diff --git a/src/client/distren.c b/src/client/distren.c
--- a/src/client/distren.c
+++ b/src/client/distren.c
@@ -26,14 +26,23 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
   genericfunc();
   execlisten();
 
+  struc job;
+  // job =   // gets job structure from server
+
+  /*-- job structure--
+   * int file_name
+   * int frame_to_render
+   *
+   */
+
   int frame_to_render;
   frame_to_render = 10; // temporary, the number 10 will be replaced with a function call
 
-  char name[25]; // declares a variable to hold the file name
-  name = 'file_name'; // file_name will be replaced with a function call
+  char file_name[25]; // declares a variable to hold the file name
+  // file_name = job.file_name // retrieves file name from the job structure
 
   char string[100];
-  sprintf(string, "blender.exe -b %s.blend -o //tmp/frame -f %d -F JPEG -x 1", name, frame_to_render);
+  sprintf(string, "blender.exe -b (filename).blend -o //tmp/frame -f %d -F JPEG -x 1", name, frame_to_render);
 
   system(string);