code: def loadFileList(inputFilelist):
      
      f = open(inputFilelist[1:])
      # check the first line in order to determine whether
      # IVM files have been specified in a second column...
      lines = f.readline()
      f.close()
  
      # If there is a second column...
      if len(line.split()) == 2:
          # ...parse out the names of the IVM files as well
          ivmlist = irafglob.irafglob(input, atfile=atfile_ivm)
  
      # Parse the @-file with irafglob to extract the input filename
      filelist = irafglob.irafglob(input, atfile=atfile_sci)
      return filelist
docs: Open up the '@ file' and read in the science and possible
         ivm filenames from the first two columns.