diff --git a/go/src/miller/dsl/cst/evaluable.go b/go/src/miller/dsl/cst/evaluable.go
index 09940c8a6..f79c55e43 100644
--- a/go/src/miller/dsl/cst/evaluable.go
+++ b/go/src/miller/dsl/cst/evaluable.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 
 	"miller/dsl"
+	"miller/lib"
 )
 
 // ================================================================
@@ -36,6 +37,8 @@ func BuildEvaluableNode(astNode *dsl.ASTNode) (IEvaluable, error) {
 	case dsl.NodeTypeArraySliceAccess:
 		return BuildArraySliceAccessNode(astNode)
 
+	case dsl.NodeTypeIndirectFieldName:
+		return BuildIndirectFieldNameNode(astNode)
 	}
 
 	// xxx if/while/etc
@@ -46,3 +49,38 @@ func BuildEvaluableNode(astNode *dsl.ASTNode) (IEvaluable, error) {
 		"CST BuildEvaluableNode: unhandled AST node type " + string(astNode.Type),
 	)
 }
+
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------
+type IndirectFieldNameNode struct {
+	fieldNameEvaluable IEvaluable
+}
+
+func BuildIndirectFieldNameNode(astNode *dsl.ASTNode) (*IndirectFieldNameNode, error) {
+	lib.InternalCodingErrorIf(astNode.Type != dsl.NodeTypeIndirectFieldName)
+	lib.InternalCodingErrorIf(astNode.Children == nil)
+	lib.InternalCodingErrorIf(len(astNode.Children) != 1)
+	fieldNameEvaluable, err := BuildEvaluableNode(astNode.Children[0])
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return &IndirectFieldNameNode{
+		fieldNameEvaluable: fieldNameEvaluable,
+	}, nil
+}
+func (this *IndirectFieldNameNode) Evaluate(state *State) lib.Mlrval { // xxx err
+	fieldName := this.fieldNameEvaluable.Evaluate(state)
+	// xxx handle int-index too. needs a centralized place for that.
+	if fieldName.IsAbsent() {
+		return lib.MlrvalFromAbsent()
+	}
+	if !fieldName.IsString() {
+		return lib.MlrvalFromError() // xxx needs err-return?
+	}
+	skey := fieldName.String()
+	value := state.Inrec.Get(&skey)
+	if value == nil {
+		return lib.MlrvalFromAbsent()
+	} else {
+		return *value
+	}
+}
diff --git a/go/src/miller/dsl/cst/leaves.go b/go/src/miller/dsl/cst/leaves.go
index 97828a662..dca4fd732 100644
--- a/go/src/miller/dsl/cst/leaves.go
+++ b/go/src/miller/dsl/cst/leaves.go
@@ -46,12 +46,6 @@ func BuildLeafNode(
 	case dsl.NodeTypePanic:
 		return BuildPanicNode(), nil
 		break
-
-		// xxx more
-		//	case NodeTypeIndirectFieldName:
-		//		return lib.MlrvalFromError(), errors.New("unhandled1")
-		//		break
-
 	}
 
 	return nil, errors.New(
diff --git a/go/todo.txt b/go/todo.txt
index 111e50cb7..ad907a748 100644
--- a/go/todo.txt
+++ b/go/todo.txt
@@ -2,9 +2,8 @@
 TOP OF LIST:
 
 * tuesday:
-  o indexed-lvalue assignment ops
-  ! Execute -> error not void
   o computed/braced srec on both sides
+  o indexed-lvalue assignment ops -- need ints too
   o oosvars at state -- easy mlrmap now
   o $[1] is easier now; needn't $[[1]]
   o $[[[ ]]] ... ?
diff --git a/go/u/try-cst b/go/u/try-cst
index 08ead0d6a..85544c58a 100755
--- a/go/u/try-cst
+++ b/go/u/try-cst
@@ -145,3 +145,5 @@ echo; run_mlr --from u/s.dkvp --idkvp --ojson put '$* = {"s": 7, "t": 8}'
 echo; run_mlr --from u/s.dkvp --idkvp --ojson put '$*["st"] = 78'
 echo; run_mlr --from u/s.dkvp --idkvp --ojson put '$*["a"] = 78'
 echo; run_mlr --from u/s.dkvp --idkvp --ojson put '$*["a"] = {}'
+echo; run_mlr --from u/s.dkvp --idkvp --opprint put -v '$new = $["a"]'
+echo; run_mlr --from u/s.dkvp --idkvp --opprint put -v '$["new"] = $a'
diff --git a/go/u/try-cst.out b/go/u/try-cst.out
index 846234b7c..06d1bfd48 100644
--- a/go/u/try-cst.out
+++ b/go/u/try-cst.out
@@ -1417,3 +1417,39 @@ mlr --from u/s.dkvp --idkvp --ojson put $*["a"] = {}
   "x": 0.38139939387114097,
   "y": 0.13418874328430463
 }
+
+
+----------------------------------------------------------------
+mlr --from u/s.dkvp --idkvp --opprint put -v $new = $["a"]
+DSL EXPRESSION:
+$new = $["a"]
+RAW AST:
+* StatementBlock
+    * Assignment "="
+        * DirectFieldName "new"
+        * IndirectFieldName "$["
+            * StringLiteral "a"
+
+a   b   i x                   y                   new
+pan pan 1 0.3467901443380824  0.7268028627434533  pan
+eks pan 2 0.7586799647899636  0.5221511083334797  eks
+wye wye 3 0.20460330576630303 0.33831852551664776 wye
+eks wye 4 0.38139939387114097 0.13418874328430463 eks
+
+
+----------------------------------------------------------------
+mlr --from u/s.dkvp --idkvp --opprint put -v $["new"] = $a
+DSL EXPRESSION:
+$["new"] = $a
+RAW AST:
+* StatementBlock
+    * Assignment "="
+        * IndirectFieldName "$["
+            * StringLiteral "new"
+        * DirectFieldName "a"
+
+a   b   i x                   y                   new
+pan pan 1 0.3467901443380824  0.7268028627434533  pan
+eks pan 2 0.7586799647899636  0.5221511083334797  eks
+wye wye 3 0.20460330576630303 0.33831852551664776 wye
+eks wye 4 0.38139939387114097 0.13418874328430463 eks