diff --git a/client/src/core/host.cc b/client/src/core/host.cc
index bc6f3ec..aa0e296 100644
--- a/client/src/core/host.cc
+++ b/client/src/core/host.cc
@@ -211,20 +211,11 @@
             throw std::system_error(ENOTSUP, std::system_category());
 	}
 
-	void Host::input(const char *text, size_t sz) {
-
-#ifdef DEBUG
-		{
-			string str = string(text,sz);
-			clog << __FUNCTION__ << "(\"" << str << "\")" << endl;
-		}
-#endif // DEBUG
-
+	Host & Host::input(const char *text, size_t sz) {
 		this->session->input(text, sz);
-
+		return *this;
 	}
 
-
 	Host & Host::input(const char *text, const char control_char) {
 
 		for(const char * ptr = strchr(text,control_char); ptr; ptr = strchr(text,control_char)) {
diff --git a/client/src/core/session.cc b/client/src/core/session.cc
index b9a2b0c..31277bb 100644
--- a/client/src/core/session.cc
+++ b/client/src/core/session.cc
@@ -74,6 +74,24 @@
 
 	}
 
+	Session & Session::push(const PFKey key) {
+		return pfkey( ((unsigned short) key) + 1);
+	}
+
+	Session & Session::push(const PAKey key) {
+		return pakey( ((unsigned short) key) + 1);
+	}
+
+	Session & Session::push(int row, int col, const std::string &text) {
+		return push(row,col,text.c_str(),text.size());
+	}
+
+	Session & Session::push(int baddr, const std::string &text) {
+		return push(baddr,text.c_str(),text.size());
+	}
+
+
+
  }
 
 
diff --git a/client/src/include/ipc-client-internals.h b/client/src/include/ipc-client-internals.h
index fbc6444..745d330 100644
--- a/client/src/include/ipc-client-internals.h
+++ b/client/src/include/ipc-client-internals.h
@@ -204,10 +204,9 @@
 				/// @brief Set field at current posicion, jumps to next writable field.
 				TN3270::Session & push(const char *text) override;
 
-				TN3270::Session & push(int baddr, const std::string &text) override;
-				TN3270::Session & push(int row, int col, const std::string &text) override;
-				TN3270::Session & push(const PFKey key) override;
-				TN3270::Session & push(const PAKey key) override;
+				TN3270::Session & push(int baddr, const char *text, int length = -1) override;
+				TN3270::Session & push(int row, int col, const char *text, int length = -1) override;
+
 				TN3270::Session & push(const Action action) override;
 
 				// Get contents.
@@ -374,10 +373,9 @@
 				/// @brief Set field at current posicion, jumps to next writable field.
 				TN3270::Session & push(const char *text) override;
 
-				TN3270::Session & push(int baddr, const std::string &text) override;
-				TN3270::Session & push(int row, int col, const std::string &text) override;
-				TN3270::Session & push(const PFKey key) override;
-				TN3270::Session & push(const PAKey key) override;
+				TN3270::Session & push(int baddr, const char *text, int length = -1) override;
+				TN3270::Session & push(int row, int col, const char *text, int length = -1) override;
+
 				TN3270::Session & push(const Action action) override;
 
 				// Get contents.
diff --git a/client/src/session/local/session.cc b/client/src/session/local/session.cc
index fc143bb..732c5c7 100644
--- a/client/src/session/local/session.cc
+++ b/client/src/session/local/session.cc
@@ -252,10 +252,10 @@
 		return *this;
 	}
 
-	TN3270::Session & Local::Session::push(int baddr, const std::string &text) {
+	TN3270::Session & Local::Session::push(int baddr, const char * text, int length) {
 		std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(sync);
 
-		string converted = convertToHost(text.c_str(),text.size());
+		string converted = convertToHost(text, length);
 
 		if(lib3270_set_string_at_address(this->hSession,baddr,(unsigned char *) converted.c_str(),converted.length()) < 0) {
 			throw std::system_error(errno, std::system_category());
@@ -264,10 +264,10 @@
 		return *this;
 	}
 
-	TN3270::Session & Local::Session::push(int row, int col, const std::string &text) {
+	TN3270::Session & Local::Session::push(int row, int col, const char *text, int length) {
 		std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(sync);
 
-		string converted = convertToHost(text.c_str(),text.size());
+		string converted = convertToHost(text,length);
 
 		if(lib3270_set_string_at(this->hSession,row,col,(unsigned char *) converted.c_str())) {
 			throw std::system_error(errno, std::system_category());
@@ -276,18 +276,6 @@
 		return *this;
 	}
 
-	TN3270::Session & Local::Session::push(const PFKey key) {
-		std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(sync);
-		lib3270_pfkey(hSession,(int) key);
-		return *this;
-	}
-
-	TN3270::Session & Local::Session::push(const PAKey key) {
-		std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(sync);
-		lib3270_pakey(hSession,(int) key);
-		return *this;
-	}
-
 	TN3270::Session & Local::Session::push(const Action action) {
 
 		typedef int (*ActionCallback)(H3270 *);
diff --git a/client/src/session/remote/session.cc b/client/src/session/remote/session.cc
index d58a48d..1d404c2 100644
--- a/client/src/session/remote/session.cc
+++ b/client/src/session/remote/session.cc
@@ -127,6 +127,8 @@
 
 	TN3270::Session & IPC::Session::input(const char *text, size_t length) {
 
+		throw std::system_error(ENOTSUP, std::system_category());
+
 		return *this;
 	}
 
@@ -148,13 +150,17 @@
 
 	}
 
-	TN3270::Session & IPC::Session::push(int baddr, const std::string &text) {
+	TN3270::Session & IPC::Session::push(int baddr, const char *text, int length) {
 
 		int rc;
 
+		if(length < 0)
+			length = strlen(text);
+
 		Request(*this,"setStringAtAddress")
 			.push((uint32_t) baddr)
-			.push(text.c_str())
+			.push(text)
+			.push((uint32_t) length)
 			.call()
 			.pop(rc);
 
@@ -166,48 +172,18 @@
 
 	}
 
-	TN3270::Session & IPC::Session::push(int row, int col, const std::string &text) {
+	TN3270::Session & IPC::Session::push(int row, int col, const char *text, int length) {
 
 		int32_t rc;
 
+		if(length < 0)
+			length = strlen(text);
+
 		Request(*this,"setStringAt")
 			.push((uint32_t) row)
 			.push((uint32_t) col)
-			.push(text.c_str())
-			.call()
-			.pop(rc);
-
-		if(rc) {
-            throw std::system_error((int) rc, std::system_category());
-		}
-
-		return *this;
-
-	}
-
-	TN3270::Session & IPC::Session::push(const PFKey key) {
-
-		int32_t rc;
-
-		Request(*this,"pfkey")
-			.push((uint32_t) key)
-			.call()
-			.pop(rc);
-
-		if(rc) {
-            throw std::system_error((int) rc, std::system_category());
-		}
-
-		return *this;
-
-	}
-
-	TN3270::Session & IPC::Session::push(const PAKey key) {
-
-		int32_t rc;
-
-		Request(*this,"pakey")
-			.push((uint32_t) key)
+			.push(text)
+			.push((uint32_t) length)
 			.call()
 			.pop(rc);
 
diff --git a/common/src/include/lib3270/ipc.h b/common/src/include/lib3270/ipc.h
index 85808c6..87ee96b 100644
--- a/common/src/include/lib3270/ipc.h
+++ b/common/src/include/lib3270/ipc.h
@@ -294,10 +294,15 @@
 			/// @brief Send PA.
 			virtual Session & pakey(unsigned short value) = 0;
 
-			virtual Session & push(int baddr, const std::string &text) = 0;
-			virtual Session & push(int row, int col, const std::string &text) = 0;
-			virtual Session & push(const PFKey key) = 0;
-			virtual Session & push(const PAKey key) = 0;
+			virtual Session & push(int baddr, const char *text, int length) = 0;
+			virtual Session & push(int row, int col, const char *text, int length) = 0;
+
+			Session & push(int row, int col, const std::string &text);
+			Session & push(int baddr, const std::string &text);
+
+			Session & push(const PFKey key);
+			Session & push(const PAKey key);
+
 			virtual Session & push(const Action action) = 0;
 
 			// Get contents.
@@ -342,8 +347,6 @@
 			/// @brief Write error to log file.
 			void error(const char *fmt, ...) const;
 
-			void input(const char *text, size_t sz);
-
 		public:
 			Host(const char *id = nullptr, const char *url = nullptr, time_t timeout = DEFAULT_TIMEOUT);
 			~Host();
@@ -435,6 +438,8 @@
 			/// @param control_char	Control character used to identify commands.
 			Host & input(const char *text, const char control_char = '@');
 
+			Host & input(const char *text, size_t sz);
+
 			/// @brief Set field at current posicion, jumps to next writable field.
 			inline Host & push(const char *text) {
 				session->push(text);
@@ -452,11 +457,21 @@
 				return *this;
 			}
 
+			inline Host & push(int baddr, const char *text, int length = -1) {
+				session->push(baddr,text,length);
+				return *this;
+			}
+
 			inline Host & push(int row, int col, const std::string &text) {
 				session->push(row,col,text);
 				return *this;
 			}
 
+			inline Host & push(int row, int col, const char *text, int length = -1) {
+				session->push(row,col,text,length);
+				return *this;
+			}
+
 			inline Host & push(const PFKey key) {
 				session->push(key);
 				return *this;
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