diff --git a/dbfp.py b/dbfp.py
index 80e49aa..f3d5634 100644
--- a/dbfp.py
+++ b/dbfp.py
@@ -131,6 +131,18 @@ def queryMD5(fp_dir, md5_db):
   except Exception as ex:
     print "ERROR: {}".format(ex)
 
+#
+def insertFP(db_file, fp_file, fp_idx_dir):
+  dbfp = FingerprintDB()
+  fpidx = FingerprintIndex()
+  fpidx.openIndex(fp_idx_dir)
+  if (db_file):
+    dbfp.scanDBFile(db_file)
+    # db.debugFingerprint()
+    fpidx.insertFP(dbfp, db_file)
+  elif (fp_file):
+    db.importJson(fp_file)
+    fpidx.insertFP(dbfp, fp_file)
 
 # in_dir:  fully qualified directory path to find sqlite files
 def __createFingerprint(in_dir, out_dir, dir_name):
@@ -190,7 +202,8 @@ def parseArgs():
   parser.add_argument('-an', '--app_name',  required=False)
   parser.add_argument('-av', '--app_version', required=False)
   parser.add_argument('-n', '--notes', required=False)
-  parser.add_argument('-android_pull', required=False, action='store_true', help="automated pull of applications from a physical android phone")
+  parser.add_argument('-idxf', action='store_true', help="add a fingerprint to the index")
+  parser.add_argument('-android_pull', action='store_true', help="automated pull of applications from a physical android phone")
   parser.add_argument('-v', '--verbose', action='store_true', help="will set logging level to INFO")
   parser.add_argument('-vv', '--vverbose', action='store_true', help="will set logging level to DEBUG")
   parser.add_argument('-l', '--logging', action='store_true', help="will supercede the -v option and send all logging to a file, logging.DEBUG")
@@ -207,7 +220,9 @@ def parseArgs():
   else:
     logging.basicConfig(level=logging.CRITICAL)
   
-  if (args.database and args.fingerprint):
+  if args.idxf and args.fpdir and (args.database or args.fingerprint):
+    insertFP(args.database, args.fingerprint, args.fpdir)
+  elif (args.database and args.fingerprint):
     compareFingerprint(args.database, args.fingerprint)      
   elif (args.database and args.fpdir):
     compareFingerprintDir(args.database, args.fpdir)
diff --git a/docs/devnotes b/docs/devnotes
index acb0b36..8249ffc 100644
--- a/docs/devnotes
+++ b/docs/devnotes
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ http://stackoverflow.com/questions/11942762/get-application-version-name-using-a
 com.google.android.gms__node.db
 0b48447805d645966439e1b4042d2625
 
+"sqlite_sequence": "079355c84d8b3b1511a504e08aab7fd2"
+
 
 
 [ Regression Testing ]
diff --git a/libs/exceptions.py b/libs/exceptions.py
index 3633d65..28b5a56 100644
--- a/libs/exceptions.py
+++ b/libs/exceptions.py
@@ -10,6 +10,10 @@ class FingerprintIndexOpen(Exception):
   """Error opening an index file"""
   pass
 
+class FingerprintIndexInsert(Exception):
+  """Error creating an index file"""
+  pass
+
 class FingerprintIndexWrite(Exception):
   """Error creating an index file"""
   pass
diff --git a/libs/fingerprint.py b/libs/fingerprint.py
index ec44aff..bdf1117 100644
--- a/libs/fingerprint.py
+++ b/libs/fingerprint.py
@@ -78,6 +78,11 @@ class FingerprintDB:
       logging.error(ex)
       return -3
 
+    # create and index of table hashes
+    self.table_hashes = {}
+    for key in self.tables.keys():
+      self.table_hashes[key] = self.tables[key].hash()
+
     # flag is used to determine if the class has data
     self.init = True
     self.filein = filein
@@ -144,14 +149,15 @@ class FingerprintDB:
     return self.db_hash
 
   #
-  def getMD5Tables(self):
-    if (self.table_hashes):
-      return self.table_hashes
+  # def getMD5Tables(self):
+  #   if (self.table_hashes):
+  #     return self.table_hashes
 
-    self.table_hashes = []
-    for key in self.tables.keys():
-      self.table_hashes.append(self.tables[key].hash())
-    return self.table_hashes
+  #   self.table_hashes = {}
+  #   for key in self.tables.keys():
+  #     self.table_hashes[key] = self.tables[key].hash()
+  #     # self.table_hashes.append(self.tables[key].hash())
+  #   return self.table_hashes
 
   #
   def __importJsonDBSchema(self, file_json):
diff --git a/libs/fingerprint_index.py b/libs/fingerprint_index.py
index 7f447ab..82acb60 100644
--- a/libs/fingerprint_index.py
+++ b/libs/fingerprint_index.py
@@ -78,6 +78,16 @@ class FingerprintIndex:
     rows = self.__qDatabaseMD5(md5_db)
     return rows
 
+  def insertFP(self, dbfp, file_name):
+    print "***** ***** WTF ***** *****"
+    try:
+      print "WTF222: {}".format(dbfp.table_hashes.values())
+      self.__insertMod_md5_all(dbfp.db_hash, dbfp.table_hashes.values(), file_name)
+      self.__insertMod_md5_tables(dbfp.table_hashes.values(), file_name)
+    except Exception as ex:
+      logging.error(ex)
+      raise FingerprintIndexOpen("Error inserting fingerprint into index file\n")
+
   #
   def __qDatabaseMD5(self, md5_db):
     try:
@@ -142,8 +152,6 @@ class FingerprintIndex:
           # only parese files with .json eextension
           if not re.search(r'.*\.json', file):
             naCount = naCount+1
-            pass
-          #print file
           fq_file = fp_dir + os.path.sep + file
           db.importJson(fq_file)
           self.__insertMod_md5_all(db.db_hash, db.table_hashes.values(), file)