diff --git a/compilers/json/postalcodes.pir b/compilers/json/postalcodes.pir
index d047169..b4337dd 100755
--- a/compilers/json/postalcodes.pir
+++ b/compilers/json/postalcodes.pir
@@ -27,19 +27,20 @@ places with that code from around the world.
 
     postal = argv[1]
 
-    .local pmc sock
-    .local string address, buf, json_result
+    .local pmc sock, address
+    .local string buf, json_result
     json_result = ''
     .local int ret
     .local int len
 
     # create the socket handle
-    socket sock, 2, 1, 0
+    sock = new 'Socket'
+    sock.'socket'(2, 1, 0)
     unless sock goto ERR
 
     # Pack a sockaddr_in structure with IP and port
-    sockaddr address, 80, 'ws.geonames.org'
-    connect ret, sock, address
+    address = sock.'sockaddr'('ws.geonames.org', 80)
+    sock.'connect'(address)
 
     .local string url
     url = 'http://ws.geonames.org/postalCodeSearchJSON?maxRows=10&postalcode='
@@ -48,11 +49,12 @@ places with that code from around the world.
     $S0 = 'GET '
     $S0 .= url
     $S0 .= " HTTP/1.0\nUser-agent: Parrot\n\n"
-    send ret, sock, $S0
-    poll ret, sock, 1, 5, 0
+    sock.'send'($S0)
+    #poll ret, sock, 1, 5, 0
 MORE:
-    recv ret, sock, buf
-    if ret < 0 goto END
+    buf = sock.'recv'()
+    ret = length buf
+    if ret <= 0 goto END
     json_result .= buf
     goto MORE
 ERR: