Index: trunk/ippTools/src/regtool.c
===================================================================
--- trunk/ippTools/src/regtool.c	(revision 17802)
+++ trunk/ippTools/src/regtool.c	(revision 17872)
@@ -280,5 +280,6 @@
         object,
         hostname,
-        code
+        code,
+        NULL
     )) {
         psError(PS_ERR_UNKNOWN, false, "database error");
@@ -630,6 +631,11 @@
     psMetadata *row = output->data[0];
     // convert metadata into a newExp object
+    psMetadataConfigPrint(stdout, row);
     newExpRow *newExp = newExpObjectFromMetadata(row);
     psFree(output);
+    if (!newExp) {
+        psError(PS_ERR_UNKNOWN, false, "this should not happen");
+        return false;
+    }
 
     // carry through these values
@@ -700,5 +706,6 @@
         0.0,
         hostname,
-        code
+        code,
+        NULL
     )) {
         // rollback
