Index: trunk/ippTasks/dist.pro
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--- trunk/ippTasks/dist.pro	(revision 30856)
+++ trunk/ippTasks/dist.pro	(revision 30929)
@@ -274,4 +274,5 @@
     book getword distToProcess $pageName alt_path_base -var ALT_PATH_BASE
     book getword distToProcess $pageName outdir -var OUTDIR_TEMPLATE
+    book getword distToProcess $pageName exp_type -var EXP_TYPE
     book getword distToProcess $pageName dbname -var DBNAME
 
@@ -291,5 +292,5 @@
         $EXTRA_ARGS = $EXTRA_ARGS --poor_quality
     end
-    if ("$ALT_PATH_BASE" != "")
+    if ("$ALT_PATH_BASE" != "NULL")
         $EXTRA_ARGS = $EXTRA_ARGS --alt_path_base $ALT_PATH_BASE
     end
@@ -314,5 +315,5 @@
     sprintf logfile "%s/dist.%s.%s.log" $OUTDIR $DIST_ID $COMPONENT
 
-    $run = dist_component.pl --dist_id $DIST_ID --camera $CAMERA --stage $DIST_STAGE --stage_id $DIST_STAGE_ID --component $COMPONENT --path_base $PATH_BASE --chip_path_base $CHIP_PATH_BASE --state $STATE --data_state $DATA_STATE $EXTRA_ARGS --outdir $OUTDIR --logfile $logfile
+    $run = dist_component.pl --dist_id $DIST_ID --camera $CAMERA --stage $DIST_STAGE --stage_id $DIST_STAGE_ID --component $COMPONENT --exp_type $EXP_TYPE --path_base $PATH_BASE --chip_path_base $CHIP_PATH_BASE --state $STATE --data_state $DATA_STATE $EXTRA_ARGS --outdir $OUTDIR --logfile $logfile
 
     add_standard_args run