Index: trunk/ippTools/src/dettool.c
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--- trunk/ippTools/src/dettool.c	(revision 8289)
+++ trunk/ippTools/src/dettool.c	(revision 8291)
@@ -334,4 +334,193 @@
 static bool definebyqueryMode(pxConfig *config)
 {
+    bool status     = false;
+
+    PS_ASSERT_PTR_NON_NULL(config, false);
+
+    // what type of detRun is this?
+    // det_type is required
+    psString det_type = psMetadataLookupStr(&status, config->args, "-det_type");
+    if (!status) {
+        psError(PS_ERR_UNKNOWN, false, "failed to lookup value for -det_type");
+        return false;
+    }
+    if (!det_type) {
+        psError(PS_ERR_UNKNOWN, true, "-det_type is required");
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    psMetadata *where = psMetadataAlloc();
+    {
+        bool status = 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) {
+            if (!psMetadataAddStr(where, PS_LIST_TAIL, "exp_type", 0, "==", exp_type)) {
+                psError(PS_ERR_UNKNOWN, false, "failed to add item exp_type");
+                psFree(where);
+                return false;
+            }
+        }
+        // map -inst -> camera
+        psString camera = psMetadataLookupStr(&status, config->args, "-inst");
+        if (!status) {
+            psError(PS_ERR_UNKNOWN, false, "failed to lookup value for -inst");
+            return false;
+        }
+        if (camera) {
+            if (!psMetadataAddStr(where, PS_LIST_TAIL, "camera", 0, "==", camera)) {
+                psError(PS_ERR_UNKNOWN, false, "failed to add item inst");
+                psFree(where);
+                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) {
+            if (!psMetadataAddStr(where, PS_LIST_TAIL, "telescope", 0, "==", telescope)) {
+                psError(PS_ERR_UNKNOWN, false, "failed to add item telescope");
+                psFree(where);
+                return 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) {
+            if (!psMetadataAddStr(where, PS_LIST_TAIL, "filter", 0, "==", filter)) {
+                psError(PS_ERR_UNKNOWN, false, "failed to add item filter");
+                psFree(where);
+                return false;
+            }
+        }
+        psString uri = psMetadataLookupStr(&status, config->args, "-uri");
+        if (!status) {
+            psError(PS_ERR_UNKNOWN, false, "failed to lookup value for -filter");
+            return false;
+        }
+        if (uri) {
+            if (!psMetadataAddStr(where, PS_LIST_TAIL, "uri", 0, "==", uri)) {
+                psError(PS_ERR_UNKNOWN, false, "failed to add item uri");
+                psFree(where);
+                return false;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    if (!psListLength(where->list)) {
+        psFree(where);
+        where = NULL;
+    }
+
+    // search for rawDetrendExps with the specified options
+    psArray *detrendExps = rawDetrendExpSelectRowObjects(config->dbh, where, 0);
+    psFree(where);
+    // make sure that we found at least one rawDetrendExp
+    if (!detrendExps) {
+        psError(PS_ERR_UNKNOWN, false, "no rawDetrendExp rows found");
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    // start a transaction so we don't end up with orphaned det_ids
+    if (!psDBTransaction(config->dbh)) {
+        psError(PS_ERR_UNKNOWN, false, "database error");
+        psFree(detrendExps);
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    // grab the 'position' column's value as the new det_id
+    // the first iteration is always 0
+    // XXX the camera name is set from the first inputExp
+    detRunInsert(config->dbh, 0, det_type);
+    long det_id = psDBLastInsertID(config->dbh);
+
+    // create new detInputExp row(s) from the rawDetrendExp row(s)
+    psArray *inputExps = psArrayAlloc(psArrayLength(detrendExps));
+    for (long i = 0; i < psArrayLength(detrendExps); i++) {
+        detInputExpRow *inputExp = rawDetrenTodetInputExpRow(
+            detrendExps->data[i],
+            det_id,
+            0 // the first iteration is explicitly 0
+        );
+        psArrayAdd(inputExps, 0, inputExp);
+        psFree(inputExp);
+    }
+
+    psFree(detrendExps);
+
+    // insert detInputExp objects into the database
+    if (!detInputExpInsertObjects(config->dbh, inputExps)) {
+        psError(PS_ERR_UNKNOWN, false, "database error");
+        // rollback
+        if (!psDBRollback(config->dbh)) {
+            psError(PS_ERR_UNKNOWN, false, "database error");
+        }
+        psFree(inputExps);
+        return false;
+    }
+    psFree(inputExps);
+
+    // point of no return for det_id creation
+    if (!psDBCommit(config->dbh)) {
+        psError(PS_ERR_UNKNOWN, false, "database error");
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    bool simple = false;
+    {
+        bool status = false;
+        simple = psMetadataLookupBool(&status, config->args, "-simple");
+        if (!status) {
+            psError(PS_ERR_UNKNOWN, false, "failed to lookup value for -simple");
+            return false;
+        }
+    }
+
+    // print the new det_id
+    psArray *detRuns = NULL;
+    {
+        psMetadata *where = psMetadataAlloc();
+        // map det_id -> position
+        psMetadataAddS32(where, PS_LIST_TAIL, "position", 0, "==", det_id);
+        detRuns = psDBSelectRows(config->dbh, "detRun", where, 0);
+        psFree(where);
+    }
+    if (!detRuns) {
+        psError(PS_ERR_UNKNOWN, false, "can't find the detRun we just created");
+        return false;
+    }
+    // sanity check results
+    if (psArrayLength(detRuns) != 1) {
+        psAbort(config->argv[0], "found more then one detRun matching det_id %ld(this should not happen)", det_id);
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    // map position -> det_id
+    // but leave position in the metadata as ippdbPrintMetadatas() will strip it
+    // for us
+    for (long i = 0; i < psArrayLength(detRuns); i++) {
+        bool status = false;
+        psS32 position = psMetadataLookupS32(&status, detRuns->data[i], "position");
+        if (!status) {
+            psError(PS_ERR_UNKNOWN, false, "failed to lookup value for position");
+            psFree(detRuns);
+            return false;
+        }
+        psMetadataAddS32(detRuns->data[i], PS_LIST_HEAD, "det_id", 0, NULL, position);
+    }
+
+    // negative simple so the default is true
+    if (!ippdbPrintMetadatas(stdout, detRuns, "detRun", !simple)) {
+        psError(PS_ERR_UNKNOWN, false, "failed to print array");
+        psFree(detRuns);
+        return false;
+    }
+    psFree(detRuns);
+
     return true;
 }