diff --git a/src/dodo.c b/src/dodo.c
index 8ab5a4e..342d5cf 100644
--- a/src/dodo.c
+++ b/src/dodo.c
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 #include "x_curses.h"
 
 #define SQLQUERY_MAX 100
+#define ARG_MAX 100
 #define TODAY_COL_START -1
 #define BACKLOG_COL_START 33
 #define BLOCKED_COL_START 66
@@ -180,40 +181,71 @@ int display_task_list(int start_col, sqlite3 *db, char* colnames, char* table, c
 	return 0;
 }
 
-int add_task(sqlite3 *db){
+// pass in the args and return the title and due date
+// due date passed as NULL if for delete
+// TODO input validation for strings implement in strings!
+int arg_parser(int argc, char** argv, char** title, char** due_date){
+	if ( argc > 1 ){
+		*title = argv[2];
+	}
+
+	if ( argc > 2 ){
+		*due_date = argv[3];
+	}
+
+}
+
+int add_task(sqlite3 *db, int argc, char** argv){
 	int rc = 0;
 	char* table = "tasks";
-	char* status = "today";
-
-	// Format Col names like this (col1, col2, col3)
+	char* title;
+	char* due_date;
 	char* colnames = "(title, due_date)";
-
-	// Format values like this 
-	//           For first row               For second row             For third row
-	// (col1val, col2val, col3val), (col1val, col2val, col3val), (col1val, col2val, col3val)
-	char* values = "('weeeeeeep',2024-09-05)";
+	char values[100];
 	sqlite3_stmt* out_stmt;
 
+	arg_parser(argc, argv, &title, &due_date);
+
+	snprintf(values, 100, "('%s', '%s')", title, due_date);
+
 	if ( gen_sql_insert_stmt(db, &out_stmt, table, colnames, values) ){
 		return -1;
 	}
-
 	if ( ( rc = sqlite3_step(out_stmt) ) == SQLITE_DONE){
 		return 0;
 	}
 
 	checksqlerr(rc, "broken in add_task");
 	return 1;
+
+	// Format Col names like this (col1, col2, col3)
+	//char* colnames = "(title, due_date)";
+
+	// Format values like this 
+	//           For first row               For second row             For third row
+	// (col1val, col2val, col3val), (col1val, col2val, col3val), (col1val, col2val, col3val)
+//	char* values[ARG_MAX];
+//	sqlite3_stmt* out_stmt;
+//
+//
+//	if ( gen_sql_insert_stmt(db, &out_stmt, table, colnames, values) ){
+//		return -1;
+//	}
+//
+//	if ( ( rc = sqlite3_step(out_stmt) ) == SQLITE_DONE){
+//		return 0;
+//	}
+//
+//	checksqlerr(rc, "broken in add_task");
+//	return 1;
 }
 
 // Print kanban table
 // All lists with task name and due date
-
-// TODO just gotta use snprintf because can't bind column or table names
 int view(sqlite3 *db){
 	char* table = "tasks";
 	char* status = "today";
-	char* colnames = "title,creation_date";
+	char* colnames = "title,due_date";
 	
 	// Print Heading
 	display_heading();
@@ -249,10 +281,10 @@ int main( int argc, char **argv ){
 		if (argv[1][0] == 'b'){
 			rc = view(db);
 		}
-		else if ( argv[1][0] == 'c'){
-			rc = add_task(db);
-		}
 		else if ( argv[1][0] == 'a'){
+			rc = add_task(db,argc,argv);
+		}
+		else if ( argv[1][0] == 'v'){
 			rc = view_all(db);
 		}
 	}