Generate waveform from datafile

Hi all,
I have a datafile with the time and amplitude values of a human gait cycle. I want to generate a waveform from that file. Is there any method that read the data from the file and generate a waveform from that?
Pleae reply urgently
Jinal..

This is the file. If possibl could you please provide me coding also? I am a novice at Labview.
Thanks
Jinal.
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Gait Cycle.xls ‏27 KB

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