Index: /trunk/ippTools/src/dettool.c
===================================================================
--- /trunk/ippTools/src/dettool.c	(revision 29922)
+++ /trunk/ippTools/src/dettool.c	(revision 29923)
@@ -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: /trunk/ippTools/src/dettoolConfig.c
===================================================================
--- /trunk/ippTools/src/dettoolConfig.c	(revision 29922)
+++ /trunk/ippTools/src/dettoolConfig.c	(revision 29923)
@@ -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,          "select by state (default is 'full')", "full");
     psMetadataAddStr(definebyqueryArgs, PS_LIST_TAIL, "-comment",                0,          "search by comment field (LIKE comparison)", NULL);
 
Index: /trunk/ippTools/src/difftool.c
===================================================================
--- /trunk/ippTools/src/difftool.c	(revision 29922)
+++ /trunk/ippTools/src/difftool.c	(revision 29923)
@@ -2042,8 +2042,4 @@
     }
 
-    psString queryCopy = psStringCopy(query);
-    psFree(query);
-    query = queryCopy;
-    
     psStringSubstitute(&query, stack1Query, "@STACK1_QUERY@");
     psStringSubstitute(&query, stack2Query, "@STACK2_QUERY@");
@@ -2120,9 +2116,4 @@
 	psStringAppend(&this_stack1Query,"AND %s", thisWhere);
 	psFree(thisWhere);
-
-	psString queryCopy = psStringCopy(query);
-	psFree(query);
-	query = queryCopy;
-    
 
 	psStringSubstitute(&query, this_stack1Query, "@STACK1_QUERY@");