diff --git a/pyogp/lib/base/data/__init__.py b/pyogp/lib/base/data/__init__.py
index e063584..b5953a5 100644
--- a/pyogp/lib/base/data/__init__.py
+++ b/pyogp/lib/base/data/__init__.py
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-from pkg_resources import resource_string
+from pkg_resources import resource_stream
 
-msg_tmpl = resource_string(__name__, 'message_template.msg')
+msg_tmpl = resource_stream(__name__, 'message_template.msg')
diff --git a/pyogp/lib/base/makepacketbody.py b/pyogp/lib/base/makepacketbody.py
index 60698bd..2788d63 100644
--- a/pyogp/lib/base/makepacketbody.py
+++ b/pyogp/lib/base/makepacketbody.py
@@ -1,11 +1,13 @@
 import re
 import packet
 import pprint
+from pyogp.lib.base.data import msg_tmpl
 
 def parse_packets():
     dic = {}
     count = 0
-    lines = open(msg_tmpl, ).xreadlines()
+    msg_tmpl.seek(0)
+    lines = msg_tmpl
     #results = re.match("^\t([^\t{}]+.+)",line) #gets packet headers
     #results  = re.match("^\t\t([^{}]+.+)",line) #gets packet blocks
     #results  = re.match("^\t\t([{}]+.+)",line)  #gets block data
@@ -14,10 +16,14 @@ def parse_packets():
     current_block = None
     current_var = None
 
+    print lines
+
     #we have to go through all the packets and parse them
     while(True):
         try:
             line = lines.next()
+            #print line
+            #raw_input()
         except StopIteration:
             break
         
@@ -58,27 +64,26 @@ def print_packet_list(packet_list):
         for block in packet_list[packet].blocks:
             print '\t' + block.name
             
-            for var in block.vars:
-                print '\t\t' + var #var.name + '   ' + var.lltype
+            for varname in block.vars:
+                print '\t\t' + varname + '\t' + block.vars[varname]
 
 def get_all_types(packet_list):
     type_set = set([])
     for packet in packet_list:
         for block in packet_list[packet].blocks:
-            for var in block.vars.keys():
-                #print var
-                type_set.add(var)#var.lltype)                
+            for varname in block.vars:
+                type_set.add(block.vars[varname])
 
     type_list = list(type_set)
     type_list.sort()
     return type_list
 
 def main():
-    #p_list = parse_packets()
+    p_list = parse_packets()
     #print_packet_list(p_list)
 
-    #p_typelist = get_all_types(p_list)
-    #pprint.pprint(p_typelist)
+    p_typelist = get_all_types(p_list)
+    pprint.pprint(p_typelist)
     return
     
 if __name__ == "__main__":
diff --git a/pyogp/lib/base/makepacketdict.py b/pyogp/lib/base/makepacketdict.py
index 9697b40..ed31edd 100644
--- a/pyogp/lib/base/makepacketdict.py
+++ b/pyogp/lib/base/makepacketdict.py
@@ -24,13 +24,12 @@ $/LicenseInfo$
 """
 
 import re
-import sys
-print sys.path
 from pyogp.lib.base.data import msg_tmpl
 
 def makereversepacketdict():
     rev_dict = {}
-    for line in open(msg_tmpl, ).xreadlines():
+    msg_tmpl.seek(0)
+    for line in msg_tmpl:
         results = re.match("^\t([^\t{}]+.+)",line)
         if results:
             aline = results.group(1)
@@ -45,9 +44,8 @@ def makereversepacketdict():
 
 def makepacketdict():
     dict = {}
-    raw_input()
-    for line in open(msg_tmpl, ).xreadlines():
-        raw_input()
+    msg_tmpl.seek(0)
+    for line in msg_tmpl:
         results = re.match("^\t([^\t{}]+.+)",line)
         if results:
             aline = results.group(1)
diff --git a/pyogp/lib/base/packet.py b/pyogp/lib/base/packet.py
index 3e1b648..027e609 100644
--- a/pyogp/lib/base/packet.py
+++ b/pyogp/lib/base/packet.py
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ class PacketBlock():
         #self.vars.append(var)
 
     def addVar(self, name, typename):
-        self.vars[name] = tp
+        self.vars[name] = typename
 
     def getVar(self, index):
         return self.vars[index]
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 53e9387..2bcda9d 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -31,7 +31,8 @@ setup(name='pyogp.lib.base',
       entry_points={
         'console_scripts': [
             'login = pyogp.lib.base.example:main',
-            'OGPlogin = pyogp.lib.base.OGPLogin:main'
+            'OGPlogin = pyogp.lib.base.OGPLogin:main',
+            'packets = pyogp.lib.base.makepacketbody:main'
         ],
       },