diff --git a/proposal/embed/src/java/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/JXPath.java b/proposal/embed/src/java/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/JXPath.java
index 1ece4a273..68491fe0a 100644
--- a/proposal/embed/src/java/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/JXPath.java
+++ b/proposal/embed/src/java/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/JXPath.java
@@ -77,8 +77,16 @@ public class JXPath extends Task implements PropertyInterceptor {
     
     public JXPath() {
     }
+
+    public JXPathContext getJXPathContext() {
+        return jxpathCtx;
+    }
     
-    public Object getProperty( Project p, String ns, String name ) {
+    public boolean setProperty( Object c, String ns, String name, Object v ) {
+        return false;
+    }
+    
+    public Object getProperty( Object p, String ns, String name ) {
         if( ! name.startsWith(PREFIX) )
             return null;
         name=name.substring( PREFIX.length() );
@@ -105,13 +113,25 @@ public class JXPath extends Task implements PropertyInterceptor {
         
         return result;
     }
-    
+
+    // testing
+    String foo;
+    public void setFoo( String s ) {
+        System.out.println("Set foo " + s );
+        foo=s;
+    }
+
+    public String getFoo() {
+        return foo;
+    }
     
     public void execute() {
         JXPathIntrospector.registerDynamicClass(Hashtable.class, JXPathHashtableHandler.class);
 
         PropertyHelper phelper=PropertyHelper.getPropertyHelper( project );
         phelper.addPropertyInterceptor( this );
+
+        project.addReference( "jxpathTask", this );
         
         jxpathCtx=JXPathContext.newContext( project );
         
diff --git a/proposal/embed/src/java/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/JXPathSet.java b/proposal/embed/src/java/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/JXPathSet.java
index da87a898b..c50f56713 100644
--- a/proposal/embed/src/java/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/JXPathSet.java
+++ b/proposal/embed/src/java/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/JXPathSet.java
@@ -71,12 +71,10 @@ import org.apache.commons.jxpath.*;
  */
 public class JXPathSet extends Task {
 
-    JXPathContext jxpathCtx;
     String path;
-    String value;
+    String valueString;
     String refId;
     
-    
     public JXPathSet() {
     }
 
@@ -99,12 +97,20 @@ public class JXPathSet extends Task {
     /** Set the value to be used.
      */
     public void setValue( String s ) {
-        this.value=s;
+        this.valueString=s;
     }
 
     public void execute() {
-        jxpathCtx=JXPathContext.newContext( project );
+        JXPathContext jxpathCtx;
+        JXPath jxpathTask=(JXPath)project.getReference( "jxpathTask" );
+        jxpathCtx=jxpathTask.getJXPathContext();
 
+        Object value=null;
+        if( refId!=null )
+            value=project.getReference( refId );
+        if( value==null )
+            value=valueString;
         
+        jxpathCtx.setValue( path, value );
     }    
 }
diff --git a/proposal/embed/src/java/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/JexlProperties.java b/proposal/embed/src/java/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/JexlProperties.java
index 559b388e1..0a22a4c3e 100644
--- a/proposal/embed/src/java/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/JexlProperties.java
+++ b/proposal/embed/src/java/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/JexlProperties.java
@@ -74,7 +74,11 @@ public class JexlProperties extends Task implements PropertyInterceptor {
     public JexlProperties() {
     }
     
-    public Object getProperty( Project p, String ns, String name ) {
+    public boolean setProperty( Object ctx, String ns, String name, Object value ) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    public Object getProperty( Object p, String ns, String name ) {
         if( ! name.startsWith(PREFIX) )
             return null;
         try {
diff --git a/proposal/embed/src/java/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/VelocityProperties.java b/proposal/embed/src/java/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/VelocityProperties.java
index 90b835a34..06b404d94 100644
--- a/proposal/embed/src/java/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/VelocityProperties.java
+++ b/proposal/embed/src/java/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/VelocityProperties.java
@@ -76,8 +76,12 @@ public class VelocityProperties extends Task implements PropertyInterceptor {
     
     public VelocityProperties() {
     }
+
+    public boolean setProperty( Object c, String ns, String name, Object v ) {
+        return false;
+    }
     
-    public Object getProperty( Project p, String ns, String name ) {
+    public Object getProperty( Object p, String ns, String name ) {
         if( ! name.startsWith(PREFIX) )
             return null;
         try {
@@ -93,13 +97,16 @@ public class VelocityProperties extends Task implements PropertyInterceptor {
             return null;
         }
     }
-    
+
+    public VelocityEngine getVelocityEngine() {
+        return engine;
+    }
     
     public void execute() {
         try {
             PropertyHelper phelper=PropertyHelper.getPropertyHelper( project );
             phelper.addPropertyInterceptor( this );
-            
+
             engine=new VelocityEngine();
             engine.init();