diff --git a/app.c b/app.c
index 0ea51f8a69e35d3cffc7664a8a88d4d3a4a74f58..9d70e5385631cc440bcc072048e5257d3776c6c6 100755
--- a/app.c
+++ b/app.c
@@ -1489,7 +1489,8 @@ int ast_parseoptions(const struct ast_option *options, struct ast_flags *flags,
 				ast_log(LOG_WARNING, "Missing closing parenthesis for argument '%c'\n", curarg);
 				res = -1;
 			}
-		}
+		} else if (argloc)
+			args[argloc - 1] = NULL;
 	}
 	return res;
 }
diff --git a/apps/Makefile b/apps/Makefile
index 62d9a47ff903413a9f005a7affcd0b29d38bc1cb..8a4d5bfb78053549190b26040ef912d5e738df24 100755
--- a/apps/Makefile
+++ b/apps/Makefile
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ endif
 # Experimental things
 #
 #APPS+=app_ivrdemo.so
+#APPS+=app_skel.so
 
 APPS+=$(shell if [ -f /usr/include/linux/zaptel.h ]; then echo "app_zapras.so app_meetme.so app_flash.so app_zapbarge.so app_zapscan.so" ; fi)
 APPS+=$(shell if [ -f /usr/local/include/zaptel.h ]; then echo "app_zapras.so app_meetme.so app_flash.so app_zapbarge.so app_zapscan.so" ; fi)
diff --git a/apps/app_skel.c b/apps/app_skel.c
index 47ab89f0ecb110b3c270aa3d103ddbb20df71179..fdfd64949aa467d77b8cccd1290da62929060628 100755
--- a/apps/app_skel.c
+++ b/apps/app_skel.c
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@
  *
  * Skeleton application
  * 
- * Copyright (C) 1999, Mark Spencer
+ * Copyright (C) <Year>, <Your Name Here>
  *
- * Mark Spencer <markster@linux-support.net>
+ * <Your Name Here> <<You Email Here>>
  *
  * This program is free software, distributed under the terms of
  * the GNU General Public License
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 #include <asterisk/pbx.h>
 #include <asterisk/module.h>
 #include <asterisk/lock.h>
+#include <asterisk/app.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <string.h>
@@ -27,19 +28,63 @@ static char *synopsis =
 "  This is a skeleton application that shows you the basic structure to create your\n"
 "own asterisk applications.\n";
 
+#define OPTION_A	(1 << 0)	/* Option A */
+#define OPTION_B	(1 << 1)	/* Option B(n) */
+#define OPTION_C	(1 << 2)	/* Option C(str) */
+#define OPTION_NULL	(1 << 3)	/* Dummy Termination */
+
+AST_DECLARE_OPTIONS(app_opts,{
+	['a'] = { OPTION_A },
+	['b'] = { OPTION_B, 1 },
+	['c'] = { OPTION_C, 2 }
+});
+
 STANDARD_LOCAL_USER;
 
 LOCAL_USER_DECL;
 
-static int skel_exec(struct ast_channel *chan, void *data)
+static int app_exec(struct ast_channel *chan, void *data)
 {
-	int res=0;
+	int res = 0;
+	struct ast_flags flags;
 	struct localuser *u;
+	char *options=NULL;
+	char *dummy = NULL;
+	char *args;
+	int argc = 0;
+	char *opts[2];
+	char *argv[2];
+
+	if (!(args = ast_strdupa((char *)data))) {
+		ast_log(LOG_ERROR, "Out of memory!\n");
+		return -1;
+	}
+
 	if (!data) {
-		ast_log(LOG_WARNING, "skel requires an argument (filename)\n");
+		ast_log(LOG_WARNING, "%s requires an argument (dummy|[options])\n",app);
 		return -1;
 	}
+
 	LOCAL_USER_ADD(u);
+	if ((argc = ast_separate_app_args(args, '|', argv, sizeof(argv) / sizeof(char *)))) {
+		dummy = argv[0];
+		options = argv[1];
+		ast_parseoptions(app_opts, &flags, opts, options);
+	}
+
+
+	if (dummy && !ast_strlen_zero(dummy)) 
+		ast_log(LOG_NOTICE, "Dummy value is : %s\n", dummy);
+
+	if (ast_test_flag(&flags, OPTION_A))
+		ast_log(LOG_NOTICE, "Option A is set\n");
+
+	if (ast_test_flag(&flags, OPTION_B))
+		ast_log(LOG_NOTICE,"Option B is set with : %s\n", opts[0] ? opts[0] : "<unspecified>");
+
+	if (ast_test_flag(&flags, OPTION_C))
+		ast_log(LOG_NOTICE,"Option C is set with : %s\n", opts[1] ? opts[1] : "<unspecified>");
+
 	/* Do our thing here */
 	LOCAL_USER_REMOVE(u);
 	return res;
@@ -53,7 +98,7 @@ int unload_module(void)
 
 int load_module(void)
 {
-	return ast_register_application(app, skel_exec, tdesc, synopsis);
+	return ast_register_application(app, app_exec, tdesc, synopsis);
 }
 
 char *description(void)