Index: trunk/ippTools/src/chiptool.c
===================================================================
--- trunk/ippTools/src/chiptool.c	(revision 17161)
+++ trunk/ippTools/src/chiptool.c	(revision 17186)
@@ -151,6 +151,8 @@
     PXOPT_COPY_F32(config->args, where, "-solang_max", "solang", "<");
 
-    if (!psListLength(where->list)) {
+    if (!psListLength(where->list)
+        && !psMetadataLookupBool(NULL, config->args, "-all")) {
         psFree(where);
+        where = NULL;
         psError(PXTOOLS_ERR_DATA, false, "search parameters are required");
         return false;
@@ -176,5 +178,5 @@
     }
 
-    if (where) {
+    if (where && psListLength(where->list)) {
         psString whereClause = psDBGenerateWhereConditionSQL(where, "rawExp");
         psFree(where);
@@ -312,6 +314,8 @@
     PXOPT_COPY_F32(config->args, where, "-solang_max", "solang", "<");
 
-    if (!psListLength(where->list)) {
+    if (!psListLength(where->list)
+        && !psMetadataLookupBool(NULL, config->args, "-all")) {
         psFree(where);
+        where = NULL;
         psError(PXTOOLS_ERR_DATA, false, "search parameters are required");
         return false;
@@ -594,4 +598,70 @@
     PS_ASSERT_PTR_NON_NULL(config, false);
 
+    psMetadata *where = psMetadataAlloc();
+    PXOPT_LOOKUP_STR(chip_id, config->args, "-chip_id", false, false);
+    // convert chip_id into a psS64
+    if (chip_id) {
+        if (!psMetadataAddS64(where, PS_LIST_TAIL, "chip_id", 0, "==", (psS64)atoll(chip_id))) {
+            psError(PS_ERR_UNKNOWN, false, "failed to add item chip_id");
+            psFree(where);
+            return false;
+        }
+    }
+
+    PXOPT_LOOKUP_STR(exp_id, config->args, "-exp_id", false, false);
+    // convert exp_id into a psS64
+    if (exp_id) {
+        if (!psMetadataAddS64(where, PS_LIST_TAIL, "exp_id", 0, "==", (psS64)atoll(exp_id))) {
+            psError(PS_ERR_UNKNOWN, false, "failed to add item exp_id");
+            psFree(where);
+            return false;
+        }
+    }
+
+    PXOPT_COPY_STR(config->args, where, "-exp_name", "exp_name", "==");
+    PXOPT_COPY_STR(config->args, where, "-inst", "camera", "==");
+    PXOPT_COPY_STR(config->args, where, "-telescope", "telescope", "==");
+    PXOPT_COPY_TIME(config->args, where, "-dateobs_begin", "dateobs", ">=");
+    PXOPT_COPY_TIME(config->args, where, "-dateobs_end", "dateobs", "<=");
+    PXOPT_COPY_STR(config->args, where, "-exp_tag", "exp_tag", "==");
+    PXOPT_COPY_STR(config->args, where, "-filelevel", "filelevel", "==");
+    PXOPT_COPY_STR(config->args, where, "-reduction", "reduction", "==");
+    PXOPT_COPY_STR(config->args, where, "-filter", "filter", "==");
+    PXOPT_COPY_F64(config->args, where, "-airmass_min", "airmass", ">=");
+    PXOPT_COPY_F64(config->args, where, "-airmass_max", "airmass", "<");
+    PXOPT_COPY_F64(config->args, where, "-ra_min", "ra", ">=");
+    PXOPT_COPY_F64(config->args, where, "-ra_max", "ra", "<");
+    PXOPT_COPY_F64(config->args, where, "-decl_min", "decl", ">=");
+    PXOPT_COPY_F64(config->args, where, "-decl_max", "decl", "<");
+    PXOPT_COPY_F32(config->args, where, "-exp_time_min", "exp_time", ">=");
+    PXOPT_COPY_F32(config->args, where, "-exp_time_max", "exp_time", "<");
+    PXOPT_COPY_F32(config->args, where, "-sat_pixel_frac_min", "sat_pixel_frac", ">=");
+    PXOPT_COPY_F32(config->args, where, "-sat_pixel_frac_max", "sat_pixel_frac", "<");
+    PXOPT_COPY_F64(config->args, where, "-bg_min", "bt", ">=");
+    PXOPT_COPY_F64(config->args, where, "-bg_max", "bt", "<");
+    PXOPT_COPY_F64(config->args, where, "-bg_stdev_min", "bg_stdev", ">=");
+    PXOPT_COPY_F64(config->args, where, "-bg_stdev_max", "bg_stdev", "<");
+    PXOPT_COPY_F64(config->args, where, "-bg_mean_stdev_min", "bg_mean_stdev", ">=");
+    PXOPT_COPY_F64(config->args, where, "-bg_mean_stdev_max", "bg_mean_stdev", "<");
+    PXOPT_COPY_F64(config->args, where, "-alt_min", "alt", ">=");
+    PXOPT_COPY_F64(config->args, where, "-alt_max", "alt", "<");
+    PXOPT_COPY_F64(config->args, where, "-az_min", "az", ">=");
+    PXOPT_COPY_F64(config->args, where, "-az_max", "az", "<");
+    PXOPT_COPY_F32(config->args, where, "-ccd_temp_min", "ccd_temp", ">=");
+    PXOPT_COPY_F32(config->args, where, "-ccd_temp_max", "ccd_temp", "<");
+    PXOPT_COPY_F64(config->args, where, "-posang_min", "posang", ">=");
+    PXOPT_COPY_F64(config->args, where, "-posang_max", "posang", "<");
+    PXOPT_COPY_STR(config->args, where, "-object", "object", "==");
+    PXOPT_COPY_F32(config->args, where, "-solang_min", "solang", ">=");
+    PXOPT_COPY_F32(config->args, where, "-solang_max", "solang", "<");
+
+    if (!psListLength(where->list)
+        && !psMetadataLookupBool(NULL, config->args, "-all")) {
+        psFree(where);
+        where = NULL;
+        psError(PXTOOLS_ERR_DATA, false, "search parameters are required");
+        return false;
+    }
+
     psString query = pxDataGet("chiptool_revertprocessedimfile.sql");
     if (!query) {
@@ -600,6 +670,7 @@
     }
 
-    if (config->where) {
-        psString whereClause = psDBGenerateWhereConditionSQL(config->where, "chipProcessedImfile");
+    if (where && psListLength(where->list)) {
+        psString whereClause = psDBGenerateWhereConditionSQL(where, "chipProcessedImfile");
+        psFree(where);
         psStringAppend(&query, " AND %s", whereClause);
         psFree(whereClause);
@@ -612,9 +683,4 @@
     }
     psFree(query);
-
-    if (psDBAffectedRows(config->dbh) < 1) {
-        psError(PS_ERR_UNKNOWN, false, "should have affected at least 1 row");
-        return false;
-    }
 
     return true;