Index: branches/eam_branches/psphot.stack.20100120/src/psphotSkyReplace.c
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--- branches/eam_branches/psphot.stack.20100120/src/psphotSkyReplace.c	(revision 26642)
+++ branches/eam_branches/psphot.stack.20100120/src/psphotSkyReplace.c	(revision 26688)
@@ -1,13 +1,33 @@
 # include "psphotInternal.h"
+
+bool psphotSkyReplace (pmConfig *config, const pmFPAview *view)
+{
+    bool status = true;
+
+    int num = psMetadataAddS32 (&status, config->arguments, "PSPHOT.INPUT.NUM");
+    psAssert (status, "programming error: must define PSPHOT.INPUT.NUM");
+
+    // loop over the available readouts
+    for (int i = 0; i < num; i++) {
+	if (!psphotReadout (config, view, "PSPHOT.INPUT", i)) {
+            psError (PSPHOT_ERR_CONFIG, false, "failed on saturated star deblend analysis for PSPHOT.INPUT entry %d", i);
+	    return false;
+	}
+    }
+    return true;
+}
 
 // XXX make this an option?
 // in order to  successfully replace the sky, we must define a corresponding file...
-bool psphotSkyReplace (pmConfig *config, const pmFPAview *view) {
+bool psphotSkyReplaceReadout (pmConfig *config, const pmFPAview *view, const char *filename, int index) {
 
     psTimerStart ("psphot.skyreplace");
 
     // find the currently selected readout
-    pmReadout *readout = pmFPAfileThisReadout (config->files, view, "PSPHOT.INPUT");
-    if (readout == NULL) psAbort("input not defined");
+    pmFPAfile *file = pmFPAfileSelectSingle(config->files, filename, index); // File of interest
+    psAssert (readout, "missing file?");
+
+    pmReadout *readout = pmFPAviewThisReadout(view, file->fpa);
+    psAssert (readout, "missing readout?");
 
     // select background pixels, from output background file, or create