% shortread() - Read matrix from short file.
%
% Usage:
%  >> A = shortread(filename,size,'format',offset) 
%
% Inputs:
%  filename - Read matrix a from specified file while assuming four byte  
%             short integers. 
%  size     - The vector SIZE determine the number of short elements to be 
%             read and the dimensions of the resulting matrix. If the last 
%             element of SIZE is INF the size of the last dimension is determined 
%             by the file length.
%
% Optional inputs:
% 'format'  - The option FORMAT argument specifies the storage format as
%             defined by fopen(). Default format ([]) is 'native'.
% offset    - The option OFFSET is offset in shorts from the beginning of file (=0)
%             to start reading (2-byte shorts assumed).
%             It uses fseek to read a portion of a large data file.
%
% Author: Sigurd Enghoff, CNL / Salk Institute, La Jolla, 7/1998 
%
% See also: floatread(), floatwrite(), fopen()

% Copyright (C) Sigurd Enghoff, CNL / Salk Institute, La Jolla, 7/1998
%
% This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
% it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
% the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
% (at your option) any later version.
%
% This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
% but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
% MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
% GNU General Public License for more details.
%
% You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
% along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
% Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA

% $Log: shortread.m,v $
% Revision 1.2  2002/07/15 17:28:25  arno
% editing header
%

% xx-07-98  written by Sigurd Enghoff, Salk Institute
% 04-26-99  modified by Sigurd Enghoff to handle variable-sized and
%           multi-dimensional data.
% 07-08-99  modified by Sigurd Enghoff, FORMAT argument added.
% 02-08-00  help updated for toolbox inclusion -sm
% 02-14-00  added segment arg -sm

function A = shortread(fname,Asize,fform,offset)

if ~exist('fform') | isempty(fform)|fform==0
	fform = 'native';
end

fid = fopen(fname,'rb',fform);
if fid>0 
 if exist('offset')
   stts = fseek(fid,2*offset,'bof');
   if stts ~= 0
     error('shortread(): fseek() error.');
     return
   end
 end
 A = fread(fid,prod(Asize),'short');
else
 error('shortread(): fopen() error.');
 return
end
fprintf('   %d shorts read\n',prod(size(A)));

if Asize(end) == Inf
	Asize = Asize(1:end-1);
	A = reshape(A,[Asize length(A)/prod(Asize)]);
else
	A = reshape(A,Asize);
end

fclose(fid);