Index: /trunk/ippTools/src/pxinject.c
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--- /trunk/ippTools/src/pxinject.c	(revision 8010)
+++ /trunk/ippTools/src/pxinject.c	(revision 8011)
@@ -48,4 +48,56 @@
 static bool newExpMode(pxConfig *config)
 {
+    bool status = false;
+
+    psString exp_id = psMetadataLookupStr(&status, config->args, "-exp_id");
+    if (!status) {
+        psError(PS_ERR_UNKNOWN, false, "failed to lookup value for -exp_id");
+        return false;
+    }
+    if (!exp_id) {
+        psError(PS_ERR_UNKNOWN, true, "-exp_id is required");
+        return false;
+    }
+    psString camera = psMetadataLookupStr(&status, config->args, "-inst");
+    if (!status) {
+        psError(PS_ERR_UNKNOWN, false, "failed to lookup value for -inst");
+        return false;
+    }
+    if (!camera) {
+        psError(PS_ERR_UNKNOWN, true, "-inst is required");
+        return false;
+    }
+    psString telescope = psMetadataLookupStr(&status, config->args, "-telescope");
+    if (!status) {
+        psError(PS_ERR_UNKNOWN, false, "failed to lookup value for -telescope");
+        return false;
+    }
+    if (!telescope) {
+        psError(PS_ERR_UNKNOWN, true, "-telescope is required");
+        return false;
+    }
+    psString exp_type = psMetadataLookupStr(&status, config->args, "-exp_type");    if (!status) {
+        psError(PS_ERR_UNKNOWN, false, "failed to lookup value for -exp_type");
+        return false;
+    }
+    if (!exp_type) {
+        psError(PS_ERR_UNKNOWN, true, "-exp_type is required");
+        return false;
+    }
+    psS32 imfiles = psMetadataLookupS32(&status, config->args, "-imfiles");
+    if (!status) {
+        psError(PS_ERR_UNKNOWN, false, "failed to lookup value for -imfiles");
+        return false;
+    }
+    if (!imfiles) {
+        psError(PS_ERR_UNKNOWN, true, "-imfiles is required");
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    if (!newExpInsert(config->dbh, exp_id, camera, telescope, exp_type, imfiles)) {
+        psError(PS_ERR_UNKNOWN, false, "database error");
+        return false;
+    }
+
     return true;
 }