Index: branches/eam_branches/ipp-20121219/ippToPsps/jython/detectionbatch.py
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--- branches/eam_branches/ipp-20121219/ippToPsps/jython/detectionbatch.py	(revision 35033)
+++ branches/eam_branches/ipp-20121219/ippToPsps/jython/detectionbatch.py	(revision 35034)
@@ -715,4 +715,6 @@
     def populatePspsTablesChip(self, chipname, x, y, results, tables):
         #self.logger.infoTitle("Processing " + chipname)
+        # this is a bit crude: if the chip is not present, this test will fail and the chip 
+        # will be (correctly) skipped.  would be better to carry that information explicitly ("chip is missing")
         if not self.scratchDb.astrometricSolutionOK(chipname):
             self.logger.info("| %5s |            ------------- Bad astrometric solution : rejecting ------------                    |" % chipname)