diff --git a/imageInput.c b/imageInput.c
index 3558607..e84a8d4 100644
--- a/imageInput.c
+++ b/imageInput.c
@@ -29,22 +29,20 @@ int checkString (FILE *file){ //Checks if String at the start of File equals exp
 }
 }
 
-void setParameters(const char buffer[], unsigned int* imageCount, unsigned int* width, unsigned int* height);
+void setParameters(FILE* file, unsigned int* imageCount, unsigned int* width, unsigned int* height);
 void allocateMemory(GrayScaleImageSeries *s, const int imageCount, const int width, const int height);
 // TODO Vervollständigen Sie die Funktion readImages unter Benutzung Ihrer Hilfsfunktionen
 GrayScaleImageSeries *readImages(const char *path)
 {
+	FILE * file;
+	// TODO open binary file from file name
     GrayScaleImageSeries *series = NULL;
+	if(!(checkString(file)))
+		return NULL;
 
-	// hier Niko Stuff
-    // create char array buffer with bytes containing initialization information
-    // TODO some kind of logic to get correct address in binary file
-    char initBuffer[3];
-    /*
-	int readBytes = fread(initBuffer, 1, 3, //file);
-     */
     unsigned int* imageCount = &(series->count); // sets a pointer for int variable count in struct
-    setParameters(initBuffer, imageCount, &(series->images->width), &(series->images->height));
+
+    setParameters(file, imageCount, &(series->images->width), &(series->images->height));
     allocateMemory(series, *imageCount, series->images->width, series->images->height);
 
     return series;
@@ -61,7 +59,12 @@ void clearSeries(GrayScaleImageSeries *series)
 	series->images = NULL;
 	series->labels = NULL;
 }
-void setParameters(const char buffer[], unsigned int* imageCount, unsigned int* width, unsigned int* height) { // sets the parameters
+void setParameters(FILE* file, unsigned int* imageCount, unsigned int* width, unsigned int* height) { // sets the parameters
+	char buffer[3];
+
+	fseek(file, 27, SEEK_SET);
+	fread(buffer, 1, 3, file);
+
 	*imageCount = (int) buffer[0];
     *width = (int) buffer[1];
     *height = (int) buffer[2];