Index: branches/pap/ippTasks/chip.pro
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--- branches/pap/ippTasks/chip.pro	(revision 27708)
+++ branches/pap/ippTasks/chip.pro	(revision 28003)
@@ -153,4 +153,5 @@
     book getword chipPendingImfile $pageName reduction -var REDUCTION
     book getword chipPendingImfile $pageName state -var RUN_STATE
+    book getword chipPendingImfile $pageName path_base -var PATH_BASE
 
     if ($RAW_MAGICKED > 0)
@@ -174,6 +175,10 @@
     # neb:///ipp004-vol0/gpc1/20080130
 
-    ## generate outroot specific to this exposure (& chip)
-    sprintf outroot "%s/%s/%s.ch.%s" $WORKDIR $EXP_TAG $EXP_TAG $CHIP_ID
+    if ("$PATH_BASE" == "NULL") 
+        ## generate outroot specific to this exposure (& chip)
+        sprintf outroot "%s/%s/%s.ch.%s" $WORKDIR $EXP_TAG $EXP_TAG $CHIP_ID
+    else
+        $outroot = $PATH_BASE
+    end
 
     stdout $LOGDIR/chip.imfile.log