diff --git a/wire/core/Process.php b/wire/core/Process.php
index 337aa0a3..34304eab 100644
--- a/wire/core/Process.php
+++ b/wire/core/Process.php
@@ -125,7 +125,8 @@ abstract class Process extends WireData implements Module {
 	 * 
 	 * When any execute() method returns a string, it us used as the actual output. 
 	 * When the method returns an associative array, it is considered an array of variables
-	 * to send to the output view layer.
+	 * to send to the output view layer. Returned array must not be empty, otherwise it cannot
+	 * be identified as an associative array. 
 	 * 
 	 * This execute() method is called when no URL segments are present. You may have any 
 	 * number of execute() methods, i.e. `executeFoo()` would be called for the URL `./foo/` 
@@ -134,7 +135,10 @@ abstract class Process extends WireData implements Module {
 	 * @return string|array
 	 *
 	 */
-	public function ___execute() { }
+	public function ___execute() { 
+		return ''; // if returning output directly
+		// return array('name' => 'value'); // if populating a view
+	}
 
 	/**
 	 * Hookable method automatically called after execute() method has finished.
@@ -188,7 +192,7 @@ abstract class Process extends WireData implements Module {
 	 * ~~~~~
 	 * 
 	 * @param string $headline
-	 * @return this
+	 * @return $this
 	 *
 	 */
 	public function ___headline($headline) {
@@ -204,7 +208,7 @@ abstract class Process extends WireData implements Module {
 	 * ~~~~~
 	 *
 	 * @param string $title
-	 * @return this
+	 * @return $this
 	 *
 	 */
 	public function ___browserTitle($title) {
@@ -221,7 +225,7 @@ abstract class Process extends WireData implements Module {
 	 * 
 	 * @param string $href URL of breadcrumb
 	 * @param string $label Label for breadcrumb
-	 * @return this
+	 * @return $this
 	 *
 	 */
 	public function ___breadcrumb($href, $label) {
@@ -299,8 +303,8 @@ abstract class Process extends WireData implements Module {
 	 * 
 	 * #pw-group-module-interface
 	 * 
-	 * @param $fromVersion Previous version
-	 * @param $toVersion New version
+	 * @param int|string $fromVersion Previous version
+	 * @param int|string $toVersion New version
 	 * @throws WireException if upgrade fails
 	 * 
 	 */
@@ -493,10 +497,15 @@ abstract class Process extends WireData implements Module {
 	 * 
 	 */
 	public function setViewFile($file) {
-		$path = $this->wire('config')->paths . $this->className(); 
-		if(strpos($file, $path) !== 0) $file = $path . ltrim($file, '/');
-		if(strpos($file, '..') !== false) throw new WireException("Invalid view file"); 
-		if(!is_file($file)) throw new WireException("View file $file does not exist"); 
+		if(strpos($file, '..') !== false) throw new WireException("Invalid view file (relative paths not allowed)"); 
+		$config = $this->wire('config');
+		if(strpos($file, $config->paths->root) === 0 && is_file($file)) {
+			// full path filename already specified, nothing to auto-determine
+		} else {
+			$path = $config->paths($this->className());
+			if($path && strpos($file, $path) !== 0) $file = $path . ltrim($file, '/\\');
+			if(!is_file($file)) throw new WireException("View file '$file' does not exist");
+		}
 		$this->_viewFile = $file;
 		return $this;	
 	}
diff --git a/wire/core/ProcessController.php b/wire/core/ProcessController.php
index a374118b..86847927 100644
--- a/wire/core/ProcessController.php
+++ b/wire/core/ProcessController.php
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ class ProcessController extends Wire {
 		}
 		if(is_array($content)) {
 			// array of returned content indicates variables to send to a view
-			if(count($content)) {
+			if(count($content) || $this->process->getViewFile()) {
 				$viewFile = $this->getViewFile($this->process, $method); 
 				if($viewFile) {
 					// get output from a separate view file