diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 5c1822c2..542b46bc 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Version 1.99.4 (2012-02-14 08:39:29) stable
+Version 1.99.4 (2012-02-14 08:44:22) stable
diff --git a/gluon/sqlhtml.py b/gluon/sqlhtml.py
index f4c353ae..06d51ef4 100644
--- a/gluon/sqlhtml.py
+++ b/gluon/sqlhtml.py
@@ -1939,7 +1939,9 @@ class SQLFORM(FORM):
                     previous_tablename,previous_fieldname,previous_id = \
                         tablename,fieldname,id
                     try:
-                        name = db[referee]._format % record
+                        format = db[referee]._format 
+                        if callable(format): name = format(record)
+                        else: name = format % record
                     except TypeError:
                         name = id
                     breadcrumbs += [A(T(db[referee]._plural),