Index: trunk/psphot/src/psphotDeblendSatstars.c
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--- trunk/psphot/src/psphotDeblendSatstars.c	(revision 25885)
+++ trunk/psphot/src/psphotDeblendSatstars.c	(revision 26894)
@@ -1,8 +1,27 @@
 # include "psphotInternal.h"
 
-bool psphotDeblendSatstars (pmReadout *readout, psArray *sources, psMetadata *recipe) {
+// for now, let's store the detections on the readout->analysis for each readout
+bool psphotDeblendSatstars (pmConfig *config, const pmFPAview *view)
+{
+    bool status = true;
+
+    int num = psMetadataLookupS32 (&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 (!psphotDeblendSatstarsReadout (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;
+}
+
+bool psphotDeblendSatstarsReadout (pmConfig *config, const pmFPAview *view, const char *filename, int fileIndex) {
 
     int N;
     pmSource *source;
+    bool status;
 
     psTimerStart ("psphot.deblend.sat");
@@ -11,5 +30,26 @@
     float SAT_MIN_RADIUS = 5.0;
 
-    bool status;
+    // find the currently selected readout
+    pmFPAfile *file = pmFPAfileSelectSingle(config->files, filename, fileIndex); // File of interest
+    psAssert (file, "missing file?");
+
+    pmReadout *readout = pmFPAviewThisReadout(view, file->fpa);
+    psAssert (readout, "missing readout?");
+
+    pmDetections *detections = psMetadataLookupPtr (&status, readout->analysis, "PSPHOT.DETECTIONS");
+    psAssert (detections, "missing detections?");
+
+    psArray *sources = detections->newSources;
+    psAssert (sources, "missing sources?");
+
+    if (!sources->n) {
+	psLogMsg ("psphot", PS_LOG_INFO, "no sources, skipping satstar blend");
+	return true;
+    }
+
+    // select the appropriate recipe information
+    psMetadata *recipe  = psMetadataLookupPtr (&status, config->recipes, PSPHOT_RECIPE);
+    psAssert (recipe, "missing recipe?");
+
     pmCell *cell = readout->parent;
     float SATURATION = 0.75*psMetadataLookupF32 (&status, cell->concepts, "CELL.SATURATION");