Index: /trunk/ippTools/src/camtool.c
===================================================================
--- /trunk/ippTools/src/camtool.c	(revision 12199)
+++ /trunk/ippTools/src/camtool.c	(revision 12200)
@@ -23,8 +23,10 @@
 
 #include <stdlib.h>
+#include <inttypes.h>
 
 #include "pxtools.h"
 #include "camtool.h"
 
+static bool queueMode(pxConfig *config);
 static bool pendingexpMode(pxConfig *config);
 static bool pendingimfileMode(pxConfig *config);
@@ -54,12 +56,13 @@
 
     switch (config->mode) {
-        MODECASE(CAMTOOL_MODE_PENDINGEXP,        pendingexpMode);
-        MODECASE(CAMTOOL_MODE_PENDINGIMFILE,     pendingimfileMode);
-        MODECASE(CAMTOOL_MODE_ADDPROCESSEDEXP,   addprocessedexpMode);
-        MODECASE(CAMTOOL_MODE_PROCESSEDEXP,      processedexpMode);
-        MODECASE(CAMTOOL_MODE_UPDATEPROCESSEDEXP,updateprocessedexpMode);
-        MODECASE(CAMTOOL_MODE_BLOCK,             blockMode);
-        MODECASE(CAMTOOL_MODE_MASKED,            maskedMode);
-        MODECASE(CAMTOOL_MODE_UNBLOCK,           unblockMode);
+        MODECASE(CAMTOOL_MODE_QUEUE,                queueMode);
+        MODECASE(CAMTOOL_MODE_PENDINGEXP,           pendingexpMode);
+        MODECASE(CAMTOOL_MODE_PENDINGIMFILE,        pendingimfileMode);
+        MODECASE(CAMTOOL_MODE_ADDPROCESSEDEXP,      addprocessedexpMode);
+        MODECASE(CAMTOOL_MODE_PROCESSEDEXP,         processedexpMode);
+        MODECASE(CAMTOOL_MODE_UPDATEPROCESSEDEXP,   updateprocessedexpMode);
+        MODECASE(CAMTOOL_MODE_BLOCK,                blockMode);
+        MODECASE(CAMTOOL_MODE_MASKED,               maskedMode);
+        MODECASE(CAMTOOL_MODE_UNBLOCK,              unblockMode);
         default:
             psAbort("invalid option (this should not happen)");
@@ -81,4 +84,192 @@
 
     exit(exit_status);
+}
+
+
+#define ADDPARAMSTR(from, to, name) \
+{ \
+    bool status = false; \
+    psString str = psMetadataLookupStr(&status, from, "-" name); \
+    if (!status) { \
+        psError(PS_ERR_UNKNOWN, false, "failed to lookup value for -" name); \
+        return false; \
+    } \
+    if (str) { \
+        if (!psMetadataAddStr(to, PS_LIST_TAIL, name, 0, "==", str)) { \
+            psError(PS_ERR_UNKNOWN, false, "failed to add item " name); \
+            psFree(to); \
+            return false; \
+        } \
+    } \
+}
+
+
+#define ADDPARAMF(from, to, type, name) \
+{ \
+    bool status = false; \
+    ps##type var = psMetadataLookup##type(&status, from, "-" name); \
+    if (!status) { \
+        psError(PS_ERR_UNKNOWN, false, "failed to lookup value for -" name); \
+        return false; \
+    } \
+    if (!isnan(var)) { \
+        if (!psMetadataAdd##type(to, PS_LIST_TAIL, #name, 0, "==", var)) { \
+            psError(PS_ERR_UNKNOWN, false, "failed to add item " name); \
+            psFree(to); \
+            return false; \
+        } \
+    } \
+}
+
+static bool queueMode(pxConfig *config)
+{
+    PS_ASSERT_PTR_NON_NULL(config, NULL);
+
+    psMetadata *where = psMetadataAlloc();
+{
+    bool status = false;
+    psString var = psMetadataLookupStr(&status, config->args, "-chip_id");
+    if (!status) {
+        psError(PS_ERR_UNKNOWN, false, "failed to lookup value for -chip_id");
+        return false;
+    }
+    if (var) {
+        if (!psMetadataAddS64(where, PS_LIST_TAIL, "chip_id", 0, "==", (psS64)atoll(var))) {
+            psError(PS_ERR_UNKNOWN, false, "failed to add item chip_id");
+            psFree(where);
+            return false;
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+    ADDPARAMSTR(config->args, where, "exp_tag");
+    ADDPARAMSTR(config->args, where, "exp_id");
+    ADDPARAMSTR(config->args, where, "inst");
+    ADDPARAMSTR(config->args, where, "telescope");
+    ADDPARAMSTR(config->args, where, "dateobs");
+    ADDPARAMSTR(config->args, where, "exp_type");
+    ADDPARAMSTR(config->args, where, "imfiles");
+    ADDPARAMSTR(config->args, where, "workdir");
+    ADDPARAMSTR(config->args, where, "filter");
+    ADDPARAMF(config->args, where, F32, "airmass");
+    ADDPARAMF(config->args, where, F32, "ra");
+    ADDPARAMF(config->args, where, F32, "decl");
+    ADDPARAMF(config->args, where, F32, "exp_time");
+    ADDPARAMF(config->args, where, F64, "bg");
+    ADDPARAMF(config->args, where, F64, "bg_stdev");
+    ADDPARAMF(config->args, where, F64, "bg_mean_stdev");
+    ADDPARAMF(config->args, where, F64, "alt");
+    ADDPARAMF(config->args, where, F64, "az");
+    ADDPARAMF(config->args, where, F32, "ccd_temp");
+    ADDPARAMF(config->args, where, F64, "posang");
+    ADDPARAMSTR(config->args, where, "object");
+
+    if (where->list->n < 1) {
+        psFree(where);
+        where = NULL;
+    }
+
+    bool status = false;
+    psString label = psMetadataLookupStr(&status, config->args, "-set_label");
+    if (!status) {
+        psError(PS_ERR_UNKNOWN, false, "failed to lookup value for -set_label");
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    psString recipe = psMetadataLookupStr(&status, config->args, "-set_recipe");
+    if (!status) {
+        psError(PS_ERR_UNKNOWN, false, "failed to lookup value for -set_recipe");
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    psString expgroup = psMetadataLookupStr(&status, config->args, "-set_expgroup");
+    if (!status) {
+        psError(PS_ERR_UNKNOWN, false, "failed to lookup value for -set_expgroup");
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    psString dvodb = psMetadataLookupStr(&status, config->args, "-set_dvodb");
+    if (!status) {
+        psError(PS_ERR_UNKNOWN, false, "failed to lookup value for -set_dvodb");
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    // find the chipProcessedExp exposures that we want to queue up.
+    psString query = psStringCopy("SELECT * FROM chipProcessedExp");
+
+    if (where) {
+        psString whereClause = psDBGenerateWhereSQL(where, "chipProcessedExp");
+        psFree(where);
+        psStringAppend(&query, " %s", whereClause);
+        psFree(whereClause);
+    }
+
+    if (!p_psDBRunQuery(config->dbh, query)) {
+        psError(PS_ERR_UNKNOWN, false, "database error");
+        psFree(query);
+        return false;
+    }
+    psFree(query);
+
+    psArray *output = p_psDBFetchResult(config->dbh);
+    if (!output) {
+        psError(PS_ERR_UNKNOWN, false, "database error");
+        return false;
+    }
+    if (!psArrayLength(output)) {
+        psTrace("chiptool", PS_LOG_INFO, "no rows found");
+        psFree(output);
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    if (!psDBTransaction(config->dbh)) {
+        psError(PS_ERR_UNKNOWN, false, "database error");
+        psFree(output);
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    // would could do this "all in the database" if we didn't want the option
+    // of changing the label/recipe/expgroup/dvodb/etc.  So we're pulling the
+    // data out so we have the option of changing these values or leaving the
+    // old values in place (i.e., passing the values through).
+
+    // loop over our list of chipProcessedExp rows
+    for (long i = 0; i < psArrayLength(output); i++) {
+        psMetadata *md = output->data[i];
+
+        chipProcessedExpRow *row = chipProcessedExpObjectFromMetadata(md);
+        if (!row) {
+            psError(PS_ERR_UNKNOWN, false, "failed to convert metadata into chipProcessedExp");
+            psFree(output);
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        // queue the exp
+        if (!camQueueChipID(config,
+                    row->chip_id,
+                    label       ? label     : row->label,
+                    recipe      ? recipe    : row->recipe,
+                    expgroup    ? expgroup  : row->expgroup,
+                    dvodb       ? dvodb     : row->dvodb
+        )) {
+            if (!psDBRollback(config->dbh)) {
+                psError(PS_ERR_UNKNOWN, false, "database error");
+            }
+            psError(PS_ERR_UNKNOWN, false,
+                    "failed to trying to queue chip_id: %" PRId64, row->chip_id);
+            psFree(row);
+            psFree(output);
+            return false;
+        }
+        psFree(row);
+    }
+    psFree(output);
+
+    if (!psDBCommit(config->dbh)) {
+        psError(PS_ERR_UNKNOWN, false, "database error");
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    return true;
 }
 
Index: /trunk/ippTools/src/camtool.h
===================================================================
--- /trunk/ippTools/src/camtool.h	(revision 12199)
+++ /trunk/ippTools/src/camtool.h	(revision 12200)
@@ -25,4 +25,5 @@
 typedef enum {
     CAMTOOL_MODE_NONE      = 0x0,
+    CAMTOOL_MODE_QUEUE,
     CAMTOOL_MODE_PENDINGEXP,
     CAMTOOL_MODE_PENDINGIMFILE,
Index: /trunk/ippTools/src/camtoolConfig.c
===================================================================
--- /trunk/ippTools/src/camtoolConfig.c	(revision 12199)
+++ /trunk/ippTools/src/camtoolConfig.c	(revision 12200)
@@ -43,4 +43,59 @@
         return NULL;
     }
+
+    // -queue
+    psMetadata *queueArgs = psMetadataAlloc();
+    psMetadataAddStr(queueArgs, PS_LIST_TAIL, "-chip_id",  0,
+            "search by chip_id", NULL);
+    psMetadataAddStr(queueArgs, PS_LIST_TAIL, "-exp_tag",  0,
+            "search by exp_tag", NULL);
+    psMetadataAddStr(queueArgs, PS_LIST_TAIL, "-exp_id",  0,
+            "search by exp_id", NULL);
+    psMetadataAddStr(queueArgs, PS_LIST_TAIL, "-inst",  0,
+            "search by camera", NULL);
+    psMetadataAddStr(queueArgs, PS_LIST_TAIL, "-telescope",  0,
+            "search by telescope", NULL);
+    psMetadataAddStr(queueArgs, PS_LIST_TAIL, "-dateobs",  0,
+            "search by observation time", NULL);
+    psMetadataAddStr(queueArgs, PS_LIST_TAIL, "-exp_type",  0,
+            "search by exposure type", NULL);
+    psMetadataAddStr(queueArgs, PS_LIST_TAIL, "-imfiles",  0,
+            "search by number of imfiles", NULL);
+    psMetadataAddStr(queueArgs, PS_LIST_TAIL, "-workdir",  0,
+            "search by workdir", NULL);
+    psMetadataAddStr(queueArgs, PS_LIST_TAIL, "-filter",  0,
+            "search by filter ", NULL);
+    psMetadataAddF32(queueArgs, PS_LIST_TAIL, "-airmass",  0,
+            "search by airmass", NAN);
+    psMetadataAddF64(queueArgs, PS_LIST_TAIL, "-ra",  0,
+            "search by RA", NAN);
+    psMetadataAddF64(queueArgs, PS_LIST_TAIL, "-decl",  0,
+            "search by DEC", NAN);
+    psMetadataAddF32(queueArgs, PS_LIST_TAIL, "-exp_time",  0,
+            "search by exposure time", NAN);
+    psMetadataAddF64(queueArgs, PS_LIST_TAIL, "-bg",  0,
+            "search by exposue background", NAN);
+    psMetadataAddF64(queueArgs, PS_LIST_TAIL, "-bg_stdev",  0,
+            "search by exposue background stdev", NAN);
+    psMetadataAddF64(queueArgs, PS_LIST_TAIL, "-bg_mean_stdev",  0,
+            "search by exposue background mean stdev", NAN);
+    psMetadataAddF64(queueArgs, PS_LIST_TAIL, "-alt",  0,
+            "search by altitute", NAN);
+    psMetadataAddF64(queueArgs, PS_LIST_TAIL, "-az",  0,
+            "search by azimuth", NAN);
+    psMetadataAddF32(queueArgs, PS_LIST_TAIL, "-ccd_temp",  0,
+            "search by ccd tempature", NAN);
+    psMetadataAddF64(queueArgs, PS_LIST_TAIL, "-posang",  0,
+            "search by rotator position angle", NAN);
+    psMetadataAddStr(queueArgs, PS_LIST_TAIL, "-object",  0,
+            "search by exposure object", NULL);
+    psMetadataAddStr(queueArgs, PS_LIST_TAIL, "-set_label",  0,
+            "define label", NULL);
+    psMetadataAddStr(queueArgs, PS_LIST_TAIL, "-set_recipe",  0,
+            "define recipe", NULL);
+    psMetadataAddStr(queueArgs, PS_LIST_TAIL, "-set_expgroup",  0,
+            "define exposure group", NULL);
+    psMetadataAddStr(queueArgs, PS_LIST_TAIL, "-set_dvodb",  0,
+            "define DVO db", NULL);
 
     // -pendingexp
@@ -163,12 +218,13 @@
     psMetadata *argSets = psMetadataAlloc();
     // find which mode we're running under
-    PXTOOL_MODE("-pendingexp",   CAMTOOL_MODE_PENDINGEXP,    pendingexpArgs);
+    PXTOOL_MODE("-queue",           CAMTOOL_MODE_QUEUE,         queueArgs);
+    PXTOOL_MODE("-pendingexp",      CAMTOOL_MODE_PENDINGEXP,    pendingexpArgs);
     PXTOOL_MODE("-pendingimfile",CAMTOOL_MODE_PENDINGIMFILE, pendingimfileArgs);
     PXTOOL_MODE("-addprocessedexp", CAMTOOL_MODE_ADDPROCESSEDEXP, addprocessedexpArgs);
     PXTOOL_MODE("-processedexp", CAMTOOL_MODE_PROCESSEDEXP,  processedexpArgs);
     PXTOOL_MODE("-updateprocessedexp", CAMTOOL_MODE_UPDATEPROCESSEDEXP,updateprocessedexpArgs);
-    PXTOOL_MODE("-block",        CAMTOOL_MODE_BLOCK,         blockArgs);
-    PXTOOL_MODE("-masked",       CAMTOOL_MODE_MASKED,        maskedArgs);
-    PXTOOL_MODE("-unblock",      CAMTOOL_MODE_UNBLOCK,       unblockArgs);
+    PXTOOL_MODE("-block",           CAMTOOL_MODE_BLOCK,         blockArgs);
+    PXTOOL_MODE("-masked",          CAMTOOL_MODE_MASKED,        maskedArgs);
+    PXTOOL_MODE("-unblock",         CAMTOOL_MODE_UNBLOCK,       unblockArgs);
 
     bool argErr = false;
Index: /trunk/ippTools/src/chiptool.c
===================================================================
--- /trunk/ippTools/src/chiptool.c	(revision 12199)
+++ /trunk/ippTools/src/chiptool.c	(revision 12200)
@@ -124,5 +124,4 @@
     } \
 }
-
 
 static bool queueMode(pxConfig *config)
