diff --git a/a.out b/a.out
index 16a80ad..0ade4b5 100755
Binary files a/a.out and b/a.out differ
diff --git a/dbCmds.txt b/dbCmds.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8aae8f5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dbCmds.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+CREATE TABLE users (username VARCHAR(20), password VARCHAR(20)) PRIMARY KEY (password);
+INSERT INTO users VALUES FROM (csce315, 12345);
diff --git a/db_engine.cpp b/db_engine.cpp
index ff96c0c..d4060eb 100755
--- a/db_engine.cpp
+++ b/db_engine.cpp
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ db_engine::db_engine(){
 //creates a vector 
 //DONE
 void db_engine::createCmd(string tableName, vector<string> attributes, vector<string> pkeys){
+	//creates the proper command and adds it to the cmdList
+	//make this better, we need a heterogenous container
 	string output = "";
 	output += "CREATE TABLE " + tableName + " (";
 	
@@ -43,8 +45,7 @@ void db_engine::createCmd(string tableName, vector<string> attributes, vector<st
 	
 	output += ");";
 	
-	cout << output;
-	//cmdList.push_back(output);
+	cmdList.push_back(output);
 }
 	
 //open a txt file, parse SQL script, load data in table
@@ -74,9 +75,25 @@ void db_engine::showCmd(string tableName){
 }
 
 //add a tuple to a table in the memory
+//maybe make a table object?
 //BECCA
-void db_engine::insertQuery(){
-	//table.push_back();
+void db_engine::insertQuery(string tableName, vector<string> t){
+	string output = "INSERT INTO " + tableName + " VALUES FROM (";
+	
+	vector<string>::iterator it = t.begin();
+	while (it != t.end()){
+		if (it == t.begin())
+			if ((it + 1) != t.end())
+				output += *it + ",";
+			else
+				output += *it;
+		else
+			output+= " " + *it;
+		
+		++it;
+	}	
+	
+	cmdList.push_back(output + ");");
 }
 
 //remove a tuple from a table in the memory
diff --git a/db_engine.h b/db_engine.h
index e7192d7..e56f754 100755
--- a/db_engine.h
+++ b/db_engine.h
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ public:
 	//void openCmd();
 	void saveCmd();
 	void showCmd(string tableName);
-	void insertQuery();
+	void insertQuery(string tableName, vector<string> t);
 	void deleteQuery();
 	void selectQuery();
 	void projectQuery();
diff --git a/test.cpp b/test.cpp
index a5a6be7..392549b 100755
--- a/test.cpp
+++ b/test.cpp
@@ -5,11 +5,22 @@ using namespace std;
 
 int main() {
 	db_engine engine;
-	
+
 	vector<string> attributes;
 	vector<string> pkeys;
+	//we need a better way to do this
+	//going for function right now
 	attributes.push_back("username VARCHAR(20)");
 	attributes.push_back("password VARCHAR(20)");
 	pkeys.push_back("password");
+	
 	engine.createCmd("users", attributes, pkeys);
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+
+	vector<string> tuple;
+	tuple.push_back("csce315");
+	tuple.push_back("12345");
+	
+	engine.insertQuery("users", tuple);
+	
+	engine.saveCmd();
+}