Index: trunk/psModules/src/camera/pmFPAfileDefine.c
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--- trunk/psModules/src/camera/pmFPAfileDefine.c	(revision 27417)
+++ trunk/psModules/src/camera/pmFPAfileDefine.c	(revision 27657)
@@ -1271,6 +1271,11 @@
     file->name = psStringCopy (name);
 
+    // free a previously existing readout
+    psFree(file->readout);
     file->readout = readout;
-    psMetadataAddPtr(files, PS_LIST_TAIL, name, PS_DATA_UNKNOWN, "", file);
+
+    // allow for multiple entries
+    // XXX handle replace vs multiple?
+    psMetadataAddPtr(files, PS_LIST_TAIL, name, PS_DATA_UNKNOWN | PS_META_DUPLICATE_OK, "", file);
     psFree(file);
     // we free this copy of file, but 'files' still has a copy
@@ -1313,14 +1318,16 @@
                                 const char *name, // name of internal/external file
                                 const pmFPA *fpa, // use this fpa to generate
-                                const psImageBinning *binning) {
+                                const psImageBinning *binning,
+                                int index) {
   pmReadout *readout = NULL;
 
-  bool status = true;
-  pmFPAfile *file = psMetadataLookupPtr(&status, config->files, name);
+  pmFPAfile *file = pmFPAfileSelectSingle(config->files, name, index);
 
   // if the file does not exist, it is not being used as an I/O file: define an internal version
   if (file == NULL) {
-    readout = pmFPAfileDefineInternal (config->files, name, binning->nXruff, binning->nYruff, PS_TYPE_F32);
-    return readout;
+      // XXX currently, we do not guarantee that the defined file lands on entry 'index'
+      psAssert (binning, "internal files must be supplied a psImageBinning for the output images size"); 
+      readout = pmFPAfileDefineInternal (config->files, name, binning->nXruff, binning->nYruff, PS_TYPE_F32);
+      return readout;
   }