Index: /trunk/ippTools/src/warptool.c
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--- /trunk/ippTools/src/warptool.c	(revision 11769)
+++ /trunk/ippTools/src/warptool.c	(revision 11770)
@@ -583,5 +583,22 @@
     }
 
+    if (!psDBTransaction(config->dbh)) {
+        psError(PS_ERR_UNKNOWN, false, "database error");
+        return false;
+    }
+
     if (!parseAndInsertSkyCellMap(config, mapfile)) {
+        psError(PS_ERR_UNKNOWN, false, "failed to inject mapfile: %s into the database", mapfile);
+        // rollback
+        if (!psDBRollback(config->dbh)) {
+            psError(PS_ERR_UNKNOWN, false, "database error");
+        }
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    // point of no return
+    if (!psDBCommit(config->dbh)) {
+        psError(PS_ERR_UNKNOWN, false, "database error");
+        return false;
     }
 
@@ -626,5 +643,5 @@
 
         if (!p4SkyCellMapInsertObject(config->dbh, row)) {
-            psError(PS_ERR_UNKNOWN, false, "failed to convert mapfile: %s metdata entry into a p4SkyCellMap object", mapfile);
+            psError(PS_ERR_UNKNOWN, false, "database error");
             psFree(row);
             psFree(iter);