diff --git a/src/template/main.py b/src/template/main.py
index 2719f7f..f2ed7e4 100644
--- a/src/template/main.py
+++ b/src/template/main.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 import logging
 import sys
 import os
-import getopt
+from optparse import OptionParser
 
 # local imports
 
@@ -24,96 +24,21 @@ logging.basicConfig(level=logging.DEBUG,
                     format="%(asctime)s %(levelname).3s %(process)d:%(thread)d %(message)s",
                     datefmt="%H:%M:%S")
 
-# definitions
-
-class Usage(Exception):
-    pass
-
-class Error(Exception):
-    pass
 
 def main(argv = [__file__]):
-    try:
-        # check for parameters
-        LOG.debug("starting '%s %s'", argv[0], " ".join(argv[1:]))
-        script_name = os.path.basename(argv[0])
-        try:
-            opts, args = getopt.getopt(argv[1:], "hfgp", \
-                         ["help", "force", "gui", "preview"])
-        except getopt.error, err:
-            raise Usage(err)
-        LOG.debug("opts: %s, args: %s", opts, args)
-        o_overwrite = False
-        o_gui = False
-        o_preview = False
-        for o, a in opts:
-            if o in ("-h", "--help"):
-                usage(script_name)
-                return 0
-            elif o in ("-f", "--force"):
-                o_overwrite = True
-            elif o in ("-p", "--preview"):
-                o_preview = True
-            elif o in ("-g", "--gui"):
-                o_gui = True
-        if len(args) == 2:
-            src_dir = args[0]
-            dest_dir = args[1]
-        elif len(args) == 1 :
-            src_dir = args[0]
-            dest_dir = args[0]
-        elif len(args) == 0 :
-            src_dir = None
-            dest_dir = None
-            o_gui = True
-        else:
-            raise Usage("more than two arguments provided")
-        # call method with appropriate arguments
-        if src_dir and not os.path.exists(src_dir):
-            raise Error("Source directory not found [%s], aborting" % (src_dir, ))
-        if dest_dir and not os.path.exists(dest_dir):
-            LOG.warn("Destination directory not found [%s]", dest_dir)
-            if not o_preview:
-                LOG.info("Creating destination directory [%s]", dest_dir)
-                os.makedirs(dest_dir)
-        if o_gui:
-            gui(src_dir, dest_dir, o_overwrite)
-        else:
-            cli(src_dir, dest_dir, o_preview, o_overwrite)
-        LOG.debug("Done.")
-        return 0
-    except Error, err:
-        LOG.error(err)
-        return 1
-    except Usage, err:
-        LOG.error(err)
-        LOG.info("for usage use -h or --help")
-        return 2
+    # check for parameters
+    LOG.debug("starting '%s %s'", argv[0], " ".join(argv[1:]))
+    script_name = os.path.basename(argv[0])
+    # parse arguments and options
+    usage = "usage: %prog [options] arg"
+    version = "%prog 1.0"
+    parser = OptionParser(usage, version)
+    parser.add_option("-f", "--file", dest="filename",
+                      help="read configuration from FILENAME")
+    parser.add_option("-p", "--port", default="8001", type="int",
+                      help="server port [default: %default]")
 
 
-def gui(src_dir, dest_dir, o_overwrite):
-    """ graphical user interface """
-    print src_dir, dest_dir, o_overwrite
-
-
-def cli(src_dir, dest_dir, o_preview, o_overwrite):
-    """ command line interface """
-    print src_dir, dest_dir, o_preview, o_overwrite
-
-
-def usage(script_name):
-    print
-    print "usage: %s [options] [src_dir [dest_dir]]" % (script_name,)
-    print """
-  src_dir      source directory to search for MOD/MOI
-  dest_dir     destination directory for MPG files
-options:
-  -h, --help    show this help message and exit
-  -f, --force   override files with same name in destination directory
-  -g, --gui     force interactive mode
-  -p, --preview preview only, don't copy, don't create non-existent directories
-"""
-
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     sys.exit(main(sys.argv)) 
diff --git a/src/tutorial.py b/src/tutorial.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d8e8a56
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/tutorial.py
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+# ZODB Tutorial
+
+""" zodb.tutorial """
+
+# imports
+
+from ZODB.FileStorage import FileStorage
+from ZODB.DB import DB
+from persistent import Persistent
+import transaction
+
+# Persistent objects
+
+class Account(Persistent):
+    def __init__(self):
+        self.balance = 0.0
+
+    def deposit(self, amount):
+        self.balance += amount
+
+    def cash(self, amount):
+        assert amount < self.balance
+        self.balance -= amount
+
+# Configuration
+
+storage = FileStorage(r"e:\temp\data.zodb")
+db = DB(storage)
+connection = db.open()
+root = connection.root()
+
+print root.keys()
+
+# Storing objects
+    
+root['account-1'] = Account()
+if "account-2" not in root: 
+    root['account-2'] = Account()
+
+# Transactions
+root['account-2'].deposit(5)
+transaction.commit()
+print root.keys()
+
+del root['account-1']
+print root.keys()
+# ['account-2']
+transaction.abort()
+print root.keys()
+# ['account-1', 'account-2']
+
+print root['account-2'].balance 
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