diff --git a/build.xml b/build.xml
index 6808c805a..cb4302030 100644
--- a/build.xml
+++ b/build.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 
   <!-- generates fields for persistent record classes -->
   <target name="genrecord" depends="prepare">
-    <taskdef name="grecord" classname="com.samskivert.jdbc.depot.tools.GenRecordTask"
+    <taskdef name="grecord" classname="com.samskivert.depot.tools.GenRecordTask"
              classpathref="classpath"/>
     <!-- make sure the record class files are all compiled -->
     <javac srcdir="src/java" destdir="${classes.dir}" debug="on" optimize="${build.optimize}"
diff --git a/src/java/com/threerings/admin/server/persist/ConfigRecord.java b/src/java/com/threerings/admin/server/persist/ConfigRecord.java
index 4b2495c0d..41c1d39ff 100644
--- a/src/java/com/threerings/admin/server/persist/ConfigRecord.java
+++ b/src/java/com/threerings/admin/server/persist/ConfigRecord.java
@@ -35,33 +35,11 @@ import com.samskivert.depot.expression.ColumnExp;
 public class ConfigRecord extends PersistentRecord
 {
     // AUTO-GENERATED: FIELDS START
-    /** The column identifier for the {@link #node} field. */
-    public static final String NODE = "node";
-
-    /** The qualified column identifier for the {@link #node} field. */
-    public static final ColumnExp NODE_C =
-        new ColumnExp(ConfigRecord.class, NODE);
-
-    /** The column identifier for the {@link #object} field. */
-    public static final String OBJECT = "object";
-
-    /** The qualified column identifier for the {@link #object} field. */
-    public static final ColumnExp OBJECT_C =
-        new ColumnExp(ConfigRecord.class, OBJECT);
-
-    /** The column identifier for the {@link #field} field. */
-    public static final String FIELD = "field";
-
-    /** The qualified column identifier for the {@link #field} field. */
-    public static final ColumnExp FIELD_C =
-        new ColumnExp(ConfigRecord.class, FIELD);
-
-    /** The column identifier for the {@link #value} field. */
-    public static final String VALUE = "value";
-
-    /** The qualified column identifier for the {@link #value} field. */
-    public static final ColumnExp VALUE_C =
-        new ColumnExp(ConfigRecord.class, VALUE);
+    public static final Class<ConfigRecord> _R = ConfigRecord.class;
+    public static final ColumnExp NODE = colexp(_R, "node");
+    public static final ColumnExp OBJECT = colexp(_R, "object");
+    public static final ColumnExp FIELD = colexp(_R, "field");
+    public static final ColumnExp VALUE = colexp(_R, "value");
     // AUTO-GENERATED: FIELDS END
 
     public static final int SCHEMA_VERSION = 2;
@@ -107,7 +85,7 @@ public class ConfigRecord extends PersistentRecord
     {
         return new Key<ConfigRecord>(
                 ConfigRecord.class,
-                new String[] { NODE, OBJECT, FIELD },
+                new ColumnExp[] { NODE, OBJECT, FIELD },
                 new Comparable[] { node, object, field });
     }
     // AUTO-GENERATED: METHODS END
diff --git a/src/java/com/threerings/admin/server/persist/ConfigRepository.java b/src/java/com/threerings/admin/server/persist/ConfigRepository.java
index f1ab6a44a..8fa1957c4 100644
--- a/src/java/com/threerings/admin/server/persist/ConfigRepository.java
+++ b/src/java/com/threerings/admin/server/persist/ConfigRepository.java
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ public class ConfigRepository extends DepotRepository
     public HashMap<String, String> loadConfig (String node, String object)
     {
         HashMap<String, String> data = new HashMap<String, String>();
-        Where where = new Where(ConfigRecord.OBJECT_C, object, ConfigRecord.NODE_C, node);
+        Where where = new Where(ConfigRecord.OBJECT, object, ConfigRecord.NODE, node);
         for (ConfigRecord record : findAll(ConfigRecord.class, where)) {
             data.put(record.field, record.value);
         }
diff --git a/src/java/com/threerings/presents/peer/server/persist/NodeRecord.java b/src/java/com/threerings/presents/peer/server/persist/NodeRecord.java
index 479fac60b..62f0c9650 100644
--- a/src/java/com/threerings/presents/peer/server/persist/NodeRecord.java
+++ b/src/java/com/threerings/presents/peer/server/persist/NodeRecord.java
@@ -39,40 +39,12 @@ import com.samskivert.depot.expression.ColumnExp;
 public class NodeRecord extends PersistentRecord
 {
     // AUTO-GENERATED: FIELDS START
-    /** The column identifier for the {@link #nodeName} field. */
-    public static final String NODE_NAME = "nodeName";
-
-    /** The qualified column identifier for the {@link #nodeName} field. */
-    public static final ColumnExp NODE_NAME_C =
-        new ColumnExp(NodeRecord.class, NODE_NAME);
-
-    /** The column identifier for the {@link #hostName} field. */
-    public static final String HOST_NAME = "hostName";
-
-    /** The qualified column identifier for the {@link #hostName} field. */
-    public static final ColumnExp HOST_NAME_C =
-        new ColumnExp(NodeRecord.class, HOST_NAME);
-
-    /** The column identifier for the {@link #publicHostName} field. */
-    public static final String PUBLIC_HOST_NAME = "publicHostName";
-
-    /** The qualified column identifier for the {@link #publicHostName} field. */
-    public static final ColumnExp PUBLIC_HOST_NAME_C =
-        new ColumnExp(NodeRecord.class, PUBLIC_HOST_NAME);
-
-    /** The column identifier for the {@link #port} field. */
-    public static final String PORT = "port";
-
-    /** The qualified column identifier for the {@link #port} field. */
-    public static final ColumnExp PORT_C =
-        new ColumnExp(NodeRecord.class, PORT);
-
-    /** The column identifier for the {@link #lastUpdated} field. */
-    public static final String LAST_UPDATED = "lastUpdated";
-
-    /** The qualified column identifier for the {@link #lastUpdated} field. */
-    public static final ColumnExp LAST_UPDATED_C =
-        new ColumnExp(NodeRecord.class, LAST_UPDATED);
+    public static final Class<NodeRecord> _R = NodeRecord.class;
+    public static final ColumnExp NODE_NAME = colexp(_R, "nodeName");
+    public static final ColumnExp HOST_NAME = colexp(_R, "hostName");
+    public static final ColumnExp PUBLIC_HOST_NAME = colexp(_R, "publicHostName");
+    public static final ColumnExp PORT = colexp(_R, "port");
+    public static final ColumnExp LAST_UPDATED = colexp(_R, "lastUpdated");
     // AUTO-GENERATED: FIELDS END
 
     /** Increment this value if you modify the definition of this persistent
@@ -135,7 +107,7 @@ public class NodeRecord extends PersistentRecord
     {
         return new Key<NodeRecord>(
                 NodeRecord.class,
-                new String[] { NODE_NAME },
+                new ColumnExp[] { NODE_NAME },
                 new Comparable[] { nodeName });
     }
     // AUTO-GENERATED: METHODS END