diff --git a/pykd-0.3-2013.sln b/pykd-0.3-2013.sln
index 2c4713e..d7bd3d8 100644
--- a/pykd-0.3-2013.sln
+++ b/pykd-0.3-2013.sln
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ Project("{2150E333-8FDC-42A3-9474-1A3956D46DE8}") = "snippets", "snippets", "{AA
 EndProject
 Project("{2150E333-8FDC-42A3-9474-1A3956D46DE8}") = "um", "um", "{EEFC9510-DFA7-439E-801E-48FCE72766AD}"
 	ProjectSection(SolutionItems) = preProject
+		samples\um\createfile.py = samples\um\createfile.py
 		samples\um\critlist.py = samples\um\critlist.py
 		samples\um\ldr.py = samples\um\ldr.py
 	EndProjectSection
diff --git a/pykd/pymemaccess.h b/pykd/pymemaccess.h
index a9a58ed..4dd50eb 100644
--- a/pykd/pymemaccess.h
+++ b/pykd/pymemaccess.h
@@ -185,6 +185,17 @@ void writeSignQWords( kdlib::MEMOFFSET_64 offset, const python::list &list, bool
 void writeFloats( kdlib::MEMOFFSET_64 offset, const python::list &list, bool phyAddr = false );
 void writeDoubles( kdlib::MEMOFFSET_64 offset, const python::list &list, bool phyAddr = false );
 
+inline void writeCStr( kdlib::MEMOFFSET_64 offset, const std::string& str)
+{
+   AutoRestorePyState  pystate;
+   kdlib::writeCStr(offset, str);
+}
+
+inline void writeWStr( kdlib::MEMOFFSET_64 offset, const std::wstring& str)
+{
+   AutoRestorePyState  pystate;
+   kdlib::writeWStr(offset, str);
+}
 
 inline std::string loadChars( kdlib::MEMOFFSET_64 offset, unsigned long number, bool phyAddr = false )
 {
@@ -256,5 +267,7 @@ inline kdlib::MemoryProtect getVaProtect( kdlib::MEMOFFSET_64 offset )
 }
 
 
+
+
 } // end namespace pykd
 
diff --git a/pykd/pymod.cpp b/pykd/pymod.cpp
index f1e4d15..a7eb1df 100644
--- a/pykd/pymod.cpp
+++ b/pykd/pymod.cpp
@@ -361,6 +361,11 @@ BOOST_PYTHON_MODULE( pykd )
         "Writing a list of floats to the target's memory" ) );
     python::def( "writeDoubles", pykd::writeDoubles, writeDoubles_( python::args( "offset", "values", "phyAddr" ),
         "Writing a list of doubles to the target's memory" ) );
+    python::def( "writeCStr", pykd::writeCStr,
+        "Write string as a 0 terminated ansi string to the buffer");
+    python::def( "writeWStr", pykd::writeWStr,
+        "Write string as a 0 terminated unicode string to the buffer");
+
 
     python::def( "ptrPtr", pykd::ptrPtr,
         "Read an pointer value from the target memory" );
diff --git a/samples/um/createfile.py b/samples/um/createfile.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b4e6f5a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/samples/um/createfile.py
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+
+import pykd
+
+GENERIC_READ = 0x80000000
+GENERIC_WRITE = 0x40000000
+NULL = 0
+
+CREATE_ALWAYS = 2
+
+FILE_ATTRIBUTE_NORMAL  = 0x80
+
+def main():
+
+    kernel32 = pykd.module("kernel32")
+
+    HANDLE = pykd.typeInfo("Void*")
+    LPCWSTR = pykd.typeInfo("WChar*")
+    DWORD = pykd.typeInfo("UInt4B")
+    LPSECURITY_ATTRIBUTES = pykd.typeInfo("Void*")
+
+    CreateFileW_Type = pykd.defineFunction(HANDLE, pykd.callingConvention.NearStd)
+    CreateFileW_Type.append("lpFileName", LPCWSTR )
+    CreateFileW_Type.append("dwDesiredAccess", DWORD )
+    CreateFileW_Type.append("dwShareMode", DWORD )
+    CreateFileW_Type.append("lpSecurityAttributes", LPSECURITY_ATTRIBUTES )
+    CreateFileW_Type.append("dwCreationDisposition", DWORD )
+    CreateFileW_Type.append("dwFlagsAndAttributes", DWORD )
+    CreateFileW_Type.append("hTemplateFile", HANDLE )
+
+    fileNameBuf = pykd.stackAlloc(100)
+    pykd.writeWStr(fileNameBuf, "C:\\temp\\testfile.txt")
+
+    CreateFileW = pykd.typedVar( CreateFileW_Type, kernel32.CreateFileW )
+
+    fileHandle = CreateFileW( 
+        fileNameBuf,
+        GENERIC_READ | GENERIC_WRITE,
+        0,
+        NULL,
+        CREATE_ALWAYS,
+        FILE_ATTRIBUTE_NORMAL,
+        NULL )
+
+    print "File Handle", hex(fileHandle)
+
+    pykd.stackFree(100)
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()
diff --git a/test/scripts/moduletest.py b/test/scripts/moduletest.py
index 57b828b..738ad74 100644
--- a/test/scripts/moduletest.py
+++ b/test/scripts/moduletest.py
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ class ModuleTest( unittest.TestCase ):
         fileName = pykd.getSourceFile(target.module.CdeclFunc )
         self.assertTrue( re.search('testfunc\\.cpp', fileName ) )
         fileName, lineNo, displacement = pykd.getSourceLine( target.module.CdeclFunc + 2)
-        self.assertEqual( 17, lineNo )
+        self.assertEqual( 18, lineNo )
         self.assertTrue( re.search('testfunc\\.cpp', fileName ) )
         self.assertEqual( 2, displacement )
         #fileName, lineNo, displacement = pykd.getSourceLine()