diff --git a/Skype History Viewer/Form1.Designer.cs b/Skype History Viewer/Form1.Designer.cs
index 025b6ee..92d7de9 100644
--- a/Skype History Viewer/Form1.Designer.cs	
+++ b/Skype History Viewer/Form1.Designer.cs	
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@
             this.cmdExportAll.TabIndex = 2;
             this.cmdExportAll.Text = "Export All To Text File";
             this.cmdExportAll.UseVisualStyleBackColor = true;
+            this.cmdExportAll.Click += new System.EventHandler(this.cmdExportAll_Click);
             // 
             // cmdExport
             // 
@@ -71,6 +72,7 @@
             this.cmdExport.TabIndex = 3;
             this.cmdExport.Text = "Export Selected to Text File";
             this.cmdExport.UseVisualStyleBackColor = true;
+            this.cmdExport.Click += new System.EventHandler(this.cmdExport_Click);
             // 
             // cmdAdd
             // 
@@ -80,6 +82,7 @@
             this.cmdAdd.TabIndex = 4;
             this.cmdAdd.Text = "View History for Selected User";
             this.cmdAdd.UseVisualStyleBackColor = true;
+            this.cmdAdd.Click += new System.EventHandler(this.cmdAdd_Click);
             // 
             // cmdClear
             // 
diff --git a/Skype History Viewer/Form1.cs b/Skype History Viewer/Form1.cs
index 66a4dc6..fb3c7db 100644
--- a/Skype History Viewer/Form1.cs	
+++ b/Skype History Viewer/Form1.cs	
@@ -7,14 +7,80 @@ using System.Linq;
 using System.Text;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using System.Windows.Forms;
+using SKYPE4COMLib;
 
 namespace Skype_History_Viewer
 {
     public partial class FrmMain : Form
     {
+        private Boolean connected = false;
+        private Skype skype = new Skype();
+
         public FrmMain()
         {
             InitializeComponent();
+            connected = connectToSkype();
+        }
+
+        private void cmdAdd_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
+        {
+            if(!connected)
+            {
+                errorMessage();
+            }
+            else
+            {
+
+            }
+        }
+
+        private void errorMessage()
+        {
+            connected = connectToSkype();
+            if(!connected)
+            {
+                MessageBox.Show("Could not connect to skype, please make sure that skype is running and this plugin is allowed.");
+            }
+            
+        }
+
+
+        private Boolean connectToSkype()
+        {
+            try
+            {
+                //attaches the program to skype
+                skype.Attach();
+                return true;
+            }
+            catch
+            {
+                return false;
+            }
+        }
+
+        private void cmdExport_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
+        {
+            if (!connected)
+            {
+                errorMessage();
+            }
+            else
+            {
+
+            }
+        }
+
+        private void cmdExportAll_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
+        {
+            if (!connected)
+            {
+                errorMessage();
+            }
+            else
+            {
+
+            }
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/Skype History Viewer/Skype History Viewer.csproj b/Skype History Viewer/Skype History Viewer.csproj
index e6bc11b..f10df98 100644
--- a/Skype History Viewer/Skype History Viewer.csproj	
+++ b/Skype History Viewer/Skype History Viewer.csproj	
@@ -79,6 +79,17 @@
   <ItemGroup>
     <None Include="App.config" />
   </ItemGroup>
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <COMReference Include="SKYPE4COMLib">
+      <Guid>{03282B5D-B38F-469D-849A-09B0A7F4881B}</Guid>
+      <VersionMajor>1</VersionMajor>
+      <VersionMinor>0</VersionMinor>
+      <Lcid>0</Lcid>
+      <WrapperTool>tlbimp</WrapperTool>
+      <Isolated>False</Isolated>
+      <EmbedInteropTypes>True</EmbedInteropTypes>
+    </COMReference>
+  </ItemGroup>
   <Import Project="$(MSBuildToolsPath)\Microsoft.CSharp.targets" />
   <!-- To modify your build process, add your task inside one of the targets below and uncomment it. 
        Other similar extension points exist, see Microsoft.Common.targets.