function[EStatusVec,EStFile,EStPath,EStFilePath,EStFileFound]=ReadEStatus(EStFilePath,NChan)

%   ReadEStatus

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if nargin<2; NChan=[]; end
if nargin<1; EStFilePath=[]; end
if isempty(EStFilePath)
	[NChan]=IfEmptyInputValInt('Please insert the number of channels to read:',[],NChan,128,1,129,1);
end
filterSpec=['*.' int2str(NChan) 'ESt'];
[EStFile,EStPath,EStFilePath]=ReadFilePath(EStFilePath,filterSpec,'Choose electrode status file:');
if EStFile==0
	EStFileFound=0;
else
	fid=fopen(EStFilePath,'r','b');
	if fid>2; EStFileFound=1; else; EStFileFound=0; end
end
if EStFileFound
	fprintf('Start reading of file...\n\n');
	fprintf(EStFilePath); fprintf('\n\n');
	EStatusVec= fread(fid,inf,'int16');
	fprintf('End reading file...');
	fclose(fid);
	pause(1)
else
	EStatusVec=[]; EStFile=[]; EStPath=[]; EStFilePath=[];
end

return;
