diff --git a/protskript_test.py b/protskript_test.py
index 751e9f547a9b8d66c471bedf5a27cdaaca43797f..2568e51853694671ad06aaee135ab4d16cd6b1a8 100755
--- a/protskript_test.py
+++ b/protskript_test.py
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import os
 import shutil
 import time
 import ldap3 as ldap
+import codecs
 
 try:
     import pwd
@@ -32,7 +33,7 @@ class Protokollskript:
     def __init__(self):
         """ Hier Sprecher und Protokollant setzen """
         self.sprecher = "Silvia Hiebel"
-        self.protokollant = u"Markus Ühlein"
+        self.protokollant = "Markus Ühlein"
         self.num_cols = 4
         self.num_cols_ext = 1
         self.editor = "vim"
@@ -191,16 +192,16 @@ class Protokollskript:
         outfile = outdir + "/fsr_physik_protokoll_" + self.year + "-" \
                 + self.mon + "-" + self.day + ".tex"
 
-        with open('name.tex', 'r') as fobj_name:
+        with codecs.open('name.tex', 'r', 'utf-8') as fobj_name:
             f_name = fobj_name.read()
 
-        with open('acroname.tex', 'r') as fobj_acroname:
+        with codecs.open('acroname.tex', 'r', 'utf-8') as fobj_acroname:
             f_acroname = fobj_acroname.read()
 
-        with open('acro.tex', 'r') as fobj_acro:
+        with codecs.open('acro.tex', 'r', 'utf-8') as fobj_acro:
             f_acro = fobj_acro.read()
 
-        with open('head.tex', 'r') as fobj_head:
+        with codecs.open('head.tex', 'r', 'utf-8') as fobj_head:
             f_head = fobj_head.read()
 
         f_head = self.reg_fsrname.sub(f_name, f_head)
@@ -210,75 +211,102 @@ class Protokollskript:
         f_head = self.reg_prot.sub(self.protokollant, f_head)
         f_head = self.reg_date.sub(self.date, f_head)
 
-        with open('foot.tex', 'r') as fobj_foot:
+        with codecs.open('foot.tex', 'r', 'utf-8') as fobj_foot:
             f_foot = fobj_foot.read()
 
         f_foot = self.reg_spr.sub(self.sprecher, f_foot)
         f_foot = self.reg_prot.sub(self.protokollant, f_foot)
         f_foot = self.reg_date.sub(self.date, f_foot)
 
-        with open(outfile, 'w') as fobj_out:
-            fobj_out.write(f_head)
-
-            fobj_out.write("~\\newline\n")
-
-            tabdef = "||"
-            for i in range(self.num_cols):
-                tabdef += "c|l||"
-            fobj_out.write("FSR-Mitglieder\\\\\n\\\\\n\\scriptsize{\\begin{tabular}{"
-                           + tabdef + "}\n\\hline\n")
-
-            for i in zip(self.fsr, range(len(self.fsr))):
-                if i[1] % self.num_cols == 0:
-                    fobj_out.write(" ")
-                else:
-                    fobj_out.write("&")
-
-                if "Sarah" in i[0]:
-                    fobj_out.write(r"  &Sarah Anna Kova\v{c}")
-                else:
-                    fobj_out.write("  &" + i[0])
-
-                if i[1] % self.num_cols == self.num_cols - 1:
-                    fobj_out.write("\\\\\\hline\n")
-                else:
-                    fobj_out.write("\n")
-
-            if not len(self.fsr)%self.num_cols==0:
-                for i in range(self.num_cols - len(self.fsr)%self.num_cols):
-                    fobj_out.write("&  &\n")
-                fobj_out.write("\\\\\\hline\n")
+        msg = ""
+		
+        msg += f_head
+        #fobj_out.write(f_head)
+			
+        msg += "~\\newline\n"
+        #fobj_out.write("~\\newline\n")
+
+        tabdef = "||"
+        for i in range(self.num_cols):
+            tabdef += "c|l||"
+        msg += "FSR-Mitglieder\\\\\n\\\\\n\\scriptsize{\\begin{tabular}{" \
+                + tabdef + "}\n\\hline\n"
+        #fobj_out.write("FSR-Mitglieder\\\\\n\\\\\n\\scriptsize{\\begin{tabular}{"
+                        #+ tabdef + "}\n\\hline\n")
+
+        for i in zip(self.fsr, range(len(self.fsr))):
+            if i[1] % self.num_cols == 0:
+                msg += " "
+                #fobj_out.write(" ")
+            else:
+                msg += "&"
+                #fobj_out.write("&")
+
+            if "Sarah" in i[0]:
+                msg += r"  &Sarah Anna Kova\v{c}"
+                #fobj_out.write(r"  &Sarah Anna Kova\v{c}")
+            else:
+                msg += "  &" + i[0]
+                #fobj_out.write("  &" + i[0])
+
+            if i[1] % self.num_cols == self.num_cols - 1:
+                msg += "\\\\\\hline\n"
+                #fobj_out.write("\\\\\\hline\n")
+            else:
+                msg += "\n"
+                #fobj_out.write("\n")
+
+        if not len(self.fsr)%self.num_cols==0:
+            for i in range(self.num_cols - len(self.fsr)%self.num_cols):
+                msg += "&  &\n"
+                #fobj_out.write("&  &\n")
+            msg += "\\\\\\hline\n"
+            #fobj_out.write("\\\\\\hline\n")
 					
-
-            fobj_out.write(r"\end{tabular}}\normalsize\vspace{1em}")
-            fobj_out.write("\n\\newline\n")
-
-            tabdef = "||"
-            for i in range(self.num_cols_ext):
-                tabdef += "c|l||"
-            fobj_out.write("Externe Referenten\\\\\n\\\\\n"
-                           + r"\scriptsize{\begin{tabular}{"
-                           + tabdef + "}\n\\hline\n")
-
-            for i in zip(self.fsr_extern, range(len(self.fsr_extern))):
-                if i[1] % self.num_cols_ext == 0:
-                    fobj_out.write(" ")
-                else:
-                    fobj_out.write("&")
-
-                if "Sarah" in i[0]:
-                    fobj_out.write(r"  &Sarah Anna Kova\v{c}")
-                else:
-                    fobj_out.write("  &" + i[0])
-
-                if i[1] % self.num_cols_ext == self.num_cols_ext - 1:
-                    fobj_out.write("\\\\\\hline\n")
-                else:
-                    fobj_out.write("\n")
-
-            fobj_out.write("\\end{tabular}}\\normalsize")
-
-            fobj_out.write(f_foot)
+        msg += r"\end{tabular}}\normalsize\vspace{1em}"
+        msg += "\n\\newline\n"
+        #fobj_out.write(r"\end{tabular}}\normalsize\vspace{1em}")
+        #fobj_out.write("\n\\newline\n")
+
+        tabdef = "||"
+        for i in range(self.num_cols_ext):
+            tabdef += "c|l||"
+        msg += "Externe Referenten\\\\\n\\\\\n" \
+                + r"\scriptsize{\begin{tabular}{" \
+                + tabdef + "}\n\\hline\n"
+        #fobj_out.write("Externe Referenten\\\\\n\\\\\n"
+                       #+ r"\scriptsize{\begin{tabular}{"
+                       #+ tabdef + "}\n\\hline\n")
+
+        for i in zip(self.fsr_extern, range(len(self.fsr_extern))):
+            if i[1] % self.num_cols_ext == 0:
+                msg += " "
+                #fobj_out.write(" ")
+            else:
+                msg += "&"
+                #fobj_out.write("&")
+
+            if "Sarah" in i[0]:
+                msg += r"  &Sarah Anna Kova\v{c}"
+                #fobj_out.write(r"  &Sarah Anna Kova\v{c}")
+            else:
+                msg += "  &" +i[0]
+                #fobj_out.write("  &" + i[0])
+                
+            if i[1] % self.num_cols_ext == self.num_cols_ext - 1:
+                msg += "\\\\\\hline\n"
+                #fobj_out.write("\\\\\\hline\n")
+            else:
+                msg += "\n"
+                #fobj_out.write("\n")
+        msg += "\\end{tabular}}\\normalsize"
+        #fobj_out.write("\\end{tabular}}\\normalsize")
+			
+        msg += f_foot
+        #fobj_out.write(f_foot)
+		
+        with codecs.open(outfile, 'w', 'utf-8') as fobj_out:
+            fobj_out.write(msg)
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":