diff --git a/grammar.y b/grammar.y
index e10b99f..bf8e417 100644
--- a/grammar.y
+++ b/grammar.y
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
 %left ASSIGN
 
 %token <words> ID 101
-%token T_INTEGER
+%token T_INTEGER 201
 %token T_ADDRESS 202
 %token T_BOOLEAN 203
 %token T_CHARACTER 204
@@ -120,20 +120,51 @@ idlist:
 	;
 
 sblock:
-	L_BRACE /*{st = CreateScope(st,1,1);}*/ statement_list /*{st = getParent(st);}*/ R_BRACE
-	| L_BRACE /*{st = CreateScope(st,1,1);}*/ dblock statement_list /*{st = getParent(st);}*/ R_BRACE
+	L_BRACE {st = CreateScope(st,1,1);} statement_list {st = getParent(st);} R_BRACE
+	| L_BRACE {st = CreateScope(st,1,1);} dblock statement_list {st = getParent(st);} R_BRACE
 	;
 
 dblock:
 	L_BRACKET declaration_list R_BRACKET;
 
 declaration_list:
-	declaration /*{CreateEntry(st,cur_type,cur_value);}*/ SEMI_COLON declaration_list
-	| declaration //{CreateEntry(st,cur_type,cur_value);}
+	declaration 
+	{printf(
+		"declaration list a rule encountered");
+		//CreateEntry(st,cur_type,cur_value);
+		} 
+		SEMI_COLON declaration_list
+	| declaration 
+	  {printf(
+		"declaration rule b encountered");
+		//CreateEntry(st,cur_type,cur_value);
+		}
 	;
 
 declaration:
-	ID COLON ID //{cur_value = strdup($1);cur_type = strdup($3);}
+	ID COLON ID {
+	    printf("declaration rule encountered");
+//	    if(cur_value != NULL){
+//	    char* delete1 = cur_value;
+	    printf("delete1 var assigned to cur_value");
+//	    free(delete1);
+	    printf("delete1 var freed"); 
+//	}
+//	    if(cur_type != NULL){
+//            char* delete2 = cur_type;
+//	    free(delete2);}
+//            int len = strlen($1);
+	    printf("length determined");
+//            cur_value = malloc(len + 1);
+	    printf("space allocated");
+//            strcpy(cur_value, $1);
+	    printf("string copied over");
+            
+//            len = strlen($3);
+//            cur_type = malloc(len + 1);
+//            strcpy(cur_type, $3);
+//            printf("value var is %s type var is %s\n",cur_value,cur_type);
+	}
 	| types COLON ID
 	;
 
@@ -220,25 +251,27 @@ types:
 %%
 
 void yyerror(const char *err) {
-    fprintf(stderr, "ERROR: %s at token %s at line number %d,column number %d\n", err,yytext,line_number,column_number);
+   // fprintf(stderr, "ERROR: %s at token %s at line number %d,column number %d\n", err,yytext,line_number,column_number);
 }
 
 int main() {
-	//cur_value = NULL;
-	//cur_type = NULL;
+	char *str = strdup("taco");
+	cur_value = NULL;
+	cur_type = NULL;
 
 	token_tracker = 1;
 	st=CreateScope(NULL,1,1);
-	int a;
-	while ((a = yyparse()) != EOF){
-		token_tracker++;
+	//int a;
+	yyparse();
+	//while ((a = yyparse() != EOF){
+	//	token_tracker++;
 		//printf("%d = a: yytext = %s: yychar = %d, token number: %d\n", a, yytext, yychar,token_tracker);
-		 if(yytext[0] == '\n'){
+		 //if(yytext[0] == '\n'){
 			FILE* f = fdopen(1,"w");
 			print_symbol_table(getAncestor(st),f);
 			fclose(f);
-			break;
-		}
-	}
+		//	break;
+		//}
+	//}
 	return 0;
 }
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