diff --git a/read_qr/read_qrcodes.py b/read_qr/read_qrcodes.py
index 21ea7d2..e778f81 100644
--- a/read_qr/read_qrcodes.py
+++ b/read_qr/read_qrcodes.py
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 from os import chdir, listdir
 import numpy as np
+from time import gmtime
+
 def regulater(binary_array) :
     if not (len(binary_array.shape) == 2 and set([itm for row in binary_array for itm in row]) <= set([0,255]) ):
         print('binary_array is not two dimensional or not binary', len(binary_array.shape), set([itm for row in binary_array for itm in row]))
@@ -31,16 +33,25 @@ def read_qrcodes(pdfdoc, inventory, pagenum=0) :
         csvreader = csv.reader(invent, delimiter = '\t')
         for line in csvreader :
             try :
-                student_inventory[ line[ 4 ] ] = line[ 5 ]
+                serial_number = line[4]
+                filename = line[5]
+                
                 #student_inventory[ line[0] ] = line[ 1 ]
-            except IndexError :
-                print('index error', line)
-                raise IndexError
+            except IndexError :   
+                if len(line) == 0 :
+                    continue
+                else :
+                    print('index error csv', line)
+                    raise IndexError
+            else :
+                student_inventory[ line[ 4 ] ] = line[ 5 ]
+            
     print('inventory', student_inventory)
     doc = fitz.open(pdfdoc)
     print('doc_length',doc.page_count)
     mat = fitz.Matrix(8.0,8.0)
-    clip = fitz.Rect( (480,5), (600,110) )
+    clip = fitz.Rect( (480,5), (630,120) )
+    #(650,120)
     qcd = cv2.QRCodeDetector()
     pageno = pagenum
     assignment = {}
@@ -56,31 +67,44 @@ def read_qrcodes(pdfdoc, inventory, pagenum=0) :
         kernel = np.ones((3,3),dtype=np.uint8)
         ret,thresh = cv2.threshold(gray,200,255,cv2.THRESH_BINARY)
         thresh=cv2.bitwise_not(cv2.dilate(cv2.erode(cv2.bitwise_not(thresh),kernel,iterations=1),kernel,iterations=1))
-        
-        data = qcd.detectAndDecodeMulti(thresh)
-        if data[0] == True and data[1][0]!='':
-            assignment[pageno] = data[1]
+        data = []
+        for k in range(4) :
+            dat = qcd.detectAndDecodeMulti(np.rot90(thresh,k))
+            if dat[0] == True :
+                data += [dat[1]]
+        if len(set(data)) == 1 and data[0]!=('',):
+            print(data)
+            assignment[pageno] = data[0] 
             newdoc = fitz.open()
             newdoc.insert_pdf(doc,from_page=indx, to_page=indx, start_at=-1, rotate=-1, links=True, annots=True)
-            newbytes = newdoc.tobytes()
+            newbytes = newdoc.tobytes(garbage=4,deflate=True,deflate_images=True, deflate_fonts=True)
             try :
                 newfilename = student_inventory[data[1][0]]
             except KeyError :
                 print('key error', pageno)
                 pageno += 1
                 continue
+            except IndexError :
+                print('index error', pageno, data)
             else :
-                with open('/home/tomtaylor/exams_/quiz2/'+student_inventory[data[1][0]], 'wb') as f:
+                '''it would be good to downsample this for smaller filesize'''
+                with open('/path/to/directory/to/store/student/quizzes/'+newfilename, 'wb') as f:
                     f.write(newbytes)
         else :
             weirds += [pageno]    
+            print("I can't read the qr code at page number " + str(pageno+1) +", could you enter the filename for me?")
+            img = Image.fromarray(thresh.astype('uint8'))
+            '''we want to keep an eye on any unreadable qr codes so we can keep track of what goes wrong'''
+            img.save('/path/to/store/weird/qrs/'+str(gmtime().tm_yday)+'_'+str(pageno)+'.jpg')
+            img.show()
+            newfilename = input('page '+str(pageno+1)+'-->')
             newdoc = fitz.open()
             newdoc.insert_pdf(doc,from_page=indx, to_page=indx, start_at=-1, rotate=-1, links=True, annots=True)
             newbytes = newdoc.tobytes()
-            with open('/home/tomtaylor/exams_/quiz2/'+str(pageno)+'.pdf', 'wb') as f:
+            with open('/path/to/directory/to/store/student/quizzes/' + newfilename, 'wb') as f:
                 f.write(newbytes)
-            img = Image.fromarray(thresh.astype('uint8'))
-            img.show()
+            
+       
         pageno += 1    
     return (assignment, weirds, pageno)
 
@@ -89,7 +113,7 @@ def read_qrcodes(pdfdoc, inventory, pagenum=0) :
 if __name__=='__main__' :
     inventory = []
     outp = {}
-    assignment,weirds,pageno = read_qrcodes('/path/to/yourquiz_scan.pdf', '/.csv')
+    assignment,weirds,pageno = read_qrcodes('/path/to/scanned/quizzes/somefilename.pdf', '/path/to/inventory/file/q4_inventory_mat343.txt')
     print('pageno', pageno)
     for ky,val in assignment.items() :
         outp[ ky ] = val