diff --git a/src/Simulation.cpp b/src/Simulation.cpp
index a0e9c58..5b809d0 100644
--- a/src/Simulation.cpp
+++ b/src/Simulation.cpp
@@ -6,18 +6,19 @@ bool Simulation::parseCircuit(string fileName)
 	in.open(fileName + ".txt");
 	if (in.fail()) {
 		cerr << endl << fileName << ".txt could not be opened :(";
-		exit(1);
+		return false;
 	}
 
 	string tmpString, tmpType;
 	int tmp1, tmp2, tmp3;
 	Wire *tmpWire;
 	Gate *tmpGate;
+
+	// get rid of first line
 	getline(in, tmpString);
 
 	while (!in.eof()) {
 		in >> tmpType;
-
 		in >> tmpString;
 		in >> tmp1;
 
@@ -78,6 +79,37 @@ bool Simulation::parseCircuit(string fileName)
 			gates.push_back(tmpGate);
 		}
 	}
+	return true;
+}
+
+bool parseVector(string fileName) {
+	ifstream in;
+	in.open(fileName + "_v.txt");
+	if (in.fail()) {
+		cerr << endl << fileName << "_v.txt could not be opened :(";
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	string tmpString;
+	int timeInt, valInt;
+
+	// get rid of first line
+	getline(in, tmpString);
+
+	while(!in.eof()) {
+		in >> tmpString;
+		in >> tmpString;
+		in >> timeInt;
+		in >> valInt;
+
+		for(auto i = wires.begin(); i != wires.end(); ++i) {
+			if(i->getName() == tmpString) {
+				tmpWire = i;
+			}
+		}
+
+		e.push(Event(eventNum++, valInt, timeInt, tmpWire));
+	}
 }
 
 void Simulation::simulate()
diff --git a/src/Simulation.h b/src/Simulation.h
index 16bc64d..80491ca 100644
--- a/src/Simulation.h
+++ b/src/Simulation.h
@@ -1,16 +1,16 @@
 #ifndef SIMULATION
 #define SIMULATION
 
-#include "wire.h"
-#include "event.h"
-#include "gate.h"
-#include "andGate.h"
-#include "nandGate.h"
-#include "orGate.h"
-#include "norGate.h"
-#include "xnorGate.h"
-#include "xorGate.h"
-#include "notGate.h"
+#include "Wire.h"
+#include "Event.h"
+#include "Gate.h"
+#include "AndGate.h"
+#include "NandGate.h"
+#include "OrGate.h"
+#include "NorGate.h"
+#include "XnorGate.h"
+#include "XorGate.h"
+#include "NotGate.h"
 #include <string>
 #include <vector>
 #include <fstream>
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ using namespace std;
 class Simulation {
 	public:
 		bool parseCircuit(string fileName);
+		bool parseVector(string fileName);
 		void simulate();
 		void print();
 	private:
@@ -30,6 +31,7 @@ class Simulation {
 		priority_queue<Event> e;
 		vector<Gate*> gates;
 		vector<Wire*> wires;
+		int eventNum;
 };
 
 #endif // !SIMULATION