diff --git a/move_to_rucio.py b/move_to_rucio.py
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index ecd6dfa2fc7f2cd34e6e457156742d8163e61d59..27557b160ad3db5d013817db5052d470a9a17d8d
--- a/move_to_rucio.py
+++ b/move_to_rucio.py
@@ -1,8 +1,39 @@
-# INPUT: srmls of source dir
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+import os
+from rucio.rse.protocols import protocol
+
+def data_parser(filedata, scope='lofar'):
+  datafiles = list()
+  filepaths = list()
+  lsblocklength = 18
+  meta = {} 
+  if not len(filedata[-1].strip()):
+    filedata.pop()
+  for idx in range(0,len(filedata),18):
+    fileprops = filedata[idx].strip().split()
+    nbytes = int(fileprops[0].strip())
+    pth = fileprops[1]
+    name = os.path.basename(pth)
+    checkline = filedata[idx+6]
+    checksum = checkline.split(":")[1].strip()
+    datafiles.append({'name':name, 'bytes': nbytes, 'adler32':checksum, 'meta':meta})
+    filepaths.append(pth)
+  return filepaths, datafiles
 
+# INPUT: srmls of source dir
 # step 1: read filenames from file
 
+with open("source_data_list.dat") as sdl:
+  source_data = sdl.readlines()
+
+filepaths, filelist_data = data_parser(source_data)
 # step 2: compute directory hashes
+scope = 'lofar'
+rdt = protocol.RSEDeterministicTranslation()
+for frompath in filepaths:
+  fname = os.path.basename(frompath)
+  tosubpath = rdt.path(scope,fname)
+  print(frompath, tosubpath)
 
 # step 3: move data to directories