Index: trunk/ippTools/src/laptool.c
===================================================================
--- trunk/ippTools/src/laptool.c	(revision 35567)
+++ trunk/ippTools/src/laptool.c	(revision 35568)
@@ -480,4 +480,10 @@
   PXOPT_COPY_STR(config->args, relWhere, "-release_name", "ippRelease.release_name", "==");
   PXOPT_COPY_S64(config->args, relWhere, "-rel_id",       "ippRelease.rel_id", "==");
+  PXOPT_COPY_TIME(config->args, relWhere, "-dateobs_begin", "rawExp.dateobs", ">=");
+  PXOPT_COPY_TIME(config->args, relWhere, "-dateobs_end", "rawExp.dateobs", "<=");
+  PXOPT_COPY_RADEC(config->args, relWhere, "-ra_min", "rawExp.ra", ">=");
+  PXOPT_COPY_RADEC(config->args, relWhere, "-ra_max", "rawExp.ra", "<");
+  PXOPT_COPY_RADEC(config->args, relWhere, "-decl_min", "rawExp.decl", ">=");
+  PXOPT_COPY_RADEC(config->args, relWhere, "-decl_max", "rawExp.decl", "<");
 
   psMetadata *lapWhere = psMetadataAlloc();
Index: trunk/ippTools/src/laptoolConfig.c
===================================================================
--- trunk/ippTools/src/laptoolConfig.c	(revision 35567)
+++ trunk/ippTools/src/laptoolConfig.c	(revision 35568)
@@ -57,5 +57,5 @@
   ADD_OPT(Str, definerunArgs, "-label",                       "define the label used", NULL);
   ADD_OPT(Str, definerunArgs, "-dist_group",                  "define the distribution group for this data", NULL);
-
+  
   psMetadataAddStr(definerunArgs, PS_LIST_TAIL, "-obsmode", PS_META_DUPLICATE_OK, "search by obsmode", NULL);
   ADD_OPT(Bool,definerunArgs, "-all_obsmode",                 "use all science obsmodes", false);
@@ -75,4 +75,10 @@
   
   ADD_OPT(Bool, definerunbyreleaseArgs, "-simple",            "use the simple output format", false);
+  psMetadataAddTime(definerunbyreleaseArgs, PS_LIST_TAIL, "-dateobs_begin",      0, "search for exposures by time (>=)", NULL);
+  psMetadataAddTime(definerunbyreleaseArgs, PS_LIST_TAIL, "-dateobs_end",        0, "search for exposures by time (<=)", NULL);
+  psMetadataAddF64(definerunbyreleaseArgs,  PS_LIST_TAIL, "-ra_min",             0, "search by min RA (degrees) ", NAN);
+  psMetadataAddF64(definerunbyreleaseArgs,  PS_LIST_TAIL, "-ra_max",             0, "search by max RA (degrees) ", NAN);
+  psMetadataAddF64(definerunbyreleaseArgs,  PS_LIST_TAIL, "-decl_min",           0, "search by min DEC (degrees)", NAN);
+  psMetadataAddF64(definerunbyreleaseArgs,  PS_LIST_TAIL, "-decl_max",           0, "search by max DEC (degrees)", NAN);
   
   // -pendingrun