Index: trunk/ippTasks/Makefile.am
===================================================================
--- trunk/ippTasks/Makefile.am	(revision 24510)
+++ trunk/ippTasks/Makefile.am	(revision 24512)
@@ -23,5 +23,6 @@
 	rcserver.pro \
 	pstamp.pro \
-	receive.pro
+	receive.pro \
+	publish.pro
 
 other_files = \
Index: trunk/ippTasks/publish.pro
===================================================================
--- trunk/ippTasks/publish.pro	(revision 24512)
+++ trunk/ippTasks/publish.pro	(revision 24512)
@@ -0,0 +1,198 @@
+## publish.pro: -*- sh -*-
+
+# test for required global variables
+check.globals
+
+book init publishRun
+
+macro publish.status
+  book listbook publishRun
+end
+
+macro publish.reset
+  book init publishRun
+end
+
+macro publish.on
+  task publish.trigger
+    active true
+  end
+  task publish.load
+    active true
+  end
+  task publish.run
+    active true
+  end
+end
+
+macro publish.off
+  task publish.trigger
+    active false
+  end
+  task publish.load
+    active false
+  end
+  task publish.run
+    active false
+  end
+end
+
+
+# this variable will cycle through the known database names
+$publish_trigger_DB = 0
+$publish_load_DB = 0
+
+task	       publish.trigger
+  host         local
+
+  periods      -poll $LOADPOLL
+  periods      -exec $LOADEXEC
+  periods      -timeout 30
+  npending     1
+
+  stdout NULL
+  stderr $LOGDIR/publish.trigger.log
+
+  task.exec
+    $run = pubtool -definerun
+    if ($DB:n == 0)
+      option DEFAULT
+    else
+      # save the DB name for the exit tasks
+      option $DB:$publish_trigger_DB
+      $run = $run -dbname $DB:$publish_trigger_DB
+      $publish_trigger_DB ++
+      if ($publish_trigger_DB >= $DB:n) set publish_trigger_DB = 0
+    end
+    add_poll_labels run
+    command $run
+  end
+
+  # success
+  task.exit    0
+  end
+
+  # locked list
+  task.exit    default
+    showcommand failure
+  end
+
+  task.exit    crash
+    showcommand crash
+  end
+
+  # operation times out?
+  task.exit    timeout
+    showcommand timeout
+  end
+end
+
+task	       publish.load
+  host         local
+
+  periods      -poll $LOADPOLL
+  periods      -exec $LOADEXEC
+  periods      -timeout 30
+  npending     1
+
+  stdout NULL
+  stderr $LOGDIR/publish.load.log
+
+  task.exec
+    $run = pubtool -pending
+    if ($DB:n == 0)
+      option DEFAULT
+    else
+      # save the DB name for the exit tasks
+      option $DB:$publish_load_DB
+      $run = $run -dbname $DB:$publish_load_DB
+      $publish_load_DB ++
+      if ($publish_load_DB >= $DB:n) set publish_load_DB = 0
+    end
+    add_poll_args run
+    command $run
+  end
+
+  # success
+  task.exit    0
+    # convert 'stdout' to book format
+    ipptool2book stdout publishRun -key pub_id -uniq -setword dbname $options:0 -setword pantaskState INIT
+    if ($VERBOSE > 2)
+      book listbook publishRun
+    end
+
+    # delete existing entries in the appropriate pantaskStates
+    process_cleanup publishRun
+  end
+
+  # locked list
+  task.exit    default
+    showcommand failure
+  end
+
+  task.exit    crash
+    showcommand crash
+  end
+
+  # operation times out?
+  task.exit    timeout
+    showcommand timeout
+  end
+end
+
+task	       publish.run
+  periods      -poll $RUNPOLL
+  periods      -exec $RUNEXEC
+  periods      -timeout 300
+
+  task.exec
+    book npages publishRun -var N
+    if ($N == 0) break
+    if ($NETWORK == 0) break
+    
+    book getpage publishRun 0 -var pageName -key pantaskState INIT
+    if ("$pageName" == "NULL") break
+
+    book setword publishRun $pageName pantaskState RUN
+    book getword publishRun $pageName pub_id -var PUB_ID
+    book getword publishRun $pageName camera -var CAMERA
+    book getword publishRun $pageName workdir -var WORKDIR
+    book getword publishRun $pageName product -var PRODUCT
+    book getword publishRun $pageName stage -var STAGE
+    book getword publishRun $pageName stage_id -var STAGE_ID
+    book getword publishRun $pageName dbname -var DBNAME
+
+    stdout $LOGDIR/publish.run.log
+    stderr $LOGDIR/publish.run.log
+
+    $run = publish_file.pl --pub_id $PUB_ID --camera $CAMERA --workdir $WORKDIR --product $PRODUCT --stage $STAGE --stage_id $STAGE_ID --redirect-output
+    add_standard_args run
+
+    # save the pageName for future reference below
+    options $pageName
+
+    # create the command line
+    if ($VERBOSE > 1)
+      echo command $run
+    end
+    command $run
+  end
+
+  # default exit status
+  task.exit    default
+    process_exit publishRun $options:0 $JOB_STATUS
+  end
+
+  # locked list
+  task.exit    crash
+    showcommand crash
+    echo "hostname: $JOB_HOSTNAME"
+    book setword publishRun $options:0 pantaskState CRASH
+  end
+
+  # operation timed out?
+  task.exit    timeout
+    showcommand timeout
+    book setword publishRun $options:0 pantaskState TIMEOUT
+  end
+end