diff --git a/Main.cpp b/Main.cpp
index 297c258..b1e6219 100644
--- a/Main.cpp
+++ b/Main.cpp
@@ -125,16 +125,62 @@ void saveAllContacts(std::vector<Kontaktdaten*> *Telefonbuch, std::string *fileN
 	outfile.close();
 }
 
+int exponentiate(int base, int exponent) {
+	int result = 1;
+	while (exponent > 0) {
+		result *= base;
+		exponent--;
+	}
+	return result;
+}
+
+int intStringToInt(std::string input) {
+	int result = 0;
+
+	int size = input.length();
+	for(int i = 0; i < size; i++) {
+		int digit = input[size - 1 - i] - '0'; // -1 to consider 0-index	// -'0' to get ascii indicies right
+		result += digit * exponentiate(10, i); // shift digit
+	}
+
+	return result;
+}
+
 void readContactsFromFile(std::vector<Kontaktdaten*> *Telefonbuch, std::string *fileName) {
 	std::ifstream infile;
 	infile.open(*fileName);
-	Kontaktdaten person;
-	infile >> person.firstName >> person.lastName;
-	infile >> person.number;
+
+	if (!infile.is_open()) {
+		std::cout << "File does not exist" << std::endl;
+	}
+
+	std::string line;
+	int counter = 0;
+	Kontaktdaten * personpointer = new Kontaktdaten;
+	while (std::getline(infile, line)) {
+
+		int attribute = counter % 3;
+		counter++;
+
+		switch (attribute) {
+			case 0:
+				personpointer->firstName = line;
+				break;
+			case 1:
+				personpointer->lastName = line;
+				break;
+			case 2:
+				personpointer->number = intStringToInt(line);
+				addContact(personpointer, Telefonbuch);
+				personpointer = new Kontaktdaten;
+				break;
+			default:
+				std::cout << "This should never happen" << std::endl;
+		}
+	}
 
 
 	infile.close();
-	addContact(&person, Telefonbuch);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -153,6 +199,11 @@ void TelefonbuchMain() {
 	std::string fileName = "../IO-Files/Telefonbuch.txt";
 	std::vector<Kontaktdaten*> Telefonbuch;
 
+	for (int i=0; i<1; i++) {
+		readContactsFromFile(&Telefonbuch, &fileName);
+		std::cout << "Done with reading " << i << std::endl;
+	}
+
 	auto * Robin = new Kontaktdaten;
 	auto * Saxo = new Kontaktdaten;
 	auto * Jesus = new Kontaktdaten;
@@ -169,11 +220,25 @@ void TelefonbuchMain() {
 	Jesus->firstName = "Jesus";
 	Jesus->lastName = "Nazarett";
 
+	/*
+	*Robin->number = 123456;
+	Robin->firstName = "Robin der Neue";
+	Robin->lastName = "Schnaiter";
+
+	Saxo->number = 987654;
+	Saxo->firstName = "Saxobastian";
+	Saxo->lastName = "Broschianer";
+
+	Jesus->number = 6666666;
+	Jesus->firstName = "Jesus";
+	Jesus->lastName = "Nazarett";
+	*/
+
 	addContact(Robin, &Telefonbuch);
 	addContact(Saxo, &Telefonbuch);
 	addContact(Jesus, &Telefonbuch);
 
-	printAllContacts(&Telefonbuch);
+	// printAllContacts(&Telefonbuch);
 	saveAllContacts(&Telefonbuch, &fileName);
 
 	delete Robin;