diff --git a/redo/table_windows.c b/redo/table_windows.c
index a9039f0..151fe06 100644
--- a/redo/table_windows.c
+++ b/redo/table_windows.c
@@ -7,12 +7,17 @@ LPCWSTR xWC_LISTVIEW = WC_LISTVIEW;
 
 static LRESULT CALLBACK tableSubProc(HWND hwnd, UINT uMsg, WPARAM wParam, LPARAM lParam, UINT_PTR id, DWORD_PTR data)
 {
+	NMHDR *nmhdr = (NMHDR *) lParam;
+	NMLVDISPINFOW *fill = (NMLVDISPINFO *) lParam;
+
 	switch (uMsg) {
-	case msgCOMMAND:
-		/* TODO */
-		return (*fv_DefSubclassProc)(hwnd, uMsg, wParam, lParam);
 	case msgNOTIFY:
-		/* TODO */
+		switch (nmhdr->code) {
+		case LVN_GETDISPINFO:
+			/* TODO we could probably copy into the buffer provided by the list view control instead... see LVITEM's docs */
+			tableGetCellText((void *) data, fill->item.iItem, fill->item.iSubItem, &(fill->item.pszText));
+			return 0;
+		}
 		return (*fv_DefSubclassProc)(hwnd, uMsg, wParam, lParam);
 	case WM_NCDESTROY:
 		if ((*fv_RemoveWindowSubclass)(hwnd, tableSubProc, id) == FALSE)
@@ -45,7 +50,8 @@ void tableAppendColumn(HWND hwnd, int index, LPCWSTR name)
 		xpanic("error adding column to Table", GetLastError());
 }
 
-void tableUpdate(HWND table, int nItems)
+void tableUpdate(HWND hwnd, int nItems)
 {
-	/* TODO */
+	if (SendMessageW(hwnd, LVM_SETITEMCOUNT, (WPARAM) nItems, 0) == 0)
+		xpanic("error setting number of items in Table", GetLastError());
 }
diff --git a/redo/table_windows.go b/redo/table_windows.go
index 8dd9049..6839be0 100644
--- a/redo/table_windows.go
+++ b/redo/table_windows.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 package ui
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
 	"unsafe"
 	"reflect"
 )
@@ -22,7 +23,7 @@ func finishNewTable(b *tablebase, ty reflect.Type) Table {
 			C.WS_EX_CLIENTEDGE),		// WS_EX_CLIENTEDGE without WS_BORDER will show the canonical visual styles border (thanks to MindChild in irc.efnet.net/#winprog)
 		tablebase:		b,
 	}
-	C.setTableSubclass(t.hwnd, unsafe.Pointer(&t))
+	C.setTableSubclass(t.hwnd, unsafe.Pointer(t))
 	for i := 0; i < ty.NumField(); i++ {
 		C.tableAppendColumn(t.hwnd, C.int(i), toUTF16(ty.Field(i).Name))
 	}
@@ -37,3 +38,15 @@ func (t *table) Unlock() {
 	defer t.RUnlock()
 	C.tableUpdate(t.hwnd, C.int(reflect.Indirect(reflect.ValueOf(t.data)).Len()))
 }
+
+//export tableGetCellText
+func tableGetCellText(data unsafe.Pointer, row C.int, col C.int, str *C.LPWSTR) {
+	t := (*table)(data)
+	t.RLock()
+	defer t.RUnlock()
+	d := reflect.Indirect(reflect.ValueOf(t.data))
+	datum := d.Index(int(row)).Field(int(col))
+	s := fmt.Sprintf("%v", datum)
+	// TODO get rid of conversions
+	*str = C.LPWSTR(unsafe.Pointer(toUTF16(s)))
+}