diff --git a/droplet.update.go b/droplet.update.go
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+// Code generated by go.wit.com/apps/autogenpb DO NOT EDIT.
+// This file was autogenerated with autogenpb 0.0.61 2025/02/23_0116_UTC
+//     go install go.wit.com/apps/autogenpb@latest
+//
+// define which structs (messages) you want to use in the .proto file
+// Then sort.pb.go and marshal.pb.go files are autogenerated
+//
+// autogenpb uses it and has an example .proto file with instructions
+//
+
+package virtpb
+
+import (
+	"go.wit.com/lib/protobuf/guipb"
+	"go.wit.com/log"
+	"google.golang.org/protobuf/types/known/timestamppb"
+)
+
+func (mt *DropletsTable) Update() {
+	log.Info("now what?")
+	for _, name := range mt.pb.Order {
+		log.Info("virtpb: trying to update row()", name)
+		if mt.updateStringFunc(name) {
+			continue
+		}
+		if mt.updateTimeFunc(name) {
+			continue
+		}
+		/*
+			if mt.updateIntFunc(name) {
+				continue
+			}
+		*/
+	}
+}
+
+func (mt *DropletsTable) updateStringFunc(name string) bool {
+	log.Info("LOOKING FOR STRING row", name)
+	var found *guipb.StringRow
+	for i, r := range mt.pb.StringRows {
+		// log.Info("could use", i, r.Header.Name, "for name =", name)
+		if r.Header.Name == name {
+			log.Info("found row", i, r.Header.Name)
+			found = r
+			break
+		}
+	}
+	if found == nil {
+		log.Info("did not find string row", name)
+		return false
+	}
+	for _, sf := range mt.stringFuncs {
+		if sf.title != name {
+			continue
+		}
+		log.Info("updateStringFunc() has row len =", len(mt.x.Droplets))
+		log.Info("virtpb: starting", name, found.Vals)
+		for i, _ := range found.Vals {
+			found.Vals[i] = sf.f(mt.x.Droplets[i])
+		}
+		log.Info("virtpb: ending", name, found.Vals)
+		return true
+	}
+	return false
+}
+
+func (mt *DropletsTable) updateTimeFunc(name string) bool {
+	log.Info("LOOKING FOR TIME row", name)
+	var found *guipb.TimeRow
+	for i, r := range mt.pb.TimeRows {
+		// log.Info("could use", i, r.Header.Name, "for name =", name)
+		if r.Header.Name == name {
+			log.Info("found row", i, r.Header.Name)
+			found = r
+			break
+		}
+	}
+	if found == nil {
+		log.Info("did not find time row", name)
+		return false
+	}
+	for _, sf := range mt.timeFuncs {
+		if sf.title != name {
+			continue
+		}
+		log.Info("updateTimeFunc() has row len =", len(mt.x.Droplets))
+		log.Info("virtpb: starting", name, found.Vals)
+		for i, _ := range found.Vals {
+			newt := sf.f(mt.x.Droplets[i])
+			found.Vals[i] = timestamppb.New(newt) // convert to protobuf time
+		}
+		log.Info("virtpb: ending", name, found.Vals)
+		return true
+	}
+	return false
+}