Index: trunk/ippTools/src/guidetool.c
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--- trunk/ippTools/src/guidetool.c	(revision 7038)
+++ trunk/ippTools/src/guidetool.c	(revision 8120)
@@ -10,5 +10,5 @@
 static bool pendingMode(pxConfig *config);
 static bool defineMode(pxConfig *config);
-static p1PendingExpRow *rawScienceTop1PendingExp(pxConfig *config, rawScienceExpRow *raw);
+static p1PendingExpRow *rawScienceTop1PendingExp(pxConfig *config, rawScienceExpRow *exp);
 
 int main(int argc, char **argv)
@@ -104,17 +104,79 @@
 }
 
-static p1PendingExpRow *rawScienceTop1PendingExp(pxConfig *config, rawScienceExpRow *raw)
+static p1PendingExpRow *rawScienceTop1PendingExp(pxConfig *config, rawScienceExpRow *exp)
 {
+    PS_ASSERT_PTR_NON_NULL(config, NULL);
+    PS_ASSERT_PTR_NON_NULL(exp, NULL);
+
+    bool status = false;
+    psString filter = psMetadataLookupStr(&status, config->args, "-filter");
+    if (!status) {
+        psError(PS_ERR_UNKNOWN, false, "failed to lookup value for -filter");
+        return false;
+    }
+    if (!filter) {
+        psError(PS_ERR_UNKNOWN, true, "-filter is required");
+        return false;
+    }
+    psF32 airmass = psMetadataLookupF32(&status, config->args, "-airmass");
+    if (!status) {
+        psError(PS_ERR_UNKNOWN, false, "failed to lookup value for -airmass");
+        return false;
+    }
+    if (!airmass) {
+        psError(PS_ERR_UNKNOWN, true, "-airmass is required");
+        return false;
+    }
+    psF64 ra = psMetadataLookupF64(&status, config->args, "-ra");
+    if (!status) {
+        psError(PS_ERR_UNKNOWN, false, "failed to lookup value for -ra");
+        return false;
+    }
+    if (!ra) {
+        psError(PS_ERR_UNKNOWN, true, "-airmass is required");
+        return false;
+    }
+    psF64 dec = psMetadataLookupF64(&status, config->args, "-dec");
+    if (!status) {
+        psError(PS_ERR_UNKNOWN, false, "failed to lookup value for -dec");
+        return false;
+    }
+    if (!dec) {
+        psError(PS_ERR_UNKNOWN, true, "-dec is required");
+        return false;
+    }
+    psF32 exp_time = psMetadataLookupF32(&status, config->args, "-exp_time");
+    if (!status) {
+        psError(PS_ERR_UNKNOWN, false, "failed to lookup value for -exp_time");
+        return false;
+    }
+    if (!exp_time) {
+        psError(PS_ERR_UNKNOWN, true, "-exp_time is required");
+        return false;
+    }
+    psF64 background = psMetadataLookupF64(&status, config->args, "-background");
+    if (!status) {
+        psError(PS_ERR_UNKNOWN, false, "failed to lookup value for -background");
+        return false;
+    }
+    if (!exp_time) {
+        psError(PS_ERR_UNKNOWN, true, "-background is required");
+        return false;
+    }
+
     return p1PendingExpRowAlloc(
-        raw->exp_id,
-        raw->camera,
-        raw->telescope,
-        raw->exp_type,
-//        newExp->class,
-        raw->imfiles,
-        raw->filter,
-        raw->stats,
-        "my recipe",                    //recipe
-        0xff                            // XXX calc version number
+        exp->exp_id,
+        exp->camera,
+        exp->telescope,
+        exp->exp_type,
+        exp->imfiles,
+        filter,
+        airmass,
+        ra,
+        dec,
+        exp_time,
+        background,
+        "my recipe",
+        0xff // XXX calc version number
     );
 }