Index: /branches/eam_branches/ipp-20101103/ippTools/src/dettool.c
===================================================================
--- /branches/eam_branches/ipp-20101103/ippTools/src/dettool.c	(revision 29871)
+++ /branches/eam_branches/ipp-20101103/ippTools/src/dettool.c	(revision 29872)
@@ -572,4 +572,6 @@
     PXOPT_COPY_F64(config->args, where, "-select_moon_phase_min", "moon_phase", ">=");
     PXOPT_COPY_F64(config->args, where, "-select_moon_phase_max", "moon_phase", "<=");
+
+    PXOPT_COPY_STR(config->args, where, "-select_state", "state", "=");
     PXOPT_COPY_STR(config->args, where, "-comment", "comment", "LIKE");
 
Index: /branches/eam_branches/ipp-20101103/ippTools/src/dettoolConfig.c
===================================================================
--- /branches/eam_branches/ipp-20101103/ippTools/src/dettoolConfig.c	(revision 29871)
+++ /branches/eam_branches/ipp-20101103/ippTools/src/dettoolConfig.c	(revision 29872)
@@ -138,4 +138,5 @@
     psMetadataAddF64(definebyqueryArgs, PS_LIST_TAIL, "-select_moon_phase_min",  0,          "define min moon phase", NAN);
     psMetadataAddF64(definebyqueryArgs, PS_LIST_TAIL, "-select_moon_phase_max",  0,          "define max moon phase", NAN);
+    psMetadataAddStr(definebyqueryArgs, PS_LIST_TAIL, "-select_state",           0,          "search for state", NULL);
     psMetadataAddStr(definebyqueryArgs, PS_LIST_TAIL, "-comment",                0,          "search by comment field (LIKE comparison)", NULL);