diff --git a/Attribute.h b/Attribute.h
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..2c1bd3d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Attribute.h
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+#include <iostream>
+#include <vector>
+
+using namespace std;
+
+//Funtional, might need more functionality
+
+template<typename T>
+class Attribute {
+	//a named column of a relation
+	string name;
+	vector<T> values;
+	bool isKey;
+	int size;
+public:
+	Attribute(){  }
+	
+	Attribute(vector<T> v){ 
+		this.values = v; 
+	}
+	
+	Attribute(const Attribute<T>& a){ 
+		this.values = a.getAll(); 
+	}
+	
+	Attribute& operator=(const Attribute<T>& a){ 
+		this.values = a.getAll(); 
+	}
+	
+	string getName(){ 
+		return name; 
+	}
+	
+	vector<T> getAll(){
+		return this.values;
+	}
+};
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diff --git a/DBEngine.cpp b/DBEngine.cpp
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..a2842e4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/DBEngine.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+#include "DBEngine.h"
+
+using namespace std;
+
+DBEngine::DBEngine(){
+	//
+}
+
+//create a new table in memory
+void DBEngine::createCmd(){
+	//
+}
+	
+//open a txt file, parse SQL script, load data in table
+//void DBEngine::openCmd(){
+	//
+//}
+
+//should write cmdList to a .txt file
+void DBEngine::saveCmd(){
+	//
+}
+
+//display the database
+void DBEngine::showCmd(){
+	//
+}
+
+//add a tuple to a table in the memory
+void DBEngine::insertQuery(){
+	//
+}
+
+//remove a tuple from a table in the memory
+void DBEngine::deleteQuery(){
+	//
+}
+
+//search and return one more tuples from a table in the memory
+void DBEngine::selectQuery(){
+	//
+}
+
+//return a subset of attributes (columns)
+void DBEngine::projectQuery(){
+	//
+}
+
+//each row in the first table is paired with all the rows in the second table
+void DBEngine::productQuery(){
+	//
+}
+
+//true if relations have the same # of attributes and each attribute must be from the same domain
+bool DBEngine::unionComp(){
+	return false;
+}
diff --git a/db_engine.h b/DBEngine.h
similarity index 63%
rename from db_engine.h
rename to DBEngine.h
index ba2ea28..9ec458b 100755
--- a/db_engine.h
+++ b/DBEngine.h
@@ -1,12 +1,17 @@
 #include <fstream>
 #include <iostream>
 #include <vector>
+#include "Relation.h"
 
-class db_engine {
-	std::vector<std::string> cmdList;
+using namespace std;
+
+class DBEngine {
+	//member variables
+	//NOT DONE
+	//vector<Relation> tables;
 
 public:
-	db_engine();
+	DBEngine();
 	void createCmd();
 	//void openCmd();
 	void saveCmd();
diff --git a/Relation.h b/Relation.h
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..222b8a5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Relation.h
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+#include <iostream>
+#include <vector>
+#include "Attribute.h"
+
+using namespace std;
+
+//NOT DONE
+class Relation {
+	//a table with rows and columns
+	string name;
+	vector< Attribute<T> > att;
+public:
+	Relation();
+	Relation(vector< Attribute<T> > a) { att = a; }
+	void addTuple(vector< Attribute<T> > tuple);
+};
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diff --git a/db_engine.cpp b/db_engine.cpp
deleted file mode 100755
index 10abbbf..0000000
--- a/db_engine.cpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,65 +0,0 @@
-#include "db_engine.h"
-
-db_engine::db_engine(){
-	//
-}
-
-//create a new table in memory
-//creates a vector 
-void db_engine::createCmd(){
-	//
-}
-	
-//open a txt file, parse SQL script, load data in table
-//void db_engine::openCmd(){
-	//
-//}
-
-//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
-void db_engine::showCmd(){
-	//
-}
-
-//add a tuple to a table in the memory
-void db_engine::insertQuery(){
-	//
-}
-
-//remove a tuple from a table in the memory
-void db_engine::deleteQuery(){
-	//
-}
-
-//search and return one more tuples from a table in the memory
-void db_engine::selectQuery(){
-	//
-}
-
-//return a subset of attributes (columns)
-void db_engine::projectQuery(){
-	//
-}
-
-//each row in the first table is paired with all the rows in the second table
-void db_engine::productQuery(){
-	//
-}
-
-//true if relations have the same # of attributes and each attribute must be from the same domain
-bool db_engine::unionComp(){
-	return false;
-}
diff --git a/test.cpp b/test.cpp
index 37541d8..a419a4a 100755
--- a/test.cpp
+++ b/test.cpp
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 #include <iostream>
-#include "db_engine.h"
+#include "DBEngine.h"
+
+using namespace std;
 
 int main() {
-	db_engine engine;
-	engine.saveCmd();
-	std::cout << "succesfully traversed the code!";
-}
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+	DBEngine engine;
+	Relation r;
+	Attribute<int> a;
+}