As you said, depends on the code. On most MudOS ran muds you can use the efun exec():

[code] exec(object to, object from);[/quote]

Which should handle that for you, of course you'll want a few checks for admin =) I'm not sure if I remember but Amylaar and LD drivers can use exec() as well. Makes it a whole lot easier to do things. Of course it sucks if you don't put checks on the command that calls it and exec() into a hammer object.

*chuckle*
b.t.w I put any color parsing data in simulefuns instead of in the objects =)