diff --git a/src/main.py b/src/main.py
index 06d58d4..3ef1fa3 100644
--- a/src/main.py
+++ b/src/main.py
@@ -1,5 +1,50 @@
+from pathlib import Path
+
+from mdtohtml import mdtohtml
+
+md = """
+#This is a header
+
+THis is a paragrah with **bold** text
+
+This is *italic* text
+
+and and unordered list
+- one item
+- two item
+- three item
+"""
+
+srcdir = Path("markdown")
+destdir = Path("publish")
+
 def main():
     print("Hello from resume!")
+    html = mdtohtml(md)
+    print(html)
+
+    # html
+    # process all files ending with '.md'  in srcdir to html
+
+    # get the files
+    if not srcdir.is_dir():
+        return f'Error: "{srcdir}" is not a directory or does not exist'
+    filelist = list(srcdir.glob('*.md'))
+
+    # mk destdir if not exist
+    if not destdir.is_dir():
+        destdir.mkdir()
+
+    # process through mdtohtml
+    for infile in filelist:
+        outfile = destdir / infile.name
+        outfile = outfile.with_suffix(".html")
+        print(f" processing '{infile}' to '{outfile}")
+        with infile.open(mode='r', encoding='utf-8') as f:
+            mdsrc = f.read()
+            html = mdtohtml(mdsrc)
+        with outfile.open(mode='w', encoding='utf-8') as f:
+            f.write(html)
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
diff --git a/src/mdtohtml.py b/src/mdtohtml.py
index d1ea271..cee860a 100644
--- a/src/mdtohtml.py
+++ b/src/mdtohtml.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 from markdown_it import MarkdownIt
 
-md = MarkdownIt()
+
+md = MarkdownIt("commonmark").enable('table')
 
 def mdtohtml(mdsrc):
     return md.render(mdsrc)