diff --git a/lcthw-remnants-2/.gitignore b/lcthw-remnants-2/.gitignore
index 6af946a..8072b4b 100644
--- a/lcthw-remnants-2/.gitignore
+++ b/lcthw-remnants-2/.gitignore
@@ -16,3 +16,4 @@ ex15
 ex16
 ex17
 db.dat
+ex17-ec
diff --git a/lcthw-remnants-2/Makefile b/lcthw-remnants-2/Makefile
index e724af2..88ef73d 100644
--- a/lcthw-remnants-2/Makefile
+++ b/lcthw-remnants-2/Makefile
@@ -1,6 +1,13 @@
 CFLAGS=-Wall -g
 
-all: ex1 ex3
+EXERCISES := \
+	ex1 ex3 ex4 ex5 ex6 ex7 ex8 ex9 ex9-ec \
+	ex10 ex11 ex12 ex13 ex14 ex15 ex16 ex17 ex17-ec
+
+all: $(EXERCISES)
 
 clean:
-	rm -f ex1 ex3
+	$(RM) $(EXERCISES)
+
+test:
+	./runtests
diff --git a/lcthw-remnants-2/ex17-ec.c b/lcthw-remnants-2/ex17-ec.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..24a2eca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lcthw-remnants-2/ex17-ec.c
@@ -0,0 +1,202 @@
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <assert.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <errno.h>
+#include <string.h>
+
+#define MAX_DATA 512
+#define MAX_ROWS 100
+
+struct Address {
+  int id;
+  int set;
+  char name[MAX_DATA];
+  char email[MAX_DATA];
+};
+
+struct Database {
+  struct Address rows[MAX_ROWS];
+};
+
+struct Connection {
+  FILE *file;
+  struct Database *db;
+};
+
+void Database_close(struct Connection *conn);
+
+void die(const char *message, struct Connection *conn)
+{
+  if(errno) {
+    perror(message);
+  } else {
+    printf("ERROR: %s\n", message);
+  }
+
+  Database_close(conn);
+
+  exit(1);
+}
+
+void Address_print(struct Address *addr)
+{
+  printf("%d %s %s\n",
+      addr->id, addr->name, addr->email);
+}
+
+void Database_load(struct Connection *conn)
+{
+  int rc = fread(conn->db, sizeof(struct Database), 1, conn->file);
+  if(rc != 1) die("Failed to load database.", conn);
+}
+
+struct Connection *Database_open(const char *filename, char mode)
+{
+  struct Connection *conn = malloc(sizeof(struct Connection));
+  if(!conn) die("Memory error", conn);
+
+  conn->db = malloc(sizeof(struct Database));
+  if(!conn->db) die("Memory error", conn);
+
+  if(mode == 'c') {
+    conn->file = fopen(filename, "w");
+  } else {
+    conn->file = fopen(filename, "r+");
+
+    if(conn->file) {
+      Database_load(conn);
+    }
+  }
+
+  if(!conn->file) die("Failed to open the file", conn);
+
+  return conn;
+}
+
+void Database_close(struct Connection *conn)
+{
+  if(conn) {
+    if(conn->file) fclose(conn->file);
+    if(conn->db) free(conn->db);
+    free(conn);
+  }
+}
+
+void Database_write(struct Connection *conn)
+{
+  rewind(conn->file);
+
+  int rc = fwrite(conn->db, sizeof(struct Database), 1, conn->file);
+  if(rc != 1) die("Failed to write database.", conn);
+
+  rc = fflush(conn->file);
+  if(rc == -1) die("Connot flush database.", conn);
+}
+
+void Database_create(struct Connection *conn)
+{
+  int i = 0;
+
+  for(i = 0; i < MAX_ROWS; i++) {
+    // make a prototype to initialize it
+    struct Address addr = {.id = i, .set = 0};
+    // then just assign it
+    conn->db->rows[i] = addr;
+  }
+}
+
+void Database_set(struct Connection *conn, int id, const char *name, const char *email)
+{
+  struct Address *addr = &conn->db->rows[id];
+  if(addr->set) die("Already set, delete it first", conn);
+
+  addr->set = 1;
+  // WARNING: bug, read the "How To Break It" and fix this
+  char *res = strncpy(addr->name, name, MAX_DATA);
+  // demonstrate the strncpy bug
+  if(!res) die("Name copy failed", conn);
+
+  res = strncpy(addr->email, email, MAX_DATA);
+  if(!res) die("Email copy failed", conn);
+}
+
+void Database_get(struct Connection *conn, int id)
+{
+  struct Address *addr = &conn->db->rows[id];
+
+  if(addr->set) {
+    Address_print(addr);
+  } else {
+    die("ID is not set", conn);
+  }
+}
+
+void Database_delete(struct Connection *conn, int id)
+{
+  struct Address addr = {.id = id, .set = 0};
+  conn->db->rows[id] = addr;
+}
+
+void Database_list(struct Connection *conn)
+{
+  int i = 0;
+  struct Database *db = conn->db;
+
+  for(i = 0; i < MAX_ROWS; i++) {
+    struct Address *cur = &db->rows[i];
+
+    if(cur->set) {
+      Address_print(cur);
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+int main(int argc, char *argv[])
+{
+  if(argc < 3) die("USAGE: ex17 <dbfile> <action> [action params]", NULL);
+
+  char *filename = argv[1];
+  char action = argv[2][0];
+  struct Connection *conn = Database_open(filename, action);
+  int id = 0;
+
+  if(argc > 3) id = atoi(argv[3]);
+  if(id >= MAX_ROWS) die("There's not that many records.", conn);
+
+  switch(action) {
+    case 'c':
+      Database_create(conn);
+      Database_write(conn);
+      break;
+
+    case 'g':
+      if(argc != 4) die("Need an id to get", conn);
+
+      Database_get(conn, id);
+      break;
+
+    case 's':
+      if(argc != 6) die("Need id, name, email to set", conn);
+
+      Database_set(conn, id, argv[4], argv[5]);
+      Database_write(conn);
+      break;
+
+    case 'd':
+      if(argc != 4) die("Need id to delete", conn);
+
+      Database_delete(conn, id);
+      Database_write(conn);
+      break;
+
+    case 'l':
+      Database_list(conn);
+      break;
+    default:
+      die("Invalid action, only: c=create, g=get, s=set, d=del, l=list", conn);
+  }
+
+  Database_close(conn);
+
+  return 0;
+}
diff --git a/lcthw-remnants-2/runtests b/lcthw-remnants-2/runtests
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..f1f641a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lcthw-remnants-2/runtests
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash