diff --git a/MorseCodeToEnglish.cs b/MorseCodeToEnglish.cs
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+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Text;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using System.IO;
+
+namespace MorseCodeToEnglish
+{
+    public class Program
+    {
+        static void Main(string[] args)
+        {
+            //assumption is that the first argument is the file
+            string filename;
+            try
+            {
+                filename = args[0];
+            }
+            catch
+            {
+                Console.WriteLine("no file specified");
+                Console.ReadKey();
+                return;
+            }
+
+            filename = getFullPath(filename);
+            if (filename != "file not found")
+            {
+                translateMorseToEnglish(filename);
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                Console.WriteLine("file not found");
+                Console.ReadKey();
+                return;
+            }
+            return;
+        }
+
+        private static void translateMorseToEnglish(string filename)
+        {
+            var MorseHashTable = new Dictionary<string, string>();
+            PopulateMorseHashTable(ref MorseHashTable);
+            IEnumerable<string> lines;
+            string[] letters;
+            var outputline = new StringBuilder();
+
+            lines = System.IO.File.ReadLines(filename);
+            foreach (string line in lines)
+            {
+                outputline.Clear();
+                letters = line.Replace("||", ",").Split(',');
+                foreach (string letter in letters)
+                {
+                    outputline.Append(MorseHashTable[letter]);
+                }
+                Console.WriteLine(outputline);
+            }
+        }
+
+        private static string getFullPath(string filename)
+        {   // user can enter the full file path or the filename if it is in the current directory
+            string fullpath = "file not found";
+            if (File.Exists(filename))
+            {
+                fullpath = filename;
+            }
+            else if (System.IO.File.Exists(System.IO.Directory.GetCurrentDirectory() + filename))
+            {
+                fullpath = System.IO.Directory.GetCurrentDirectory() + filename;
+            }
+            return fullpath;
+        }
+
+        private static void PopulateMorseHashTable(ref Dictionary<string, string> hashtable)
+        {
+            hashtable.Add("", " "); //blank returns space
+            hashtable.Add(".-", "a");
+            hashtable.Add("-...", "b");
+            hashtable.Add("-.-.", "c");
+            hashtable.Add("-..", "d");
+            hashtable.Add(".", "e");
+            hashtable.Add("..-.", "f");
+            hashtable.Add("--.", "g");
+            hashtable.Add("....", "h");
+            hashtable.Add("..", "i");
+            hashtable.Add(".---", "j");
+            hashtable.Add("-.-", "k");
+            hashtable.Add(".-..", "l");
+            hashtable.Add("--", "m");
+            hashtable.Add("-.", "n");
+            hashtable.Add("---", "o");
+            hashtable.Add(".--.", "p");
+            hashtable.Add("--.-", "q");
+            hashtable.Add(".-.", "r");
+            hashtable.Add("...", "s");
+            hashtable.Add("-", "t");
+            hashtable.Add("..-", "u");
+            hashtable.Add("...-", "v");
+            hashtable.Add(".--", "w");
+            hashtable.Add("-..-", "x");
+            hashtable.Add("-.--", "y");
+            hashtable.Add("--..", "z");
+            hashtable.Add("-----", "0");
+            hashtable.Add(".----", "1");
+            hashtable.Add("..---", "2");
+            hashtable.Add("...--", "3");
+            hashtable.Add("....-", "4");
+            hashtable.Add(".....", "5");
+            hashtable.Add("-....", "6");
+            hashtable.Add("--...", "7");
+            hashtable.Add("---..", "8");
+            hashtable.Add("----.", "9");
+        }
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/MorseCodeToEnglishInteractive.cs b/MorseCodeToEnglishInteractive.cs
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+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Text;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using System.IO;
+
+namespace MorseCodeToEnglishInteractive
+{
+    class Program
+    {
+        static void Main(string[] args)
+        {
+            Console.WriteLine("Please enter the filename or full path (exit to quit):  ");
+            string filename = Console.ReadLine();
+
+            while (filename.ToLower() != "exit")
+            {
+                filename = getFullPath(filename);
+                if (filename != "file not found")
+                {
+                    translateAndOutput(filename);
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    Console.WriteLine("");
+                    Console.WriteLine("file not found");
+                }
+                Console.WriteLine("");
+                Console.WriteLine("Please enter the filename or full path (exit to quit):  ");
+                filename = Console.ReadLine();
+            }
+        }
+
+        private static void translateAndOutput(string filename)
+        {
+            var MorseHashTable = new Dictionary<string, string>();
+            PopulateMorseHashTable(ref MorseHashTable);
+            IEnumerable<string> lines;
+            string[] letters;
+            var outputline = new StringBuilder();
+
+            Console.WriteLine("Output:");
+
+            lines = System.IO.File.ReadLines(filename);
+            foreach (string line in lines)
+            {
+                outputline.Clear();
+                letters = line.Replace("||", ",").Split(',');
+                foreach (string letter in letters)
+                {
+                    outputline.Append(MorseHashTable[letter]);
+                }
+                Console.WriteLine(outputline);
+            }
+        }
+
+        private static string getFullPath(string filename)
+        {   // user can enter the full file path or the filename if it is in the current directory
+            string fullpath = "file not found";
+            if (File.Exists(filename))
+            {
+                fullpath = filename;
+            }
+            else if (System.IO.File.Exists(System.IO.Directory.GetCurrentDirectory() + filename))
+            {
+                fullpath = System.IO.Directory.GetCurrentDirectory() + filename;
+            }
+            return fullpath;
+        }
+
+        private static void PopulateMorseHashTable(ref Dictionary<string, string> hashtable)
+        {
+            hashtable.Add("", " "); //blank returns space
+            hashtable.Add(".-", "a");
+            hashtable.Add("-...", "b");
+            hashtable.Add("-.-.", "c");
+            hashtable.Add("-..", "d");
+            hashtable.Add(".", "e");
+            hashtable.Add("..-.", "f");
+            hashtable.Add("--.", "g");
+            hashtable.Add("....", "h");
+            hashtable.Add("..", "i");
+            hashtable.Add(".---", "j");
+            hashtable.Add("-.-", "k");
+            hashtable.Add(".-..", "l");
+            hashtable.Add("--", "m");
+            hashtable.Add("-.", "n");
+            hashtable.Add("---", "o");
+            hashtable.Add(".--.", "p");
+            hashtable.Add("--.-", "q");
+            hashtable.Add(".-.", "r");
+            hashtable.Add("...", "s");
+            hashtable.Add("-", "t");
+            hashtable.Add("..-", "u");
+            hashtable.Add("...-", "v");
+            hashtable.Add(".--", "w");
+            hashtable.Add("-..-", "x");
+            hashtable.Add("-.--", "y");
+            hashtable.Add("--..", "z");
+            hashtable.Add("-----", "0");
+            hashtable.Add(".----", "1");
+            hashtable.Add("..---", "2");
+            hashtable.Add("...--", "3");
+            hashtable.Add("....-", "4");
+            hashtable.Add(".....", "5");
+            hashtable.Add("-....", "6");
+            hashtable.Add("--...", "7");
+            hashtable.Add("---..", "8");
+            hashtable.Add("----.", "9");
+        }
+    }
+}
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