diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 3da2b49..3c3629e 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,2 +1 @@
 node_modules
-wixFiles
diff --git a/Gulpfile.js b/Gulpfile.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bed0da0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Gulpfile.js
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+var gulp = require('gulp');
+var unzip = require('gulp-unzip');
+var request = require('request');
+var fs = require('fs');
+gulp.task('download', function () {
+  return request('http://wixtoolset.org/downloads/v3.11.0.129/wix311-binaries.zip').pipe(fs.createWriteStream('wixToolset.zip'));
+});
+
+gulp.task('getwix',['download'], function(){
+  return gulp.src("wixToolset.zip")
+   .pipe(unzip())
+   .pipe(gulp.dest('./wixFiles'));
+});
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a04d900..456aa79 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 # HydroCarbon
 
 
+simple wrapper over wix. You can see a working demo [here](https://github.com/tparnell8/GulpBuildForDotNet)
diff --git a/app.js b/app.js
index 0955ea1..e29dc02 100644
--- a/app.js
+++ b/app.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 module.exports = {
     exec: require('./exec.js'),
-    generator: require('../generator.js')
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+    generator: require('./generator.js')
+}
diff --git a/exec.js b/exec.js
index 8e3d7a0..f0834a0 100644
--- a/exec.js
+++ b/exec.js
@@ -4,9 +4,15 @@
 'use strict';
 var fs = require('fs'),
     when = require('when'),
+    nodefn = require('when/node'),
     _ = require('underscore'),
     path = require('path'),
     child_process = require('child_process');
+var logger = function(log){
+  if(log){
+    console.log(log);
+  }
+}
 var main = function (options) {
     var heatFiles = options.heatFiles;
     var candleFiles = options.candleFiles;
@@ -14,14 +20,19 @@ var main = function (options) {
     var heatCommands = options.heatCommands || null;
     var candleCommands = options.candleCommands || null;
     var lightCommands = options.lightCommands || null;
-    var heatPath = options.heatPath || path.normalize(__dirname + "/heat.exe");
-    var lightPath = options.lightPath || path.normalize(__dirname + "/light.exe");
-    var candlePath = options.candlePath || path.normalize(__dirname + "/candle.exe");
+    var heatPath = options.heatPath || __dirname + "/wixFiles/heat.exe";
+    var lightPath = options.lightPath || __dirname + "/wixFiles/light.exe";
+    var candlePath = options.candlePath || __dirname + "/wixFiles/candle.exe";
+    var cb = options.callback || function(){};
+    var version = options.version;
+    if(version){
+      process.env.BUILD_VERSION = version;
+    }
     if(!heatCommands){
             if(!heatFiles || !_.isArray(heatFiles) || heatFiles.length < 1 ){
             throw "heat files are required if no commands are passed";
         }
-         checkFiles(heatFiles);
+      //   checkFiles(heatFiles);
     }
 
     if(!candleCommands){
@@ -30,7 +41,7 @@ var main = function (options) {
           throw "candle files are required";
       }
 
-      checkFiles(candleCommands);
+      //checkFiles(candleCommands);
 
     }
 
@@ -40,11 +51,57 @@ var main = function (options) {
           throw "light files are required";
       }
 
-      checkFiles(lightFiles);
+      //checkFiles(lightFiles);
 
     }
-    child_process.execFileSync(heatPath, heatCommands? heatCommands: _.map(heatFiles, (file)=>`@${path.normalize(file)}`));
+    child_process.execFile(path.normalize(heatPath), heatCommands? heatCommands: _.map(heatFiles, (file)=>`@${path.normalize(file)}`), (err, stdout, stderr)=>{
+      logger(stdout);
+      logger(stderr);
+      if(err){
+        throw err;
+      }
+
+      child_process.execFile(path.normalize(candlePath), candleCommands? candleCommands: _.map(candleFiles, (file)=>`@${path.normalize(file)}`), (err, stdout, stderr)=>{
+        logger(stdout);
+        logger(stderr);
+        if(err){
+          throw err;
+        }
+
+        child_process.execFile(path.normalize(lightPath), lightCommands? lightCommands: _.map(lightFiles, (file)=>`@${path.normalize(file)}`), (err, stdout, stderr)=>{
+          logger(stdout);
+          logger(stderr);
+          if(err){
+            throw err;
+          }
+
+        });
+
+      });
+
+    });
+    //todo: figure out how to use promises while capturing stderr on the catch
+    /*
+    var liftedChild = nodefn.lift(child_process.execFile);
+    liftedChild(heatPath, heatCommands? heatCommands: _.map(heatFiles, (file)=>`@${path.normalize(file)}`))
+    .then((stdin, stderror)=>{
+      console.log(stdin);
+      console.log(stderror);
+      return liftedChild(candlePath, candleCommands? candleCommands: _.map(candleFiles, (file)=>`@${path.normalize(file)}`));
+    })
+
+    .then((stdin, stderror)=>{
+      console.log(stdin);
+      console.log(stderror);
+      return liftedChild(lightPath, lightCommands? lightCommands: _.map(lightFiles, (file)=>`@${path.normalize(file)}`));
+    })
+    .catch((a,b,c)=>{
+      console.log(a);
+      console.log(b);
+      console.log(c);
+    })*/
 };
+
 var checkFiles = function(files){
     _.each(files, (file)=>{
         if(!checkFile(file)){
@@ -57,10 +114,12 @@ var checkFile = function (file) {
         return false;
     }
     try {
-        fs.access(file, fs.R_OK); //will error if doesnt exist
+        fs.access(path.normalize(file), fs.R_OK); //will error if doesnt exist
         //todo async?
         return true;
     } catch (error) {
         return false;
     }
 };
+
+module.exports = main;
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 750822d..8ba8708 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -10,5 +10,10 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "underscore": "^1.8.3",
     "when": "^3.7.7"
+  },
+  "devDependencies": {
+    "gulp": "^3.9.1",
+    "gulp-unzip": "^0.1.3",
+    "request": "^2.69.0"
   }
 }