function fMessageStatus(prtfrc, njob, waitbarString, waitbarTitle, Parallel)
% PARALLEL CONTEXT
% In parallel context, this function is launched on slave
% machines, and acts as a message passing device for the master machine.

% INPUTS 
% o prtfrc          [double]     fraction of iteration performed
% o njob            [int]        index number of this CPU among all CPUs in the
%                                cluster
% o waitbarString   [char]       running message string to be displayed in the monitor window on master machine 
% o waitbarTitle    [char]       title to be displayed in the monitor window on master machine
% o Parallel        [struct]     options_.parallel(ThisMatlab), i.e. the parallel settings for this slave machine in the cluster.
%
% OUTPUTS 
% o None 

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%
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%
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global funcName

if nargin<5,
    Parallel.Local=1;
end

try
    save(['comp_status_',funcName,int2str(njob),'.mat'],'prtfrc','njob','waitbarString','waitbarTitle');
catch  
end

fslave = dir( ['slaveParallel_input',int2str(njob),'.mat']);
fbreak = dir( ['slaveParallel_break.mat']);
if isempty(fslave) || ~isempty(fbreak),
    error('Master asked to break the job');
end

