diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fd40b6f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+
+*.txt
+*.csv
diff --git a/LICENSE b/LICENSE
index f8a63bb..a5695d5 100644
--- a/LICENSE
+++ b/LICENSE
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 MIT License
 
-Copyright (c) 2024 Rick Kauffman
+Copyright (c) 2024 Rick Kauffman, Ken Adams
 
 Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
 of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b35b949..486f271 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 # email_ripper
-A simple python script that reads a CSV file and finds email addresses for employees and partners.
-
+A python program that reads a CSV file, finds and categorizes email addresses, and then saves them to a text file and prints to the terminal along with the count for employees and partners.
+Note: Specifically made to work with Microsoft Teams Webinar Attendance Reports
 
 # To use this application:
-Download the csv file and save it in the application directory as data.csv
+Run the program from its directory. From there, you will be able to select the CSV to parse. Output will be saved as a text file that you will name as well as printed in the terminal.
 
 # To run the program:
 python3 rip.py
 
-A list of email addresses will be created one for employees, the other for partners.
+A list of email addresses will be created; one for employees, the other for partners with an attendance summary at the top.
diff --git a/rip.py b/rip.py
index 7dfb9b5..51a71e2 100644
--- a/rip.py
+++ b/rip.py
@@ -1,24 +1,85 @@
-counter = 0
-employee = []
-partner =  []
-cr = '\n'
-with open('data.csv') as file:
-    for line in file:
-        mylist = line.split(',')
-        if 'Attendee' in mylist:
-            for item in mylist:
-                if '@' in item:
-                    name,company = item.split('@')
-                    if company == 'hpe.com':
-                        if item.lower() not in employee:
-                            employee.append(item.lower())
-                    if company != 'hpe.com':
-                        if item.lower() not in partner:
-                            partner.append(item.lower())
-    for i in employee:
-        print(i)
-    print(f"{len(employee)} employees attended the call")
-    print('-----------------------------------------------')
-    for i in partner:
-        print(i)
-    print(f"{len(partner)} partners attended the call")
+import os
+import tkinter as tk
+from tkinter import filedialog, simpledialog
+import chardet
+
+
+def detect_encoding(filename):
+    """Function to detect the encoding of the file"""
+    with open(filename, 'rb') as f:
+        raw_data = f.read()
+        result = chardet.detect(raw_data)
+        return result['encoding']
+
+def process_attendees(filename, output_filename):
+    """Function to define the employee and partners lists"""
+    employees = []
+    partners = []
+
+    if not os.path.exists(filename):
+        print(f"File {filename} does not exist.")
+        return
+
+    encoding = detect_encoding(filename)
+
+    with open(filename, encoding=encoding) as file:
+        for line in file:
+            my_list = line.split('\t')
+            if 'Attendee' in my_list:
+                for item in my_list:
+                    if '@' in item:
+                        name, domain = item.split('@')
+                        if domain.strip() == 'hpe.com' and item.lower() not in employees:
+                            employees.append(item.lower())
+                        elif domain.strip() != 'hpe.com' and item.lower() not in partners:
+                            partners.append(item.lower())
+
+    output_lines = []
+    output_lines.append('+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++')
+    output_lines.append(f"{len(employees)} employees attended the call")
+    output_lines.append(f"{len(partners)} partners attended the call")
+    output_lines.append('+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++')
+    output_lines.append("Employees:")
+    output_lines.append('-----------------------------------------------')
+    for i in employees:
+        output_lines.append(i)
+    output_lines.append('+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++')
+    output_lines.append("Partners:")
+    output_lines.append('-----------------------------------------------')
+    for i in partners:
+        output_lines.append(i)
+    output_lines.append('+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++')
+
+    # Print to terminal
+    for line in output_lines:
+        print(line)
+
+    # Write to output file
+    with open(output_filename, 'w', encoding='utf-8') as f:
+        for line in output_lines:
+            f.write(line + '\n')
+
+    print(f"Output written to {output_filename}")
+
+def select_file():
+    """Function to call tk to select files"""
+    root = tk.Tk()
+    root.withdraw()  # Hide the root window
+    filename = filedialog.askopenfilename(
+        title="Select file",
+        filetypes=(("CSV files", "*.csv"), ("all files", "*.*"))
+    )
+    if filename:
+        output_filename = simpledialog.askstring("Output File",
+            "Enter the output file name (with .txt extension):")
+        if output_filename:
+            if not output_filename.endswith('.txt'):
+                output_filename += '.txt'
+            process_attendees(filename, output_filename)
+        else:
+            print("No output file name provided.")
+    else:
+        print("No file selected.")
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    select_file()