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Function LoadAndGraphXY(fileName, pathName) // loading with one set of XY data
    String fileName // Name of file to load or "" to get dialog
    String pathName // Name of path or "" to get dialog
    Variable index=0

    // Load the waves and set the globals
    LoadWave/G/A/D/O/P=$pathName fileName
    if (V_flag==0) // No waves loaded. Perhaps user canceled.
        return -1
    elseif (V_flag>2) // loaded more than two columns of data
        Do
            if ( strlen(StringFromList(index, S_waveNames))==0 ) // No more waves
                break
            endif
           
            wave TestWave=$(StringFromList(index, S_waveNames))
            waveStats/Q TestWave
            if (V_npnts<10) // Fewer than 10 pnts - likely header info
                Killwaves TestWave
            endif
            index+=1
        While(1)
    endif
   
    String sx, sy
   
    if (V_flag > 2)
        sx = StringFromList(index-2, S_waveNames) // S_waveNames stays same after waves killed
        sy = StringFromList(index-1, S_waveNames)
    elseif (V_flag == 2)
        sx = StringFromList(0, S_waveNames) // index from
        sy = StringFromList(1, S_waveNames)
    endif
   
    Wave Wx = $sx // Create wave references.
    Wave Wy = $sy

    String desiredName = ParseFilePath(3, S_fileName, "\\", 0, 0)   // Get prefix for wave names by removing extension from S_fileName
    rename Wx $(desiredName+"_x")
    rename Wy $(desiredName+"_y")

    display Wy vs Wx
   
    // Annotate graph
    Textbox/A=LT "Waves loaded from " + S_fileName
   
    return 0 // Signifies success.
End