diff --git a/main.odin b/main.odin
index ba4e88a..3a16623 100644
--- a/main.odin
+++ b/main.odin
@@ -17,67 +17,27 @@ print_usage :: proc() {
 	os.exit(1)
 }
 
+//TODO: struct for ppm file
 
-load_ppm :: proc() -> (data: []byte) {
-	if len(os.args) > 3 || len(os.args) < 2 {
-		print_usage()
-	}
-	filename := os.args[1]
-	//fmt.printfln("filename: %s", filename)
 
-	if !strings.has_suffix(filename, ".ppm") {
-		fmt.eprintfln("ERROR: File %s does not have a valid ppm extention (.ppm)", filename)
-		os.exit(1)
-	}
-
-	//now read file
-	succ: bool
-	data, succ = os.read_entire_file_from_filename(filename, context.temp_allocator)
-	if !succ {
-		fmt.eprintfln("ERROR: Failed to load file: %s ", filename)
-		os.exit(1)
-	}
-	return data //don't like naked returns
-}
-
-load_ppm_to_rect :: proc() -> (rect: SDL.Rect) {
-	if len(os.args) > 3 || len(os.args) < 2 {
-		print_usage()
-	}
-	filename := os.args[1]
-	//fmt.printfln("filename: %s", filename)
-
-	if !strings.has_suffix(filename, ".ppm") {
-		fmt.eprintfln("ERROR: File %s does not have a valid ppm extention (.ppm)", filename)
-		os.exit(1)
-	}
-
-	//now read file
-	data, succ := os.read_entire_file_from_filename(filename, context.temp_allocator)
-	if !succ {
-		fmt.eprintfln("ERROR: Failed to load file: %s ", filename)
-		os.exit(1)
-	}
-
-	it := string(data)
-	for line in strings.split_lines_iterator(&it) {
-		switch line {
-		case "#":
-			continue
-		//ignore comments
-		case "P3":
-			fmt.println("has P3")
-		case "P6":
-			fmt.println("has P6")
-
-		}
-	}
-
-	return {0, 0, 0, 0}
-}
 main :: proc() {
-	//first check if the user has provided a ppm file
-	load_ppm_to_rect()
+	file := Ppm_file{}
+
+	if len(os.args) > 3 || len(os.args) < 2 {
+		print_usage()
+	}
+	filename := os.args[1]
+	success := load_ppm(&file, filename)
+
+	if !success {
+		fmt.eprintfln("Could not load file %s", filename)
+		os.exit(1)
+	}
+	ppm_parse(&file)
+
+	fmt.println(file.magic_num)
+	fmt.println(file.width)
+	fmt.println(file.height)
 
 	sdl_init_error := SDL.Init(SDL.INIT_VIDEO)
 	assert(sdl_init_error == 0, SDL.GetErrorString())