diff --git a/libpathod/rparse.py b/libpathod/rparse.py
index f3985d042..d1714fb8c 100644
--- a/libpathod/rparse.py
+++ b/libpathod/rparse.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import operator, string, random, sys, time
+import operator, string, random, sys, time, mmap, os
 import contrib.pyparsing as pp
 import http, utils
 import tornado.ioloop
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import tornado.ioloop
 TESTING = False
 
 class ParseException(Exception): pass
+class ServerError(Exception): pass
 
 
 DATATYPES = dict(
@@ -81,6 +82,17 @@ class RandomGenerator:
 class FileGenerator:
     def __init__(self, path):
         self.path = path
+        self.fp = file(path, "r")
+        self.map = mmap.mmap(self.fp.fileno(), 0, prot=mmap.PROT_READ)
+
+    def __len__(self):
+        return len(self.map)
+
+    def __getitem__(self, x):
+        return self.map.__getitem__(x)
+
+    def __getslice__(self, a, b):
+        return self.map.__getslice__(a, b)
 
 
 class ValueLiteral:
@@ -145,7 +157,13 @@ class ValueFile:
         return e.setParseAction(lambda x: klass(*x))
 
     def get_generator(self, settings):
-        raise NotImplementedError
+        sd = settings.get("staticdir")
+        if not sd:
+            raise ServerError("No static directory specified.")
+        path = os.path.join(sd, self.path)
+        if not os.path.exists(path):
+            raise ServerError("Static file does not exist: %s"%path)
+        return FileGenerator(path)
 
     def __str__(self):
         return "<%s"%(self.path)
diff --git a/pathod b/pathod
index ab8cc93fa..4340e2d1b 100755
--- a/pathod
+++ b/pathod
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
 import argparse
-import libomnid
+import libpathod
 import tornado.ioloop
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
     )
     args = parser.parse_args()
 
-    libomnid.application(staticdir=args.staticdir).listen(args.port)
-    print "omnid listening on port %s"%args.port
+    libpathod.application(staticdir=args.staticdir).listen(args.port)
+    print "pathod listening on port %s"%args.port
     try:
         tornado.ioloop.IOLoop.instance().start()
     except KeyboardInterrupt:
diff --git a/test/test_rparse.py b/test/test_rparse.py
index b872b1f34..0ee3aae46 100644
--- a/test/test_rparse.py
+++ b/test/test_rparse.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import StringIO, sys
+import StringIO, sys, os
 import libpry
 from libpathod import rparse
 
@@ -24,11 +24,43 @@ class uMisc(libpry.AutoTree):
         assert g[:] == "one"
         assert g[1] == "n"
 
+    def test_filegenerator(self):
+        t = self.tmpdir()
+        path = os.path.join(t, "foo")
+        f = open(path, "w")
+        f.write("x"*10000)
+        f.close()
+        g = rparse.FileGenerator(path)
+        assert len(g) == 10000
+        assert g[0] == "x"
+        assert g[-1] == "x"
+        assert g[0:5] == "xxxxx"
+
     def test_valueliteral(self):
         v = rparse.ValueLiteral("foo")
         assert v.expr()
         assert str(v)
 
+    def test_file_value(self):
+        v = rparse.Value.parseString("<'one two'")[0]
+        assert v.path == "one two"
+
+        v = rparse.Value.parseString("<path")[0]
+        assert v.path == "path"
+
+        t = self.tmpdir()
+        p = os.path.join(t, "path")
+        f = open(p, "w")
+        f.write("x"*10000)
+        f.close()
+
+        assert v.get_generator(dict(staticdir=t))
+
+        v = rparse.Value.parseString("<path2")[0]
+        libpry.raises(rparse.ServerError, v.get_generator, dict(staticdir=t))
+        libpry.raises("no static directory", v.get_generator, dict())
+
+
     def test_generated_value(self):
         v = rparse.Value.parseString("!10b")[0]
         assert v.usize == 10
@@ -56,11 +88,6 @@ class uMisc(libpry.AutoTree):
         assert rparse.Value.parseString('"val"')[0].val == "val"
         assert rparse.Value.parseString('"\'val\'"')[0].val == "'val'"
 
-        v = rparse.Value.parseString("<path")[0]
-        assert v.path == "path"
-        v = rparse.Value.parseString("<'one two'")[0]
-        assert v.path == "one two"
-
     def test_body(self):
         e = rparse.Body.expr()
         v = e.parseString("b:foo")[0]