diff --git a/Contrib/ExDLL/plugin.c b/Contrib/ExDLL/plugin.c
index ef60de6a..24b9e3fe 100644
--- a/Contrib/ExDLL/plugin.c
+++ b/Contrib/ExDLL/plugin.c
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ stack_t **g_stacktop;
 char *g_variables;
 
 // utility functions (not required but often useful)
+
 int NSISCALL popstring(char *str)
 {
   stack_t *th;
@@ -18,6 +19,17 @@ int NSISCALL popstring(char *str)
   return 0;
 }
 
+int NSISCALL popstringn(char *str, int maxlen)
+{
+  stack_t *th;
+  if (!g_stacktop || !*g_stacktop) return 1;
+  th=(*g_stacktop);
+  if (str) lstrcpynA(str,th->text,maxlen?maxlen:g_stringsize);
+  *g_stacktop = th->next;
+  GlobalFree((HGLOBAL)th);
+  return 0;
+}
+
 void NSISCALL pushstring(const char *str)
 {
   stack_t *th;
@@ -39,3 +51,126 @@ void NSISCALL setuservariable(const int varnum, const char *var)
 	if (var != NULL && varnum >= 0 && varnum < __INST_LAST) 
 		lstrcpyA(g_variables + varnum*g_stringsize, var);
 }
+
+// playing with integers
+
+int NSISCALL myatoi(const char *s)
+{
+  int v=0;
+  if (*s == '0' && (s[1] == 'x' || s[1] == 'X'))
+  {
+    s++;
+    for (;;)
+    {
+      int c=*(++s);
+      if (c >= '0' && c <= '9') c-='0';
+      else if (c >= 'a' && c <= 'f') c-='a'-10;
+      else if (c >= 'A' && c <= 'F') c-='A'-10;
+      else break;
+      v<<=4;
+      v+=c;
+    }
+  }
+  else if (*s == '0' && s[1] <= '7' && s[1] >= '0')
+  {
+    for (;;)
+    {
+      int c=*(++s);
+      if (c >= '0' && c <= '7') c-='0';
+      else break;
+      v<<=3;
+      v+=c;
+    }
+  }
+  else
+  {
+    int sign=0;
+    if (*s == '-') sign++; else s--;
+    for (;;)
+    {
+      int c=*(++s) - '0';
+      if (c < 0 || c > 9) break;
+      v*=10;
+      v+=c;
+    }
+    if (sign) v = -v;
+  }
+
+  return v;
+}
+
+int NSISCALL myatoi_or(const char *s)
+{
+  int v=0;
+  if (*s == '0' && (s[1] == 'x' || s[1] == 'X'))
+  {
+    s++;
+    for (;;)
+    {
+      int c=*(++s);
+      if (c >= '0' && c <= '9') c-='0';
+      else if (c >= 'a' && c <= 'f') c-='a'-10;
+      else if (c >= 'A' && c <= 'F') c-='A'-10;
+      else break;
+      v<<=4;
+      v+=c;
+    }
+  }
+  else if (*s == '0' && s[1] <= '7' && s[1] >= '0')
+  {
+    for (;;)
+    {
+      int c=*(++s);
+      if (c >= '0' && c <= '7') c-='0';
+      else break;
+      v<<=3;
+      v+=c;
+    }
+  }
+  else
+  {
+    int sign=0;
+    if (*s == '-') sign++; else s--;
+    for (;;)
+    {
+      int c=*(++s) - '0';
+      if (c < 0 || c > 9) break;
+      v*=10;
+      v+=c;
+    }
+    if (sign) v = -v;
+  }
+
+  // Support for simple ORed expressions
+  if (*s == '|') 
+  {
+      v |= myatoi_or(s+1);
+  }
+
+  return v;
+}
+
+int NSISCALL popint()
+{
+  char buf[128];
+  if (popstringn(buf,sizeof(buf)))
+    return 0;
+
+  return myatoi(buf);
+}
+
+int NSISCALL popint_or()
+{
+  char buf[128];
+  if (popstringn(buf,sizeof(buf)))
+    return 0;
+
+  return myatoi_or(buf);
+}
+
+void NSISCALL pushint(int value)
+{
+	char buffer[1024];
+	wsprintf(buffer, "%d", value);
+	pushstring(buffer);
+}
diff --git a/Contrib/ExDLL/plugin.h b/Contrib/ExDLL/plugin.h
index 732322f0..29e1ab84 100644
--- a/Contrib/ExDLL/plugin.h
+++ b/Contrib/ExDLL/plugin.h
@@ -56,7 +56,13 @@ extern stack_t **g_stacktop;
 extern char *g_variables;
 
 int NSISCALL popstring(char *str); // 0 on success, 1 on empty stack
+int NSISCALL popstringn(char *str, int maxlen); // with length limit, pass 0 for g_stringsize
+int NSISCALL popint(); // pops an integer
+int NSISCALL popint_or(); // with support for or'ing (2|4|8)
+int NSISCALL myatoi(const char *s); // converts a string to an integer
+int NSISCALL myatoi_or(const char *s); // with support for or'ing (2|4|8)
 void NSISCALL pushstring(const char *str);
+void NSISCALL pushint(int value);
 char * NSISCALL getuservariable(const int varnum);
 void NSISCALL setuservariable(const int varnum, const char *var);