--- a/pylearn/dbdict/newstuff.py	Wed Jan 14 17:22:23 2009 -0500
+++ b/pylearn/dbdict/newstuff.py	Thu Jan 15 17:12:36 2009 -0500
@@ -692,6 +692,51 @@
 
 
 
+parser_sqlschedule_filemerge = OptionParser(usage = '%prog sqlschedule_filemerge [options] <tablepath> <experiment> <parameters|files>')
+
+def runner_sqlschedule_filemerge(options, dbdescr, experiment, mainfile, *other_files):
+    """
+    Schedule a job to run using the sql command using parameter files.
+
+    This command is to sqlschedule what the filemerge command is to
+    cmdline.
+    """
+
+    try:
+        username, password, hostname, dbname, tablename \
+            = sql.parse_dbstring(dbdescr)
+    except:
+        raise UsageError('Wrong syntax for dbdescr')
+
+    db = sql.postgres_serial(
+        user = username, 
+        password = password, 
+        host = hostname,
+        database = dbname,
+        table_prefix = tablename)
+
+    with open(mainfile) as f:
+        _state = parse(*map(str.strip, f.readlines()))
+    for file in other_files:
+        if '=' in file:
+            _state.update(parse(file))
+        else:
+            with open(file) as f:
+                _state.update(parse(*map(str.strip, f.readlines())))
+    state = _state
+
+    try:
+        resolve(experiment)
+    except:
+        raise UsageError('The first parameter to sqlschedule_filemerge must be a valid, importable symbol.')
+    state['dbdict.experiment'] = experiment
+    sql.add_experiments_to_db([state], db, verbose = 1)
+
+runner_registry['sqlschedule_filemerge'] = (parser_sqlschedule_filemerge, runner_sqlschedule_filemerge)
+
+
+
+
 parser_sql = OptionParser(usage = '%prog sql [options] <tablepath> <exproot>')
 parser_sql.add_option('-n', dest = 'n', type = 'int', default = 1,
                       help = 'Run N experiments sequentially (default 1) '