diff --git a/server/Cargo.toml b/server/Cargo.toml
index d643cfb..73cce9b 100644
--- a/server/Cargo.toml
+++ b/server/Cargo.toml
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ tracing = "0.1.41"
 time = { version = "0.3.39", features = ["local-offset"] }
 steel-derive = { git = "https://github.com/mattwparas/steel.git", branch = "master", package = "steel-derive" }
 steel-core = { git = "https://github.com/mattwparas/steel.git", version = "0.6.0", features = ["anyhow", "dylibs", "sync"] }
+thiserror = "2.0.12"
 
 [lib]
 name = "server"
diff --git a/server/src/steel/server/execution.rs b/server/src/steel/server/execution.rs
index f8fd1d2..3852581 100644
--- a/server/src/steel/server/execution.rs
+++ b/server/src/steel/server/execution.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,49 @@
 // src/steel/server/execution.rs
-use std::fmt;
-use std::collections::HashMap;
-use sqlx::{PgPool, Row};
+use steel::steel_vm::engine::Engine;
+use steel::rvals::SteelVal;
+use thiserror::Error;
+
+#[derive(Debug, Error)]
+pub enum ExecutionError {
+    #[error("Script execution failed: {0}")]
+    RuntimeError(String),
+    #[error("Type conversion error: {0}")]
+    TypeConversionError(String),
+    #[error("Unsupported target type: {0}")]
+    UnsupportedType(String),
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub enum Value {
+    String(String),
+}
+
+// TODO LEAKING MEMORY NEEDS IMIDATE FIX BEFORE PROD
+pub fn execute_script(
+    script: &str,
+    target_type: &str,
+) -> Result<Value, ExecutionError> {
+    let mut vm = Engine::new();
+    
+    // Convert to Box<str> then leak to get 'static lifetime
+    let static_script: &'static str = Box::leak(script.to_string().into_boxed_str());
+
+    let results = vm.compile_and_run_raw_program(static_script)
+        .map_err(|e| ExecutionError::RuntimeError(e.to_string()))?;
+
+    let last_result = results.last()
+        .ok_or_else(|| ExecutionError::TypeConversionError("Script returned no values".to_string()))?;
+
+    match target_type {
+        "STRING" => {
+            if let SteelVal::StringV(s) = last_result {
+                Ok(Value::String(s.to_string()))
+            } else {
+                Err(ExecutionError::TypeConversionError(
+                    format!("Expected string, got {:?}", last_result)
+                ))
+            }
+        }
+        _ => Err(ExecutionError::UnsupportedType(target_type.to_string())),
+    }
+}
diff --git a/server/src/steel/server/mod.rs b/server/src/steel/server/mod.rs
index 09f4648..6f71416 100644
--- a/server/src/steel/server/mod.rs
+++ b/server/src/steel/server/mod.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 // src/steel/server/mod.rs
-// pub mod execution;
+pub mod execution;
 
-// pub use execution::*;
+pub use execution::*;
diff --git a/server/src/tables_data/handlers/post_table_data.rs b/server/src/tables_data/handlers/post_table_data.rs
index 0183321..0421f73 100644
--- a/server/src/tables_data/handlers/post_table_data.rs
+++ b/server/src/tables_data/handlers/post_table_data.rs
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ use chrono::{DateTime, Utc};
 use common::proto::multieko2::tables_data::{PostTableDataRequest, PostTableDataResponse};
 use std::collections::HashMap;
 
+use crate::steel::server::execution::{self, Value};
+
 pub async fn post_table_data(
     db_pool: &PgPool,
     request: PostTableDataRequest,
@@ -112,54 +114,31 @@ pub async fn post_table_data(
     .await
     .map_err(|e| Status::internal(format!("Failed to fetch scripts: {}", e)))?;
 
-    // TODO: Re-implement script validation logic
-    /*
+    // TODO SCRIPT EXECUTION NEEDS REDESING  
     for script_record in scripts {
         let target_column = script_record.target_column;
-
-        if !data.contains_key(&target_column) {
-            return Err(Status::invalid_argument(
-                format!("Column '{}' is required due to an associated script", target_column)
-            ));
-        }
-
-        let operation = execution::parse_script(&script_record.script, &target_column)
-            .map_err(|e| Status::invalid_argument(e.to_string()))?;
-
-        let source_column = match operation {
-            ScriptOperation::SetToLocalColumn { source } => source,
-            ScriptOperation::SetToExternalColumn { table, column } => {
-                let external_source = format!("@{}.{}", table, column);
-                let resolved_value = execution::resolve_value(
-                    db_pool,
-                    profile_id,
-                    &table_name,
-                    &data,
-                    &external_source
-                ).await.map_err(|e| Status::invalid_argument(e.to_string()))?;
-
-                resolved_value
-            }
-        };
-
-        let source_value = data.get(&source_column)
+        
+        // Ensure target column exists in submitted data
+        let user_value = data.get(&target_column)
             .ok_or_else(|| Status::invalid_argument(
-                format!("Source column '{}' required by script for '{}' is missing", source_column, target_column)
+                format!("Script target column '{}' is required", target_column)
             ))?;
 
-        let target_value = data.get(&target_column)
-            .ok_or_else(|| Status::invalid_argument(
-                format!("Target column '{}' is missing in data", target_column)
+        // Execute the script using your existing implementation
+        let script_result = execution::execute_script(&script_record.script, "STRING")
+            .map_err(|e| Status::invalid_argument(
+                format!("Script execution failed for '{}': {}", target_column, e)
             ))?;
 
-        if target_value != source_value {
-            return Err(Status::invalid_argument(
-                format!("Value for '{}' must match '{}' as per script. Expected '{}', got '{}'",
-                    target_column, source_column, source_value, target_value)
-            ));
-        }
+        // Compare script result with user input
+        let Value::String(expected_value) = script_result;
+        if user_value != &expected_value {
+            return Err(Status::invalid_argument(format!(
+                "Validation failed for '{}'. Expected: '{}', Received: '{}'",
+                target_column, expected_value, user_value
+            )));
+        }    
     }
-    */
 
     // Prepare SQL parameters
     let mut params = PgArguments::default();