Index: trunk/ippTasks/pantasks.pro
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--- trunk/ippTasks/pantasks.pro	(revision 18105)
+++ trunk/ippTasks/pantasks.pro	(revision 18414)
@@ -324,4 +324,10 @@
   $varname = $5
 
+  if ("$template" == "NULL")
+    $varname = $workdir_template
+    echo "WARNING: WORKDIR template not set.  Defaulting to $workdir_template"
+    break
+  end
+
   # missing camera and/or chiphosts table results in host = NULL
   book getword chiphosts $camera $classID -var host