diff --git a/src/main/java/com/metaweb/gridworks/browsing/facets/ExpressionNominalRowGrouper.java b/src/main/java/com/metaweb/gridworks/browsing/facets/ExpressionNominalRowGrouper.java
index 8988fb47e..593b22580 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/metaweb/gridworks/browsing/facets/ExpressionNominalRowGrouper.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/metaweb/gridworks/browsing/facets/ExpressionNominalRowGrouper.java
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import java.util.Properties;
 import com.metaweb.gridworks.browsing.DecoratedValue;
 import com.metaweb.gridworks.browsing.RowVisitor;
 import com.metaweb.gridworks.expr.Evaluable;
+import com.metaweb.gridworks.expr.ExpressionUtils;
 import com.metaweb.gridworks.model.Cell;
 import com.metaweb.gridworks.model.Project;
 import com.metaweb.gridworks.model.Row;
@@ -27,11 +28,8 @@ public class ExpressionNominalRowGrouper implements RowVisitor {
 		if (_cellIndex < row.cells.size()) {
 			Cell cell = row.cells.get(_cellIndex);
 			if (cell != null) {
-				Properties bindings = new Properties();
-				
-				bindings.put("project", project);
-				bindings.put("cell", cell);
-				bindings.put("value", cell.value);
+                Properties bindings = ExpressionUtils.createBindings(project);
+                ExpressionUtils.bind(bindings, row, cell);
 				
 				Object value = _evaluable.evaluate(bindings);
 				if (value != null) {
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/metaweb/gridworks/browsing/facets/ExpressionNumericRowBinner.java b/src/main/java/com/metaweb/gridworks/browsing/facets/ExpressionNumericRowBinner.java
index c95e2cf8a..b0baaaae4 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/metaweb/gridworks/browsing/facets/ExpressionNumericRowBinner.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/metaweb/gridworks/browsing/facets/ExpressionNumericRowBinner.java
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import java.util.Properties;
 
 import com.metaweb.gridworks.browsing.RowVisitor;
 import com.metaweb.gridworks.expr.Evaluable;
+import com.metaweb.gridworks.expr.ExpressionUtils;
 import com.metaweb.gridworks.model.Cell;
 import com.metaweb.gridworks.model.Project;
 import com.metaweb.gridworks.model.Row;
@@ -27,11 +28,8 @@ public class ExpressionNumericRowBinner implements RowVisitor {
 		if (_cellIndex < row.cells.size()) {
 			Cell cell = row.cells.get(_cellIndex);
 			if (cell != null) {
-				Properties bindings = new Properties();
-				
-				bindings.put("project", project);
-				bindings.put("cell", cell);
-				bindings.put("value", cell.value);
+		        Properties bindings = ExpressionUtils.createBindings(project);
+                ExpressionUtils.bind(bindings, row, cell);
 				
 				Object value = _evaluable.evaluate(bindings);
 				if (value != null) {
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/metaweb/gridworks/browsing/facets/NumericBinIndex.java b/src/main/java/com/metaweb/gridworks/browsing/facets/NumericBinIndex.java
index b435d2ef9..f0c47b96a 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/metaweb/gridworks/browsing/facets/NumericBinIndex.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/metaweb/gridworks/browsing/facets/NumericBinIndex.java
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Properties;
 
 import com.metaweb.gridworks.expr.Evaluable;
+import com.metaweb.gridworks.expr.ExpressionUtils;
 import com.metaweb.gridworks.model.Cell;
 import com.metaweb.gridworks.model.Project;
 import com.metaweb.gridworks.model.Row;
@@ -16,7 +17,7 @@ public class NumericBinIndex {
 	private int[]  _bins;
 	
 	public NumericBinIndex(Project project, int cellIndex, Evaluable eval) {
-		Properties bindings = new Properties();
+        Properties bindings = ExpressionUtils.createBindings(project);
 		
 		_min = Double.POSITIVE_INFINITY;
 		_max = Double.NEGATIVE_INFINITY;
@@ -28,9 +29,7 @@ public class NumericBinIndex {
 			if (cellIndex < row.cells.size()) {
 				Cell cell = row.cells.get(cellIndex);
 				if (cell != null) {
-					bindings.put("project", project);
-					bindings.put("cell", cell);
-					bindings.put("value", cell.value);
+                    ExpressionUtils.bind(bindings, row, cell);
 					
 					Object value = eval.evaluate(bindings);
 					if (value != null) {
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/metaweb/gridworks/browsing/filters/ExpressionEqualRowFilter.java b/src/main/java/com/metaweb/gridworks/browsing/filters/ExpressionEqualRowFilter.java
index bc124b95f..7245072e3 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/metaweb/gridworks/browsing/filters/ExpressionEqualRowFilter.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/metaweb/gridworks/browsing/filters/ExpressionEqualRowFilter.java
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package com.metaweb.gridworks.browsing.filters;
 import java.util.Properties;
 
 import com.metaweb.gridworks.expr.Evaluable;
+import com.metaweb.gridworks.expr.ExpressionUtils;
 import com.metaweb.gridworks.model.Cell;
 import com.metaweb.gridworks.model.Project;
 import com.metaweb.gridworks.model.Row;
@@ -23,10 +24,8 @@ public class ExpressionEqualRowFilter implements RowFilter {
 		if (_cellIndex < row.cells.size()) {
 			Cell cell = row.cells.get(_cellIndex);
 			if (cell != null) {
-				Properties bindings = new Properties();
-				
-				bindings.put("cell", cell);
-				bindings.put("value", cell.value);
+	            Properties bindings = ExpressionUtils.createBindings(project);
+                ExpressionUtils.bind(bindings, row, cell);
 				
 				Object value = _evaluable.evaluate(bindings);
 				if (value != null) {
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/metaweb/gridworks/browsing/filters/ExpressionNumberComparisonRowFilter.java b/src/main/java/com/metaweb/gridworks/browsing/filters/ExpressionNumberComparisonRowFilter.java
index 2bb5253bb..2040b6bf6 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/metaweb/gridworks/browsing/filters/ExpressionNumberComparisonRowFilter.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/metaweb/gridworks/browsing/filters/ExpressionNumberComparisonRowFilter.java
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package com.metaweb.gridworks.browsing.filters;
 import java.util.Properties;
 
 import com.metaweb.gridworks.expr.Evaluable;
+import com.metaweb.gridworks.expr.ExpressionUtils;
 import com.metaweb.gridworks.model.Cell;
 import com.metaweb.gridworks.model.Project;
 import com.metaweb.gridworks.model.Row;
@@ -21,10 +22,8 @@ abstract public class ExpressionNumberComparisonRowFilter implements RowFilter {
 		if (_cellIndex < row.cells.size()) {
 			Cell cell = row.cells.get(_cellIndex);
 			if (cell != null) {
-				Properties bindings = new Properties();
-				
-				bindings.put("cell", cell);
-				bindings.put("value", cell.value);
+	            Properties bindings = ExpressionUtils.createBindings(project);
+                ExpressionUtils.bind(bindings, row, cell);
 				
 				Object value = _evaluable.evaluate(bindings);
 				if (value != null) {
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/metaweb/gridworks/browsing/filters/ExpressionStringComparisonRowFilter.java b/src/main/java/com/metaweb/gridworks/browsing/filters/ExpressionStringComparisonRowFilter.java
index 4c6bafd62..8d9a98e41 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/metaweb/gridworks/browsing/filters/ExpressionStringComparisonRowFilter.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/metaweb/gridworks/browsing/filters/ExpressionStringComparisonRowFilter.java
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package com.metaweb.gridworks.browsing.filters;
 import java.util.Properties;
 
 import com.metaweb.gridworks.expr.Evaluable;
+import com.metaweb.gridworks.expr.ExpressionUtils;
 import com.metaweb.gridworks.model.Cell;
 import com.metaweb.gridworks.model.Project;
 import com.metaweb.gridworks.model.Row;
@@ -21,10 +22,8 @@ abstract public class ExpressionStringComparisonRowFilter implements RowFilter {
 		if (_cellIndex < row.cells.size()) {
 			Cell cell = row.cells.get(_cellIndex);
 			if (cell != null) {
-				Properties bindings = new Properties();
-				
-				bindings.put("cell", cell);
-				bindings.put("value", cell.value);
+	            Properties bindings = ExpressionUtils.createBindings(project);
+                ExpressionUtils.bind(bindings, row, cell);
 				
 				Object value = _evaluable.evaluate(bindings);
 				if (value != null) {
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/metaweb/gridworks/commands/edit/DoTextTransformCommand.java b/src/main/java/com/metaweb/gridworks/commands/edit/DoTextTransformCommand.java
index 0ca28da0f..dc8d3d3ee 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/metaweb/gridworks/commands/edit/DoTextTransformCommand.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/metaweb/gridworks/commands/edit/DoTextTransformCommand.java
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import com.metaweb.gridworks.browsing.FilteredRows;
 import com.metaweb.gridworks.browsing.RowVisitor;
 import com.metaweb.gridworks.commands.Command;
 import com.metaweb.gridworks.expr.Evaluable;
+import com.metaweb.gridworks.expr.ExpressionUtils;
 import com.metaweb.gridworks.expr.Parser;
 import com.metaweb.gridworks.history.HistoryEntry;
 import com.metaweb.gridworks.model.Cell;
@@ -46,8 +47,7 @@ public class DoTextTransformCommand extends Command {
 			String expression = request.getParameter("expression");
 			
 			Evaluable eval = new Parser(expression).getExpression();
-			Properties bindings = new Properties();
-			bindings.put("project", project);
+            Properties bindings = ExpressionUtils.createBindings(project);
 			
 			List<CellChange> cellChanges = new ArrayList<CellChange>(project.rows.size());
 			
@@ -71,8 +71,7 @@ public class DoTextTransformCommand extends Command {
 					if (cellIndex < row.cells.size()) {
 						Cell cell = row.cells.get(cellIndex);
 						if (cell.value != null) {
-							bindings.put("cell", cell);
-							bindings.put("value", cell.value);
+			                ExpressionUtils.bind(bindings, row, cell);
 							
 							Cell newCell = new Cell(eval.evaluate(bindings), cell.recon);
 							
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/metaweb/gridworks/commands/util/PreviewExpressionCommand.java b/src/main/java/com/metaweb/gridworks/commands/util/PreviewExpressionCommand.java
index 133ba6c02..41ea2021a 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/metaweb/gridworks/commands/util/PreviewExpressionCommand.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/metaweb/gridworks/commands/util/PreviewExpressionCommand.java
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import org.json.JSONWriter;
 
 import com.metaweb.gridworks.commands.Command;
 import com.metaweb.gridworks.expr.Evaluable;
+import com.metaweb.gridworks.expr.ExpressionUtils;
 import com.metaweb.gridworks.expr.Parser;
 import com.metaweb.gridworks.model.Cell;
 import com.metaweb.gridworks.model.Project;
@@ -47,8 +48,7 @@ public class PreviewExpressionCommand extends Command {
 			writer.key("code"); writer.value("ok");
 			writer.key("results"); writer.array();
 			
-			Properties bindings = new Properties();
-			bindings.put("project", project);
+			Properties bindings = ExpressionUtils.createBindings(project);
 			for (int i = 0; i < length; i++) {
 				Object result = null;
 				
@@ -58,8 +58,7 @@ public class PreviewExpressionCommand extends Command {
 					if (cellIndex < row.cells.size()) {
 						Cell cell = row.cells.get(cellIndex);
 						if (cell.value != null) {
-							bindings.put("cell", cell);
-							bindings.put("value", cell.value);
+						    ExpressionUtils.bind(bindings, row, cell);
 							
 							try {
 								result = eval.evaluate(bindings);
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/metaweb/gridworks/expr/ExpressionUtils.java b/src/main/java/com/metaweb/gridworks/expr/ExpressionUtils.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8010b383b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/com/metaweb/gridworks/expr/ExpressionUtils.java
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+package com.metaweb.gridworks.expr;
+
+import java.util.Properties;
+
+import com.metaweb.gridworks.model.Cell;
+import com.metaweb.gridworks.model.Project;
+import com.metaweb.gridworks.model.Row;
+
+public class ExpressionUtils {
+    static public Properties createBindings(Project project) {
+        Properties bindings = new Properties();
+        bindings.put("project", project);
+        return bindings;
+    }
+    
+    static public void bind(Properties bindings, Row row, Cell cell) {
+        bindings.put("row", row);
+        bindings.put("cells", row.getField("cells", bindings));
+        
+        bindings.put("cell", cell);
+        bindings.put("value", cell.value);
+    }
+}