diff --git a/Sim02/sim02 b/Sim02/sim02
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diff --git a/Sim02/simulator.c b/Sim02/simulator.c
index bc83a71..a63708f 100644
--- a/Sim02/simulator.c
+++ b/Sim02/simulator.c
@@ -3,6 +3,22 @@
 #include "StandardConstants.h"
 #include "simulator.h"
 
+/*
+Name: addProcess
+Process: adds a process to the 
+Function Input/Parameters: none
+Function Output/Parameters: none
+Function Output/Returned: head pointer to the PCBs
+Device Input/Device: none
+Device Output/Device: none
+Dependencies: malloc, sizeof, fillProcessList
+*/
+// ProcessControlBlock *addProcess()
+// {
+//     // return NULL (temp)
+//     return NULL;
+// }
+
 /*
 Name: createProcessList
 Process: reads through the opcode struct to fill out the linked list of PCBs
@@ -56,8 +72,8 @@ Dependencies: free, destroyProcessListHelper(recursively), ???
 */
 ProcessControlBlock *destroyProcessListHelper(ProcessControlBlock *nodePtr)
 {
-    // check to see if the next pointer is NOT null
-    if(nodePtr->nextPtr != NULL)
+    // check to see if the pointer is NOT null
+    if(nodePtr != NULL)
     {
         // if not null, move to the next pointer (recurse)
         nodePtr->nextPtr = destroyProcessListHelper(nodePtr->nextPtr);
@@ -83,13 +99,31 @@ ProcessControlBlock *fillProcessList(OpCodeType *metadataPtr)
 {
     // initialize function/variables
         // need a working pointer for the metadata
+    OpCodeType *wkgMetaPtr;
         // need a pointer to save the location of first metadata opcode
+    OpCodeType metaAddress;
         // need a variable to count how many IO cycles are in the process
+    int ioCycleCount;
         // need a variable to count how many CPU cycles are in the process
+    int cpuCycleCount;
         // need a variable to calculate the time left in ms for a process
+    int timeLeftCount;
         // temp variables?
+    char *tempStrOne;
+    char *tempStrTwo;
+
+    // set the working pointer to the first part of the metadata pointer
+    wkgMetaPtr = metadataPtr;
+    // 
+    
     // loop through the process list, until you hit a sys end.
+    while(wkgMetaPtr->nextNode != NULL)
+    {
+        tempStrOne = wkgMetaPtr->command;
+        tempStrTwo = wkgMetaPtr->inOutArg;
         // if app start,
+        if(compareString(tempStrOne, "app") && compareString(tempStrTwo, "start"))
+        {
             // set the unique ID
             // set the process state to PROCESS_STATE_NEW
             // set the nextOpCode as a pointer to the first place metadataPtr started
@@ -101,6 +135,8 @@ ProcessControlBlock *fillProcessList(OpCodeType *metadataPtr)
             // set totalCycles from adding both IO/CPU
             // set the time left from (ioCycles * ioCycleRate) + (cpuCycles * procCyclesRate)
                 // this gets the number of ms in the process.
+        }
+    }
     // return null (temp)
     return (ProcessControlBlock *)NULL;
 }
@@ -120,10 +156,29 @@ void runSim(ConfigDataType *configPtr, OpCodeType *metaDataMstrPtr)
 {
     // initialize function/variables
         // need a FILE * for file operations
+    FILE *fileWritePtr;
         // need two working pointers, one for master loop, one for internal loop
-        // currentTime variable that stores the time.
-    // create the process list with createProcessList
-    // function holds master loop, loops until sys end opcode found OR PCB List != NULL
+    OpCodeType *wkgPtrMaster;
+        // currentTime variable that stores the time. [now unsure if needed]
+        // need a variable for headPointer to point
+    ProcessControlBlockLL *pcbList;
+        // string variable for nextCode
+    char *nextCode;
+    // create the process list with createProcessList, store the pointed to address
+    pcbList = createProcessList();
+    // create temp strings
+    char *command;
+    char *argument;
+
+    // get the first data out of the metadata
+    command = metaDataMstrPtr->command;
+    argument = metaDataMstrPtr->strArg1;
+
+    // set the master working pointer to the first metadata block
+    wkgPtrMaster = metaDataMstrPtr;
+    // function holds master loop, loops until sys end opcode found OR wkgPtrMaster nextNode != NULL
+    while( wkgPtrMaster->nextNode != NULL || (compareString(argument, "end") && compareString(command, "sys")))
+    {
         // will have a loop that goes from app start to app end for a PCB 
         // (checks to see if the next instruction is NOT app end), using getNextProcess?
             // this will getNextOpCode
@@ -131,9 +186,19 @@ void runSim(ConfigDataType *configPtr, OpCodeType *metaDataMstrPtr)
                 // checkForIO will need the FILE * passed, will need timer access, and ???
             // this will checkForCPU and run the CPU operations, outputting to FILE * and/or monitor
                 // checkForCPU will need the FILE * passed, will need timer access, and ???
+        // TEMP
+        printf("%s is command, %s is argument\n", command, argument);
+        // TEMP END
+        // move the wkgPtrMaster to the next metadata block
+        wkgPtrMaster = wkgPtrMaster->nextNode;
+        // set the command and argument to the current cmd and arg
+        command = wkgPtrMaster->command;
+        argument = wkgPtrMaster->strArg1;
+    }
         //
     // deallocate the process list with destroyProcessList
-    printf("runSim called here");
+    destroyProcessList(pcbList);
+    //printf("runSim called here");
     // void function, no return.
 }