diff --git a/cmd/adif.go b/cmd/adif.go
index a65fbea..2164a57 100644
--- a/cmd/adif.go
+++ b/cmd/adif.go
@@ -42,20 +42,29 @@ var adifCmd = &cobra.Command{
 func init() {
 	rootCmd.AddCommand(adifCmd)
 
-	adifCmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVarP(&isWwff,"wwff", "w", false, "Generates an ADIF file ready to be uploaded on WWFF")
-	adifCmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVarP(&isOverwrite,"overWrite", "", false, "Overwrites the output file if it exisits")
+	adifCmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVarP(&isWwff, "wwff", "w", false, "Generates an ADIF file ready to be uploaded on WWFF")
+	adifCmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVarP(&isOverwrite, "overwrite", "", false, "Overwrites the output file if it exisits")
 	adifCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVarP(&outputFilename, "output", "o", "", "Output filename")
 }
 
-func processAdifCommand(){
-	
-	verifiedOutputFilename, wasOK := buildOutputFilename(outputFilename,inputFilename,isOverwrite)
+func processAdifCommand() {
+
+	verifiedOutputFilename, wasOK := buildOutputFilename(outputFilename, inputFilename, isOverwrite)
 	fmt.Println("adif called")
 	fmt.Println("Inputfile: ", inputFilename)
 	fmt.Println("OutputFile: ", outputFilename)
 	fmt.Println("computed output: ", verifiedOutputFilename)
 	fmt.Println("Output wasOK: ", wasOK)
-	fmt.Println("wwff: ", isWwff) 
+	fmt.Println("wwff: ", isWwff)
 	fmt.Println("isOverwrite: ", isOverwrite)
-	//loadFile()
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+
+	// if the output file could not be parsed correctly do noting
+	if wasOK {
+		loadedLogFile, isLoadedOK := loadFile()
+		if isLoadedOK {
+			//check if we have the necessary information for the type
+
+			writeAdif(verifiedOutputFilename, loadedLogFile)
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/cmd/adif_write.go b/cmd/adif_write.go
index 68fcd39..d1a7934 100644
--- a/cmd/adif_write.go
+++ b/cmd/adif_write.go
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 limitations under the License.
 */
 
-// does the target file exist?
-// is the file defined
-//	remove the extention
+func writeAdif(outputFile string, fullLog []LogLine) {
+
+// TODO: create an array of strings first
+// TODO: write the array list to file
+}
diff --git a/cmd/load.go b/cmd/load.go
index b550f9c..f071b4b 100644
--- a/cmd/load.go
+++ b/cmd/load.go
@@ -57,9 +57,8 @@ func init() {
 	// loadCmd.Flags().BoolP("toggle", "t", false, "Help message for toggle")
 }
 
-
 //returns nill if failure to process
-func loadFile() (filleFullLog []LogLine) {
+func loadFile() (filleFullLog []LogLine, isProcessedOK bool) {
 	file, err := os.Open(inputFilename)
 
 	if err != nil {
@@ -275,12 +274,13 @@ func loadFile() (filleFullLog []LogLine) {
 		for _, errorLogLine := range errorLog {
 			fmt.Println(errorLogLine)
 		}
-		return nil
-	} else {
+		isProcessedOK = false
+	}else {
 		fmt.Println("\nSuccesfuly parsed ", lineCount, " lines.")
+		isProcessedOK = true
 	}
 
-	return fullLog
+	return fullLog, isProcessedOK
 
 }
 
@@ -297,4 +297,3 @@ func displayLogSimple(fullLog []LogLine) {
 	}
 
 }
-