diff --git a/dev/python/2024-09-17 verjinia.py b/dev/python/2024-09-17 verjinia.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..444ef54
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dev/python/2024-09-17 verjinia.py	
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+import sys
+import pathlib
+
+try:
+    PATH_HERE = pathlib.Path(__file__).parent
+    PATH_ABFS = PATH_HERE.joinpath("../../data/abfs/").resolve()
+    PATH_SRC = PATH_HERE.joinpath("../../src/").resolve()
+    print(PATH_SRC)
+    sys.path.insert(0, str(PATH_SRC))
+    import pyabf
+except:
+    raise EnvironmentError()
+1
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    abf = pyabf.ABF(R"C:\Users\swharden\Documents\Temp\24215056.abf")
+
+    for abf_path in pathlib.Path(PATH_ABFS).glob("*.abf"):
+        abf = pyabf.ABF(abf_path)
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diff --git a/src/pyabf/abf.py b/src/pyabf/abf.py
index cb2b0c7..e0da035 100644
--- a/src/pyabf/abf.py
+++ b/src/pyabf/abf.py
@@ -327,8 +327,8 @@ def _readHeadersV2(self, fb: BufferedReader):
         try:
             # This is the correct way, but it doesn't seem to work for every ABF.
             # I think this is because there is a bug in the string indexer.
-            #self.userList = self._stringsIndexed.indexedStrings[self._userListSection.nStringIndex[0]]
-            #self.userList = [float(x) for x in self.userList.split(",")]
+            # self.userList = self._stringsIndexed.indexedStrings[self._userListSection.nStringIndex[0]]
+            # self.userList = [float(x) for x in self.userList.split(",")]
 
             # This is weird but it's been in the code for a while and seems to work.
             firstBlockStrings = self._stringsSection._stringsRaw[0].split(
@@ -351,6 +351,14 @@ def _readHeadersV2(self, fb: BufferedReader):
         self.sweepCount = self._headerV2.lActualEpisodes
         self.channelList = list(range(self.channelCount))
 
+        # correct dataPointCount for ABFs with variable length sweeps
+        # https://github.com/swharden/pyABF/issues/140
+        # https://github.com/swharden/pyABF/issues/108
+        if hasattr(self, "_synchArraySection"):
+            variableDataPointCount = sum(self._synchArraySection.lLength)
+            if (variableDataPointCount > 0 and variableDataPointCount != self.dataPointCount):
+                self.dataPointCount = variableDataPointCount
+
         # tags
         self.tagComments = self._tagSection.sComment
         self.tagTimesSec = self._tagSection.lTagTime
@@ -376,7 +384,7 @@ def _readHeadersV2(self, fb: BufferedReader):
         self._dataGain = [1]*self.channelCount
         self._dataOffset = [0]*self.channelCount
         for i in range(self.channelCount):
-            #adcIndex = self._adcSection.nADCSamplingSeq[i]
+            # adcIndex = self._adcSection.nADCSamplingSeq[i]
             # NOTE: ADC sequence is handled inside the ADC section so it doesn't need to be handled here
             adcIndex = i
             self._dataGain[i] /= self._adcSection.fInstrumentScaleFactor[adcIndex]