Index: trunk/ippTools/src/regtool.c
===================================================================
--- trunk/ippTools/src/regtool.c	(revision 30234)
+++ trunk/ippTools/src/regtool.c	(revision 30240)
@@ -187,5 +187,6 @@
   PXOPT_LOOKUP_STR(exp_name, config->args, "-exp_name", true, false);
   PXOPT_LOOKUP_STR(class_id, config->args, "-class_id", true, false);
-  PXOPT_LOOKUP_STR(date,     config->args, "-date", true, false);
+  PXOPT_LOOKUP_STR(dateobs_begin,     config->args, "-dateobs_begin", true, false);
+  PXOPT_LOOKUP_STR(dateobs_end,     config->args, "-dateobs_end", true, false);
   PXOPT_LOOKUP_S32(valid_burntool, config->args, "-valid_burntool", true, false);
   // optional
@@ -202,7 +203,11 @@
   query = rep;
 
+  // convert regular class_id format to summitImfile.class_id format
+  psStringSubstitute(&class_id,"ota","XY");
+  
   psStringSubstitute(&query,exp_name,"@EXP_NAME@");
   psStringSubstitute(&query,class_id,"@CLASS_ID@");
-  psStringSubstitute(&query,date,"@DATE@");
+  psStringSubstitute(&query,dateobs_begin,"@DATEOBS_BEGIN@");
+  psStringSubstitute(&query,dateobs_end,"@DATEOBS_END@");
 
   fprintf(stderr,"%s",query);
@@ -284,5 +289,6 @@
 
   // required
-  PXOPT_LOOKUP_STR(date,     config->args, "-date", true, false);
+  PXOPT_LOOKUP_STR(dateobs_begin,     config->args, "-dateobs_begin", true, false);
+  PXOPT_LOOKUP_STR(dateobs_end,     config->args, "-dateobs_end", true, false);
   PXOPT_LOOKUP_S32(valid_burntool, config->args, "-valid_burntool", true, false);
   // optional
@@ -298,5 +304,6 @@
   query = rep;
 
-  psStringSubstitute(&query,date,"@DATE@");
+  psStringSubstitute(&query,dateobs_begin,"@DATEOBS_BEGIN@");
+  psStringSubstitute(&query,dateobs_end,"@DATEOBS_END@");
 
   // fprintf(stderr,"%s",query);
@@ -344,5 +351,5 @@
 
     bool status = false;
-    char *tmp_id = psMetadataLookupStr(&status,row,"tmp_class_id");
+    char *tmp_id = psMetadataLookupStr(&status,row,"summit_class_id");
     if (!status) {
         // fprintf (stderr, "incomplete on %s\n", psMetadataLookupStr(NULL,row,"exp_name"));
@@ -355,5 +362,4 @@
     this_class_id = psStringCopy(tmp_id);
 
-    psStringSubstitute(&this_class_id,"XY","ota");
     psMetadataAddStr(row,PS_LIST_TAIL,"this_class_id",PS_META_REPLACE,"",this_class_id);
 
Index: trunk/ippTools/src/regtoolConfig.c
===================================================================
--- trunk/ippTools/src/regtoolConfig.c	(revision 30234)
+++ trunk/ippTools/src/regtoolConfig.c	(revision 30240)
@@ -57,5 +57,6 @@
     ADD_OPT(Str,  checkburntoolimfileArgs, "-exp_name",       "define the exp_name (required)",         NULL);
     ADD_OPT(Str,  checkburntoolimfileArgs, "-class_id",       "define class ID (required)",         NULL);
-    ADD_OPT(Str,  checkburntoolimfileArgs, "-date",           "select the date to process (required)", NULL);
+    ADD_OPT(Str,  checkburntoolimfileArgs, "-dateobs_begin",  "set the earliest summit dateobs to consider (required)", NULL);
+    ADD_OPT(Str,  checkburntoolimfileArgs, "-dateobs_end",    "set the latest summit dateobs to consider (required)", NULL);
     ADD_OPT(S32,  checkburntoolimfileArgs, "-valid_burntool", "define the good burntool value (required)", 0);
     ADD_OPT(Str,  checkburntoolimfileArgs, "-inst",           "define the camera name",     NULL);
@@ -65,5 +66,6 @@
     // -pendingburntoolimfile
     psMetadata *pendingburntoolimfileArgs = psMetadataAlloc();
-    ADD_OPT(Str,  pendingburntoolimfileArgs, "-date",           "select the date to process (required)", NULL);
+    ADD_OPT(Str,  pendingburntoolimfileArgs, "-dateobs_begin",  "set the earliest summit dateobs to consider (required)", NULL);
+    ADD_OPT(Str,  pendingburntoolimfileArgs, "-dateobs_end",    "set the latest summit dateobs to consider (required)", NULL);
     ADD_OPT(S32,  pendingburntoolimfileArgs, "-valid_burntool", "define the good burntool value (required)", 0);
     ADD_OPT(Bool, pendingburntoolimfileArgs, "-simple",    "use the simple output format",          false);