Index: trunk/ippTools/src/pstamptool.c
===================================================================
--- trunk/ippTools/src/pstamptool.c	(revision 25711)
+++ trunk/ippTools/src/pstamptool.c	(revision 25793)
@@ -48,4 +48,7 @@
 static bool projectMode(pxConfig *config);
 static bool modprojectMode(pxConfig *config);
+static bool getdependentMode(pxConfig *config);
+static bool pendingdependentMode(pxConfig *config);
+static bool updatedependentMode(pxConfig *config);
 
 # define MODECASE(caseName, func) \
@@ -85,4 +88,7 @@
         MODECASE(PSTAMPTOOL_MODE_MODPROJECT, modprojectMode);
         MODECASE(PSTAMPTOOL_MODE_PROJECT, projectMode);
+        MODECASE(PSTAMPTOOL_MODE_GETDEPENDENT, getdependentMode);
+        MODECASE(PSTAMPTOOL_MODE_PENDINGDEPENDENT, pendingdependentMode);
+        MODECASE(PSTAMPTOOL_MODE_UPDATEDEPENDENT, updatedependentMode);
         default:
             psAbort("invalid option (this should not happen)");
@@ -545,4 +551,5 @@
     PXOPT_LOOKUP_S64(exp_id,      config->args, "-exp_id",     false, false);
     PXOPT_LOOKUP_S64(options,     config->args, "-options",     false, false);
+    PXOPT_LOOKUP_S64(dep_id,      config->args, "-dep_id",     false, false);
 
     // unless the job is being inserted with stop state require outputBase
@@ -570,5 +577,6 @@
             exp_id, 
             outputBase,
-            options
+            options,
+            dep_id
             )) {
         psError(PS_ERR_UNKNOWN, false, "database error");
@@ -896,2 +904,150 @@
 }
 
+static bool getdependentMode(pxConfig *config)
+{
+    PS_ASSERT_PTR_NON_NULL(config, false);
+
+    PXOPT_LOOKUP_STR(stage,       config->args, "-stage",   true, false);
+    PXOPT_LOOKUP_S64(stage_id,    config->args, "-stage_id", true, false);
+    PXOPT_LOOKUP_STR(imagedb,     config->args, "-imagedb",  true, false);
+    PXOPT_LOOKUP_STR(rlabel,      config->args, "-rlabel",  false, false);
+    PXOPT_LOOKUP_BOOL(no_magic,   config->args, "-no_magic", false);
+    PXOPT_LOOKUP_BOOL(no_create,  config->args, "-no_create", false);
+
+    psString query = pxDataGet("pstamptool_pendingdependent.sql");
+    if (!query) {
+        psError(PXTOOLS_ERR_DATA, false, "failed to retreive SQL statement");
+        return false;
+    }
+    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)) {
+        psMetadata *dep = output->data[0];
+        psS64 dep_id = psMetadataLookupS64(NULL, dep, "dep_id");
+        if (!dep_id) {
+            psError(PS_ERR_UNKNOWN, false, "database error");
+            return false;
+        }
+        printf("%" PRId64 "\n", dep_id);
+        return true;
+    }
+    if (no_create) {
+        return true;
+    }
+    // no existing dependent that matches, insert one
+
+    if (!pstampDependentInsert(
+        config->dbh,
+        0,              // dep_id
+        "new",          // state
+        stage,
+        stage_id,
+        imagedb,
+        rlabel,
+        no_magic
+        )) {
+        psError(PS_ERR_UNKNOWN, false, "failed to insert pstampDependent");
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    psS64 dep_id = psDBLastInsertID(config->dbh);
+
+    printf("%" PRId64 "\n", dep_id);
+
+    return true;
+}
+
+static bool pendingdependentMode(pxConfig *config)
+{
+    PS_ASSERT_PTR_NON_NULL(config, false);
+
+    psMetadata *where = psMetadataAlloc();
+
+    PXOPT_LOOKUP_U64(limit, config->args, "-limit", false, false);
+    PXOPT_LOOKUP_BOOL(simple, config->args, "-simple", false);
+
+    psString query = pxDataGet("pstamptool_pendingdependent.sql");
+    if (!query) {
+        psError(PXTOOLS_ERR_DATA, false, "failed to retreive SQL statement");
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    if (psListLength(where->list)) {
+        psString whereClause = psDBGenerateWhereConditionSQL(where, "pstampDependent");
+        psStringAppend(&query, " AND %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);
+
+    psArray *output = p_psDBFetchResult(config->dbh);
+    if (!output) {
+        psError(PS_ERR_UNKNOWN, false, "database error");
+        return false;
+    }
+    if (!psArrayLength(output)) {
+        psTrace("pstamptool", PS_LOG_INFO, "no rows found");
+        psFree(output);
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    // negative simple so the default is true
+    if (!ippdbPrintMetadatas(stdout, output, "pstampDependent", !simple)) {
+        psError(PS_ERR_UNKNOWN, false, "failed to print array");
+        psFree(output);
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    psFree(output);
+
+    return true;
+}
+static bool updatedependentMode(pxConfig *config)
+{
+    PS_ASSERT_PTR_NON_NULL(config, false);
+
+    PXOPT_LOOKUP_S64(dep_id,    config->args, "-dep_id", true, false);
+    PXOPT_LOOKUP_STR(state,     config->args, "-set_state",  true, false);
+
+    char *query ="UPDATE pstampDependent"
+	" SET state = '%s'"
+	" WHERE dep_id = %" PRId64;
+    
+    if (!p_psDBRunQueryF(config->dbh, query, state, dep_id)) {
+        psError(PS_ERR_UNKNOWN, false, "database error");
+        psFree(query);
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    psU64 affected = psDBAffectedRows(config->dbh);
+    if (affected != 1) {
+        psError(PS_ERR_UNKNOWN, false, "should have affected one row but %" 
+                                        PRIu64 " rows were modified", affected);
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    return true;
+}