Index: db.scm
==================================================================
--- db.scm
+++ db.scm
@@ -529,11 +529,15 @@
 	      (value       (any->number-if-possible (list-ref padded-row 2)))
 	      (expected    (any->number-if-possible (list-ref padded-row 3)))
 	      (tol         (any->number-if-possible (list-ref padded-row 4))) ;; >, <, >=, <=, or a number
 	      (units       (list-ref padded-row 5))
 	      (comment     (list-ref padded-row 6))
-	      (status      (list-ref padded-row 7))) ;; if specified on the input then use, else calculate
+	      (status      (let ((s (list-ref padded-row 7)))
+			     (if (and (string? s)(or (string-match (regexp "^\\s*$") s)
+						     (string-match (regexp "^n/a$"))))
+				 #f
+				 status)))) ;; if specified on the input then use, else calculate
 	 ;; look up expected,tol,units from previous best fit test if they are all either #f or ''
 	 (if (and (or (not expected)(equal? expected ""))
 		  (or (not tol)     (equal? expected ""))
 		  (or (not units)   (equal? expected "")))
 	     (let-values (((new-expected new-tol new-units)(db:get-prev-tol-for-test db test-id category variable)))

Index: runs.scm
==================================================================
--- runs.scm
+++ runs.scm
@@ -219,11 +219,12 @@
     (let ((category (hash-table-ref/default otherdat ":category" ""))
 	  (variable (hash-table-ref/default otherdat ":variable" ""))
 	  (value    (hash-table-ref/default otherdat ":value"    #f))
 	  (expected (hash-table-ref/default otherdat ":expected" #f))
 	  (tol      (hash-table-ref/default otherdat ":tol"      #f))
-	  (units    (hash-table-ref/default otherdat ":units"    "")))
+	  (units    (hash-table-ref/default otherdat ":units"    ""))
+	  (dcomment (hash-table-ref/default otherdat ":comment"  "")))
       (debug:print 4 
 		   "category: " category ", variable: " variable ", value: " value
 		   ", expected: " expected ", tol: " tol ", units: " units)
       (if (and value expected tol) ;; all three required
 	  (db:csv->test-data db test-id 
@@ -231,11 +232,11 @@
 				   variable ","
 				   value    ","
 				   expected ","
 				   tol      ","
 				   units    ","
-				   comment  ","))))
+				   dcomment ","))))
 				   
     ;; need to update the top test record if PASS or FAIL and this is a subtest
     (if (and (not (equal? item-path ""))
 	     (or (equal? status "PASS")
 		 (equal? status "WARN")