diff --git a/qscr/c/gai/fixedynarr.c b/qscr/c/gai/fixedynarr.c
index 71082e0..ee1d747 100644
--- a/qscr/c/gai/fixedynarr.c
+++ b/qscr/c/gai/fixedynarr.c
@@ -3,48 +3,72 @@
 #include <stddef.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <time.h>
-struct IntArray{
+struct IntArrayStr{
   int *data;
   size_t length;
+  size_t capacity;
 };
 
-void readintarray(struct IntArray *input) {
-  printf("inputlength:%zu\n", input->length);
-  for (size_t i = 0; i < input->length; i++) {
-	printf("digit:%d = %d\n", i, input->data[i]);
+void read_int_array_str(struct IntArrayStr *in_str) {
+  printf("inputlength:%zu\n", in_str->length);
+  for (size_t i = 0; i < in_str->length; i++) {
+	printf("digit:%zu = %d\n", i, in_str->data[i]);
   }
 }
 
-struct IntArray *create_int_array(size_t length) {
-  struct IntArray *myintarray = malloc(sizeof(struct IntArray)); /* allocate memory for struct */
+struct IntArrayStr *create_int_array_str(size_t in_capacity) {
+  struct IntArrayStr *mystr = malloc(sizeof(struct IntArrayStr)); /* allocate memory for struct */
 
-  myintarray->data = malloc(sizeof(int) * length); 	/* make sure the pointer in the struct points to the array */
-  myintarray->length = length;  //forgot to actually assign a value to the struct
-
-  if (myintarray->data == NULL) {
+  mystr->data = malloc(sizeof(int) * in_capacity); 	/* make sure the pointer in the struct points to the array */
+  mystr->length = 0;  //forgot to actually assign a value to the struct
+  mystr->capacity = in_capacity;
+  
+  if (mystr->data == NULL) {
 	exit(0);
   }
-  
-  return myintarray;
+
+  return mystr;
+}
+
+void push_int_array_str(int in_int, struct IntArrayStr *in_str){
+  if (in_str->length == in_str->capacity) {
+    in_str->capacity*=2;
+	printf("intarray capacity is now:%zu\n", in_str->capacity);
+	int *temp;
+    temp = realloc(in_str->data, sizeof(int)*in_str->capacity);
+	if(temp == NULL){exit(0);};
+	in_str->data = temp;
+	printf("intarray length is now:%zu\n", in_str->length);
+  }
+  in_str->data[in_str->length] = in_int;
+  printf("number:%zu = %d\n", in_str->length, in_str->data[in_str->length]);
+  in_str->length++; //didn't read the flow when transfering and accidentally put this in the if block
+  //also had an off-by-one error because I increased length before doing anything
 }
 
 int main() {
   srand(time(NULL));
-  printf("how many numbers?\n");
-  int length;
-  scanf("%d", &length);
+  // change to while loop and take inputs rather than fill with random numbers
+  printf("input numbers:\n");
 
-  struct IntArray *myintarray = create_int_array(length);
+  //int input;
+  size_t length = 10;
+  /* while (input != -1) { */
+  /* 	scanf("%d", &input); */
+  /* 	length++; */
+  /* } */
 
-  for (int i = 0; i < length; i++) {
-    myintarray->data[i] = rand() % 10;
-    printf("number:%d = %d\n",i,myintarray->data[i]);
-  }  
+  struct IntArrayStr *myintarraystr = create_int_array_str(2);
 
-  readintarray(myintarray);
+  for (size_t i = 0; i < length; i++) {
+	int input = rand() % 10;
+    push_int_array_str(input, myintarraystr);
+  }
+
+  read_int_array_str(myintarraystr);
+
+  free(myintarraystr->data);
+  free(myintarraystr);
 
-  free(myintarray->data);
-  free(myintarray);
-  
   return 0;
 }