diff --git a/app/generator/generator.go b/app/generator/generator.go
index 6b7810b..e0ac051 100644
--- a/app/generator/generator.go
+++ b/app/generator/generator.go
@@ -6,15 +6,53 @@ import (
 	"github.com/xwb1989/sqlparser"
 )
 
-func Generate[T any](_ sqlparser.Statement) []instructions.Instruction[T] {
+// resultConstructor allows the generator to construct T values for use in
+// instructions like String. This follows the same pattern as BTreeEngine.
+type resultConstructor[T any] interface {
+	Text(string) T
+	Number(int64) T
+	Null() T
+}
+
+func Generate[T any](stmt sqlparser.Statement, rc resultConstructor[T]) []instructions.Instruction[T] {
+	selectStmt := stmt.(*sqlparser.Select)
+	tableExpr := selectStmt.From[0].(*sqlparser.AliasedTableExpr)
+	tableName := sqlparser.GetTableName(tableExpr.Expr).String()
+
 	return []instructions.Instruction[T]{
-		instructions.OpenRead[T]{RootPage: 5, CursorID: 0},
+		// Schema lookup (addresses 0-10)
+		// Open cursor 0 on the schema table (always page 1)
+		instructions.OpenRead[T]{RootPage: 1, CursorID: 0},
 		instructions.Rewind[T]{Cursor: 0},
-		instructions.Column[T]{Cursor: 0, Column: 0, Register: 1},
-		instructions.Column[T]{Cursor: 0, Column: 1, Register: 2},
-		instructions.Column[T]{Cursor: 0, Column: 2, Register: 3},
-		instructions.ResultRow[T]{FromRegister: 1, ToRegister: 3},
+
+		// Loop: check if this row is a "table" type entry
+		instructions.Column[T]{Cursor: 0, Column: 0, Register: 1}, // Read 'type' into reg1
+		instructions.String[T]{Register: 2, Value: rc.Text("table")},
+		instructions.Ne[T]{Register1: 1, Register2: 2, JumpAddress: 9}, // If not "table", go to Next
+
+		// Check if the name matches our target table
+		instructions.Column[T]{Cursor: 0, Column: 1, Register: 3}, // Read 'name' into reg3
+		instructions.String[T]{Register: 4, Value: rc.Text(tableName)},
+		instructions.Ne[T]{Register1: 3, Register2: 4, JumpAddress: 9}, // If not target, go to Next
+
+		// Found the table! Jump past the loop
+		instructions.Goto[T]{JumpAddress: 11},
+
+		// Next: advance cursor and loop back, or fall through to halt if exhausted
 		instructions.Next[T]{Cursor: 0, FromAddress: 2},
+		instructions.Halt[T]{}, // Table not found (error case)
+
+		// Extract root page and open data cursor (addresses 11-13)
+		instructions.Column[T]{Cursor: 0, Column: 3, Register: 5}, // Read rootpage into reg5
+		instructions.OpenReadFromRegister[T]{CursorID: 1, PageRegister: 5},
+		instructions.Rewind[T]{Cursor: 1},
+
+		// Data reading (addresses 14+) - using cursor 1
+		instructions.Column[T]{Cursor: 1, Column: 0, Register: 6},
+		instructions.Column[T]{Cursor: 1, Column: 1, Register: 7},
+		instructions.Column[T]{Cursor: 1, Column: 2, Register: 8},
+		instructions.ResultRow[T]{FromRegister: 6, ToRegister: 8},
+		instructions.Next[T]{Cursor: 1, FromAddress: 14},
 		instructions.Halt[T]{},
 	}
 }
diff --git a/app/machine/instructions/goto.go b/app/machine/instructions/goto.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..77d839a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/machine/instructions/goto.go
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+package instructions
+
+import (
+	"github/com/lucasbn/sqlite-clone/app/machine/common"
+	"github/com/lucasbn/sqlite-clone/app/machine/state"
+)
+
+type Goto[T any] struct {
+	JumpAddress uint64
+}
+
+var _ Instruction[any] = Goto[any]{}
+
+func (g Goto[T]) Execute(s *state.MachineState[T], b common.BTreeEngine[T]) [][]T {
+	s.CurrentAddress = int(g.JumpAddress)
+	return [][]T{}
+}
diff --git a/app/machine/instructions/ne.go b/app/machine/instructions/ne.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5e75e3f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/machine/instructions/ne.go
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+package instructions
+
+import (
+	"github/com/lucasbn/sqlite-clone/app/machine/common"
+	"github/com/lucasbn/sqlite-clone/app/machine/state"
+	"github/com/lucasbn/sqlite-clone/app/types"
+)
+
+type Ne[T any] struct {
+	Register1   int
+	Register2   int
+	JumpAddress uint64
+}
+
+var _ Instruction[any] = Ne[any]{}
+
+func (ne Ne[T]) Execute(s *state.MachineState[T], b common.BTreeEngine[T]) [][]T {
+	val1 := s.Registers.Get(ne.Register1)
+	val2 := s.Registers.Get(ne.Register2)
+
+	equal := compareValues(val1, val2)
+
+	if !equal {
+		s.CurrentAddress = int(ne.JumpAddress)
+	} else {
+		s.CurrentAddress++
+	}
+
+	return [][]T{}
+}
+
+// compareValues compares two values for equality. It handles the specific
+// Entry types used by this SQLite clone.
+func compareValues[T any](a, b T) bool {
+	// Type assert to Entry interface and compare based on type
+	aEntry, aOk := any(a).(types.Entry)
+	bEntry, bOk := any(b).(types.Entry)
+
+	if !aOk || !bOk {
+		return false
+	}
+
+	switch aVal := aEntry.(type) {
+	case types.TextEntry:
+		if bVal, ok := bEntry.(types.TextEntry); ok {
+			return aVal.Value == bVal.Value
+		}
+	case types.NumberEntry:
+		if bVal, ok := bEntry.(types.NumberEntry); ok {
+			return aVal.Value == bVal.Value
+		}
+	case types.NullEntry:
+		_, ok := bEntry.(types.NullEntry)
+		return ok
+	}
+
+	return false
+}
diff --git a/app/machine/instructions/open_read_from_register.go b/app/machine/instructions/open_read_from_register.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1609dbe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/machine/instructions/open_read_from_register.go
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+package instructions
+
+import (
+	"github/com/lucasbn/sqlite-clone/app/machine/common"
+	"github/com/lucasbn/sqlite-clone/app/machine/state"
+	"github/com/lucasbn/sqlite-clone/app/types"
+)
+
+type OpenReadFromRegister[T any] struct {
+	CursorID     uint64
+	PageRegister int
+}
+
+var _ Instruction[any] = OpenReadFromRegister[any]{}
+
+func (o OpenReadFromRegister[T]) Execute(s *state.MachineState[T], b common.BTreeEngine[T]) [][]T {
+	s.CurrentAddress++
+
+	// Get the root page number from the register
+	regValue := s.Registers.Get(o.PageRegister)
+
+	// Type assert to extract the int64 value from NumberEntry
+	entry, ok := any(regValue).(types.Entry)
+	if !ok {
+		panic("OpenReadFromRegister: register value is not an Entry")
+	}
+
+	numEntry, ok := entry.(types.NumberEntry)
+	if !ok {
+		panic("OpenReadFromRegister: register value is not a NumberEntry")
+	}
+
+	rootPage := uint64(numEntry.Value)
+	b.NewCursor(o.CursorID, rootPage)
+
+	return [][]T{}
+}
diff --git a/app/machine/instructions/string.go b/app/machine/instructions/string.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4236f7b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/machine/instructions/string.go
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+package instructions
+
+import (
+	"github/com/lucasbn/sqlite-clone/app/machine/common"
+	"github/com/lucasbn/sqlite-clone/app/machine/state"
+)
+
+type String[T any] struct {
+	Register int
+	Value    T
+}
+
+var _ Instruction[int] = String[int]{}
+
+func (str String[T]) Execute(s *state.MachineState[T], b common.BTreeEngine[T]) [][]T {
+	s.CurrentAddress++
+
+	s.Registers = s.Registers.Set(str.Register, str.Value)
+	return [][]T{}
+}
diff --git a/app/main.go b/app/main.go
index d6ff533..b3025f9 100644
--- a/app/main.go
+++ b/app/main.go
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ func main() {
 	stmt := parser.MustParse(command)
 
 	// 2. Generate the bytecode
-	instructions := generator.Generate[types.Entry](stmt)
+	instructions := generator.Generate(stmt, &types.EntryConstructor{})
 
 	// 3. Configure the virtual machine
 	m := machine.NewMachine(