Index: dashboard.scm
==================================================================
--- dashboard.scm
+++ dashboard.scm
@@ -533,11 +533,12 @@
 				 ; #:image img1
 				 ; #:impress img2
 				 #:size "100x15"
 				 #:fontsize "10"
 				 #:action (lambda (obj)
-					      (toggle-hide testnum))))) ;; (iup:attribute obj "TITLE"))))
+					    (set! *last-db-update-time* 0)
+					    (toggle-hide testnum))))) ;; (iup:attribute obj "TITLE"))))
 	  (vector-set! lftcol testnum labl)
 	  (loop (+ testnum 1)(cons labl res))))))
     ;; 
     (let loop ((runnum  0)
 	       (keynum  0)

Index: keys.scm
==================================================================
--- keys.scm
+++ keys.scm
@@ -68,10 +68,21 @@
 (define (args:usage . a) #f)
 
 ;; keys->vallist is called several times (quite unnecessarily), use this hash to suppress multiple
 ;; reporting of missing keys on the command line.
 (define keys:warning-suppress-hash (make-hash-table))
+
+;; this now invalidates using "/" in item names
+(define (keys:target-set-args keys target ht)
+  (let ((vals (string-split target "/")))
+    (if (eq? (length vals)(length keys))
+	(for-each (lambda (key val)
+		    (hash-table-set! ht (conc ":" (vector-ref key 0)) val))
+		  keys
+		  vals)
+	(debug:print 0 "ERROR: wrong number of values in " target ", should match " keys))
+    vals))
 
 ;; Using the keys pulled from the database (initially set from the megatest.config file)
 ;; look for the equivalent value on the command line and add it to a list, or #f if not found.
 ;; default => (val1 val2 val3 ...)
 ;; withkey => (:key1 val1 :key2 val2 :key3 val3 ...)

Index: megatest.scm
==================================================================
--- megatest.scm
+++ megatest.scm
@@ -47,10 +47,12 @@
   -set-toplog logfname    : set the overall log for a suite of sub-tests
   -summarize-items        : for an itemized test create a summary html 
   -m comment              : insert a comment for this test
 
 Run data
+  -target key1/key2/...   : run for key1, key2, etc.
+  -reqtarg key1/key2/...  : run for key1, key2, etc. but key1/key2 must be in runconfig
   :runname                : required, name for this particular test run
   :state                  : required if updating step state; e.g. start, end, completed
   :status                 : required if updating step status; e.g. pass, fail, n/a
 
 Values and record errors and warnings
@@ -59,12 +61,10 @@
   :variable               : set the variable name (optional)
   :value                  : value measured (required)
   :expected               : value expected (required)
   :tol                    : |value-expect| <= tol (required, can be <, >, >=, <= or number)
   :units                  : name of the units for value, expected_value etc. (optional)
-  :first_err              : record an error message
-  :first_warn             : record a warning message
 
 Arbitrary test data loading
   -load-test-data         : read test specific data for storage in the test_data table
                             from standard in. Each line is comma delimited with four
                             fields category,variable,value,comment
@@ -111,10 +111,12 @@
 		 (list  "-runtests"  ;; run a specific test
 			"-config"    ;; override the config file name
 			"-execute"   ;; run the command encoded in the base64 parameter
 			"-step"
 			":runname"   
+			"-target"
+			"-reqtarg"
 			":item"
 			":runname"   
 			":state"  
 			":status"
 			"-list-runs"
@@ -130,12 +132,10 @@
 			"-rename-run"
 			"-to"
 			;; values and messages
 			":category"
 			":variable"
-			":first_err"
-			":first_warn"
 			":value"
 			":expected"
 			":tol"
 			":units"
 			;; misc

Index: runs.scm
==================================================================
--- runs.scm
+++ runs.scm
@@ -829,24 +829,37 @@
 (define (general-run-call switchname action-desc proc)
   (if (not (args:get-arg ":runname"))
       (begin
 	(debug:print 0 "ERROR: Missing required parameter for " switchname ", you must specify the run name with :runname runname")
 	(exit 2))
-      (let ((db #f))
+      (let ((db   #f)
+	    (keys #f))
 	(if (not (setup-for-run))
 	    (begin 
 	      (debug:print 0 "Failed to setup, exiting")
 	      (exit 1)))
-	(set! db (open-db))
+	(set! db   (open-db))
+	(set! keys (db-get-keys db))
+	;; have enough to process -target or -reqtarg here
+	(if (args:get-arg "-reqtarg")
+	    (let* ((runconfigf (conc  *toppath* "/runconfigs.config"))
+		   (runconfig  (read-config runconfigf #f #f)))
+	      (if (hash-table-ref/default runconfig (args:get-arg "-reqtarg") #f)
+		  (keys:target-set-args keys (args:get-arg "-reqtarg") args:arg-hash)
+		  (begin
+		    (debug:print 0 "ERROR: [" (args:get-arg "-reqtarg") "] not found in " runconfigf)
+		    (sqlite3:finalize! db)
+		    (exit 1))))
+	    (if (args:get-arg "-target")
+		(keys:target-set-args keys (args:get-arg "-target" args:arg-hash) args:arg-hash)))
 	(if (not (car *configinfo*))
 	    (begin
 	      (debug:print 0 "ERROR: Attempted to " action-desc " but run area config file not found")
 	      (exit 1))
 	    ;; Extract out stuff needed in most or many calls
 	    ;; here then call proc
-	    (let* ((keys       (db-get-keys db))
-		   (keynames   (map key:get-fieldname keys))
+	    (let* ((keynames   (map key:get-fieldname keys))
 		   (keyvallst  (keys->vallist keys #t)))
 	      (proc db keys keynames keyvallst)))
 	(sqlite3:finalize! db)
 	(set! *didsomething* #t))))
 

Index: tests/runconfigs.config
==================================================================
--- tests/runconfigs.config
+++ tests/runconfigs.config
@@ -1,7 +1,11 @@
 [/tmp/mrwellan/env/ubuntu/afs]
 BOGOUS Bob
 
 [default/ubuntu/nfs]
 CURRENT     /blah
+
+[ubuntu/nfs/none]
+CURRENT     /tmp/nada
+
 
 [default]