Index: /branches/end_stage/ippTools/src/regtool.c
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--- /branches/end_stage/ippTools/src/regtool.c	(revision 16103)
+++ /branches/end_stage/ippTools/src/regtool.c	(revision 16104)
@@ -167,5 +167,4 @@
     PS_ASSERT_PTR_NON_NULL(config, false);
 
-    bool status = false;
     // required
     PXOPT_LOOKUP_STR(exp_id, config->args, "-exp_id", true, false);
@@ -226,4 +225,5 @@
     psTime *dateobs = NULL;
     {
+        bool status;
         psString dateobsStr = psMetadataLookupStr(&status, config->args, "-dateobs");
         if (!status) {