diff --git a/dune b/dune
index ddf0014..7a62cc2 100644
--- a/dune
+++ b/dune
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 (executable
  (name elements)
- (modules Elements Preprocess)
- (libraries yojson re)
+ (modules Elements Makedb)
+ (libraries sqlite3 yojson)
 )
diff --git a/elements.ml b/elements.ml
index acacd01..518a705 100644
--- a/elements.ml
+++ b/elements.ml
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
-let () = Preprocess.preprocess stdin
+let () = Makedb.makedb (Sqlite3.db_open "elements.sqlite3")
+	(Yojson.Basic.from_channel stdin)
diff --git a/makedb.ml b/makedb.ml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..11d6a9d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/makedb.ml
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+(** Init script for the SQLite database. **)
+let inits = "\
+	DROP TABLE IF EXISTS elements; \
+	CREATE TABLE elements (\
+		num INTEGER PRIMARY KEY NOT NULL, \
+		symb TEXT UNIQUE NOT NULL, \
+		name TEXT UNIQUE NOT NULL, mass FLOAT, \
+		cpk_color TEXT, e_config TEXT, e_neg FLOAT, rad FLOAT, \
+		ionization_e FLOAT, e_affinity FLOAT, \
+		oxidation TEXT, state TEXT, \
+		melting FLOAT, boiling FLOAT, density FLOAT, \
+		block TEXT, discovered INTEGER) WITHOUT ROWID; \
+"
+
+(** Converts the column data in the PubChem JSON file to
+    a string option array. *)
+let toarr json = let open Yojson.Basic.Util in
+	json |> member "Table" |> member "Columns" |> member "Column"
+	|> to_list |> filter_string |> Array.of_list 
+(** The PubChem JSON file is compressed by keeping all key values in
+    a single array at the top called [Column]. *)
+
+(** Ignores all rows or throws an exception, then resets [stmt]. *)
+let allstep stmt = let open Sqlite3 in
+	let rec f = function
+	| Rc.ROW -> f (step stmt)
+	| x -> Rc.check x
+	in f (step stmt); reset stmt |> Rc.check
+
+(** Initializes [db] from [json]. *)
+let makedb db json = let open Sqlite3
+	in let () = exec db inits |> Rc.check
+	in let colarr = toarr json
+	in let stmt = "INSERT INTO elements \
+		(num, symb, name, mass, cpk_color, e_config, e_neg, \
+		rad, ionization_e, e_affinity, oxidation, state, \
+		melting, boiling, density, block, discovered) VALUES \
+		(:AtomicNumber, :Symbol, :Name, :AtomicMass, \
+		:CPKHexColor, :ElectronConfiguration, \
+		:Electronegativity, :AtomicRadius, :IonizationEnergy, \
+		:ElectronAffinity, :OxidationStates, :StandardState, \
+		:MeltingPoint, :BoilingPoint, :Density, :GroupBlock, \
+		:YearDiscovered);"
+	|> prepare db
+	in let prep i x =
+		bind_name stmt (":" ^ colarr.(i))
+		(if x = "" then Data.NULL else Data.TEXT x) |> Rc.check
+	in let open Yojson.Basic.Util
+	in let access_data x = x |> member "Cell" |> to_list
+		|> filter_string |> List.iteri prep; allstep stmt
+	in json |> member "Table" |> member "Row" |> to_list
+		|> List.iter access_data
diff --git a/preprocess.ml b/preprocess.ml
deleted file mode 100644
index 797dc02..0000000
--- a/preprocess.ml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,24 +0,0 @@
-let exprcomp expr = Re.Posix.re expr |> Re.compile
-let justws s =
-	let e = Re.seq [Re.bos; Re.rep (Re.set " \\t\\r\\v\\n"); Re.eos]
-		|> Re.compile
-	in Re.exec_opt e s |> Option.is_some
-let repl expr by = Re.replace_string (exprcomp expr) ~by
-
-let preprocess s =
-	let open Yojson.Basic
-	in let open Yojson.Basic.Util
-	in let json = from_channel s
-	in let escp s = if justws s then print_endline "(none)" else
-		print_endline (s |> repl "\\\\" "\\\\\\\\" |> repl "\n" "\\n")
-	in let pcell x = member "Cell" x |> to_list |> filter_string
-		|> List.iter escp; print_newline()
-	in
-	(* Print columns *)
-	json |> member "Table" |> member "Columns"
-	|> member "Column" |> to_list |> filter_string |> List.iter escp;
-	print_newline();
-
-	(* Print rows *)
-	json |> member "Table" |> member "Row" |> to_list
-	|> List.iter pcell