Index: trunk/ippTasks/pantasks.pro
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--- trunk/ippTasks/pantasks.pro	(revision 11210)
+++ trunk/ippTasks/pantasks.pro	(revision 11323)
@@ -25,5 +25,18 @@
 $EXIT_DATA_ERR    = 5
 
+# DB lists the database names in use; the default ipprc database
+# is only used if DB:n is 0
 $DB:n = 0
+
+macro init.simtest.defDB
+  $LOGDIR = `ipp_datapath.pl path://SIMTEST`
+  $LOGDIR = $LOGDIR/logs
+  exec mkdir -p $LOGDIR
+
+  if ($parallel) 
+    controller exit true
+    controller host add alala
+  end
+end
 
 macro init.simtest
@@ -109,4 +122,16 @@
 end
 
+macro set_standard_args
+  $ARGS = ""
+  if ("$DBNAME" != "DEFAULT")
+    $ARGS = $ARGS --dbname $DBNAME
+  end
+  if ("$WORKDIR" != "")
+    $ARGS = $ARGS --workdir $WORKDIR
+  else
+    echo WORKDIR not set
+  end
+end
+
 macro process_exit
   if ($0 != 4)