Index: trunk/ippToPsps/jython/batch.py
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--- trunk/ippToPsps/jython/batch.py	(revision 31114)
+++ trunk/ippToPsps/jython/batch.py	(revision 31117)
@@ -163,10 +163,16 @@
     '''
     Imports IPP tables from FITS file
-    '''
-    def importIppTables(self):
+
+    Accepts a regular expression filter so not all tabls need to be imported
+    '''
+    def importIppTables(self, filter):
 
       tables = stilts.treads(self.inputFitsPath)
 
+      count = 0
       for table in tables:
+
+          match = re.match(filter, table.name)
+          if not match: continue
           self.log("Creating IPP table " + table.name)
           table = stilts.tpipe(table, cmd='explodeall')
@@ -176,4 +182,8 @@
               self.log("ERROR problem writing table '" + table.name + "' to the database")
 
+          count = count + 1
+
+      self.log("Imported %d tables from '%s' " % (count, self.inputFitsPath))
+
       self.indexIppTables()