diff --git a/db_engine.cpp b/db_engine.cpp
index fc004f9..10abbbf 100755
--- a/db_engine.cpp
+++ b/db_engine.cpp
@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
 #include "db_engine.h"
 
 db_engine::db_engine(){
-	//USELESS COMMENT
+	//
 }
 
 //create a new table in memory
-db_engine::createCmd(){
-	////
+//creates a vector 
+void db_engine::createCmd(){
+	//
 }
 	
 //open a txt file, parse SQL script, load data in table
@@ -14,9 +15,18 @@ db_engine::createCmd(){
 	//
 //}
 
-//save all the commands to the db text file
+//should write cmdList to a .txt file
 void db_engine::saveCmd(){
-	//
+	std::ofstream dbCmdFile;
+	dbCmdFile.open("dbCmds.txt", std::ios_base::app);
+	
+	std::vector<std::string>::iterator it = cmdList.begin();
+	while (it != cmdList.end()){
+		dbCmdFile << *it << "\n";
+		++it;
+	}
+	
+	cmdList.clear();
 }
 
 //display the table currently stored in memory
diff --git a/db_engine.h b/db_engine.h
index 3543acf..ba2ea28 100755
--- a/db_engine.h
+++ b/db_engine.h
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
-class db_engine {
-	//useless comment
+#include <fstream>
+#include <iostream>
+#include <vector>
+
+class db_engine {
+	std::vector<std::string> cmdList;
 
 public:
 	db_engine();
diff --git a/test.cpp b/test.cpp
index cc7dc7c..37541d8 100755
--- a/test.cpp
+++ b/test.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 #include <iostream>
+#include "db_engine.h"
 
-int main() {
-	std::cout << "Hello nothing!";
+int main() {
+	db_engine engine;
+	engine.saveCmd();
+	std::cout << "succesfully traversed the code!";
 }
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