--- a/stage1_2/iec.flex	Fri Nov 21 13:43:49 2008 +0100
+++ b/stage1_2/iec.flex	Wed Nov 26 09:06:26 2008 +0100
@@ -885,6 +885,7 @@
 <body_state>{
 {st_whitespace_no_pragma}			/* Eat any whitespace */
 {qualified_identifier}{st_whitespace}":="	  unput_text(0); BEGIN(st_state);
+{direct_variable_standard}{st_whitespace}":="	  unput_text(0); BEGIN(st_state);
 {qualified_identifier}"["			unput_text(0); BEGIN(st_state);
 
 RETURN					unput_text(0); BEGIN(st_state);