--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/getcolumnnames.py	Thu Oct 22 09:18:30 2015 -0400
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+import os, sys
+import fnmatch
+import csv
+	
+def get_headers(inputfile):	
+	columnList=[]
+	#line=inputfile.readlines()[0]
+	filename=inputfile.get_file_name()
+	try:
+		f = open(filename)
+		line=f.readline()	
+		while(line[0]=='#' or (not line.strip())):	#remove header (starting with hash sign and empty lines to get to headerline
+			line=f.readline()
+		line = line.strip()		
+		i=1;
+		for col in line.split("\t"):
+			label=str(i)+': '+str(col)
+			columnList.append([label,label,False])		
+			i+=1		
+		
+	except IOError as e:	
+		pass	
+	
+	return columnList
+	
+	
+
+
+
+