Index: branches/eam_branches/ipp-20130307/psModules/src/camera/pmFPAfileDefine.c
===================================================================
--- branches/eam_branches/ipp-20130307/psModules/src/camera/pmFPAfileDefine.c	(revision 35379)
+++ branches/eam_branches/ipp-20130307/psModules/src/camera/pmFPAfileDefine.c	(revision 35381)
@@ -708,7 +708,6 @@
 }
 
-
-pmFPAfile *pmFPAfileDefineFromArgs(bool *success, pmConfig *config,
-                                   const char *filename, const char *argname)
+// find the file associated with the argname & generate a pmFPAfile for it based on the filerule
+pmFPAfile *pmFPAfileDefineFromArgs(bool *success, pmConfig *config, const char *filename, const char *argname)
 {
     PS_ASSERT_PTR_NON_NULL(config, NULL);
@@ -742,6 +741,6 @@
 }
 
-pmFPAfile *pmFPAfileBindFromArgs(bool *success, pmFPAfile *input, pmConfig *config,
-                                 const char *filename, const char *argname)
+// find the file associated with the argname & bind it to the given pmFPAfile for it based on the filerule
+pmFPAfile *pmFPAfileBindFromArgs(bool *success, pmFPAfile *input, pmConfig *config, const char *filename, const char *argname)
 {
     PS_ASSERT_PTR_NON_NULL(input, NULL);
@@ -776,6 +775,6 @@
 }
 
-pmFPAfile *pmFPAfileDefineSingleFromArgs(bool *success, pmConfig *config, const char *filename,
-                                         const char *argname, int entry)
+// find the specific file associated with the argname & generate a pmFPAfile for it based on the filerule
+pmFPAfile *pmFPAfileDefineSingleFromArgs(bool *success, pmConfig *config, const char *filename, const char *argname, int entry)
 {
     PS_ASSERT_PTR_NON_NULL(config, NULL);
@@ -813,4 +812,5 @@
 }
 
+// find the file in the config list & generate a pmFPAfile for it based on the filerule
 pmFPAfile *pmFPAfileDefineFromRun(bool *success, pmFPAfile *bind, pmConfig *config, const char *filename)
 {
@@ -836,4 +836,5 @@
 }
 
+// find the files in the config list & generate an array of pmFPAfiles for them based on the filerule
 psArray *pmFPAfileDefineMultipleFromRun(bool *success, psArray *bind, pmConfig *config, const char *filename)
 {
@@ -880,4 +881,38 @@
 
     return files;
+}
+
+// find the file associated with the argname & generate a pmFPAfile for it based on the filerule
+pmFPAfile *pmFPAfileDefineNewConfig(bool *success, pmConfig **outConfig, pmConfig *sysConfig, const char *filename, const char *argname)
+{
+    PS_ASSERT_PTR_NON_NULL(outConfig, NULL);
+    PS_ASSERT_PTR_NON_NULL(sysConfig, NULL);
+    PS_ASSERT_STRING_NON_EMPTY(filename, NULL);
+    PS_ASSERT_STRING_NON_EMPTY(argname, NULL);
+
+    // Search the argument data for the named fileset (argname)
+    bool status;                        // Status of MD lookup
+    psArray *filenames = psMetadataLookupPtr(&status, sysConfig->arguments, argname); // Filenames for file
+    if (!status) {
+        if (success) {
+            *success = true;
+        }
+        return NULL;
+    }
+    if (filenames->n == 0) {
+        psError(PM_ERR_CONFIG, true, "No files in array in %s in arguments", argname);
+        if (success) {
+            *success = false;
+        }
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    pmFPAfile *file = fpaFileDefineFromArray(outConfig, sysConfig, NULL, filename, filenames); // File of interest
+
+    if (success) {
+        *success = file ? true : false;
+    }
+
+    return file;
 }
 
Index: branches/eam_branches/ipp-20130307/psModules/src/camera/pmFPAfileDefine.h
===================================================================
--- branches/eam_branches/ipp-20130307/psModules/src/camera/pmFPAfileDefine.h	(revision 35379)
+++ branches/eam_branches/ipp-20130307/psModules/src/camera/pmFPAfileDefine.h	(revision 35381)
@@ -81,4 +81,14 @@
     const char *filename                ///< Name of file
     );
+
+// find the file associated with the argname & generate a pmFPAfile for it based on the filerule
+pmFPAfile *pmFPAfileDefineNewConfig(
+    bool *success,                      ///< Found files?
+    pmConfig **outConfig, 		///< output configuration for this file
+    pmConfig *sysConfig, 		///< existing system config info
+    const char *filename, 		///< name of filerule
+    const char *argname			///< argument entry
+    );
+
 
 // look for the given argname on the argument list.  find the give filename from the file rules