diff --git a/main.py b/main.py
index 907c813..1fa9e2a 100755
--- a/main.py
+++ b/main.py
@@ -2,29 +2,27 @@
 
 import readFile
 
-inFile = ""
 outFile = ""
 #outFile = outFile + ".html"
 timeCreate = 0 #Do I want this to be a str?
 timeMod = 0
-sTitle = ""
+m2h = "" # markdown 2 html
 
 
-
-
-def printHtml():
+def printHtml(body):
     print("placeholder")
     file = open(outFile, 'w')
-
+    file.write(str(body))
     
+    file.close()
 
-def parseMd(title, inFile):
-    print("probably not gonna use")
+def parseMd(inFile):
+    m2h = readFile.readMarkdown(inFile)
+    return(m2h)
 
 def metadata():
     print("placeholder")
 
-
 def css():
     print("placeholder")
 
@@ -32,6 +30,7 @@ def main():
     print("placeholder")
 
 def test():
-    print(readFile.readMarkdown("/home/amber/website.sh/sample.md"))
+    #print(readFile.readMarkdown("/home/amber/website.sh/sample.md"))
+    print(parseMd("sample.md"))
 
-#test()
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+test()
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diff --git a/readFile.py b/readFile.py
index 327918a..802a885 100755
--- a/readFile.py
+++ b/readFile.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ class readMarkdown():
     mdFile = ""
 
     def __init__(self, mdFile):
-        outStr = ""
+        self.outStr = ""
         self.mdFile = mdFile
 
 
@@ -17,10 +17,13 @@ class readMarkdown():
         
         file = open(mdFile, 'r')
         #middleVar = file.read()
-        outStr = str(markdown.markdown(file.read()))
+        self.outStr = str(markdown.markdown(file.read()))
+        file.close()
+        return(self.outStr)
+
 
     def __str__(self):
-        return(str(outStr))
+        return(str(self.markdown(self.mdFile)))
 
 # might want to find a way to diff html from a file and readMarkdown()'s output if I want to update pages
 #  Edit: just keep the original markdown files dumbass
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