function dataCellArray = get_flag(filePaths)
    % Initialize a cell array to store the data
    dataCellArray = cell(length(filePaths), 1);

    % Loop through the files
    for i = 1:length(filePaths)
        %disp(filePaths{i})
        % Read the data from the file
        data = importdata(filePaths{i}); % Automatically detects delimiter
        
        % Extract the first column
        firstColumn = data(:, 1); % Assuming data is numeric
        
        % Store the first column in the cell array
        dataCellArray{i} = firstColumn;
    end
end

