diff --git a/oneDimView.py b/oneDimView.py
index 41a3fd0..e339206 100644
--- a/oneDimView.py
+++ b/oneDimView.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 from PyQt5.QtWidgets import QPlainTextEdit, QHBoxLayout, QWidget, QGridLayout, QLabel, QPushButton, QTableWidget, QTableWidgetItem
-
+from tools import Tools
 
 class OneDimView(QWidget):
 
@@ -28,10 +28,10 @@ class OneDimView(QWidget):
         # but to create the correct visual effect it must span also over the invisible spacder column,
         # Thus from (3,1) to (3,3).
         self.grid.addWidget(QLabel(), 10,10)
-        self.load_data_button = QPushButton()
-        self.load_data_button.setText("Load Data File")
-        self.load_data_button.setMaximumWidth(200)
-        self.grid.addWidget(self.load_data_button, 0, 0)
+        self.loadDataButton = QPushButton()
+        self.loadDataButton.setText("Load Data File")
+        self.loadDataButton.setMaximumWidth(200)
+        self.grid.addWidget(self.loadDataButton, 0, 0)
 
 
         self.one_d_text = OneDText()
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@ class OneDimView(QWidget):
         self.grid.addWidget(self.buttons32,3,2)
 
     def set_widget_actions(self):
+
+        self.dataFile = self.loadDataButton.clicked.connect(lambda: Tools().open_file(self))
         pass
 
 
diff --git a/prepareView.py b/prepareView.py
index 3baa3c5..0073460 100644
--- a/prepareView.py
+++ b/prepareView.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 from PyQt5.QtWidgets import QPlainTextEdit, QVBoxLayout, QHBoxLayout, QWidget, QGridLayout, QLabel, QPushButton, QTableWidget, QTableWidgetItem
 
 from PyQt5.QtGui import QPixmap
-
+from tools import Tools
 
 class PrepareView(QWidget):
 
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ class PrepareView(QWidget):
 
         self.setLayout(self.grid)
 
-
         self.define_widgets()
         self.showView('none')
         self.set_widget_actions()
@@ -84,6 +83,9 @@ class PrepareView(QWidget):
 
 
     def set_widget_actions(self):
+        self.crystalFile = self.loadCrystalFileButton.clicked.connect(lambda: Tools().open_file(self))
+        self.instrumentFile = self.loadInstrumentFileButton.clicked.connect(lambda: Tools().open_file(self))
+
         self.sectorNucButton.clicked.connect(lambda: self.showView('nuc'))
         self.sectorMagButton.clicked.connect(lambda: self.showView('mag'))
         pass
@@ -144,9 +146,9 @@ class Buttons00(QWidget):
         grid = QGridLayout()
         self.setLayout(grid)
 
-        c.loadcrystalButton = QPushButton()
-        c.loadcrystalButton.setText("Load Crystal File")
-        grid.addWidget(c.loadcrystalButton, 0, 0)
+        c.loadCrystalFileButton = QPushButton()
+        c.loadCrystalFileButton.setText("Load Crystal File")
+        grid.addWidget(c.loadCrystalFileButton, 0, 0)
 
         c.loadInstrumentFileButton = QPushButton()
         c.loadInstrumentFileButton.setText('Load Instrument File')
diff --git a/tools.py b/tools.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..adcc54c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools.py
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+
+
+import sys
+from PyQt5.QtWidgets import QFileDialog
+
+
+
+
+class Tools():
+
+
+    def __init__(self):
+        pass
+
+
+    def open_file(self, container):
+        ''' Corresponds to 1.2
+        TODO Right now this is just copy&pasted. Clean this up.'''
+        options = QFileDialog.Options()
+        options |= QFileDialog.DontUseNativeDialog
+        fileName, _ = QFileDialog.getOpenFileName(container,"QFileDialog.getOpenFileName()", "","All Files (*);;Python Files (*.py)", options=options)
+        if fileName:
+            return fileName
+        pass
diff --git a/twoDimView.py b/twoDimView.py
index f37009f..fdcd12e 100644
--- a/twoDimView.py
+++ b/twoDimView.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 
 from PyQt5.QtWidgets import QWidget, QGridLayout, QComboBox, QLabel, QPushButton, QAction, QHBoxLayout, QTabWidget, QTableWidget, QPlainTextEdit
-
+from tools import Tools
 
 class TwoDimView(QWidget):
 
@@ -38,10 +38,10 @@ class TwoDimView(QWidget):
         # but to create the correct visual effect it must span also over the invisible spacder column,
         # Thus from (3,1) to (3,3).
         self.grid.addWidget(QLabel(), 10,10)
-        self.load_data_button = QPushButton()
-        self.load_data_button.setText("Load Data File")
-        self.load_data_button.setMaximumWidth(200)
-        self.grid.addWidget(self.load_data_button, 1, 0)
+        self.loadDataButton = QPushButton()
+        self.loadDataButton.setText("Load Data File")
+        self.loadDataButton.setMaximumWidth(200)
+        self.grid.addWidget(self.loadDataButton, 1, 0)
 
 
         self.one_d_text = OneDText()
@@ -66,6 +66,8 @@ class TwoDimView(QWidget):
 
 
     def set_widget_actions(self):
+
+        self.dataFile = self.loadDataButton.clicked.connect(lambda: Tools().open_file(self))
         pass
 
 
diff --git a/zebra.py b/zebra.py
index ff5f25c..40c8736 100644
--- a/zebra.py
+++ b/zebra.py
@@ -70,7 +70,6 @@ class Zebra(QMainWindow):
         self.oneDMenuEntry = QAction('1D Mode')
         self.oneDMenuEntry.triggered.connect(lambda: self.showView('1D'))
         self.modeMenu.addAction(self.oneDMenuEntry)
-
         self.twoDMenuEntry = QAction('2D Mode')
         self.twoDMenuEntry.triggered.connect(lambda: self.showView('2D'))
         self.modeMenu.addAction(self.twoDMenuEntry)