diff --git a/chomp.go b/chomp.go
index cacfdcf..da4fe9e 100644
--- a/chomp.go
+++ b/chomp.go
@@ -61,15 +61,11 @@ func Chomp(a interface{}) string {
 			return perlChomp(s)
 		case uint64:
 			log.Printf("shell.Chomp() FOUND []uint64")
-			var tmp uint64
-			tmp = a.(uint64)
-			s := string(tmp)
+			s := fmt.Sprintf("%d", a.(uint64))
 			return perlChomp(s)
 		case int64:
-			log.Printf("shell.Chomp() FOUND []uint64")
-			var tmp int64
-			tmp = a.(int64)
-			s := string(tmp)
+			log.Printf("shell.Chomp() FOUND []int64")
+			s := fmt.Sprintf("%d", a.(int64))
 			return perlChomp(s)
 		case *bytes.Buffer:
 			log.Printf("shell.Chomp() FOUND *bytes.Buffer")
diff --git a/int.go b/int.go
index 45186c7..dcf6b1e 100644
--- a/int.go
+++ b/int.go
@@ -19,3 +19,13 @@ func Int(s string) int {
 	}
 	return i
 }
+
+func Int64(s string) int64 {
+	s = Chomp(s)
+	i, err := strconv.Atoi(s)
+	if (err != nil) {
+		handleError(err, -1)
+		return 0
+	}
+	return int64(i)
+}