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diff --git a/values.go b/values.go
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+package saggytrousers
+
+import (
+	xl "anyxcelize"
+	"fmt"
+)
+
+// Provides functions for getting the header as []string and the body (except
+// the header) as [][]any, which can be passed into other functions from there.
+
+func GetHeader(file *xl.File, sheet string) []string {
+	rows, err := file.Rows(sheet)
+	if err != nil {
+		str := fmt.Sprintf("st.GetHeader: call to Rows(sheet: %s) failed with error %v", sheet, err)
+		panic(str)
+	}
+
+	rows.Next()
+	header, err := rows.Columns()
+	if err != nil {
+		str := fmt.Sprintf("st.GetHeader: Could not get a header.")
+		panic(str)
+	}
+
+	return header
+}
+
+// Get all rows, except the header. 
+func GetRows(file *xl.File, sheet string) [][]any {
+	rows, err := file.GetRowsGeneric(sheet)
+	if err != nil {
+		str := fmt.Sprintf("saggytrousers.GetRows: call to GetRowsGeneric(%s) failed with error %v", sheet, err)
+		panic(str)
+	}
+
+	return rows[1:]
+}
+
+func GetColumns(file *xl.File, sheet string) [][]any {
+	cols, err := file.GetColsGeneric(sheet)
+	if err != nil {
+		str := fmt.Sprintf("saggytrousers.GetColumns: call to GetRowsGeneric(%s) failed with error %v", sheet, err)
+		panic(str)
+	}
+	
+	var ret [][]any
+	for _, sa := range cols {
+		exceptFirst := sa[1:]
+		ret = append(ret, exceptFirst)
+	}
+
+	return ret
+}