[2], &size))
+        return INFUNC_FAIL;
+    if (argv[3][0] != '$')
+        return INFUNC_FAIL;
+
+    if (start >= strlen(str))
+        return INFUNC_FAIL;
+
+    sub = utils_copyStringSize(str + start, size);
+    str_str_add(argv[3], sub);
+    free(sub);
+    return 0;
+}
+
+int part_inputString(){
+    char *start, *out;
+    int len;
+
+    if (parseStringInput(argv[0], &start))
+        return INFUNC_FAIL;
+    if (parseIntInput(argv[1], &len))
+        return INFUNC_FAIL;
+    if (argv[2][0] != '$')
+        return INFUNC_FAIL;
+
+    if (len > 39)
+        return INFUNC_FAIL;
+
+    out = utils_InputText(start, len);
+    if (out == NULL)
+        return 1;
+
+    str_str_add(argv[2], out);
+    free(out);
+    return 0;
+}
+
+int part_strLen(){
+    char *in;
+
+    if (parseStringInput(argv[0], &in))
+        return INFUNC_FAIL;
+
+    return strlen(in);
+}
 
 str_fnc_struct functions[] = {
     {"printf", part_printf, 255},
@@ -568,6 +621,9 @@ str_fnc_struct functions[] = {
     {"setColor", part_setColor, 1},
     {"combineStrings", part_addstrings, 3},
     {"compareStrings", part_stringcompare, 2},
+    {"subString", part_subString, 4},
+    {"inputString", part_inputString, 3},
+    {"stringLength", part_strLen, 1},
     {"invert", part_invert, 1},
     {"fs_exists", part_fs_exists, 1},
     {"fs_move", part_fs_Move, 2},
diff --git a/source/tegraexplorer/script/parser.c b/source/tegraexplorer/script/parser.c
index 8789c54..cc7aac1 100644
--- a/source/tegraexplorer/script/parser.c
+++ b/source/tegraexplorer/script/parser.c
@@ -16,15 +16,15 @@
 #include "variables.h"
 #include "../fs/fsreader.h"
 #include "../utils/utils.h"
+#include "../../hid/hid.h"
 
-u32 countchars(char* in, char target) {
+u32 countchars(const char* in, char target) {
     u32 len = strlen(in);
     u32 count = 0;
+    
     for (u32 i = 0; i < len; i++) {
         if (in[i] == '"'){
-            i++;
-            while (in[i] != '"'){
-                i++;
+            while (in[++i] != '"'){
                 if (i >= len)
                     return -1;
             }
@@ -32,53 +32,46 @@ u32 countchars(char* in, char target) {
         if (in[i] == target)
             count++;
     }
+
     return count;
 }
 
 char **argv = NULL;
 u32 argc;
-u32 splitargs(char* in) {
+u32 splitargs(const char* in) {
     // arg like '5, "6", @arg7'
-    u32 i, current = 0, count = 1, len = strlen(in), curcount = 0;
+    u32 i = 0, count = 1, len = strlen(in), curcount = 0, begin, end;
 
     if ((count += countchars(in, ',')) < 0){
         return 0;
     }
-
-    /*
-    if (argv != NULL) {
-        for (i = 0; argv[i] != NULL; i++)
-            free(argv[i]);
-        free(argv);
-    }
-    */
         
     argv = calloc(count + 1, sizeof(char*));
-
-    for (i = 0; i < count; i++)
-        argv[i] = calloc(96, sizeof(char));
     
-
-    for (i = 0; i < len && curcount < count; i++) {
-        if (in[i] == ',') {
-            curcount++;
-            current = 0;
-        }
-        else if (in[i] == '@' || in[i] == '$') {
-            while (strrchr(", )", in[i]) == NULL && i < len) {
-                argv[curcount][current++] = in[i++];
-            }
-            i--;
-        }
-        //else if ((in[i] >= '0' && in[i] <= '9') || (in[i] >= '<' && in[i] <= '>') || in[i] == '+' || in[i] == '-' || in[i] == '*' || in[i] == '/')
-        else if (strrchr("0123456789<=>+-*/", in[i]) != NULL)
-            argv[curcount][current++] = in[i];
-        else if (in[i] == '"') {
+    while (i < len && curcount < count) {
+        while (in[i] == ' ' || in[i] == ',')
             i++;
-            while (in[i] != '"') {
-                argv[curcount][current++] = in[i++];
+        
+        begin = i;
+
+        while (strrchr(" ,)", in[i]) == NULL){
+            if (in[i] == '"'){
+                begin = i + 1;
+                while (in[++i] != '"'){
+                    if (in[i] == '\0')
+                        return 0;
+                }
             }
+            i++;
         }
+
+        end = i;
+
+        if (in[i - 1] == '"'){
+            end--;
+        }
+            
+        argv[curcount++] = utils_copyStringSize(in + begin, (u32)(end - begin));
     }
     return count;
 }
@@ -202,17 +195,6 @@ void mainparser(){
         getnextvalidchar();
     }
 
-    /*
-    if (currentchar == '?'){
-        char *jumpname;
-        jumpname = readtilchar(';', ' ');
-        getnextchar();
-        str_jmp_add(jumpname, f_tell(&scriptin));
-        getfollowingchar('\n');
-        return;
-    }
-    */
-
     functionparser();
 
     res = run_function(funcbuff, &out);
@@ -297,6 +279,7 @@ void runScript(char *path){
     //add builtin vars
     str_int_add("@EMUMMC", emu_cfg.enabled);
     str_int_add("@RESULT", 0);
+    str_int_add("@JOYCONN", hidConnected());
     str_str_add("$CURRENTPATH", currentpath);
 
     //str_int_printall();
diff --git a/source/tegraexplorer/utils/utils.c b/source/tegraexplorer/utils/utils.c
index 55a6407..fe348cc 100644
--- a/source/tegraexplorer/utils/utils.c
+++ b/source/tegraexplorer/utils/utils.c
@@ -192,4 +192,14 @@ char *utils_InputText(char *start, int maxLen){
     }
 
     return buff;
+}
+
+char *utils_copyStringSize(const char *in, u32 size){
+    if (size > strlen(in) || size == 0)
+        size = strlen(in);
+
+    char *out = calloc(size + 1, 1);
+    //strncpy(out, in, size);
+    memcpy(out, in, size);
+    return out;
 }
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diff --git a/source/tegraexplorer/utils/utils.h b/source/tegraexplorer/utils/utils.h
index ff74177..0ef3843 100644
--- a/source/tegraexplorer/utils/utils.h
+++ b/source/tegraexplorer/utils/utils.h
@@ -23,4 +23,5 @@ typedef struct _bmp_t
 int utils_mmcMenu();
 void utils_copystring(const char *in, char **out);
 char *utils_InputText(char *start, int maxLen);
-void utils_takeScreenshot();
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+void utils_takeScreenshot();
+char *utils_copyStringSize(const char *in, u32 size);
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