diff --git a/library/PIPEasp_Templates.ttcn b/library/PIPEasp_Templates.ttcn
index af4e434..0775a5e 100644
--- a/library/PIPEasp_Templates.ttcn
+++ b/library/PIPEasp_Templates.ttcn
@@ -3,6 +3,20 @@
 import from PIPEasp_PortType all;
 import from PIPEasp_Types all;
 
+template (value) ASP_PExecute ts_PExecute(template (value) charstring command,
+					  template (value) charstring stdin) := {
+	command := command,
+	stdin := stdin
+}
+
+template (present) ASP_PResult tr_PResult(template (present) charstring stdout,
+					  template (present) charstring stderr,
+					  template (present) integer code) := {
+	stdout := stdout,
+	stderr := stderr,
+	code   := code
+}
+
 template (value) ASP_PExecuteBackground ts_ExecBg(charstring cmd) := {
 	command := cmd
 }
@@ -24,4 +38,36 @@
 [] pt.receive(tr_Stderr(?)) { repeat; }
 }
 
+/* User should map(component_name:PIPE, system:PIPE) before using this function. */
+function f_PIPEasp_exec_sync_PResult(PIPEasp_PT pt,
+				    charstring cmdline,
+				    template (present) ASP_PResult res_exp := tr_PResult(?,?,0),
+				    float time_out := 10.0) return ASP_PResult {
+	var ASP_PResult res;
+	timer t;
+
+	if (time_out > 0.0) {
+		t.start(time_out);
+	}
+
+	log ("Executing: ", cmdline);
+	pt.send(ts_PExecute(cmdline, ""));
+
+	alt {
+	[] pt.receive(res_exp) -> value res;
+	[time_out > 0.0] t.timeout {
+		setverdict(fail, "Timeout: ", cmdline);
+		mtc.stop;
+	}
+	}
+	log ("Result: ", res);
+	return res;
+}
+
+function f_PIPEasp_exec_sync(PIPEasp_PT pt,
+			     charstring cmdline,
+			     template (present) integer rc := 0) return ASP_PResult {
+	return f_PIPEasp_exec_sync_PResult(pt, cmdline, tr_PResult(?, ?, rc));
+}
+
 }