Index: trunk/pswarp/src/pswarpDataLoad.c
===================================================================
--- trunk/pswarp/src/pswarpDataLoad.c	(revision 12505)
+++ trunk/pswarp/src/pswarpDataLoad.c	(revision 12523)
@@ -9,23 +9,8 @@
 bool pswarpDataLoad (pmConfig *config) {
 
-    bool status;
     pmChip *chip;
     pmCell *cell;
     pmReadout *readout;
     pmFPAview *view;
-
-    // select the current recipe
-    psMetadata *recipe  = psMetadataLookupPtr (NULL, config->recipes, PSASTRO_RECIPE);
-    if (!recipe) {
-	psError(PSWARP_ERR_CONFIG, false, "Can't find PSASTRO recipe needed for pixel scale!\n");
-	return false;
-    }
-
-    // physical pixel scale in microns per pixel
-    double pixelScale = psMetadataLookupF32 (&status, recipe, "PSASTRO.PIXEL.SCALE");
-    if (!status) {
-	psError(PS_ERR_IO, false, "Failed to lookup pixel scale"); 
-	return false; 
-    } 
 
     // select the input data sources
@@ -61,18 +46,18 @@
     view = pmFPAviewAlloc (0);
 
+    // XXX need to read only the headers for the skycell
+    // XXX these pmAstromReadBilevel functions seem to be broken
+
     // find the FPA phu
-    // XXX wrap the test below into a function
-    // XXX need to read only the headers for the skycell
-    // XXX need to optionally load the astrometry datafile
     bool bilevelAstrometry = false;
     pmHDU *phu = pmFPAviewThisPHU (view, astrom->fpa);
     if (phu) {
-      char *ctype = psMetadataLookupStr (NULL, phu->header, "CTYPE1");
-      if (ctype) {
-	bilevelAstrometry = !strcmp (&ctype[4], "-DIS");
-      }
+	char *ctype = psMetadataLookupStr (NULL, phu->header, "CTYPE1");
+	if (ctype) {
+	    bilevelAstrometry = !strcmp (&ctype[4], "-DIS");
+	}
     }
     if (bilevelAstrometry) {
-      pmAstromReadBilevelMosaic (input->fpa, phu->header, pixelScale);
+	pmAstromReadBilevelMosaic (input->fpa, phu->header);
     } 
 
@@ -88,7 +73,8 @@
 	pmHDU *hdu = pmFPAviewThisHDU (view, astrom->fpa);
 	if (bilevelAstrometry) {
-	  pmAstromReadBilevelChip (chip, hdu->header); 
+	    pmAstromReadBilevelChip (chip, hdu->header); 
 	} else {
-	  pmAstromReadWCS (input->fpa, chip, hdu->header, pixelScale);
+	    // we use a default FPA pixel scale of 1.0
+	    pmAstromReadWCS (input->fpa, chip, hdu->header, 1.0);
 	}