diff --git a/Lib/lib-stdwin/wdb.py b/Lib/lib-stdwin/wdb.py
index 4018ab1..27bbe51 100644
--- a/Lib/lib-stdwin/wdb.py
+++ b/Lib/lib-stdwin/wdb.py
@@ -75,7 +75,10 @@
 		# This function is called if an exception occurs,
 		# but only if we are to stop at or just below this level
 		frame.f_locals['__exception__'] = exc_type, exc_value
-		self.settitle(exc_type + ': ' + repr.repr(exc_value))
+		if type(exc_type) == type(''):
+			exc_type_name = exc_type
+		else: exc_type_name = exc_type.__name__
+		self.settitle(exc_type_name + ': ' + repr.repr(exc_value))
 		stdwin.fleep()
 		self.interaction(frame, exc_traceback)
 		if not self.closed:
@@ -271,19 +274,23 @@
 
 # Simplified interface
 
-def run(statement):
+def run(statement, globals=None, locals=None):
 	x = Wdb()
-	try: x.run(statement)
+	try: x.run(statement, globals, locals)
+	finally: x.close()
+
+def runeval(expression, globals=None, locals=None):
+	x = Wdb()
+	try: return x.runeval(expression, globals, locals)
 	finally: x.close()
 
 def runctx(statement, globals, locals):
-	x = Wdb()
-	try: x.runctx(statement, globals, locals)
-	finally: x.close()
+	# B/W compatibility
+	run(statement, globals, locals)
 
 def runcall(*args):
 	x = Wdb()
-	try: apply(x.runcall, args)
+	try: return apply(x.runcall, args)
 	finally: x.close()
 
 def set_trace():
diff --git a/Lib/lib-stdwin/wdbframewin.py b/Lib/lib-stdwin/wdbframewin.py
index 13bd173..7a0ff39 100644
--- a/Lib/lib-stdwin/wdbframewin.py
+++ b/Lib/lib-stdwin/wdbframewin.py
@@ -100,7 +100,10 @@
 				value = eval(expr, globals, locals)
 				output = repr.repr(value)
 			except:
-				output = sys.exc_type + ': ' + `sys.exc_value`
+				if type(sys.exc_type) == type(''):
+					exc_type_name = sys.exc_type
+				else: exc_type_name = sys.exc_type.__name__
+				output = exc_type_name + ': ' + `sys.exc_value`
 		self.displaylist[1] = output
 		lh = stdwin.lineheight()
 		r = (-10, 0), (30000, 2*lh)