Index: trunk/psModules/src/camera/pmFPAFlags.c
===================================================================
--- trunk/psModules/src/camera/pmFPAFlags.c	(revision 15477)
+++ trunk/psModules/src/camera/pmFPAFlags.c	(revision 29935)
@@ -49,4 +49,54 @@
 }
 
+bool pmReadoutSetFileStatus(pmReadout *readout, bool status)
+{
+    PS_ASSERT_PTR_NON_NULL(readout, false);
+
+    readout->file_exists = status;
+    return true;
+}
+
+bool pmFPAviewSetFileStatus (pmFPA *fpa, const pmFPAview *view, bool status) {
+
+    PS_ASSERT_PTR_NON_NULL(fpa, false);
+    PS_ASSERT_PTR_NON_NULL(view, false);
+
+    if (view->chip == -1) {
+	bool set = pmFPASetFileStatus (fpa, status);
+        return set;
+    }
+
+    if (view->chip >= fpa->chips->n) {
+        psError(PS_ERR_IO, true, "Requested chip == %d >= fpa->chips->n == %ld", view->chip, fpa->chips->n);
+        return false;
+    }
+    pmChip *chip = fpa->chips->data[view->chip];
+
+    if (view->cell == -1) {
+        bool set = pmChipSetFileStatus (chip, status);
+        return set;
+    }
+
+    if (view->cell >= chip->cells->n) {
+        psError(PS_ERR_IO, true, "Requested cell == %d >= chip->cells->n == %ld", view->cell, chip->cells->n);
+        return false;
+    }
+    pmCell *cell = chip->cells->data[view->cell];
+
+    if (view->readout == -1) {
+        bool set = pmCellSetFileStatus (cell, status);
+        return set;
+    }
+
+    if (view->readout >= cell->readouts->n) {
+        psError(PS_ERR_IO, true, "Requested readout == %d >= cell->readouds->n == %ld", view->readout, cell->readouts->n);
+        return false;
+    }
+    pmReadout *readout = cell->readouts->data[view->readout];
+
+    bool set = pmReadoutSetFileStatus (readout, status);
+    return set;
+}
+
 bool pmFPACheckFileStatus(const pmFPA *fpa)
 {
@@ -125,7 +175,57 @@
     for (int i = 0; i < cell->readouts->n; i++) {
         pmReadout *readout = cell->readouts->data[i];
-        readout->data_exists = status;
-    }
-    return true;
+        pmReadoutSetDataStatus(readout, status);
+    }
+    return true;
+}
+
+bool pmReadoutSetDataStatus (pmReadout *readout, bool status)
+{
+    PS_ASSERT_PTR_NON_NULL(readout, false);
+
+    readout->data_exists = status;
+    return true;
+}
+
+bool pmFPAviewSetDataStatus (pmFPA *fpa, const pmFPAview *view, bool status) {
+
+    PS_ASSERT_PTR_NON_NULL(fpa, false);
+    PS_ASSERT_PTR_NON_NULL(view, false);
+
+    if (view->chip == -1) {
+	bool set = pmFPASetDataStatus (fpa, status);
+        return set;
+    }
+
+    if (view->chip >= fpa->chips->n) {
+        psError(PS_ERR_IO, true, "Requested chip == %d >= fpa->chips->n == %ld", view->chip, fpa->chips->n);
+        return false;
+    }
+    pmChip *chip = fpa->chips->data[view->chip];
+
+    if (view->cell == -1) {
+        bool set = pmChipSetDataStatus (chip, status);
+        return set;
+    }
+
+    if (view->cell >= chip->cells->n) {
+        psError(PS_ERR_IO, true, "Requested cell == %d >= chip->cells->n == %ld", view->cell, chip->cells->n);
+        return false;
+    }
+    pmCell *cell = chip->cells->data[view->cell];
+
+    if (view->readout == -1) {
+        bool set = pmCellSetDataStatus (cell, status);
+        return set;
+    }
+
+    if (view->readout >= cell->readouts->n) {
+        psError(PS_ERR_IO, true, "Requested readout == %d >= cell->readouds->n == %ld", view->readout, cell->readouts->n);
+        return false;
+    }
+    pmReadout *readout = cell->readouts->data[view->readout];
+
+    bool set = pmReadoutSetDataStatus (readout, status);
+    return set;
 }