diff --git a/checkin_notes b/checkin_notes
index 18b68d8f94..f341a1380a 100755
--- a/checkin_notes
+++ b/checkin_notes
@@ -13548,3 +13548,15 @@ Daniel 14 June 2004
         cs_scheduler.C
         hostinfo_unix.C
 
+Rom    14 June 2004
+    - Add two additional tools to the default install
+      parse_config - Parses the config file looking for the requested config
+          information.
+      db_query     - Queries the database for specific information in a
+          stripchart compatible format.
+
+    py/boinc/
+        setup_project.py
+    tools/
+        parse_config
+        db_query
diff --git a/py/Boinc/setup_project.py b/py/Boinc/setup_project.py
index 3c50b66a59..57173f465f 100644
--- a/py/Boinc/setup_project.py
+++ b/py/Boinc/setup_project.py
@@ -277,11 +277,12 @@ def install_boinc_files(dest_dir):
         [ 'cgi', 'file_upload_handler'])
     map(lambda (s): install(builddir('sched',s), dir('bin',s)),
         [ 'make_work', 'feeder', 'transitioner', 'validate_test', 'validate_trivial',
-          'file_deleter', 'assimilator', 'db_dump', 'update_stats' ])
+          'file_deleter', 'assimilator', 'update_stats', 'db_dump' ])
     map(lambda (s): install(srcdir('sched',s), dir('bin',s)),
         [ 'start', 'stop', 'status', 'grep_logs' ])
     map(lambda (s): install(srcdir('tools',s), dir('bin',s)),
-        [ 'boinc_path_config.py', 'create_work', 'add', 'xadd', 'dbcheck_files_exist', 'update_versions', 'upgrade' ])
+        [ 'boinc_path_config.py', 'create_work', 'add', 'xadd', 'dbcheck_files_exist',
+          'update_versions', 'upgrade', 'parse_config', 'db_query' ])
 
 
 class Project:
diff --git a/tools/db_query b/tools/db_query
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..7934b7ccd5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/db_query
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+#! /bin/csh
+
+
+
+set CIVDATE = `date "+%Y:%m:%d:%H:%M"`
+
+set UNIXDATE = `perl -e 'print time()'`
+
+set DBNAME = `./parse_config db_name`
+
+set COUNT = `echo "use $DBNAME;$1" | mysql | tail -1`
+
+
+
+echo $CIVDATE $UNIXDATE $COUNT
diff --git a/tools/parse_config b/tools/parse_config
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..7bc0778460
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/parse_config
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+
+# -*- mode: python; python-indent: 4; -*-
+
+
+
+## $Id$
+
+
+
+'''
+
+
+
+A program to pass config file settings to calling programs via stdout
+
+
+
+'''
+
+
+
+import boinc_path_config
+from Boinc import configxml
+
+import sys, os
+
+
+
+program_path = os.path.realpath(os.path.dirname(sys.argv[0]))
+
+config_filename = os.path.realpath(os.path.join(program_path, '../config.xml'))
+
+
+
+config = configxml.ConfigFile(config_filename).read()
+
+
+print config.config.__dict__.get(sys.argv[1])
+