Index: trunk/ippTools/src/chiptool.c
===================================================================
--- trunk/ippTools/src/chiptool.c	(revision 21479)
+++ trunk/ippTools/src/chiptool.c	(revision 21521)
@@ -54,4 +54,6 @@
 static bool tofullimfileMode(pxConfig *config);
 static bool topurgedimfileMode(pxConfig *config);
+static bool exportrunMode(pxConfig *config);
+static bool importrunMode(pxConfig *config);
 
 # define MODECASE(caseName, func) \
@@ -91,4 +93,6 @@
         MODECASE(CHIPTOOL_MODE_TOFULLIMFILE,            tofullimfileMode);
         MODECASE(CHIPTOOL_MODE_TOPURGEDIMFILE,          topurgedimfileMode);
+        MODECASE(CHIPTOOL_MODE_EXPORTRUN,               exportrunMode);
+        MODECASE(CHIPTOOL_MODE_IMPORTRUN,               importrunMode);
         default:
             psAbort("invalid option (this should not happen)");
@@ -880,5 +884,4 @@
 }
 
-
 static bool pendingcleanupimfileMode(pxConfig *config)
 {
@@ -1005,5 +1008,4 @@
     return true;
 }
-
 
 static bool runMode(pxConfig *config)
@@ -1251,2 +1253,165 @@
     return change_imfile_data_state(config, "purged", "goto_purged");
 }
+
+bool exportrunMode(pxConfig *config)
+{
+    PS_ASSERT_PTR_NON_NULL(config, NULL);
+
+    PXOPT_LOOKUP_S64(chip_id, config->args, "-chip_id", true,  false);
+    PXOPT_LOOKUP_STR(outfile, config->args, "-outfile", true,  false);
+    PXOPT_LOOKUP_U64(limit,   config->args, "-limit",   false, false);
+
+    FILE *f = fopen (outfile, "w");
+    if (f == NULL) {
+        psError(PS_ERR_UNKNOWN, false, "failed to open output file");
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    psMetadata *where = psMetadataAlloc();
+    PXOPT_COPY_S64(config->args, where, "-chip_id", "chip_id", "==");
+
+    // *** extract the chipRun in this section ***
+    psString query = pxDataGet("chiptool_export_run.sql");
+    if (!query) {
+        psError(PXTOOLS_ERR_DATA, false, "failed to retreive SQL statement");
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    if (where && psListLength(where->list)) {
+        psString whereClause = psDBGenerateWhereSQL(where, NULL);
+        psStringAppend(&query, " %s", whereClause);
+        psFree(whereClause);
+    }
+
+    // treat limit == 0 as "no limit"
+    if (limit) {
+        psString limitString = psDBGenerateLimitSQL(limit);
+        psStringAppend(&query, " %s", limitString);
+        psFree(limitString);
+    }
+
+    if (!p_psDBRunQuery(config->dbh, query)) {
+        psError(PS_ERR_UNKNOWN, false, "database error");
+        psFree(query);
+        return false;
+    }
+    psFree(query);
+
+    psArray *output = p_psDBFetchResult(config->dbh);
+    if (!output) {
+        psError(PS_ERR_UNKNOWN, false, "database error");
+        return false;
+    }
+    if (!psArrayLength(output)) {
+        psTrace("chiptool", PS_LOG_INFO, "no rows found");
+        psFree(output);
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    // we must write the export table in non-simple (true) format
+    if (!ippdbPrintMetadatas(f, output, "chipRun", true)) {
+        psError(PS_ERR_UNKNOWN, false, "failed to print array");
+        psFree(output);
+        return false;
+    }
+    psFree(output);
+
+    // *** extract the chipProcessedImfile entries in this section ***
+    query = pxDataGet("chiptool_export_imfiles.sql");
+    if (!query) {
+        psError(PXTOOLS_ERR_DATA, false, "failed to retreive SQL statement");
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    if (where && psListLength(where->list)) {
+        psString whereClause = psDBGenerateWhereSQL(where, NULL);
+        psStringAppend(&query, " %s", whereClause);
+        psFree(whereClause);
+    }
+    psFree(where);
+
+    // treat limit == 0 as "no limit"
+    if (limit) {
+        psString limitString = psDBGenerateLimitSQL(limit);
+        psStringAppend(&query, " %s", limitString);
+        psFree(limitString);
+    }
+
+    if (!p_psDBRunQuery(config->dbh, query)) {
+        psError(PS_ERR_UNKNOWN, false, "database error");
+        psFree(query);
+        return false;
+    }
+    psFree(query);
+
+    output = p_psDBFetchResult(config->dbh);
+    if (!output) {
+        psError(PS_ERR_UNKNOWN, false, "database error");
+        return false;
+    }
+    if (!psArrayLength(output)) {
+        psTrace("chiptool", PS_LOG_INFO, "no rows found");
+        psFree(output);
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    // we must write the export table in non-simple (true) format
+    if (!ippdbPrintMetadatas(f, output, "chipProcessedImfiles", true)) {
+        psError(PS_ERR_UNKNOWN, false, "failed to print array");
+        psFree(output);
+        return false;
+    }
+    psFree(output);
+
+    fclose (f);
+
+    return true;
+}
+
+
+bool importrunMode(pxConfig *config)
+{
+  unsigned int nFail;
+
+  PS_ASSERT_PTR_NON_NULL(config, NULL);
+  
+  PXOPT_LOOKUP_STR(infile, config->args, "-infile", true,  false);
+
+  psMetadata *input = psMetadataConfigRead (NULL, &nFail, infile, false);
+
+  fprintf (stdout, "---- input ----\n");
+  psMetadataPrint (stderr, input, 1);
+
+  psMetadataItem *chipRunItem = psMetadataLookup (input, "chipRun");
+  psAssert (chipRunItem, "entry not in input?");
+  psAssert (chipRunItem->type == PS_DATA_METADATA_MULTI, "entry not multi?");
+  
+  psMetadataItem *chipRunEntry = psListGet (chipRunItem->data.list, 0);
+  assert (chipRunEntry);
+  assert (chipRunEntry->type == PS_DATA_METADATA);
+  chipRunRow *chipRun = chipRunObjectFromMetadata (chipRunEntry->data.md);
+  chipRunInsertObject (config->dbh, chipRun);
+
+  // fprintf (stdout, "---- chip run ----\n");
+  // psMetadataPrint (stderr, chipRunEntry->data.md, 1);
+
+  psMetadataItem *item = psMetadataLookup (input, "chipProcessedImfiles");
+  psAssert (item, "entry not in input?");
+  psAssert (item->type == PS_DATA_METADATA_MULTI, "entry not multi?");
+
+  // XXX would be better to use the iterator?
+  for (int i = 0; i < item->data.list->n; i++) {
+    psMetadataItem *entry = psListGet (item->data.list, i);
+    assert (entry);
+    assert (entry->type == PS_DATA_METADATA);
+    chipProcessedImfileRow *chipProcessedImfile = chipProcessedImfileObjectFromMetadata (entry->data.md);
+    chipProcessedImfileInsertObject (config->dbh, chipProcessedImfile);
+
+    // fprintf (stdout, "---- row %d ----\n", i);
+    // psMetadataPrint (stderr, entry->data.md, 1);
+  }
+
+  return true;
+}
+
+
Index: trunk/ippTools/src/chiptool.h
===================================================================
--- trunk/ippTools/src/chiptool.h	(revision 21479)
+++ trunk/ippTools/src/chiptool.h	(revision 21521)
@@ -44,5 +44,7 @@
     CHIPTOOL_MODE_TOCLEANEDIMFILE,
     CHIPTOOL_MODE_TOFULLIMFILE,
-    CHIPTOOL_MODE_TOPURGEDIMFILE
+    CHIPTOOL_MODE_TOPURGEDIMFILE,
+    CHIPTOOL_MODE_EXPORTRUN,
+    CHIPTOOL_MODE_IMPORTRUN
 } chiptoolMode;
 
Index: trunk/ippTools/src/chiptoolConfig.c
===================================================================
--- trunk/ippTools/src/chiptoolConfig.c	(revision 21479)
+++ trunk/ippTools/src/chiptoolConfig.c	(revision 21521)
@@ -244,4 +244,15 @@
     psMetadataAddStr(topurgedimfileArgs, PS_LIST_TAIL, "-class_id",  0,        "class ID to update", NULL);
 
+    // -exportrun
+    psMetadata *exportrunArgs = psMetadataAlloc();
+    // pxchipSetSearchArgs (exportrunArgs); XXX include search terms?
+    psMetadataAddS64(exportrunArgs, PS_LIST_TAIL, "-chip_id", 0,          "export this chip ID (required)", 0);
+    psMetadataAddStr(exportrunArgs, PS_LIST_TAIL, "-outfile", 0,          "export to this file (required)", NULL);
+    psMetadataAddU64(exportrunArgs, PS_LIST_TAIL, "-limit",   0,          "limit result set to N items", 0);
+
+    // -importrun
+    psMetadata *importrunArgs = psMetadataAlloc();
+    psMetadataAddStr(importrunArgs, PS_LIST_TAIL, "-infile",  0,          "import from this file (required)", NULL);
+
     psMetadata *argSets = psMetadataAlloc();
     psMetadata *modes = psMetadataAlloc();
@@ -264,6 +275,9 @@
     PXOPT_ADD_MODE("-run",                  "show runs",                            CHIPTOOL_MODE_RUN,                  runArgs);
     PXOPT_ADD_MODE("-tocleanedimfile",      "set imfile state to cleaned",          CHIPTOOL_MODE_TOCLEANEDIMFILE,      tocleanedimfileArgs);
-    PXOPT_ADD_MODE("-tofullimfile",        "set imfile state to full",              CHIPTOOL_MODE_TOFULLIMFILE,         tofullimfileArgs);
-    PXOPT_ADD_MODE("-topurgedimfile",      "set imfile state to purged",            CHIPTOOL_MODE_TOPURGEDIMFILE,       topurgedimfileArgs);
+    PXOPT_ADD_MODE("-tofullimfile",         "set imfile state to full",              CHIPTOOL_MODE_TOFULLIMFILE,         tofullimfileArgs);
+    PXOPT_ADD_MODE("-topurgedimfile",       "set imfile state to purged",            CHIPTOOL_MODE_TOPURGEDIMFILE,       topurgedimfileArgs);
+
+    PXOPT_ADD_MODE("-exportrun",            "export run for import on other database", CHIPTOOL_MODE_EXPORTRUN, exportrunArgs);
+    PXOPT_ADD_MODE("-importrun",            "import run from metadata file",           CHIPTOOL_MODE_IMPORTRUN, importrunArgs);
 
     if (!pxGetOptions(stderr, argc, argv, config, modes, argSets)) {