Index: trunk/psModules/src/config/pmConfig.c
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--- trunk/psModules/src/config/pmConfig.c	(revision 17264)
+++ trunk/psModules/src/config/pmConfig.c	(revision 17489)
@@ -1513,2 +1513,33 @@
 }
 
+psMetadata *pmConfigFitsType (const pmConfig *config, const psMetadata *camera, const char *fitsType)
+{
+    bool mdok;
+
+    PS_ASSERT_PTR_NON_NULL(config, NULL);
+    PS_ASSERT_METADATA_NON_NULL(camera, NULL);
+    PS_ASSERT_STRING_NON_EMPTY(fitsType, NULL);
+
+    psMetadataItem *item = psMetadataLookup(camera, "FITSTYPES"); // Item with the file rule of interest
+    if (!item) {
+        psError(PS_ERR_UNEXPECTED_NULL, false, "Unable to find FITSTYPES in the camera configuration.");
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    if (!metadataItemReadFile(item, "FITS Types")) {
+        psError(PM_ERR_CONFIG, false, "Unable to read file rules for camera.");
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    assert(item->type == PS_DATA_METADATA);
+    psMetadata *fitstypes = item->data.md; // FITS Types from the camera configuration
+
+    // select the name from the FITSTYPES
+    psMetadata *scheme = psMetadataLookupMetadata(&mdok, fitstypes, fitsType);
+    if (!scheme) {
+	psWarning("Unable to find specified FITS Type %s in camera configuration.", fitsType);
+	return NULL;
+    }
+
+    return scheme;
+}