diff --git a/PA02-0913/PA02_Main b/PA02-0913/PA02_Main
index 1de6908..226f7e2 100755
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diff --git a/PA02-0913/StateUtilities.c b/PA02-0913/StateUtilities.c
index b26c386..0ed35a7 100644
--- a/PA02-0913/StateUtilities.c
+++ b/PA02-0913/StateUtilities.c
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ const int ITEM_BLOCK_SIZE = 6;
 const int MAJORITY_BLOCK_SIZE = 10;
 const char EQUALS = '=';
 const char PLUS = '+';
+const int TITLE_LENGTH = 38;
 
 // functions
 
@@ -105,7 +106,8 @@ Dependencies: as needed
 void copyArray( StateDataType *dest, const StateDataType *src, int srcSize )
 {
     int currentSize;
-    // use a for loop to iterate through source array (start at zero, go to srcSize)
+    // use a for loop to iterate through source array 
+                    // (start at zero, go to srcSize)
     for(currentSize = 0; currentSize < srcSize; currentSize++)
     {
         // copy each element from the array to the new array.
@@ -243,20 +245,25 @@ void displayData( const StateDataType *array, int size, const char *subTitle )
             // print PIPE character
             printCharacter(PIPE);
             // print state name justified left
-            printStringJustified(array[countStates].name, NAME_BLOCK_SIZE, "LEFT");
+            printStringJustified(array[countStates].name, 
+                                                       NAME_BLOCK_SIZE, "LEFT");
             // print PIPE character
             printCharacter(PIPE);
             // print population justified right
-            printIntegerJustified(array[countStates].population, POPULATION_BLOCK_SIZE, "RIGHT");
+            printIntegerJustified(array[countStates].population, 
+                                                POPULATION_BLOCK_SIZE, "RIGHT");
             // print PIPE character
             printCharacter(PIPE);
-            // print growth justified right, need a % sign too. (requires some math trickery to make work)
-            printDoubleJustified(array[countStates].growth * 100.00, PRECISION_2, GROWTH_BLOCK_SIZE - 2, "RIGHT");
+            // print growth justified right, need a % sign too. 
+                                    //(requires some math trickery to make work)
+            printDoubleJustified(array[countStates].growth * 100.00, 
+                                   PRECISION_2, GROWTH_BLOCK_SIZE - 2, "RIGHT");
             printCharacter('%');
             printCharacter(SPACE);
             // print PIPE character
             printCharacter(PIPE);
-            // print majority justified center, also requires some math trickery to make work
+            // print majority justified center, 
+                                // also requires some math trickery to make work
             printCharacters((MAJORITY_BLOCK_SIZE - 1) / 2, SPACE);
             printCharacter(SPACE);
             printCharacter(array[countStates].majority);
@@ -357,7 +364,7 @@ bool removeStateByName( StateDataType *removedElement,
 {
     bool stateNameFound;
     int removeCount;
-    int stateNameFoundFlag = 0;
+    bool stateNameFoundFlag = false;
     // use the findStateByName to search
     stateNameFound = findStateByName(removedElement, array, *size, searchVal);
     // iterate through array
@@ -366,11 +373,13 @@ bool removeStateByName( StateDataType *removedElement,
         //
         for(removeCount = 0; removeCount < *size; removeCount++)
         {
-            if(strcmp(array[removeCount].name, removedElement->name) == 0 || stateNameFoundFlag == 1)
+            if(strcmp(array[removeCount].name, removedElement->name) == 0 || 
+                                                        stateNameFoundFlag == 1)
             {
                 // set the flag to signify found value
-                stateNameFoundFlag = 1;
-                // remove the element by copying the next element into last slot until end
+                stateNameFoundFlag = true;
+                // remove the element by copying 
+                                    // the next element into last slot until end
                 deepCopy(&array[removeCount], array[removeCount + 1]);
             }
         }
@@ -495,7 +504,7 @@ void showTitle()
     // print endline
     printEndline();
     // use console io utilities to display 38 '='
-    printCharacters(38, '=');
+    printCharacters(TITLE_LENGTH, EQUALS);
     // print an endline
     printEndline();
     // no return, void
@@ -515,13 +524,13 @@ Dependencies: as needed
 void swapElements( StateDataType *array, int leftIndex, int rightIndex )
 {
     // create StateDataType temp to store swapped element
-    StateDataType *storeElement;
+    StateDataType storeElement;
     // use deepCopy to copy out swapped element
-    deepCopy(storeElement, array[leftIndex]);
+    deepCopy(&storeElement, array[leftIndex]);
     // use deepCopy to move the other element,
     deepCopy(&array[leftIndex], array[rightIndex]);
     // use deepCopy to copy the temp element to the other element
-    deepCopy(&array[rightIndex], *storeElement);
+    deepCopy(&array[rightIndex], storeElement);
     // updated the array
     // no return, void
 }
@@ -544,63 +553,46 @@ Dependencies: as needed
 int uploadStateData( StateDataType *StateDataArray,
                                            int capacity, const char *fileName )
 {
-    //printf("\nUploading Data?\n");
     // setup a counter and other variables
     int stateCount = 0;
-    StateDataType *stateUpload;
+    StateDataType stateUpload;
     bool fileOpenCheck;
     char currentString[STD_STR_LEN];
-    int populationUpload;
-    double growthUpload;
-    char majorityUpload;
+    // int populationUpload;
+    // double growthUpload;
+    // char majorityUpload;
     setEmptyElementData(&stateUpload);
     // open file
     fileOpenCheck = openInputFile(fileName);
-    //printf("\nOPENS FILE\n");
     if(fileOpenCheck)
     {
-        //printf("\nCHECKED FILE\n");
-        // read in the four strings/starting line (use readStringToLineEndFromFile)
+        // read in the four strings/starting line 
+                                            // (use readStringToLineEndFromFile)
         readStringToLineEndFromFile(currentString);
-        // readStringToDelimiterFromFile(COMMA, currentString);
-        // readStringToDelimiterFromFile(COMMA, currentString);
-        // readStringToDelimiterFromFile(COMMA, currentString);
-        // readStringToDelimiterFromFile(COMMA, currentString);
         while(!checkForEndOfInputFile())
         {
-            //printf("\nIN WHILE\n");
             // repeat these steps: (use readStringToDelimiterFromFile)
                 // read in the state name, store
-            //printf("\nReadingString\n");
             readStringToDelimiterFromFile(COMMA, currentString);
-            //printf("\nReadString\n");
-            //printf("\nCopy String\n");
-            strcpy(stateUpload->name, currentString);
-            //printf("\nCopied String\n");
+            strcpy(stateUpload.name, currentString);
                 // read in the population, store (cast from string to int)
-            readStringToDelimiterFromFile(COMMA, currentString);
-            // find a way to cast string to int, sscanf might work best.
-            sscanf(currentString, "%d", &populationUpload);
-            stateUpload->population = populationUpload;
+            stateUpload.population = readIntegerFromFile();
+            readCharacterFromFile();
                 // read in the growth, store (cast from string to double)
-            readStringToDelimiterFromFile(COMMA, currentString);
-            // find a way to cast string to double, using sscanf.
-            sscanf(currentString, "%lf", &growthUpload);
-            stateUpload->growth = growthUpload;
+            stateUpload.growth = readDoubleFromFile();
                 // read in the majority, store
-            readStringToDelimiterFromFile(COMMA, currentString);
-            // get the first character of currentString
-            majorityUpload = currentString[0];
-            stateUpload->majority = majorityUpload;
-            // use the addElementFromData function to add the data to array
-            addElementFromData(StateDataArray, &stateCount, capacity, stateUpload->name, stateUpload->population, stateUpload->growth, stateUpload->majority);
+            readCharacterFromFile();
+            stateUpload.majority = readCharacterFromFile();
+            // use the addElementFromElement function to add the data to array
+            addElementFromElement(StateDataArray, &stateCount, 
+                                                         capacity, stateUpload);
             // do until end of the file is reached.
         }
     }
     else
     {
         // error out
-        printf("\nThe file you referenced either does not exist, or inadequate file permissions to access.\n");
+        printf("\nThe file you referenced does not exist.\n");
     }
     // return counter
     return stateCount;
diff --git a/PA02-0913/build/Debug/outDebug b/PA02-0913/build/Debug/outDebug
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