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 // a personalized JDL, finding and creating a dataset.
 //==============================================================================
 
+#include "AliAnalysisAlien.h"
+
 #include "Riostream.h"
 #include "TEnv.h"
+#include "TKey.h"
 #include "TBits.h"
 #include "TError.h"
 #include "TROOT.h"
 #include "TSystem.h"
+#include "TInterpreter.h"
 #include "TFile.h"
 #include "TFileCollection.h"
 #include "TChain.h"
 #include "TObjString.h"
 #include "TObjArray.h"
+#include "TMacro.h"
 #include "TGrid.h"
 #include "TGridResult.h"
 #include "TGridCollection.h"
 #include "TGridJobStatus.h"
 #include "TFileMerger.h"
 #include "AliAnalysisManager.h"
+#include "AliAnalysisTaskCfg.h"
 #include "AliVEventHandler.h"
 #include "AliAnalysisDataContainer.h"
-#include "AliAnalysisAlien.h"
+#include "AliMultiInputEventHandler.h"
 
+using std::ofstream;
+using std::ifstream;
+using std::ios;
+using std::endl;
 ClassImp(AliAnalysisAlien)
+#if 0
+;
+#endif  
 
+namespace {
+  Bool_t copyLocal2Alien(const char* where, const char* loc, const char* rem)
+  {
+    TString sl(Form("file:%s", loc));
+    TString sr(Form("alien://%s", rem));
+    Bool_t ret = TFile::Cp(sl, sr);
+    if (!ret) { 
+      Warning(where, "Failed to copy %s to %s", sl.Data(), sr.Data());
+    }
+    return ret;
+  }
+}
+    
 //______________________________________________________________________________
 AliAnalysisAlien::AliAnalysisAlien()
                  :AliAnalysisGrid(),
@@ -69,6 +95,8 @@ AliAnalysisAlien::AliAnalysisAlien()
                   fNproofWorkers(0),
                   fNproofWorkersPerSlave(0),
                   fProofReset(0),
+                  fNMCevents(0),
+                  fNMCjobs(0),
                   fRunNumbers(),
                   fExecutable(),
                   fExecutableCommand(),
@@ -79,6 +107,7 @@ AliAnalysisAlien::AliAnalysisAlien()
                   fValidationScript(),
                   fAdditionalRootLibs(),
                   fAdditionalLibs(),
+                  fGeneratorLibs(),
                   fSplitMode(),
                   fAPIVersion(),
                   fROOTVersion(),
@@ -96,6 +125,7 @@ AliAnalysisAlien::AliAnalysisAlien()
                   fJDLName(),
                   fTerminateFiles(),
                            fMergeExcludes(),
+                  fRegisterExcludes(),
                   fIncludePath(),
                   fCloseSE(),
                   fFriendChainName(),
@@ -105,11 +135,19 @@ AliAnalysisAlien::AliAnalysisAlien()
                   fProofCluster(),
                   fProofDataSet(),
                   fFileForTestMode(),
-                  fRootVersionForProof(),
                   fAliRootMode(),
+                  fProofProcessOpt(),
                   fMergeDirName(),
                   fInputFiles(0),
-                  fPackages(0)
+                  fPackages(0),
+                  fModules(0),
+                  fProofParam(),
+                  fDropToShell(true),
+                  fMCLoop(false),
+                  fGridJobIDs(""),
+                  fGridStages(""),
+                  fFriendLibs(""),
+                  fTreeName()
 {
 // Dummy ctor.
    SetDefaults();
@@ -139,6 +177,8 @@ AliAnalysisAlien::AliAnalysisAlien(const char *name)
                   fNproofWorkers(0),
                   fNproofWorkersPerSlave(0),
                   fProofReset(0),
+                  fNMCevents(0),
+                  fNMCjobs(0),
                   fRunNumbers(),
                   fExecutable(),
                   fExecutableCommand(),
@@ -149,6 +189,7 @@ AliAnalysisAlien::AliAnalysisAlien(const char *name)
                   fValidationScript(),
                   fAdditionalRootLibs(),
                   fAdditionalLibs(),
+                  fGeneratorLibs(),
                   fSplitMode(),
                   fAPIVersion(),
                   fROOTVersion(),
@@ -166,6 +207,7 @@ AliAnalysisAlien::AliAnalysisAlien(const char *name)
                   fJDLName(),
                   fTerminateFiles(),
                   fMergeExcludes(),
+                  fRegisterExcludes(),
                   fIncludePath(),
                   fCloseSE(),
                   fFriendChainName(),
@@ -175,11 +217,19 @@ AliAnalysisAlien::AliAnalysisAlien(const char *name)
                   fProofCluster(),
                   fProofDataSet(),
                   fFileForTestMode(),
-                  fRootVersionForProof(),
                   fAliRootMode(),
+                  fProofProcessOpt(),
                   fMergeDirName(),
                   fInputFiles(0),
-                  fPackages(0)
+                  fPackages(0),
+                  fModules(0),
+                  fProofParam(),
+                  fDropToShell(true),
+                  fMCLoop(false),
+                  fGridJobIDs(""),
+                  fGridStages(""),
+                  fFriendLibs(""),
+                  fTreeName()
 {
 // Default ctor.
    SetDefaults();
@@ -209,6 +259,8 @@ AliAnalysisAlien::AliAnalysisAlien(const AliAnalysisAlien& other)
                   fNproofWorkers(other.fNproofWorkers),
                   fNproofWorkersPerSlave(other.fNproofWorkersPerSlave),
                   fProofReset(other.fProofReset),
+                  fNMCevents(other.fNMCevents),
+                  fNMCjobs(other.fNMCjobs),
                   fRunNumbers(other.fRunNumbers),
                   fExecutable(other.fExecutable),
                   fExecutableCommand(other.fExecutableCommand),
@@ -219,6 +271,7 @@ AliAnalysisAlien::AliAnalysisAlien(const AliAnalysisAlien& other)
                   fValidationScript(other.fValidationScript),
                   fAdditionalRootLibs(other.fAdditionalRootLibs),
                   fAdditionalLibs(other.fAdditionalLibs),
+                  fGeneratorLibs(other.fGeneratorLibs),
                   fSplitMode(other.fSplitMode),
                   fAPIVersion(other.fAPIVersion),
                   fROOTVersion(other.fROOTVersion),
@@ -236,6 +289,7 @@ AliAnalysisAlien::AliAnalysisAlien(const AliAnalysisAlien& other)
                   fJDLName(other.fJDLName),
                   fTerminateFiles(other.fTerminateFiles),
                   fMergeExcludes(other.fMergeExcludes),
+                  fRegisterExcludes(other.fRegisterExcludes),
                   fIncludePath(other.fIncludePath),
                   fCloseSE(other.fCloseSE),
                   fFriendChainName(other.fFriendChainName),
@@ -245,11 +299,19 @@ AliAnalysisAlien::AliAnalysisAlien(const AliAnalysisAlien& other)
                   fProofCluster(other.fProofCluster),
                   fProofDataSet(other.fProofDataSet),
                   fFileForTestMode(other.fFileForTestMode),
-                  fRootVersionForProof(other.fRootVersionForProof),
                   fAliRootMode(other.fAliRootMode),
+                  fProofProcessOpt(other.fProofProcessOpt),
                   fMergeDirName(other.fMergeDirName),
                   fInputFiles(0),
-                  fPackages(0)
+                  fPackages(0),
+                  fModules(0),
+                  fProofParam(),
+                  fDropToShell(other.fDropToShell),
+                  fMCLoop(other.fMCLoop),
+                  fGridJobIDs(other.fGridJobIDs),
+                  fGridStages(other.fGridStages),
+                  fFriendLibs(other.fFriendLibs),
+                  fTreeName(other.fTreeName)
 {
 // Copy ctor.
    fGridJDL = (TGridJDL*)gROOT->ProcessLine("new TAlienJDL()");
@@ -270,16 +332,28 @@ AliAnalysisAlien::AliAnalysisAlien(const AliAnalysisAlien& other)
       while ((obj=next())) fPackages->Add(new TObjString(obj->GetName()));
       fPackages->SetOwner();
    }   
+   if (other.fModules) {
+      fModules = new TObjArray();
+      fModules->SetOwner();
+      TIter next(other.fModules);
+      AliAnalysisTaskCfg *mod, *crt;
+      while ((crt=(AliAnalysisTaskCfg*)next())) {
+         mod = new AliAnalysisTaskCfg(*crt);
+         fModules->Add(mod);
+      }
+   }   
 }
 
 //______________________________________________________________________________
 AliAnalysisAlien::~AliAnalysisAlien()
 {
 // Destructor.
-   if (fGridJDL) delete fGridJDL;
-   if (fMergingJDL) delete fMergingJDL;
-   if (fInputFiles) delete fInputFiles;
-   if (fPackages) delete fPackages;
+   delete fGridJDL;
+   delete fMergingJDL;
+   delete fInputFiles;
+   delete fPackages;
+   delete fModules;
+   fProofParam.DeleteAll();
 }   
 
 //______________________________________________________________________________
@@ -309,6 +383,8 @@ AliAnalysisAlien &AliAnalysisAlien::operator=(const AliAnalysisAlien& other)
       fNproofWorkers           = other.fNproofWorkers;
       fNproofWorkersPerSlave   = other.fNproofWorkersPerSlave;
       fProofReset              = other.fProofReset;
+      fNMCevents               = other.fNMCevents;
+      fNMCjobs                 = other.fNMCjobs;
       fRunNumbers              = other.fRunNumbers;
       fExecutable              = other.fExecutable;
       fExecutableCommand       = other.fExecutableCommand;
@@ -319,6 +395,7 @@ AliAnalysisAlien &AliAnalysisAlien::operator=(const AliAnalysisAlien& other)
       fValidationScript        = other.fValidationScript;
       fAdditionalRootLibs      = other.fAdditionalRootLibs;
       fAdditionalLibs          = other.fAdditionalLibs;
+      fGeneratorLibs           = other.fGeneratorLibs;
       fSplitMode               = other.fSplitMode;
       fAPIVersion              = other.fAPIVersion;
       fROOTVersion             = other.fROOTVersion;
@@ -336,6 +413,7 @@ AliAnalysisAlien &AliAnalysisAlien::operator=(const AliAnalysisAlien& other)
       fJDLName                 = other.fJDLName;
       fTerminateFiles          = other.fTerminateFiles;
       fMergeExcludes           = other.fMergeExcludes;
+      fRegisterExcludes        = other.fRegisterExcludes;
       fIncludePath             = other.fIncludePath;
       fCloseSE                 = other.fCloseSE;
       fFriendChainName         = other.fFriendChainName;
@@ -345,9 +423,15 @@ AliAnalysisAlien &AliAnalysisAlien::operator=(const AliAnalysisAlien& other)
       fProofCluster            = other.fProofCluster;
       fProofDataSet            = other.fProofDataSet;
       fFileForTestMode         = other.fFileForTestMode;
-      fRootVersionForProof     = other.fRootVersionForProof;
       fAliRootMode             = other.fAliRootMode;
+      fProofProcessOpt         = other.fProofProcessOpt;
       fMergeDirName            = other.fMergeDirName;
+      fDropToShell             = other.fDropToShell;
+      fMCLoop                  = other.fMCLoop;
+      fGridJobIDs              = other.fGridJobIDs;
+      fGridStages              = other.fGridStages;
+      fFriendLibs              = other.fFriendLibs;
+      fTreeName                = other.fTreeName;
       if (other.fInputFiles) {
          fInputFiles = new TObjArray();
          TIter next(other.fInputFiles);
@@ -362,10 +446,346 @@ AliAnalysisAlien &AliAnalysisAlien::operator=(const AliAnalysisAlien& other)
          while ((obj=next())) fPackages->Add(new TObjString(obj->GetName()));
          fPackages->SetOwner();
       }   
+      if (other.fModules) {
+         fModules = new TObjArray();
+         fModules->SetOwner();
+         TIter next(other.fModules);
+         AliAnalysisTaskCfg *mod, *crt;
+         while ((crt=(AliAnalysisTaskCfg*)next())) {
+            mod = new AliAnalysisTaskCfg(*crt);
+            fModules->Add(mod);
+         }
+      }   
    }
    return *this;
 }
 
+//______________________________________________________________________________
+void AliAnalysisAlien::AddAdditionalLibrary(const char *name)
+{
+// Add a single additional library to be loaded. Extension must be present.
+   TString lib(name);
+   if (!lib.Contains(".")) {
+      Error("AddAdditionalLibrary", "Extension not defined for %s", name);
+      return;
+   }
+   if (fAdditionalLibs.Contains(name)) {
+      Warning("AddAdditionalLibrary", "Library %s already added.", name);
+      return;
+   }
+   if (!fAdditionalLibs.IsNull()) fAdditionalLibs += " ";
+   fAdditionalLibs += lib;
+}   
+
+//______________________________________________________________________________
+void AliAnalysisAlien::AddModule(AliAnalysisTaskCfg *module)
+{
+// Adding a module. Checks if already existing. Becomes owned by this.
+   if (!module) return;
+   if (GetModule(module->GetName())) {
+      Error("AddModule", "A module having the same name %s already added", module->GetName());
+      return;
+   }
+   if (!fModules) {
+      fModules = new TObjArray();
+      fModules->SetOwner();
+   }
+   fModules->Add(module);
+}
+
+//______________________________________________________________________________
+void AliAnalysisAlien::AddModules(TObjArray *list)
+{
+// Adding a list of modules. Checks if already existing. Becomes owned by this.
+   TIter next(list);
+   AliAnalysisTaskCfg *module;
+   while ((module = (AliAnalysisTaskCfg*)next())) AddModule(module);
+}   
+
+//______________________________________________________________________________
+Bool_t AliAnalysisAlien::CheckDependencies()
+{
+// Check if all dependencies are satisfied. Reorder modules if needed.
+   Int_t nmodules = GetNmodules();
+   if (!nmodules) {
+      Warning("CheckDependencies", "No modules added yet to check their dependencies");
+      return kTRUE;
+   }   
+   AliAnalysisTaskCfg *mod = 0;
+   AliAnalysisTaskCfg *dep = 0;
+   TString depname;
+   Int_t i, j, k;
+   for (i=0; i<nmodules; i++) {
+      mod = (AliAnalysisTaskCfg*) fModules->At(i);
+      Int_t ndeps = mod->GetNdeps();
+      Int_t istart = i;
+      for (j=0; j<ndeps; j++) {
+         depname = mod->GetDependency(j);
+         dep = GetModule(depname);
+         if (!dep) {
+            Error("CheckDependencies","Dependency %s not added for module %s",
+                   depname.Data(), mod->GetName());
+            return kFALSE;
+         }
+         if (dep->NeedsDependency(mod->GetName())) {
+            Error("CheckDependencies","Modules %s and %s circularly depend on each other",
+                   mod->GetName(), dep->GetName());
+            return kFALSE;
+         }                  
+         Int_t idep = fModules->IndexOf(dep);
+         // The dependency task must come first
+         if (idep>i) {
+            // Remove at idep and move all objects below up one slot
+            // down to index i included.
+            fModules->RemoveAt(idep);
+            for (k=idep-1; k>=i; k--) fModules->AddAt(fModules->RemoveAt(k),k+1);
+            fModules->AddAt(dep, i++);
+         }
+         //Redo from istart if dependencies were inserted
+         if (i>istart) i=istart-1;
+      }
+   }
+   return kTRUE;
+}      
+
+//______________________________________________________________________________
+AliAnalysisManager *AliAnalysisAlien::CreateAnalysisManager(const char *name, const char *filename)
+{
+// Create the analysis manager and optionally execute the macro in filename.
+   AliAnalysisManager *mgr = AliAnalysisManager::GetAnalysisManager();
+   if (mgr) {
+      mgr->SetMCLoop(fMCLoop);
+      return mgr;
+   }   
+   mgr = new AliAnalysisManager(name);
+   mgr->SetGridHandler((AliAnalysisGrid*)this);
+   mgr->SetMCLoop(fMCLoop);
+   if (strlen(filename)) {
+      TString line = gSystem->ExpandPathName(filename);
+      line.Prepend(".x ");
+      gROOT->ProcessLine(line.Data());
+   }
+   return mgr;
+}      
+      
+//______________________________________________________________________________
+Int_t AliAnalysisAlien::GetNmodules() const
+{
+// Get number of modules.
+   if (!fModules) return 0;
+   return fModules->GetEntries();
+}
+
+//______________________________________________________________________________
+AliAnalysisTaskCfg *AliAnalysisAlien::GetModule(const char *name)
+{
+// Get a module by name.
+   if (!fModules) return 0;
+   return (AliAnalysisTaskCfg*)fModules->FindObject(name);
+}
+   
+//______________________________________________________________________________
+Bool_t AliAnalysisAlien::LoadModule(AliAnalysisTaskCfg *mod)
+{
+// Load a given module.
+   if (mod->IsLoaded()) return kTRUE;
+   AliAnalysisManager *mgr = AliAnalysisManager::GetAnalysisManager();
+   if (!mgr) {
+      Error("LoadModule", "No analysis manager created yet. Use CreateAnalysisManager first.");
+      return kFALSE;
+   }   
+   Int_t ndeps = mod->GetNdeps();
+   TString depname;
+   for (Int_t j=0; j<ndeps; j++) {
+      depname = mod->GetDependency(j);
+      AliAnalysisTaskCfg *dep = GetModule(depname);
+      if (!dep) {
+         Error("LoadModule","Dependency %s not existing for module %s",
+                depname.Data(), mod->GetName());
+         return kFALSE;
+      }
+      if (!LoadModule(dep)) {
+         Error("LoadModule","Dependency %s for module %s could not be loaded",
+                depname.Data(), mod->GetName());
+         return kFALSE;
+      }
+   }
+   // Load libraries for the module
+   if (!mod->CheckLoadLibraries()) {
+      Error("LoadModule", "Cannot load all libraries for module %s", mod->GetName());
+      return kFALSE;
+   }
+   // Check if a custom file name was requested
+   if (strlen(mod->GetOutputFileName())) mgr->SetCommonFileName(mod->GetOutputFileName());
+
+   // Check if a custom terminate file name was requested
+   if (strlen(mod->GetTerminateFileName())) {
+      if (!fTerminateFiles.IsNull()) fTerminateFiles += ",";
+      fTerminateFiles += mod->GetTerminateFileName();
+   }   
+
+   // Execute the macro
+   if (mod->ExecuteMacro()<0) {
+      Error("LoadModule", "Executing the macro %s with arguments: %s for module %s returned a negative value",
+             mod->GetMacroName(), mod->GetMacroArgs(), mod->GetName());
+      return kFALSE;
+   }
+   // Configure dependencies
+   if (mod->GetConfigMacro() && mod->ExecuteConfigMacro()<0) {
+      Error("LoadModule", "There was an error executing the deps config macro %s for module %s",
+            mod->GetConfigMacro()->GetTitle(), mod->GetName());
+      return kFALSE;
+   }
+   // Adjust extra libraries
+   Int_t nlibs = mod->GetNlibs();
+   TString lib;
+   for (Int_t i=0; i<nlibs; i++) {
+      lib = mod->GetLibrary(i);
+      lib = Form("lib%s.so", lib.Data());
+      if (fAdditionalLibs.Contains(lib)) continue;
+      if (!fAdditionalLibs.IsNull()) fAdditionalLibs += " ";
+      fAdditionalLibs += lib;
+   }
+   return kTRUE;
+}
+
+//______________________________________________________________________________
+Bool_t AliAnalysisAlien::GenerateTrain(const char *name)
+{
+// Generate the full train.
+   fAdditionalLibs = "";
+   if (!LoadModules()) return kFALSE;
+   AliAnalysisManager *mgr = AliAnalysisManager::GetAnalysisManager();
+   if (!mgr->InitAnalysis()) return kFALSE;
+   mgr->RunLocalInit();
+   mgr->PrintStatus();
+   Int_t productionMode = fProductionMode;
+   SetProductionMode();
+   TString macro = fAnalysisMacro;
+   TString executable = fExecutable;
+   TString validation = fValidationScript;
+   TString execCommand = fExecutableCommand;
+   SetAnalysisMacro(Form("%s.C", name));
+   SetExecutable(Form("%s.sh", name));
+//   SetExecutableCommand("aliroot -b -q ");
+   SetValidationScript(Form("%s_validation.sh", name));
+   StartAnalysis();
+   SetProductionMode(productionMode);
+   fAnalysisMacro = macro;
+   fExecutable = executable;
+   fExecutableCommand = execCommand;
+   fValidationScript = validation;
+   return kTRUE;   
+}   
+
+//______________________________________________________________________________
+Bool_t AliAnalysisAlien::GenerateTest(const char *name, const char *modname)
+{
+// Generate test macros for a single module or for the full train.
+   fAdditionalLibs = "";
+   if (strlen(modname)) {
+      if (!CheckDependencies()) return kFALSE;
+      AliAnalysisTaskCfg *mod = GetModule(modname);
+      if (!mod) {
+         Error("GenerateTest", "cannot generate test for inexistent module %s", modname);
+         return kFALSE;
+      }
+      if (!LoadModule(mod)) return kFALSE;
+      if (!LoadFriendLibs()) return kFALSE;
+   } else if (!LoadModules()) return kFALSE;
+   AliAnalysisManager *mgr = AliAnalysisManager::GetAnalysisManager();
+   if (!mgr->InitAnalysis()) return kFALSE;
+   mgr->RunLocalInit();
+   mgr->PrintStatus();
+   SetLocalTest(kTRUE);
+   Int_t productionMode = fProductionMode;
+   SetProductionMode();
+   TString macro = fAnalysisMacro;
+   TString executable = fExecutable;
+   TString validation = fValidationScript;
+   TString execCommand = fExecutableCommand;
+   SetAnalysisMacro(Form("%s.C", name));
+   SetExecutable(Form("%s.sh", name));
+      fOutputFiles = GetListOfFiles("outaod");
+      // Add extra files registered to the analysis manager
+      TString extra = GetListOfFiles("ext");
+      if (!extra.IsNull()) {
+         extra.ReplaceAll(".root", "*.root");
+         if (!fOutputFiles.IsNull()) fOutputFiles += ",";
+         fOutputFiles += extra;
+      }
+//   SetExecutableCommand("aliroot -b -q ");
+   SetValidationScript(Form("%s_validation.sh", name));
+   WriteAnalysisFile();   
+   WriteAnalysisMacro();
+   WriteExecutable();
+   WriteValidationScript();   
+   WriteMergingMacro();
+   WriteMergeExecutable();
+   WriteValidationScript(kTRUE);
+   SetLocalTest(kFALSE);
+   SetProductionMode(productionMode);
+   fAnalysisMacro = macro;
+   fExecutable = executable;
+   fExecutableCommand = execCommand;
+   fValidationScript = validation;
+   return kTRUE;   
+}
+
+//______________________________________________________________________________
+Bool_t AliAnalysisAlien::LoadModules()
+{
+// Load all modules by executing the AddTask macros. Checks first the dependencies.
+   fAdditionalLibs = "";
+   Int_t nmodules = GetNmodules();
+   if (!nmodules) {
+      Warning("LoadModules", "No module to be loaded");
+      return kTRUE;
+   }   
+   AliAnalysisManager *mgr = AliAnalysisManager::GetAnalysisManager();
+   if (!mgr) {
+      Error("LoadModules", "No analysis manager created yet. Use CreateAnalysisManager first.");
+      return kFALSE;
+   }   
+   if (!CheckDependencies()) return kFALSE;
+   nmodules = GetNmodules();
+   AliAnalysisTaskCfg *mod;
+   for (Int_t imod=0; imod<nmodules; imod++) {
+      mod = (AliAnalysisTaskCfg*)fModules->At(imod);
+      if (!LoadModule(mod)) return kFALSE;
+   }
+   // Load additional friend libraries
+   return LoadFriendLibs();
+}      
+
+//______________________________________________________________________________
+Bool_t AliAnalysisAlien::LoadFriendLibs() const
+{
+// Load libraries required for reading friends.
+   if (fFriendLibs.Length()) {
+      TObjArray *list = 0;
+      TString lib;
+      if (fFriendLibs.Contains(",")) list  = fFriendLibs.Tokenize(",");
+      else                           list  = fFriendLibs.Tokenize(" ");
+      for (Int_t ilib=0; ilib<list->GetEntriesFast(); ilib++) {
+         lib = list->At(ilib)->GetName();
+         lib.ReplaceAll(".so","");
+         lib.ReplaceAll(".dylib","");
+         lib.ReplaceAll(" ","");
+         if (lib.BeginsWith("lib")) lib.Remove(0, 3);
+         lib.Prepend("lib");
+         Int_t loaded = strlen(gSystem->GetLibraries(lib,"",kFALSE));
+         if (!loaded) loaded = gSystem->Load(lib);
+         if (loaded < 0) {
+            Error("LoadModules", "Cannot load library for friends %s", lib.Data());
+            return kFALSE;
+         }
+      }
+      delete list;
+   }
+   return kTRUE;
+}   
+
 //______________________________________________________________________________
 void AliAnalysisAlien::SetRunPrefix(const char *prefix)
 {
@@ -391,12 +811,35 @@ void AliAnalysisAlien::AddRunNumber(Int_t run)
    fRunNumbers += Form(fRunPrefix.Data(), run);
 }   
 
+//______________________________________________________________________________
+void AliAnalysisAlien::AddRunList(const char* runList)
+{
+// Add several runs into the list of runs; they are expected to be separated by a blank character.  
+  TString    sList = runList;
+  TObjArray *list  = sList.Tokenize(" ");
+  Int_t n = list->GetEntries();
+  for (Int_t i = 0; i < n; i++) {
+    TObjString *os = (TObjString*)list->At(i);
+    AddRunNumber(os->GetString().Atoi());
+  }
+  delete list;
+}
+
 //______________________________________________________________________________
 void AliAnalysisAlien::AddRunNumber(const char* run)
 {
 // Add a run number to the list of runs to be processed.
-   if (fRunNumbers.Length()) fRunNumbers += " ";
-   fRunNumbers += run;
+   TString runs = run;
+   TObjString *os;
+   TObjArray *arr = runs.Tokenize(" ");
+   TIter next(arr);
+   TString prefix; 
+   prefix.Append(fRunPrefix, fRunPrefix.Index("%d"));
+   while ((os=(TObjString*)next())){
+       if (fRunNumbers.Length()) fRunNumbers += " ";
+       fRunNumbers += Form("%s%s", prefix.Data(), os->GetString().Data());
+   }
+   delete arr;
 }   
 
 //______________________________________________________________________________
@@ -466,6 +909,11 @@ Bool_t AliAnalysisAlien::CheckFileCopy(const char *alienpath)
 {
 // Check if file copying is possible.
    if (fProductionMode) return kTRUE;
+   TString salienpath(alienpath);
+   if (salienpath.Contains(" ")) {
+      Error("CheckFileCopy", "path: <%s> contains blancs - FIX IT !",alienpath);
+      return kFALSE;
+   }   
    if (!Connect()) {
       Error("CheckFileCopy", "Not connected to AliEn. File copying cannot be tested.");
       return kFALSE;
@@ -485,7 +933,8 @@ Bool_t AliAnalysisAlien::CheckFileCopy(const char *alienpath)
       Error("CheckFileCopy", "Alien path %s does not seem to exist", alienpath);
       return kFALSE;
    }
-   TFile f("plugin_test_copy", "RECREATE");
+   TString stest = "plugin_test_copy";
+   TFile f(stest, "RECREATE");
    // User may not have write permissions to current directory 
    if (f.IsZombie()) {
       Error("CheckFileCopy", "Cannot create local test file. Do you have write access to current directory: <%s> ?",
@@ -493,19 +942,19 @@ Bool_t AliAnalysisAlien::CheckFileCopy(const char *alienpath)
       return kFALSE;
    }
    f.Close();
-   if (FileExists(Form("alien://%s/%s",alienpath, f.GetName()))) gGrid->Rm(Form("alien://%s/%s",alienpath, f.GetName()));
-   if (!TFile::Cp(f.GetName(), Form("alien://%s/%s",alienpath, f.GetName()))) {
+   if (FileExists(Form("alien://%s/%s",alienpath, stest.Data()))) gGrid->Rm(Form("alien://%s/%s",alienpath, stest.Data()));
+   if (!TFile::Cp(stest.Data(), Form("alien://%s/%s",alienpath, stest.Data()))) {
       Error("CheckFileCopy", "Cannot copy files to Alien destination: <%s> This may be temporary, or: \
            \n# 1. Make sure you have write permissions there. If this is the case: \
            \n# 2. Check the storage availability at: http://alimonitor.cern.ch/stats?page=SE/table \
            \n#    Do:           export alien_CLOSE_SE=\"working_disk_SE\" \
            \n#    To make this permanent put in in your .bashrc (in .alienshrc is not enough) \
            \n#    Redo token:   rm /tmp/x509up_u$UID then: alien-token-init <username>", alienpath);
-      gSystem->Unlink(f.GetName());
+      gSystem->Unlink(stest.Data());
       return kFALSE;
    }   
-   gSystem->Unlink(f.GetName());
-   gGrid->Rm(Form("%s%s",alienpath,f.GetName()));
+   gSystem->Unlink(stest.Data());
+   gGrid->Rm(Form("%s/%s",alienpath,stest.Data()));
    Info("CheckFileCopy", "### ...SUCCESS ###");
    return kTRUE;
 }   
@@ -520,6 +969,10 @@ Bool_t AliAnalysisAlien::CheckInputData()
          Error("CkeckInputData", "AliEn path to base data directory must be set.\n = Use: SetGridDataDir()");
          return kFALSE;
       }
+      if (fMergeViaJDL) {
+         Error("CheckInputData", "Merging via jdl works only with run numbers, run range or provided xml");
+         return kFALSE;
+      }   
       Info("CheckInputData", "Analysis will make a single xml for base data directory %s",fGridDataDir.Data());
       if (fDataPattern.Contains("tag") && TestBit(AliAnalysisGrid::kTest))
          TObject::SetBit(AliAnalysisGrid::kUseTags, kTRUE); // ADDED (fix problem in determining the tag usage in test mode) 
@@ -672,10 +1125,95 @@ Bool_t AliAnalysisAlien::CheckInputData()
    return kTRUE;      
 }   
 
+//______________________________________________________________________________
+Int_t AliAnalysisAlien::CopyLocalDataset(const char *griddir, const char *pattern, Int_t nfiles, const char *output, const char *archivefile, const char *outputdir)
+{
+// Copy data from the given grid directory according a pattern and make a local
+// dataset.
+// archivefile (optional) results in that the archive containing the file <pattern> is copied. archivefile can contain a list of files (semicolon-separated) which are all copied
+   if (!Connect()) {
+      Error("CopyLocalDataset", "Cannot copy local dataset with no grid connection");
+      return 0;
+   }
+   if (!DirectoryExists(griddir)) {
+      Error("CopyLocalDataset", "Data directory %s not existing.", griddir);
+      return 0;
+   }
+   TString command = Form("find -z -l %d %s %s", nfiles, griddir, pattern);
+   printf("Running command: %s\n", command.Data());
+   TGridResult *res = gGrid->Command(command);
+   Int_t nfound = res->GetEntries();
+   if (!nfound) {
+      Error("CopyLocalDataset", "No file found in <%s> having pattern <%s>", griddir, pattern);
+      return 0;
+   }
+   printf("... found %d files. Copying locally ...\n", nfound);
+   
+   // archives
+   TObjArray* additionalArchives = 0;
+   if (strlen(archivefile) > 0 && TString(archivefile).Contains(";")) {
+      additionalArchives = TString(archivefile).Tokenize(";");
+      archivefile = additionalArchives->At(0)->GetName();
+      additionalArchives->RemoveAt(0);
+      additionalArchives->Compress();
+   }
+   
+   // Copy files locally
+   ofstream out;
+   out.open(output, ios::out);
+   TMap *map;
+   TString turl, dirname, filename, temp;
+   TString cdir = gSystem->WorkingDirectory();
+   gSystem->MakeDirectory(outputdir);
+   gSystem->ChangeDirectory(outputdir);
+   Int_t ncopied = 0;
+   for (Int_t i=0; i<nfound; i++) {
+      map = (TMap*)res->At(i);
+      turl = map->GetValue("turl")->GetName();
+      filename = gSystem->BaseName(turl.Data());
+      dirname = gSystem->DirName(turl.Data());
+      dirname = gSystem->BaseName(dirname.Data());
+      gSystem->MakeDirectory(dirname);
+      
+      TString source(turl);
+      TString targetFileName(filename);
+      
+      if (strlen(archivefile) > 0) {
+// TODO here the archive in which the file resides should be determined
+// however whereis returns only a guid, and guid2lfn does not work
+// Therefore we use the one provided as argument for now
+         source = Form("%s/%s", gSystem->DirName(source.Data()), archivefile);
+         targetFileName = archivefile;
+      }
+      if (TFile::Cp(source, Form("file:./%s/%s", dirname.Data(), targetFileName.Data()))) {
+         Bool_t success = kTRUE;
+         if (additionalArchives) {
+            for (Int_t j=0; j<additionalArchives->GetEntriesFast(); j++) {
+               TString target;
+               target.Form("./%s/%s", dirname.Data(), additionalArchives->At(j)->GetName());
+               gSystem->MakeDirectory(gSystem->DirName(target));
+               success &= TFile::Cp(Form("%s/%s", gSystem->DirName(source.Data()), additionalArchives->At(j)->GetName()), Form("file:%s", target.Data()));
+            }
+         }
+
+         if (success) {
+            if (strlen(archivefile) > 0) targetFileName = Form("%s#%s", targetFileName.Data(), gSystem->BaseName(turl.Data()));
+            out << cdir << Form("/%s/%s/%s", outputdir, dirname.Data(), targetFileName.Data()) << endl;
+            ncopied++;
+         }
+      }
+   }
+   gSystem->ChangeDirectory(cdir);
+   delete res;
+   delete additionalArchives;
+   return ncopied;
+}   
+
 //______________________________________________________________________________
 Bool_t AliAnalysisAlien::CreateDataset(const char *pattern)
 {
 // Create dataset for the grid data directory + run number.
+   const Int_t gMaxEntries = 15000;
    if (fProductionMode || TestBit(AliAnalysisGrid::kOffline)) return kTRUE;
    if (!Connect()) {
       Error("CreateDataset", "Cannot create dataset with no grid connection");
@@ -690,10 +1228,17 @@ Bool_t AliAnalysisAlien::CreateDataset(const char *pattern)
    // Compose the 'find' command arguments
    TString format;
    TString command;
+   TString delimiter = pattern;
+   delimiter.Strip();
+   if (delimiter.Contains(" ")) delimiter = "";
+   else delimiter = " ";
    TString options = "-x collection ";
    if (TestBit(AliAnalysisGrid::kTest)) options += Form("-l %d ", fNtestFiles);
+   else options += Form("-l %d ", gMaxEntries);  // Protection for the find command
    TString conditions = "";
-   
+   Int_t nstart = 0;
+   Int_t ncount = 0;
+   Int_t stage = 0;
    TString file;
    TString path;
    Int_t nruns = 0;
@@ -706,33 +1251,76 @@ Bool_t AliAnalysisAlien::CreateDataset(const char *pattern)
       if (!DirectoryExists(path)) {
          Error("CreateDataset", "Path to data directory %s not valid",fGridDataDir.Data());
          return kFALSE;
-      }   
+      } 
 //      CdWork();
       if (TestBit(AliAnalysisGrid::kTest)) file = "wn.xml";
       else file = Form("%s.xml", gSystem->BaseName(path));
-      if (gSystem->AccessPathName(file) || TestBit(AliAnalysisGrid::kTest) || fOverwriteMode) {
-         command = "find ";
-         command += options;
-         command += path;
-         command += " ";
-         command += pattern;
-         command += conditions;
-         printf("command: %s\n", command.Data());
-         TGridResult *res = gGrid->Command(command);
-         if (res) delete res;
-         // Write standard output to file
-         gROOT->ProcessLine(Form("gGrid->Stdout(); > %s", file.Data()));
-         Bool_t hasGrep = (gSystem->Exec("grep --version 2>/dev/null > /dev/null")==0)?kTRUE:kFALSE;
-         Bool_t nullFile = kFALSE;
-         if (!hasGrep) {
-            Warning("CreateDataset", "'grep' command not available on this system - cannot validate the result of the grid 'find' command");
-         } else {
-            nullFile = (gSystem->Exec(Form("grep /event %s 2>/dev/null > /dev/null",file.Data()))==0)?kFALSE:kTRUE;
-            if (nullFile) {
-               Error("CreateDataset","Dataset %s produced by the previous find command is empty !", file.Data());
-               return kFALSE;
+      // cholm - Identical loop - should be put in common function for code simplification
+      while (1) {
+         ncount = 0;
+         stage++;
+         if (gSystem->AccessPathName(file) || TestBit(AliAnalysisGrid::kTest) || fOverwriteMode) {
+            command = "find ";
+            command += Form("%s -o %d ",options.Data(), nstart);
+            command += path;
+            command += delimiter;
+            command += pattern;
+            command += conditions;
+            printf("command: %s\n", command.Data());
+            TGridResult *res = gGrid->Command(command);
+            if (res) delete res;
+            // Write standard output to file
+            gROOT->ProcessLine(Form("gGrid->Stdout(); > __tmp%d__%s", stage, file.Data()));
+            Bool_t hasGrep = (gSystem->Exec("grep --version 2>/dev/null > /dev/null")==0)?kTRUE:kFALSE;
+            Bool_t nullFile = kFALSE;
+            if (!hasGrep) {
+                Warning("CreateDataset", "'grep' command not available on this system - cannot validate the result of the grid 'find' command");
+            } else {
+               nullFile = (gSystem->Exec(Form("grep -c /event __tmp%d__%s 2>/dev/null > __tmp__",stage,file.Data()))==0)?kFALSE:kTRUE;
+               if (nullFile) {
+                  Error("CreateDataset","Dataset %s produced by the previous find command is empty !", file.Data());
+                  gSystem->Exec("rm -f __tmp*");
+                  return kFALSE;
+               }
+               TString line;
+               ifstream in;
+               in.open("__tmp__");
+               in >> line;
+               in.close();
+               gSystem->Exec("rm -f __tmp__");
+               ncount = line.Atoi();
+            }         
+         }
+         if (ncount == gMaxEntries) {
+            Info("CreateDataset", "Dataset %s has more than 15K entries. Trying to merge...", file.Data());
+            cadd = (TGridCollection*)gROOT->ProcessLine(Form("new TAlienCollection(\"__tmp%d__%s\", 1000000);",stage,file.Data()));
+            if (!cbase) cbase = cadd;
+            else {
+             // cholm - Avoid using very slow TAlienCollection 
+             // cbase->Add(cadd);
+             // cholm - Use AddFast (via interpreter)
+             gROOT->ProcessLine(Form("((TAlienCollection*)%p)->AddFast((TGridCollection*)%p)",cbase,cadd));
+               delete cadd;
             }   
-         }         
+            nstart += ncount;
+         } else {
+            if (cbase) {
+               cadd = (TGridCollection*)gROOT->ProcessLine(Form("new TAlienCollection(\"__tmp%d__%s\", 1000000);",stage,file.Data()));
+               printf("... please wait - TAlienCollection::Add() scales badly...\n");
+             // cholm - Avoid using very slow TAlienCollection 
+             // cbase->Add(cadd);
+             // cholm - Use AddFast (via interpreter)
+             gROOT->ProcessLine(Form("((TAlienCollection*)%p)->AddFast((TGridCollection*)%p)",cbase,cadd));
+               delete cadd;
+               cbase->ExportXML(Form("file://%s", file.Data()),kFALSE,kFALSE, file, "Merged entries for a run");
+               delete cbase; cbase = 0;               
+            } else {
+               TFile::Cp(Form("__tmp%d__%s",stage, file.Data()), file.Data());
+            }
+            gSystem->Exec("rm -f __tmp*");   
+            Info("CreateDataset", "Created dataset %s with %d files", file.Data(), nstart+ncount);
+            break;
+         }
       }
       Bool_t fileExists = FileExists(file);
       if (!TestBit(AliAnalysisGrid::kTest) && (!fileExists || fOverwriteMode)) {
@@ -755,36 +1343,88 @@ Bool_t AliAnalysisAlien::CreateDataset(const char *pattern)
       TObjString *os;
       TIter next(arr);
       while ((os=(TObjString*)next())) {
-         path = Form("%s/%s ", fGridDataDir.Data(), os->GetString().Data());
+         nstart = 0;
+         stage = 0;
+         path = Form("%s/%s", fGridDataDir.Data(), os->GetString().Data());
          if (!DirectoryExists(path)) continue;
 //         CdWork();
          if (TestBit(AliAnalysisGrid::kTest)) file = "wn.xml";
          else file = Form("%s.xml", os->GetString().Data());
+        // cholm - Identical loop - should be put in common function for code simplification
          // If local collection file does not exist, create it via 'find' command.
-         if (gSystem->AccessPathName(file) || TestBit(AliAnalysisGrid::kTest) || fOverwriteMode) {
-            command = "find ";
-            command += options;
-            command += path;
-            command += pattern;
-            command += conditions;
-            TGridResult *res = gGrid->Command(command);
-            if (res) delete res;
-            // Write standard output to file
-            gROOT->ProcessLine(Form("gGrid->Stdout(); > %s", file.Data()));
-            Bool_t hasGrep = (gSystem->Exec("grep --version 2>/dev/null > /dev/null")==0)?kTRUE:kFALSE;
-            Bool_t nullFile = kFALSE;
-            if (!hasGrep) {
-               Warning("CreateDataset", "'grep' command not available on this system - cannot validate the result of the grid 'find' command");
-            } else {
-               nullFile = (gSystem->Exec(Form("grep /event %s 2>/dev/null > /dev/null",file.Data()))==0)?kFALSE:kTRUE;
-               if (nullFile) {
-                  Warning("CreateDataset","Dataset %s produced by: <%s> is empty !", file.Data(), command.Data());
-                  fRunNumbers.ReplaceAll(os->GetString().Data(), "");
-                  continue;
+         while (1) {
+            ncount = 0;
+            stage++;
+            if (gSystem->AccessPathName(file) || TestBit(AliAnalysisGrid::kTest) || fOverwriteMode) {
+               command = "find ";
+               command +=  Form("%s -o %d ",options.Data(), nstart);
+               command += path;
+               command += delimiter;
+               command += pattern;
+               command += conditions;
+               TGridResult *res = gGrid->Command(command);
+               if (res) delete res;
+               // Write standard output to file
+               gROOT->ProcessLine(Form("gGrid->Stdout(); > __tmp%d__%s", stage,file.Data()));
+               Bool_t hasGrep = (gSystem->Exec("grep --version 2>/dev/null > /dev/null")==0)?kTRUE:kFALSE;
+               Bool_t nullFile = kFALSE;
+               if (!hasGrep) {
+                  Warning("CreateDataset", "'grep' command not available on this system - cannot validate the result of the grid 'find' command");
+               } else {
+                  nullFile = (gSystem->Exec(Form("grep -c /event __tmp%d__%s 2>/dev/null > __tmp__",stage,file.Data()))==0)?kFALSE:kTRUE;
+                  if (nullFile) {
+                     Warning("CreateDataset","Dataset %s produced by: <%s> is empty !", file.Data(), command.Data());
+                     gSystem->Exec("rm -f __tmp*");
+                     fRunNumbers.ReplaceAll(os->GetString().Data(), "");
+                     break;
+                  }   
+                  TString line;
+                  ifstream in;
+                  in.open("__tmp__");
+                  in >> line;
+                  in.close();
+                  gSystem->Exec("rm -f __tmp__");   
+                  ncount = line.Atoi();
+               }
+               nullResult = kFALSE;         
+            }
+            if (ncount == gMaxEntries) {
+               Info("CreateDataset", "Dataset %s has more than 15K entries. Trying to merge...", file.Data());
+               if (fNrunsPerMaster > 1) {
+                  Error("CreateDataset", "File %s has more than %d entries. Please set the number of runs per master to 1 !", 
+                          file.Data(),gMaxEntries);
+                  return kFALSE;
+               }           
+               cadd = (TGridCollection*)gROOT->ProcessLine(Form("new TAlienCollection(\"__tmp%d__%s\", 1000000);",stage,file.Data()));
+               if (!cbase) cbase = cadd;
+               else {
+                 // cholm - Avoid using very slow TAlienCollection 
+                 // cbase->Add(cadd);
+                 // cholm - Use AddFast (via interpreter)
+                 gROOT->ProcessLine(Form("((TAlienCollection*)%p)->AddFast((TGridCollection*)%p)",cbase,cadd));
+
+                  delete cadd;
                }   
+               nstart += ncount;
+            } else {
+               if (cbase && fNrunsPerMaster<2) {
+                  cadd = (TGridCollection*)gROOT->ProcessLine(Form("new TAlienCollection(\"__tmp%d__%s\", 1000000);",stage,file.Data()));
+                  printf("... please wait - TAlienCollection::Add() scales badly...\n");
+                 // cholm - Avoid using very slow TAlienCollection 
+                 // cbase->Add(cadd);
+                 // cholm - Use AddFast (via interpreter)
+                 gROOT->ProcessLine(Form("((TAlienCollection*)%p)->AddFast((TGridCollection*)%p)",cbase,cadd));
+                  delete cadd;
+                  cbase->ExportXML(Form("file://%s", file.Data()),kFALSE,kFALSE, file, "Merged entries for a run");
+                  delete cbase; cbase = 0;               
+               } else {
+                  TFile::Cp(Form("__tmp%d__%s",stage, file.Data()), file.Data());
+               }
+               gSystem->Exec("rm -f __tmp*");   
+               Info("CreateDataset", "Created dataset %s with %d files", file.Data(), nstart+ncount);
+               break;
             }
-            nullResult = kFALSE;         
-         }
+         }   
          if (TestBit(AliAnalysisGrid::kTest)) break;
          // Check if there is one run per master job.
          if (fNrunsPerMaster<2) {
@@ -810,7 +1450,10 @@ Bool_t AliAnalysisAlien::CreateDataset(const char *pattern)
             } else {
                cadd = (TGridCollection*)gROOT->ProcessLine(Form("new TAlienCollection(\"%s\", 1000000);",file.Data()));
                printf("   Merging collection <%s> into masterjob input...\n", file.Data());
-               cbase->Add(cadd);
+              // cholm - Avoid using very slow TAlienCollection 
+              // cbase->Add(cadd);
+              // cholm - Use AddFast (via interpreter)
+              gROOT->ProcessLine(Form("((TAlienCollection*)%p)->AddFast((TGridCollection*)%p)",cbase,cadd));
                delete cadd;
             }
             if ((nruns%fNrunsPerMaster)!=0 && os!=arr->Last()) {
@@ -842,7 +1485,9 @@ Bool_t AliAnalysisAlien::CreateDataset(const char *pattern)
    } else {
       // Process a full run range.
       for (Int_t irun=fRunRange[0]; irun<=fRunRange[1]; irun++) {
-         format = Form("%%s/%s ", fRunPrefix.Data());
+         format = Form("%%s/%s", fRunPrefix.Data());
+         nstart = 0;
+         stage = 0;
          path = Form(format.Data(), fGridDataDir.Data(), irun);
          if (!DirectoryExists(path)) continue;
 //         CdWork();
@@ -856,29 +1501,77 @@ Bool_t AliAnalysisAlien::CreateDataset(const char *pattern)
                continue;
             }   
          }
+        // cholm - Identical loop - should be put in common function for code simplification
          // If local collection file does not exist, create it via 'find' command.
-         if (gSystem->AccessPathName(file) || TestBit(AliAnalysisGrid::kTest) || fOverwriteMode) {
-            command = "find ";
-            command += options;
-            command += path;
-            command += pattern;
-            command += conditions;
-            TGridResult *res = gGrid->Command(command);
-            if (res) delete res;
-            // Write standard output to file
-            gROOT->ProcessLine(Form("gGrid->Stdout(); > %s", file.Data()));
-            Bool_t hasGrep = (gSystem->Exec("grep --version 2>/dev/null > /dev/null")==0)?kTRUE:kFALSE;
-            Bool_t nullFile = kFALSE;
-            if (!hasGrep) {
-               Warning("CreateDataset", "'grep' command not available on this system - cannot validate the result of the grid 'find' command");
-            } else {
-               nullFile = (gSystem->Exec(Form("grep /event %s 2>/dev/null > /dev/null",file.Data()))==0)?kFALSE:kTRUE;
-               if (nullFile) {
-                  Warning("CreateDataset","Dataset %s produced by: <%s> is empty !", file.Data(), command.Data());
-                  continue;
+         while (1) {
+            ncount = 0;
+            stage++;
+            if (gSystem->AccessPathName(file) || TestBit(AliAnalysisGrid::kTest) || fOverwriteMode) {
+               command = "find ";
+               command +=  Form("%s -o %d ",options.Data(), nstart);
+               command += path;
+               command += delimiter;
+               command += pattern;
+               command += conditions;
+               TGridResult *res = gGrid->Command(command);
+               if (res) delete res;
+               // Write standard output to file
+               gROOT->ProcessLine(Form("gGrid->Stdout(); > __tmp%d__%s", stage,file.Data()));
+               Bool_t hasGrep = (gSystem->Exec("grep --version 2>/dev/null > /dev/null")==0)?kTRUE:kFALSE;
+               Bool_t nullFile = kFALSE;
+               if (!hasGrep) {
+                  Warning("CreateDataset", "'grep' command not available on this system - cannot validate the result of the grid 'find' command");
+               } else {
+                  nullFile = (gSystem->Exec(Form("grep -c /event __tmp%d__%s 2>/dev/null > __tmp__",stage,file.Data()))==0)?kFALSE:kTRUE;
+                  if (nullFile) {
+                     Warning("CreateDataset","Dataset %s produced by: <%s> is empty !", file.Data(), command.Data());
+                     gSystem->Exec("rm -f __tmp*");
+                     break;
+                  }   
+                  TString line;
+                  ifstream in;
+                  in.open("__tmp__");
+                  in >> line;
+                  in.close();
+                  gSystem->Exec("rm -f __tmp__");   
+                  ncount = line.Atoi();
+               }
+               nullResult = kFALSE;         
+            }   
+            if (ncount == gMaxEntries) {
+               Info("CreateDataset", "Dataset %s has more than 15K entries. Trying to merge...", file.Data());
+               if (fNrunsPerMaster > 1) {
+                  Error("CreateDataset", "File %s has more than %d entries. Please set the number of runs per master to 1 !", 
+                          file.Data(),gMaxEntries);
+                  return kFALSE;
+               }           
+               cadd = (TGridCollection*)gROOT->ProcessLine(Form("new TAlienCollection(\"__tmp%d__%s\", 1000000);",stage,file.Data()));
+               if (!cbase) cbase = cadd;
+               else {
+                // cholm - Avoid using very slow TAlienCollection 
+                // cbase->Add(cadd);
+                // cholm - Use AddFast (via interpreter)
+                gROOT->ProcessLine(Form("((TAlienCollection*)%p)->AddFast((TGridCollection*)%p)",cbase,cadd));
+                  delete cadd;
                }   
+               nstart += ncount;
+            } else {
+               if (cbase && fNrunsPerMaster<2) {
+                  cadd = (TGridCollection*)gROOT->ProcessLine(Form("new TAlienCollection(\"__tmp%d__%s\", 1000000);",stage,file.Data()));
+                  printf("... please wait - TAlienCollection::Add() scales badly...\n");
+                // cholm - Avoid using very slow TAlienCollection 
+                // cbase->Add(cadd);
+                // cholm - Use AddFast (via interpreter)
+                gROOT->ProcessLine(Form("((TAlienCollection*)%p)->AddFast((TGridCollection*)%p)",cbase,cadd));
+                  delete cadd;
+                  cbase->ExportXML(Form("file://%s", file.Data()),kFALSE,kFALSE, file, "Merged entries for a run");
+                  delete cbase; cbase = 0;               
+               } else {
+                  TFile::Cp(Form("__tmp%d__%s",stage, file.Data()), file.Data());
+               }
+               Info("CreateDataset", "Created dataset %s with %d files", file.Data(), nstart+ncount);
+               break;
             }
-            nullResult = kFALSE;         
          }   
          if (TestBit(AliAnalysisGrid::kTest)) break;
          // Check if there is one run per master job.
@@ -910,7 +1603,10 @@ Bool_t AliAnalysisAlien::CreateDataset(const char *pattern)
                cbase = (TGridCollection*)gROOT->ProcessLine(Form("new TAlienCollection(\"%s\", 1000000);",file.Data()));
             } else {
                cadd = (TGridCollection*)gROOT->ProcessLine(Form("new TAlienCollection(\"%s\", 1000000);",file.Data()));
-               cbase->Add(cadd);
+              // cholm - Avoid using very slow TAlienCollection 
+              // cbase->Add(cadd);
+              // cholm - Use AddFast (via interpreter)
+              gROOT->ProcessLine(Form("((TAlienCollection*)%p)->AddFast((TGridCollection*)%p)",cbase,cadd));
                delete cadd;
             }
             format = Form("%%s_%s.xml", fRunPrefix.Data());
@@ -955,6 +1651,7 @@ Bool_t AliAnalysisAlien::CreateJDL()
 {
 // Generate a JDL file according to current settings. The name of the file is 
 // specified by fJDLName.
+   AliAnalysisManager *mgr = AliAnalysisManager::GetAnalysisManager();
    Bool_t error = kFALSE;
    TObjArray *arr = 0;
    Bool_t copy = kTRUE;
@@ -972,7 +1669,7 @@ Bool_t AliAnalysisAlien::CreateJDL()
    workdir += fGridWorkingDir;
    if (generate) {
       TObjString *os;
-      if (!fInputFiles) {
+      if (!fInputFiles && !fMCLoop) {
          Error("CreateJDL()", "Define some input files for your analysis.");
          error = kTRUE;
       }
@@ -996,6 +1693,8 @@ Bool_t AliAnalysisAlien::CreateJDL()
                   Error("CreateJDL", "Could not create alien output directory %s", fGridOutputDir.Data());
                   // error = kTRUE;
                }
+            } else {
+               Warning("CreateJDL", "#### Output directory %s exists! If this contains old data, jobs will fail with ERROR_SV !!! ###", fGridOutputDir.Data());
             }   
             gGrid->Cd(workdir);
          }   
@@ -1006,13 +1705,16 @@ Bool_t AliAnalysisAlien::CreateJDL()
       if (!fUser.IsNull()) {
          fGridJDL->SetValue("User", Form("\"%s\"", fUser.Data()));
          fMergingJDL->SetValue("User", Form("\"%s\"", fUser.Data()));
-      }   
-      fGridJDL->SetExecutable(fExecutable, "This is the startup script");
-      TString mergeExec = fExecutable;
+      }
+      TString executable = fExecutable;
+      if (!executable.BeginsWith("/")) 
+         executable.Prepend(Form("%s/", workdir.Data()));
+      fGridJDL->SetExecutable(executable, "This is the startup script");
+      TString mergeExec = executable;
       mergeExec.ReplaceAll(".sh", "_merge.sh");
       fMergingJDL->SetExecutable(mergeExec, "This is the startup script");
       mergeExec.ReplaceAll(".sh", ".C");
-      fMergingJDL->AddToInputSandbox(Form("LF:%s/%s", workdir.Data(),mergeExec.Data()), "List of input files to be uploaded to workers");
+      fMergingJDL->AddToInputSandbox(Form("LF:%s", mergeExec.Data()), "List of input files to be uploaded to workers");
       if (!fArguments.IsNull())
          fGridJDL->SetArguments(fArguments, "Arguments for the executable command");
       if (IsOneStageMerging()) fMergingJDL->SetArguments(fGridOutputDir);
@@ -1030,7 +1732,7 @@ Bool_t AliAnalysisAlien::CreateJDL()
          fGridJDL->SetValue("MaxInitFailed", Form("\"%d\"",fMaxInitFailed));
          fGridJDL->SetDescription("MaxInitFailed", "Maximum number of first failing jobs to abort the master job");
       }   
-      if (fSplitMaxInputFileNumber > 0) {
+      if (fSplitMaxInputFileNumber > 0 && !fMCLoop) {
          fGridJDL->SetValue("SplitMaxInputFileNumber", Form("\"%d\"", fSplitMaxInputFileNumber));
          fGridJDL->SetDescription("SplitMaxInputFileNumber", "Maximum number of input files to be processed per subjob");
       }
@@ -1069,8 +1771,10 @@ Bool_t AliAnalysisAlien::CreateJDL()
          }   
          delete arr;   
       }   
-      fGridJDL->SetInputDataListFormat(fInputFormat, "Format of input data");
-      fGridJDL->SetInputDataList("wn.xml", "Collection name to be processed on each worker node");
+      if (!fMCLoop) {
+         fGridJDL->SetInputDataListFormat(fInputFormat, "Format of input data");
+         fGridJDL->SetInputDataList("wn.xml", "Collection name to be processed on each worker node");
+      }   
       fMergingJDL->SetInputDataListFormat(fInputFormat, "Format of input data");
       fMergingJDL->SetInputDataList("wn.xml", "Collection name to be processed on each worker node");
       fGridJDL->AddToInputSandbox(Form("LF:%s/%s", workdir.Data(), fAnalysisMacro.Data()), "List of input files to be uploaded to workers");
@@ -1078,13 +1782,12 @@ Bool_t AliAnalysisAlien::CreateJDL()
       analysisFile.ReplaceAll(".sh", ".root");
       fGridJDL->AddToInputSandbox(Form("LF:%s/%s", workdir.Data(),analysisFile.Data()));
       fMergingJDL->AddToInputSandbox(Form("LF:%s/%s", workdir.Data(),analysisFile.Data()));
-      if (IsUsingTags() && !gSystem->AccessPathName("ConfigureCuts.C"))
-         fGridJDL->AddToInputSandbox(Form("LF:%s/ConfigureCuts.C", workdir.Data()));
       if (fAdditionalLibs.Length()) {
          arr = fAdditionalLibs.Tokenize(" ");
          TIter next(arr);
          while ((os=(TObjString*)next())) {
-            if (os->GetString().Contains(".so")) continue;
+            if (os->GetString().Contains(".so") ||
+                os->GetString().Contains(".dylib")) continue;
             fGridJDL->AddToInputSandbox(Form("LF:%s/%s", workdir.Data(), os->GetString().Data()));
             fMergingJDL->AddToInputSandbox(Form("LF:%s/%s", workdir.Data(), os->GetString().Data()));
          }   
@@ -1098,30 +1801,40 @@ Bool_t AliAnalysisAlien::CreateJDL()
             fMergingJDL->AddToInputSandbox(Form("LF:%s/%s", workdir.Data(), obj->GetName()));
          }
       }
+      const char *comment = "List of output files and archives";
       if (fOutputArchive.Length()) {
-         arr = fOutputArchive.Tokenize(" ");
+         TString outputArchive = fOutputArchive;
+         if (!fRegisterExcludes.IsNull()) {
+            arr = fRegisterExcludes.Tokenize(" ");
+            TIter next1(arr);
+            while ((os=(TObjString*)next1())) {
+               outputArchive.ReplaceAll(Form("%s,",os->GetString().Data()),"");
+               outputArchive.ReplaceAll(os->GetString(),"");
+            } 
+            delete arr;
+         }     
+         arr = outputArchive.Tokenize(" ");
          TIter next(arr);
          Bool_t first = kTRUE;
-         const char *comment = "Files to be archived";
-         const char *comment1 = comment;
          while ((os=(TObjString*)next())) {
-            if (!first) comment = NULL;
             if (!os->GetString().Contains("@") && fCloseSE.Length())
-               fGridJDL->AddToOutputArchive(Form("%s@%s",os->GetString().Data(), fCloseSE.Data()), comment); 
+               fGridJDL->AddToSet("Output", Form("%s@%s",os->GetString().Data(), fCloseSE.Data()));
             else
-               fGridJDL->AddToOutputArchive(os->GetString(), comment);
+               fGridJDL->AddToSet("Output", os->GetString());
+            if (first) fGridJDL->AddToSetDescription("Output", comment);
             first = kFALSE;   
          }      
          delete arr;
          // Output archive for the merging jdl
-         TString outputArchive;
          if (TestBit(AliAnalysisGrid::kDefaultOutputs)) {
             outputArchive = "log_archive.zip:std*@disk=1 ";
             // Add normal output files, extra files + terminate files
-            TString files = GetListOfFiles("outextter");
-            // Do not register merge excludes
-            if (!fMergeExcludes.IsNull()) {
-               arr = fMergeExcludes.Tokenize(" ");
+            TString files;
+            if (IsMergeAOD()) files = GetListOfFiles("outaodextter");
+            else files = GetListOfFiles("outextter");
+            // Do not register files in fRegisterExcludes
+            if (!fRegisterExcludes.IsNull()) {
+               arr = fRegisterExcludes.Tokenize(" ");
                TIter next1(arr);
                while ((os=(TObjString*)next1())) {
                   files.ReplaceAll(Form("%s,",os->GetString().Data()),"");
@@ -1130,7 +1843,11 @@ Bool_t AliAnalysisAlien::CreateJDL()
                delete arr;
             }
             files.ReplaceAll(".root", "*.root");
-            outputArchive += Form("root_archive.zip:%s,*.stat@disk=%d",files.Data(),fNreplicas);
+            
+            if (mgr->IsCollectThroughput())
+               outputArchive += Form("root_archive.zip:%s,*.stat@disk=%d %s@disk=%d",files.Data(),fNreplicas, mgr->GetFileInfoLog(),fNreplicas);
+            else
+               outputArchive += Form("root_archive.zip:%s,*.stat@disk=%d",files.Data(),fNreplicas);
          } else {
             TString files = fOutputArchive;
             files.ReplaceAll(".root", "*.root"); // nreplicas etc should be already atttached by use
@@ -1138,15 +1855,14 @@ Bool_t AliAnalysisAlien::CreateJDL()
          }   
          arr = outputArchive.Tokenize(" ");
          TIter next2(arr);
-         comment = comment1;
          first = kTRUE;
          while ((os=(TObjString*)next2())) {
-            if (!first) comment = NULL;
             TString currentfile = os->GetString();
             if (!currentfile.Contains("@") && fCloseSE.Length())
-               fMergingJDL->AddToOutputArchive(Form("%s@%s",currentfile.Data(), fCloseSE.Data()), comment);
+               fMergingJDL->AddToSet("Output", Form("%s@%s",currentfile.Data(), fCloseSE.Data()));
             else
-               fMergingJDL->AddToOutputArchive(currentfile, comment);
+               fMergingJDL->AddToSet("Output", currentfile);
+            if (first) fMergingJDL->AddToSetDescription("Output", comment);
             first = kFALSE;   
          }      
          delete arr;         
@@ -1154,7 +1870,6 @@ Bool_t AliAnalysisAlien::CreateJDL()
       arr = fOutputFiles.Tokenize(",");
       TIter next(arr);
       Bool_t first = kTRUE;
-      const char *comment = "Files to be saved";
       while ((os=(TObjString*)next())) {
          // Ignore ouputs in jdl that are also in outputarchive
          TString sout = os->GetString();
@@ -1162,17 +1877,21 @@ Bool_t AliAnalysisAlien::CreateJDL()
          sout.ReplaceAll(".root", "");
          if (sout.Index("@")>0) sout.Remove(sout.Index("@"));
          if (fOutputArchive.Contains(sout)) continue;
+         // Ignore fRegisterExcludes
+         if (fRegisterExcludes.Contains(sout)) continue;
          if (!first) comment = NULL;
          if (!os->GetString().Contains("@") && fCloseSE.Length())
-            fGridJDL->AddToOutputSandbox(Form("%s@%s",os->GetString().Data(), fCloseSE.Data()), comment); 
+            fGridJDL->AddToSet("Output", Form("%s@%s",os->GetString().Data(), fCloseSE.Data())); 
          else
-            fGridJDL->AddToOutputSandbox(os->GetString(), comment);
-         first = kFALSE;
+            fGridJDL->AddToSet("Output", os->GetString());
+         if (first) fGridJDL->AddToSetDescription("Output", comment); 
          if (fMergeExcludes.Contains(sout)) continue;   
          if (!os->GetString().Contains("@") && fCloseSE.Length())
-            fMergingJDL->AddToOutputSandbox(Form("%s@%s",os->GetString().Data(), fCloseSE.Data()), comment); 
+            fMergingJDL->AddToSet("Output", Form("%s@%s",os->GetString().Data(), fCloseSE.Data())); 
          else
-            fMergingJDL->AddToOutputSandbox(os->GetString(), comment);
+            fMergingJDL->AddToSet("Output", os->GetString());
+         if (first) fMergingJDL->AddToSetDescription("Output", comment);
+         first = kFALSE;
       }   
       delete arr;
       fGridJDL->SetPrice((UInt_t)fPrice, "AliEn price for this job");
@@ -1218,10 +1937,14 @@ Bool_t AliAnalysisAlien::CreateJDL()
          if (FileExists(locjdl)) gGrid->Rm(locjdl);
          if (FileExists(locjdl1)) gGrid->Rm(locjdl1);
          Info("CreateJDL", "\n#####   Copying JDL file <%s> to your AliEn output directory", fJDLName.Data());
-         TFile::Cp(Form("file:%s",fJDLName.Data()), Form("alien://%s", locjdl.Data()));
+         if (!copyLocal2Alien("CreateJDL", fJDLName, locjdl)) 
+            Fatal("","Terminating");
+//         TFile::Cp(Form("file:%s",fJDLName.Data()), Form("alien://%s", locjdl.Data()));
          if (fMergeViaJDL) {
             Info("CreateJDL", "\n#####   Copying merging JDL file <%s> to your AliEn output directory", mergeJDLName.Data());
-            TFile::Cp(Form("file:%s",mergeJDLName.Data()), Form("alien://%s", locjdl1.Data()));
+//            TFile::Cp(Form("file:%s",mergeJDLName.Data()), Form("alien://%s", locjdl1.Data()));
+            if (!copyLocal2Alien("CreateJDL", mergeJDLName.Data(), locjdl1)) 
+               Fatal("","Terminating");
          }   
       }
       if (fAdditionalLibs.Length()) {
@@ -1229,10 +1952,14 @@ Bool_t AliAnalysisAlien::CreateJDL()
          TObjString *os;
          TIter next(arr);
          while ((os=(TObjString*)next())) {
-            if (os->GetString().Contains(".so")) continue;
+            if (os->GetString().Contains(".so") ||
+                os->GetString().Contains(".dylib")) continue;
             Info("CreateJDL", "\n#####   Copying dependency: <%s> to your alien workspace", os->GetString().Data());
             if (FileExists(os->GetString())) gGrid->Rm(os->GetString());
-            TFile::Cp(Form("file:%s",os->GetString().Data()), Form("alien://%s/%s", workdir.Data(), os->GetString().Data()));
+//            TFile::Cp(Form("file:%s",os->GetString().Data()), Form("alien://%s/%s", workdir.Data(), os->GetString().Data()));
+            if (!copyLocal2Alien("CreateJDL", os->GetString().Data(), 
+                Form("%s/%s", workdir.Data(), os->GetString().Data())))
+              Fatal("","Terminating");
          }   
          delete arr;   
       }
@@ -1242,7 +1969,10 @@ Bool_t AliAnalysisAlien::CreateJDL()
          while ((obj=next())) {
             if (FileExists(obj->GetName())) gGrid->Rm(obj->GetName());
             Info("CreateJDL", "\n#####   Copying dependency: <%s> to your alien workspace", obj->GetName());
-            TFile::Cp(Form("file:%s",obj->GetName()), Form("alien://%s/%s", workdir.Data(), obj->GetName()));
+//            TFile::Cp(Form("file:%s",obj->GetName()), Form("alien://%s/%s", workdir.Data(), obj->GetName()));
+            if (!copyLocal2Alien("CreateJDL",obj->GetName(), 
+                Form("%s/%s", workdir.Data(), obj->GetName()))) 
+              Fatal("","Terminating"); 
          }   
       }      
    } 
@@ -1255,7 +1985,7 @@ Bool_t AliAnalysisAlien::WriteJDL(Bool_t copy)
 // Writes one or more JDL's corresponding to findex. If findex is negative,
 // all run numbers are considered in one go (jdl). For non-negative indices
 // they correspond to the indices in the array fInputFiles.
-   if (!fInputFiles) return kFALSE;
+   if (!fInputFiles && !fMCLoop) return kFALSE;
    TObject *os;
    TString workdir;
    if (!fProductionMode && !fGridWorkingDir.BeginsWith("/alice")) workdir = gGrid->GetHomeDirectory();
@@ -1274,7 +2004,10 @@ Bool_t AliAnalysisAlien::WriteJDL(Bool_t copy)
       while ((os=next())) {
          fGridJDL->AddToInputDataCollection(Form("LF:%s,nodownload", os->GetName()), "Input xml collections");
       }
-      fGridJDL->SetOutputDirectory(Form("%s/#alien_counter_04i#", fGridOutputDir.Data()));
+      if (!fOutputToRunNo)
+         fGridJDL->SetOutputDirectory(Form("%s/#alien_counter_04i#", fGridOutputDir.Data()));
+      else  
+         fGridJDL->SetOutputDirectory(fGridOutputDir);
    } else {            
       if (!fRunNumbers.Length() && !fRunRange[0]) {
          // One jdl with no parameters in case input data is specified by name.
@@ -1285,7 +2018,7 @@ Bool_t AliAnalysisAlien::WriteJDL(Bool_t copy)
             fGridJDL->SetOutputDirectory(Form("#alienfulldir#/../%s",fOutputSingle.Data()), "Output directory");
          else {
             fGridJDL->SetOutputDirectory(Form("%s/#alien_counter_03i#", fGridOutputDir.Data()), "Output directory");
-            fMergingJDL->SetOutputDirectory(fGridOutputDir);         
+//            fMergingJDL->SetOutputDirectory(fGridOutputDir);         
          }   
       } else {
          // One jdl to be submitted with 2 input parameters: data collection name and output dir prefix
@@ -1312,7 +2045,7 @@ Bool_t AliAnalysisAlien::WriteJDL(Bool_t copy)
    }  
    TString sjdl2 = fMergingJDL->Generate();
    Int_t index, index1;
-   sjdl.ReplaceAll("\"LF:", "\n   \"LF:");
+   sjdl.ReplaceAll("\",\"", "\",\n   \"");
    sjdl.ReplaceAll("(member", "\n   (member");
    sjdl.ReplaceAll("\",\"VO_", "\",\n   \"VO_");
    sjdl.ReplaceAll("{", "{\n   ");
@@ -1320,7 +2053,7 @@ Bool_t AliAnalysisAlien::WriteJDL(Bool_t copy)
    sjdl.ReplaceAll("{\n   \n", "{\n");
    sjdl.ReplaceAll("\n\n", "\n");
    sjdl.ReplaceAll("OutputDirectory", "OutputDir");
-   sjdl1.ReplaceAll("\"LF:", "\n   \"LF:");
+   sjdl1.ReplaceAll("\",\"", "\",\n   \"");
    sjdl1.ReplaceAll("(member", "\n   (member");
    sjdl1.ReplaceAll("\",\"VO_", "\",\n   \"VO_");
    sjdl1.ReplaceAll("{", "{\n   ");
@@ -1328,7 +2061,7 @@ Bool_t AliAnalysisAlien::WriteJDL(Bool_t copy)
    sjdl1.ReplaceAll("{\n   \n", "{\n");
    sjdl1.ReplaceAll("\n\n", "\n");
    sjdl1.ReplaceAll("OutputDirectory", "OutputDir");
-   sjdl2.ReplaceAll("\"LF:", "\n   \"LF:");
+   sjdl2.ReplaceAll("\",\"", "\",\n   \"");
    sjdl2.ReplaceAll("(member", "\n   (member");
    sjdl2.ReplaceAll("\",\"VO_", "\",\n   \"VO_");
    sjdl2.ReplaceAll("{", "{\n   ");
@@ -1455,11 +2188,17 @@ Bool_t AliAnalysisAlien::WriteJDL(Bool_t copy)
       if (FileExists(locjdl1)) gGrid->Rm(locjdl1);
       if (FileExists(locjdl2)) gGrid->Rm(locjdl2);
       Info("WriteJDL", "\n#####   Copying JDL file <%s> to your AliEn output directory", fJDLName.Data());
-      TFile::Cp(Form("file:%s",fJDLName.Data()), Form("alien://%s", locjdl.Data()));
+//      TFile::Cp(Form("file:%s",fJDLName.Data()), Form("alien://%s", locjdl.Data()));
+      if (!copyLocal2Alien("WriteJDL",fJDLName.Data(),locjdl.Data())) 
+         Fatal("","Terminating");
       if (fMergeViaJDL) {
          Info("WriteJDL", "\n#####   Copying merging JDL files <%s> to your AliEn output directory", mergeJDLName.Data());
-         TFile::Cp(Form("file:%s",mergeJDLName.Data()), Form("alien://%s", locjdl1.Data()));
-         TFile::Cp(Form("file:%s",finalJDL.Data()), Form("alien://%s", locjdl2.Data()));
+//         TFile::Cp(Form("file:%s",mergeJDLName.Data()), Form("alien://%s", locjdl1.Data()));
+//         TFile::Cp(Form("file:%s",finalJDL.Data()), Form("alien://%s", locjdl2.Data()));
+         if (!copyLocal2Alien("WriteJDL",mergeJDLName.Data(),locjdl1.Data()))
+            Fatal("","Terminating");
+         if (!copyLocal2Alien("WriteJDL",finalJDL.Data(),locjdl2.Data()))
+           Fatal("","Terminating");
       }   
    } 
    return kTRUE;
@@ -1492,30 +2231,31 @@ Bool_t AliAnalysisAlien::FileExists(const char *lfn)
 Bool_t AliAnalysisAlien::DirectoryExists(const char *dirname)
 {
 // Returns true if directory exists. Can be also a path.
+// Since there is not API in TAlien, we use the Cd trick:
    if (!gGrid) return kFALSE;
-   // Check if dirname is a path
-   TString dirstripped = dirname;
-   dirstripped = dirstripped.Strip();
-   dirstripped = dirstripped.Strip(TString::kTrailing, '/');
-   TString dir = gSystem->BaseName(dirstripped);
-   dir += "/";
-   TString path = gSystem->DirName(dirstripped);
-   TGridResult *res = gGrid->Ls(path, "-F");
-   if (!res) return kFALSE;
-   TIter next(res);
-   TMap *map;
-   TObject *obj;
-   while ((map=dynamic_cast<TMap*>(next()))) {
-      obj = map->GetValue("name");
-      if (!obj) break;
-      if (dir == obj->GetName()) {
-         delete res;
-         return kTRUE;
-      }
+   // Backup current path
+   TString cpath = gGrid->Pwd();
+   TString command = "cd ";
+   TString sdir(dirname);
+   sdir.ReplaceAll("alien://", "");
+   command += sdir;
+   TGridResult *res = gGrid->Command(command);
+   if (!res) {
+      gGrid->Cd(cpath);
+      return kFALSE;
+   }   
+   TMap *map = (TMap*)res->At(0);
+   if (!map) {
+      gGrid->Cd(cpath);
+      delete res;
+      return kFALSE;
    }
+   TString sval = map->GetValue("__result__")->GetName();
+   Bool_t retval = (Bool_t)sval.Atoi();
+   gGrid->Cd(cpath);
    delete res;
-   return kFALSE;
-}      
+   return retval;
+}   
 
 //______________________________________________________________________________
 void AliAnalysisAlien::CheckDataType(const char *lfn, Bool_t &isCollection, Bool_t &isXml, Bool_t &useTags)
@@ -1630,30 +2370,68 @@ TChain *AliAnalysisAlien::GetChainForTestMode(const char *treeName) const
    in.open(fFileForTestMode);
    Int_t count = 0;
     // Read the input list of files and add them to the chain
-    TString line;
-    TChain *chain = new TChain(treeName);
-    while (in.good())
-    {
+   TString line;
+   TString streeName(treeName);
+   if (IsUseMCchain()) streeName = "TE";
+   TChain *chain = new TChain(streeName);
+   TList *friends = new TList();
+   TChain *cfriend = 0;
+   if (!fFriendChainName.IsNull()) {
+      TObjArray *list = fFriendChainName.Tokenize(" ");
+      TIter next(list);
+      TObjString *str;
+      while((str=(TObjString*)next())) {
+         cfriend = new TChain(streeName, str->GetName());
+         friends->Add(cfriend);
+         chain->AddFriend(cfriend);
+      }
+      delete list;
+   } 
+   TString bpath;
+   TIter nextfriend(friends);
+   while (in.good())
+   {
       in >> line;
-      if (line.IsNull()) continue;
+      if (line.IsNull() || line.BeginsWith("#")) continue;
       if (count++ == fNtestFiles) break;
       TString esdFile(line);
       TFile *file = TFile::Open(esdFile);
-      if (file) {
-         if (!file->IsZombie()) chain->Add(esdFile);
+      if (file && !file->IsZombie()) {
+         chain->Add(esdFile);
          file->Close();
+         if (!fFriendChainName.IsNull()) {
+            if (esdFile.Index("#") > -1)
+               esdFile.Remove(esdFile.Index("#"));
+            bpath = gSystem->DirName(esdFile);
+            bpath += "/";
+            TString fileFriend;
+            nextfriend.Reset();
+            while ((cfriend=(TChain*)nextfriend())) {
+               fileFriend = bpath;
+               fileFriend += cfriend->GetTitle();
+               file = TFile::Open(fileFriend);
+               if (file && !file->IsZombie()) {
+                  file->Close();
+                  cfriend->Add(fileFriend);
+               } else {
+                  Fatal("GetChainForTestMode", "Cannot open friend file: %s", fileFriend.Data());
+                  return 0;
+               } 
+            }     
+         }
       } else {
          Error("GetChainforTestMode", "Skipping un-openable file: %s", esdFile.Data());
       }   
-    }
-    in.close();
-    if (!chain->GetListOfFiles()->GetEntries()) {
+   }
+   in.close();
+   if (!chain->GetListOfFiles()->GetEntries()) {
        Error("GetChainForTestMode", "No file from %s could be opened", fFileForTestMode.Data());
        delete chain;
+       friends->Delete();
+       delete friends;
        return NULL;
-    }
-//    chain->ls();
-    return chain;
+   }
+   return chain;
 }    
 
 //______________________________________________________________________________
@@ -1720,7 +2498,39 @@ Bool_t AliAnalysisAlien::IsSingleOutput() const
 // Check if single-ouput option is on.
    return (!fOutputSingle.IsNull());
 }
-   
+
+//______________________________________________________________________________
+Long64_t AliAnalysisAlien::RunMacroAndExtractLibs(const char* macro, const char *args, TString &libs)
+{
+// Tries to run the specified macro and return the libraries that it loads.
+   TString expname;
+   if (strlen(macro)) expname = gSystem->ExpandPathName(macro);
+   if (expname.IsNull() || gSystem->AccessPathName(expname)) {
+      ::Error("RunMacroAndExtractLibs","Cannot find macro %s in current directory", macro);
+      return -1;
+   }   
+   TString oldlibs = gSystem->GetLibraries();
+   TMacro m(expname);
+   Int_t error = 0;
+   Long64_t retval = m.Exec(args, &error);
+   if (error != TInterpreter::kNoError)
+   {
+      ::Error("RunMacroAndExtractLibs", "Macro interpretation %s failed", macro);
+      return -1;
+   }
+   libs = gSystem->GetLibraries();
+   libs.ReplaceAll(oldlibs, "");
+   libs.Strip(TString::kLeading);
+   TObjArray *libTokens = libs.Tokenize(" ");
+   libs = "";
+   for (Int_t i=0; i<libTokens->GetEntries(); i++) {
+     if (!libs.IsNull()) libs += " ";
+     libs += gSystem->BaseName(libTokens->At(i)->GetName());
+   }
+   delete libTokens;
+   return retval;
+}   
+      
 //______________________________________________________________________________
 void AliAnalysisAlien::Print(Option_t *) const
 {
@@ -1738,8 +2548,8 @@ void AliAnalysisAlien::Print(Option_t *) const
       printf("=   Soft reset signal will be send to master______ CHANGE BEHAVIOR AFTER COMPLETION\n");      
       if (fProofReset>1)   
       printf("=   Hard reset signal will be send to master______ CHANGE BEHAVIOR AFTER COMPLETION\n");      
-      if (!fRootVersionForProof.IsNull())
-      printf("=   ROOT version requested________________________ %s\n", fRootVersionForProof.Data());
+      if (!fROOTVersion.IsNull())
+      printf("=   ROOT version requested________________________ %s\n", fROOTVersion.Data());
       else
       printf("=   ROOT version requested________________________ default\n");
       printf("=   AliRoot version requested_____________________ %s\n", fAliROOTVersion.Data());
@@ -1771,7 +2581,7 @@ void AliAnalysisAlien::Print(Option_t *) const
             \n*****       To disable, use: plugin->SetOverwriteMode(kFALSE);\n");
    }
    printf("=   Copy files to grid: __________________________ %s\n", (IsUseCopy())?"YES":"NO");
-   printf("=   Check if files can be copied to grid: ________ %s\n", (IsCheckCopy())?"YES":"NO");
+   printf("=   Check if files can be copied to grid: ________ %s\n", (IsCheckCopy())?"YES":"NO:Print");
    printf("=   Production mode:______________________________ %d\n", fProductionMode);
    printf("=   Version of API requested: ____________________ %s\n", fAPIVersion.Data());
    printf("=   Version of ROOT requested: ___________________ %s\n", fROOTVersion.Data());
@@ -1780,8 +2590,17 @@ void AliAnalysisAlien::Print(Option_t *) const
    printf("=   User running the plugin: _____________________ %s\n", fUser.Data());
    printf("=   Grid workdir relative to user $HOME: _________ %s\n", fGridWorkingDir.Data());
    printf("=   Grid output directory relative to workdir: ___ %s\n", fGridOutputDir.Data());
-   printf("=   Data base directory path requested: __________ %s\n", fGridDataDir.Data());
-   printf("=   Data search pattern: _________________________ %s\n", fDataPattern.Data());
+   TString basedatadir = fGridDataDir;
+   TString pattern = fDataPattern;
+   pattern.Strip();
+   Int_t ind = pattern.Index(" ");
+   if (ind>=0) {
+      basedatadir += "/%run%/";
+      basedatadir += pattern(0, ind);
+      pattern = pattern(ind+1, pattern.Length());
+   }   
+   printf("=   Data base directory path requested: __________ %s\n", basedatadir.Data());
+   printf("=   Data search pattern: _________________________ %s\n", pattern.Data());
    printf("=   Input data format: ___________________________ %s\n", fInputFormat.Data());
    if (fRunNumbers.Length()) 
    printf("=   Run numbers to be processed: _________________ %s\n", fRunNumbers.Data());
@@ -1799,6 +2618,7 @@ void AliAnalysisAlien::Print(Option_t *) const
    printf("=   List of output files to be registered: _______ %s\n", fOutputFiles.Data());
    printf("=   List of outputs going to be archived: ________ %s\n", fOutputArchive.Data());
    printf("=   List of outputs that should not be merged: ___ %s\n", fMergeExcludes.Data());
+   printf("=   List of outputs that should not be registered: %s\n", fRegisterExcludes.Data());
    printf("=   List of outputs produced during Terminate: ___ %s\n", fTerminateFiles.Data());
    printf("=====================================================================\n");
    printf("=   Job price: ___________________________________ %d\n", fPrice);
@@ -1861,7 +2681,7 @@ void AliAnalysisAlien::SetDefaults()
    fMaxMergeFiles              = 100;
    fRunNumbers                 = "";
    fExecutable                 = "analysis.sh";
-   fExecutableCommand          = "root -b -q";
+   fExecutableCommand          = "root -b -q -x";
    fArguments                  = "";
    fExecutableArgs             = "";
    fAnalysisMacro              = "myAnalysis.C";
@@ -1890,6 +2710,36 @@ void AliAnalysisAlien::SetDefaults()
    fOverwriteMode              = 1;
 }   
 
+//______________________________________________________________________________
+void AliAnalysisAlien::SetFriendChainName(const char *name, const char *libnames)
+{
+   // Set file name for the chain of friends and optionally additional libs to be loaded.
+   // Libs should be separated by blancs.
+   fFriendChainName = name;
+   fFriendChainName.ReplaceAll(",", " ");
+   fFriendChainName.Strip();
+   fFriendChainName.ReplaceAll("  ", " ");
+   
+   fFriendLibs = libnames;
+   if (fFriendLibs.Length()) {
+     if(!fFriendLibs.Contains(".so") && 
+        !fFriendLibs.Contains(".dylib"))
+       Fatal("SetFriendChainName()", "You should provide explicit library names (with extension)");
+     fFriendLibs.ReplaceAll(",", " ");
+     fFriendLibs.Strip();
+     fFriendLibs.ReplaceAll("  ", " ");
+   }
+}
+
+//______________________________________________________________________________
+void AliAnalysisAlien::SetRootVersionForProof(const char *version)
+{
+// Obsolete method. Use SetROOTVersion instead
+   Warning("SetRootVersionForProof", "Obsolete. Use SetROOTVersion instead");
+   if (fROOTVersion.IsNull()) SetROOTVersion(version);
+   else Error("SetRootVersionForProof", "ROOT version already set to %s", fROOTVersion.Data());
+}
+   
 //______________________________________________________________________________
 Bool_t AliAnalysisAlien::CheckMergedFiles(const char *filename, const char *aliendir, Int_t nperchunk, const char *jdl)
 {
@@ -1935,26 +2785,56 @@ Bool_t AliAnalysisAlien::CheckMergedFiles(const char *filename, const char *alie
    }   
    // Copy the file in the output directory
    printf("===> Copying collection %s in the output directory %s\n", Form("Stage_%d.xml",stage), aliendir);
-   TFile::Cp(Form("Stage_%d.xml",stage), Form("alien://%s/Stage_%d.xml",aliendir,stage));
+//   TFile::Cp(Form("Stage_%d.xml",stage), Form("alien://%s/Stage_%d.xml",aliendir,stage));
+   if (!copyLocal2Alien("CheckMergedFiles", Form("Stage_%d.xml",stage), 
+        Form("%s/Stage_%d.xml",aliendir,stage))) Fatal("","Terminating");
    // Check if this is the last stage to be done.
    Bool_t laststage = (nfiles<nperchunk);
    if (fMaxMergeStages && stage>=fMaxMergeStages) laststage = kTRUE;
+   Int_t jobId = 0;
    if (laststage) {
       printf("### Submiting final merging stage %d\n", stage);
       TString finalJDL = jdl;
       finalJDL.ReplaceAll(".jdl", "_final.jdl");
       TString query = Form("submit %s %s %d", finalJDL.Data(), aliendir, stage);
-      Int_t jobId = SubmitSingleJob(query);
-      if (!jobId) return kFALSE;      
+      jobId = SubmitSingleJob(query);
    } else {
       printf("### Submiting merging stage %d\n", stage);
       TString query = Form("submit %s %s %d", jdl, aliendir, stage);
-      Int_t jobId = SubmitSingleJob(query);
-      if (!jobId) return kFALSE;           
+      jobId = SubmitSingleJob(query);
    }
+   if (!jobId) return kFALSE;           
+
+   if (!fGridJobIDs.IsNull()) fGridJobIDs.Append(" ");
+   fGridJobIDs.Append(Form("%d", jobId));
+   if (!fGridStages.IsNull()) fGridStages.Append(" ");
+   fGridStages.Append(Form("%s_merge_stage%d", 
+                          laststage ? "final" : "partial", stage));
+
    return kTRUE;   
 }        
 
+//______________________________________________________________________________
+AliAnalysisManager *AliAnalysisAlien::LoadAnalysisManager(const char *fname)
+{
+// Loat the analysis manager from a file.
+   TFile *file = TFile::Open(fname);
+   if (!file) {
+      ::Error("LoadAnalysisManager", "Cannot open file %s", fname);
+      return 0;
+   }   
+   TIter nextkey(file->GetListOfKeys());
+   AliAnalysisManager *mgr = 0;
+   TKey *key;
+   while ((key=(TKey*)nextkey())) {
+      if (!strcmp(key->GetClassName(), "AliAnalysisManager"))
+         mgr = (AliAnalysisManager*)file->Get(key->GetName());
+   }
+   if (!mgr) 
+      ::Error("LoadAnalysisManager", "No analysis manager found in file %s", fname);
+   return mgr;
+}      
+
 //______________________________________________________________________________
 Int_t AliAnalysisAlien::SubmitSingleJob(const char *query)
 {
@@ -1972,10 +2852,51 @@ Int_t AliAnalysisAlien::SubmitSingleJob(const char *query)
       ::Error("SubmitSingleJob", "Your query %s could not be submitted", query);
       return 0;
    }
-   printf(" Job id: %s\n", jobId.Data());
-   return atoi(jobId);
+   Int_t ijobId = jobId.Atoi();
+   printf(" Job id: '%s' (%d)\n", jobId.Data(), ijobId);
+   return ijobId; 
 }  
 
+//______________________________________________________________________________
+Bool_t AliAnalysisAlien::MergeInfo(const char *output, const char *collection)
+{
+// Merges a collection of output files using concatenation.
+   TString scoll(collection);
+   if (!scoll.Contains(".xml")) return kFALSE;
+   TGridCollection *coll = (TGridCollection*)gROOT->ProcessLine(Form("TAlienCollection::Open(\"%s\");", collection));
+   if (!coll) {
+      ::Error("MergeInfo", "Input XML %s collection empty.", collection);
+      return kFALSE;
+   }
+   // Iterate grid collection
+   TString outtmp;
+   Bool_t merged = kFALSE;
+   Int_t ifile = 0;
+   while (coll->Next()) {
+      TString fname = gSystem->DirName(coll->GetTURL());
+      fname += "/";
+      fname += output;
+      outtmp = Form("%d_%s", ifile, output);
+      if (!TFile::Cp(fname, outtmp)) {
+         ::Error("MergeInfo", "Could not copy %s", fname.Data());
+         continue;
+      }
+      ifile++;
+      if (ifile<2) {
+         gSystem->Exec(Form("cp %s lastmerged", outtmp.Data()));
+         continue;
+      }
+      gSystem->Exec(Form("cat lastmerged %s > tempmerged", outtmp.Data()));
+      gSystem->Exec("cp tempmerged lastmerged");
+   }
+   if (ifile) {
+      gSystem->Exec(Form("cp lastmerged %s", output));
+      gSystem->Exec(Form("rm tempmerged lastmerged *_%s", output));
+      merged = kTRUE;
+   }
+   return merged;
+}   
+
 //______________________________________________________________________________
 Bool_t AliAnalysisAlien::MergeOutput(const char *output, const char *basedir, Int_t nmaxmerge, Int_t stage)
 {
@@ -1994,6 +2915,7 @@ Bool_t AliAnalysisAlien::MergeOutput(const char *output, const char *basedir, In
    Int_t countChunk = 0;
    Int_t countZero = nmaxmerge;
    Bool_t merged = kTRUE;
+   Bool_t isGrid = kTRUE;
    Int_t index = outputFile.Index("@");
    if (index > 0) outputFile.Remove(index);
    TString inputFile = outputFile;
@@ -2013,6 +2935,35 @@ Bool_t AliAnalysisAlien::MergeOutput(const char *output, const char *basedir, In
          fname += inputFile;      
          listoffiles->Add(new TNamed(fname.Data(),""));
       }   
+   } else if (sbasedir.Contains(".txt")) {
+      // The file having the .txt extension is expected to contain a list of
+      // folders where the output files will be looked. For alien folders,
+      // the full folder LFN is expected (starting with alien://)
+      // Assume lfn's on each line
+      TString line;
+      ifstream in;
+      in.open(sbasedir);
+      if (in.fail()) {
+         ::Error("MergeOutput", "File %s cannot be opened. Merging stopped." ,sbasedir.Data());
+         return kTRUE;
+      }           
+      Int_t nfiles = 0;
+      while (in.good()) {
+         in >> line;
+         if (line.IsNull() || line.BeginsWith("#")) continue;
+         line.Strip();
+         if (!line.Contains("alien:")) isGrid = kFALSE;
+         line += "/";
+         line += outputFile;
+         nfiles++;
+         listoffiles->Add(new TNamed(line.Data(),""));
+      }
+      in.close();
+      if (!nfiles) {
+         ::Error("MergeOutput","Input file %s contains no files to be merged\n", sbasedir.Data());
+         delete listoffiles;
+         return kFALSE;
+      }
    } else {   
       command = Form("find %s/ *%s", basedir, inputFile.Data());
       printf("command: %s\n", command.Data());
@@ -2106,7 +3057,7 @@ Bool_t AliAnalysisAlien::MergeOutput(const char *output, const char *basedir, In
          // Loop 'find' results and get next LFN
          if (countZero == nmaxmerge) {
             // First file in chunk - create file merger and add previous chunk if any.
-            fm = new TFileMerger(kFALSE);
+            fm = new TFileMerger(isGrid);
             fm->SetFastMethod(kTRUE);
             if (previousChunk.Length()) fm->AddFile(previousChunk.Data());
             outputChunk = outputFile;
@@ -2146,7 +3097,7 @@ Bool_t AliAnalysisAlien::MergeOutput(const char *output, const char *basedir, In
    }
    // Merging stage different than 0.
    // Move to the begining of the requested chunk.
-   fm = new TFileMerger(kFALSE);
+   fm = new TFileMerger(isGrid);
    fm->SetFastMethod(kTRUE);
    while ((nextfile=next())) fm->AddFile(nextfile->GetName());
    delete listoffiles;
@@ -2195,7 +3146,7 @@ Bool_t AliAnalysisAlien::MergeOutputs()
       return kFALSE;
    }   
    // Get the output path
-   if (!fGridOutputDir.Contains("/")) fGridOutputDir = Form("/%s/%s/%s", gGrid->GetHomeDirectory(), fGridWorkingDir.Data(), fGridOutputDir.Data());
+   if (!fGridOutputDir.Contains("/")) fGridOutputDir = Form("%s/%s/%s", gGrid->GetHomeDirectory(), fGridWorkingDir.Data(), fGridOutputDir.Data());
    if (!DirectoryExists(fGridOutputDir)) {
       Error("MergeOutputs", "Grid output directory %s not found. Terminate() will NOT be executed", fGridOutputDir.Data());
       return kFALSE;
@@ -2218,6 +3169,8 @@ Bool_t AliAnalysisAlien::MergeOutputs()
    }   
    // Make sure we change the temporary directory
    gSystem->Setenv("TMPDIR", gSystem->pwd());
+   // Set temporary compilation directory to current one
+   gSystem->SetBuildDir(gSystem->pwd(), kTRUE);   
    TObjArray *list = fOutputFiles.Tokenize(",");
    TIter next(list);
    TObjString *str;
@@ -2250,17 +3203,19 @@ Bool_t AliAnalysisAlien::MergeOutputs()
             gSystem->Exec(Form("rm -f %s", outputChunk.Data()));
          }   
       }
-      if (fMergeExcludes.Length() &&
-          fMergeExcludes.Contains(outputFile.Data())) continue;
+      if (fMergeExcludes.Contains(outputFile.Data()) || 
+          fRegisterExcludes.Contains(outputFile.Data())) continue;
       // Perform a 'find' command in the output directory, looking for registered outputs    
       merged = MergeOutput(outputFile, fGridOutputDir, fMaxMergeFiles);
       if (!merged) {
          Error("MergeOutputs", "Terminate() will  NOT be executed");
-         return kFALSE;
+        delete list;
+        return kFALSE;
       }
       TFile *fileOpened = (TFile*)gROOT->GetListOfFiles()->FindObject(outputFile);
       if (fileOpened) fileOpened->Close();
    } 
+   delete list;
    return kTRUE;
 }   
 
@@ -2315,12 +3270,29 @@ void AliAnalysisAlien::SetOutputArchive(const char *list)
 }
 
 //______________________________________________________________________________
-void AliAnalysisAlien::SetPreferedSE(const char */*se*/)
+void AliAnalysisAlien::SetProofParameter(const char *pname, const char *value)
 {
-// Setting a prefered output SE is not allowed anymore.
-   Warning("SetPreferedSE", "Setting a preferential SE is not allowed anymore via the plugin. Use SetNumberOfReplicas() and SetDefaultOutputs()");
+// Set some PROOF special parameter.
+   TPair *pair = dynamic_cast<TPair*>(fProofParam.FindObject(pname));
+   if (pair) {
+      TObject *old = pair->Key();
+      TObject *val = pair->Value();
+      fProofParam.Remove(old);
+      delete old;
+      delete val;
+   }
+   fProofParam.Add(new TObjString(pname), new TObjString(value));
 }
 
+//______________________________________________________________________________
+const char *AliAnalysisAlien::GetProofParameter(const char *pname) const
+{
+// Returns a special PROOF parameter.
+   TPair *pair = dynamic_cast<TPair*>(fProofParam.FindObject(pname));
+   if (!pair) return 0;
+   return pair->Value()->GetName();
+}      
+
 //______________________________________________________________________________
 Bool_t AliAnalysisAlien::StartAnalysis(Long64_t /*nentries*/, Long64_t /*firstEntry*/)
 {
@@ -2333,7 +3305,8 @@ Bool_t AliAnalysisAlien::StartAnalysis(Long64_t /*nentries*/, Long64_t /*firstEn
    }
    // Are we in PROOF mode ?
    if (mgr->IsProofMode()) {
-      Info("StartAnalysis", "##### Starting PROOF analysis on cluster <%s> via the plugin #####", fProofCluster.Data());
+      if (testMode) Info("StartAnalysis", "##### Starting PROOF analysis with Proof Lite via the plugin #####");
+      else Info("StartAnalysis", "##### Starting PROOF analysis on cluster <%s> via the plugin #####", fProofCluster.Data());
       if (fProofCluster.IsNull()) {
          Error("StartAnalysis", "You need to specify the proof cluster name via SetProofCluster");
          return kFALSE;
@@ -2356,10 +3329,19 @@ Bool_t AliAnalysisAlien::StartAnalysis(Long64_t /*nentries*/, Long64_t /*firstEn
          Info("StartAnalysis", "Stopping the analysis. Please use SetProofReset(0) to resume.");
          return kFALSE;
       }
+      
+      if (!testMode) {
+        // Check if there is an old active session
+        Long_t nsessions = gROOT->ProcessLine(Form("TProof::Mgr(\"%s\")->QuerySessions(\"\")->GetEntries();", fProofCluster.Data()));
+        if (nsessions) {
+          Error("StartAnalysis","You have to reset your old session first\n");
+          return kFALSE;
+        }
+      }
       // Do we need to change the ROOT version ? The success of this cannot be checked.
-      if (!fRootVersionForProof.IsNull() && !testMode) {
-         gROOT->ProcessLine(Form("TProof::Mgr(\"%s\")->SetROOTVersion(\"%s\");", 
-                            fProofCluster.Data(), fRootVersionForProof.Data()));
+      if (!fROOTVersion.IsNull() && !testMode) {
+         gROOT->ProcessLine(Form("TProof::Mgr(\"%s\")->SetROOTVersion(\"VO_ALICE@ROOT::%s\");", 
+                            fProofCluster.Data(), fROOTVersion.Data()));
       }
       // Connect to PROOF and check the status
       Long_t proof = 0;
@@ -2384,6 +3366,13 @@ Bool_t AliAnalysisAlien::StartAnalysis(Long64_t /*nentries*/, Long64_t /*firstEn
       }   
       if (fNproofWorkersPerSlave*fNproofWorkers > 0)
          gROOT->ProcessLine(Form("gProof->SetParallel(%d);", fNproofWorkers));
+      // Set proof special parameters if any
+      TIter nextpp(&fProofParam);
+      TObject *proofparam;
+      while ((proofparam=nextpp())) {
+         TString svalue = GetProofParameter(proofparam->GetName());
+         gROOT->ProcessLine(Form("gProof->SetParameter(\"%s\",%s);", proofparam->GetName(), svalue.Data()));
+      }   
       // Is dataset existing ?
       if (!testMode) {
          TString dataset = fProofDataSet;
@@ -2412,14 +3401,20 @@ Bool_t AliAnalysisAlien::StartAnalysis(Long64_t /*nentries*/, Long64_t /*firstEn
          // Check the additional libs to be loaded
          TString extraLibs;
          Bool_t parMode = kFALSE;
-         if (!alirootMode.IsNull()) extraLibs = "ANALYSIS:ANALYSISalice";
-         // Parse the extra libs for .so
+         if (!alirootMode.IsNull()) extraLibs = "ANALYSIS:OADB:ANALYSISalice";
+         // Parse the extra libs for .so or .dylib
          if (fAdditionalLibs.Length()) {
-            TObjArray *list = fAdditionalLibs.Tokenize(" ");
+            TString additionalLibs = fAdditionalLibs;
+            additionalLibs.Strip();
+            if (additionalLibs.Length() && fFriendLibs.Length())
+               additionalLibs += " ";
+            additionalLibs += fFriendLibs;
+            TObjArray *list = additionalLibs.Tokenize(" ");
             TIter next(list);
             TObjString *str;
             while((str=(TObjString*)next())) {
-               if (str->GetString().Contains(".so")) {
+               if (str->GetString().Contains(".so") ||
+                   str->GetString().Contains(".dylib") ) {
                   if (parMode) {
                      Warning("StartAnalysis", "Plugin does not support loading libs after par files in PROOF mode. Library %s and following will not load on workers", str->GetName());
                      break;
@@ -2427,6 +3422,7 @@ Bool_t AliAnalysisAlien::StartAnalysis(Long64_t /*nentries*/, Long64_t /*firstEn
                   TString stmp = str->GetName();
                   if (stmp.BeginsWith("lib")) stmp.Remove(0,3);
                   stmp.ReplaceAll(".so","");
+                  stmp.ReplaceAll(".dylib","");
                   if (!extraLibs.IsNull()) extraLibs += ":";
                   extraLibs += stmp;
                   continue;
@@ -2441,15 +3437,18 @@ Bool_t AliAnalysisAlien::StartAnalysis(Long64_t /*nentries*/, Long64_t /*firstEn
             }
             if (list) delete list;            
          }
-         if (!extraLibs.IsNull()) optionsList.Add(new TNamed("ALIROOT_EXTRA_LIBS",extraLibs.Data()));
+         if (!extraLibs.IsNull()) {
+           Info("StartAnalysis", "Adding extra libs: %s",extraLibs.Data());
+           optionsList.Add(new TNamed("ALIROOT_EXTRA_LIBS",extraLibs.Data()));
+         }
          // Check extra includes
          if (!fIncludePath.IsNull()) {
             TString includePath = fIncludePath;
             includePath.ReplaceAll(" ",":");
-            includePath.ReplaceAll("$ALICE_ROOT","");
-            includePath.ReplaceAll("${ALICE_ROOT}","");
+            includePath.ReplaceAll("$ALICE_ROOT/","");
+            includePath.ReplaceAll("${ALICE_ROOT}/","");
             includePath.ReplaceAll("-I","");
-            includePath.Strip(TString::kTrailing, ':');
+            includePath.Remove(TString::kTrailing, ':');
             Info("StartAnalysis", "Adding extra includes: %s",includePath.Data()); 
             optionsList.Add(new TNamed("ALIROOT_EXTRA_INCLUDES",includePath.Data()));
          }
@@ -2472,11 +3471,13 @@ Bool_t AliAnalysisAlien::StartAnalysis(Long64_t /*nentries*/, Long64_t /*firstEn
                return kFALSE;
             }   
          } else {
-            if (gROOT->ProcessLine(Form("gProof->EnablePackage(\"VO_ALICE@AliRoot::%s\", (TList*)%p, kTRUE);", 
-                                   fAliROOTVersion.Data(), &optionsList))) {
-               Error("StartAnalysis", "There was an error trying to enable package VO_ALICE@AliRoot::%s", fAliROOTVersion.Data());
-               return kFALSE;
-            }         
+           if ( ! fAliROOTVersion.IsNull() ) {
+             if (gROOT->ProcessLine(Form("gProof->EnablePackage(\"VO_ALICE@AliRoot::%s\", (TList*)%p, kTRUE);", 
+                                         fAliROOTVersion.Data(), &optionsList))) {
+                Error("StartAnalysis", "There was an error trying to enable package VO_ALICE@AliRoot::%s", fAliROOTVersion.Data());
+                return kFALSE;
+             }
+           }
          }
          // Enable first par files from fAdditionalLibs
          if (!parLibs.IsNull()) {
@@ -2501,7 +3502,8 @@ Bool_t AliAnalysisAlien::StartAnalysis(Long64_t /*nentries*/, Long64_t /*firstEn
             if (list) delete list; 
          }
       } else {
-         if (fAdditionalLibs.Contains(".so") && !testMode) {
+         if ((fAdditionalLibs.Contains(".so") || fAdditionalLibs.Contains(".dylib")) && 
+             !testMode) {
             Error("StartAnalysis", "You request additional libs to be loaded but did not enabled any AliRoot mode. Please refer to: \
                    \n http://aaf.cern.ch/node/83 and use a parameter for SetAliRootMode()");
             return kFALSE;       
@@ -2517,7 +3519,7 @@ Bool_t AliAnalysisAlien::StartAnalysis(Long64_t /*nentries*/, Long64_t /*firstEn
             TString spkg = package->GetName();
             spkg.ReplaceAll(".par", "");
             gSystem->Exec(TString::Format("rm -rf %s", spkg.Data()));
-            if (gROOT->ProcessLine(Form("gProof->UploadPackage(\"%s\");", package->GetName()))) {
+            if (!gROOT->ProcessLine(Form("gProof->UploadPackage(\"%s\");", package->GetName()))) {
                if (gROOT->ProcessLine(Form("gProof->EnablePackage(\"%s\",kTRUE);", package->GetName()))) {
                   Error("StartAnalysis", "There was an error trying to enable package %s", package->GetName());
                   return kFALSE;
@@ -2536,7 +3538,7 @@ Bool_t AliAnalysisAlien::StartAnalysis(Long64_t /*nentries*/, Long64_t /*firstEn
          TObjString *str;
          while((str=(TObjString*)next())) {
             gROOT->ProcessLine(Form("gProof->Load(\"%s+g\", kTRUE);", str->GetName()));
-         }   
+         }
          if (list) delete list;
       }
       if (testMode) {
@@ -2570,7 +3572,10 @@ Bool_t AliAnalysisAlien::StartAnalysis(Long64_t /*nentries*/, Long64_t /*firstEn
       }
       // Compose the output archive.
       fOutputArchive = "log_archive.zip:std*@disk=1 ";
-      fOutputArchive += Form("root_archive.zip:%s,*.stat@disk=%d",fOutputFiles.Data(),fNreplicas);
+      if (mgr->IsCollectThroughput())
+         fOutputArchive += Form("root_archive.zip:%s,*.stat@disk=%d %s@disk=%d",fOutputFiles.Data(),fNreplicas, mgr->GetFileInfoLog(),fNreplicas);
+      else
+         fOutputArchive += Form("root_archive.zip:%s,*.stat@disk=%d",fOutputFiles.Data(),fNreplicas);
    }
 //   if (!fCloseSE.Length()) fCloseSE = gSystem->Getenv("alien_CLOSE_SE");
    if (TestBit(AliAnalysisGrid::kOffline)) {
@@ -2610,7 +3615,7 @@ Bool_t AliAnalysisAlien::StartAnalysis(Long64_t /*nentries*/, Long64_t /*firstEn
       Error("StartAnalysis", "No data to process. Please fix %s in your plugin configuration.", serror.Data());
       return kFALSE;
    }   
-   WriteAnalysisFile();   
+   WriteAnalysisFile();
    WriteAnalysisMacro();
    WriteExecutable();
    WriteValidationScript();
@@ -2644,9 +3649,9 @@ Bool_t AliAnalysisAlien::StartAnalysis(Long64_t /*nentries*/, Long64_t /*firstEn
    }
    // Check if submitting is managed by LPM manager
    if (fProductionMode) {
-      TString prodfile = fJDLName;
-      prodfile.ReplaceAll(".jdl", ".prod");
-      WriteProductionFile(prodfile);
+      //TString prodfile = fJDLName;
+      //prodfile.ReplaceAll(".jdl", ".prod");
+      //WriteProductionFile(prodfile);
       Info("StartAnalysis", "Job submitting is managed by LPM. Rerun in terminate mode after jobs finished.");
       return kFALSE;
    }   
@@ -2654,6 +3659,8 @@ Bool_t AliAnalysisAlien::StartAnalysis(Long64_t /*nentries*/, Long64_t /*firstEn
    gGrid->Cd(fGridOutputDir);
    TGridResult *res;
    TString jobID = "";
+   fGridJobIDs = "";
+   fGridStages = "";
    if (!fRunNumbers.Length() && !fRunRange[0]) {
       // Submit a given xml or a set of runs
       res = gGrid->Command(Form("submit %s", fJDLName.Data()));
@@ -2671,6 +3678,12 @@ Bool_t AliAnalysisAlien::StartAnalysis(Long64_t /*nentries*/, Long64_t /*firstEn
             \n_______________________________________________________________________",
                    fJDLName.Data(), cjobId);
             jobID = cjobId;      
+           if (jobID.Atoi()) { 
+             if (!fGridJobIDs.IsNull()) fGridJobIDs.Append(" ");
+             fGridJobIDs.Append(jobID);
+             if (!fGridStages.IsNull()) fGridStages.Append(" ");
+             fGridStages.Append("full");
+           }
          }          
          delete res;
       } else {
@@ -2680,12 +3693,19 @@ Bool_t AliAnalysisAlien::StartAnalysis(Long64_t /*nentries*/, Long64_t /*firstEn
    } else {
       // Submit for a range of enumeration of runs.
       if (!Submit()) return kFALSE;
+      jobID = fGridJobIDs;
    }   
          
-   Info("StartAnalysis", "\n#### STARTING AN ALIEN SHELL FOR YOU. EXIT WHEN YOUR JOB %s HAS FINISHED. #### \
-   \n You may exit at any time and terminate the job later using the option <terminate> \
-   \n ##################################################################################", jobID.Data());
-   gSystem->Exec("aliensh");
+   if (fDropToShell) {
+      Info("StartAnalysis", "\n#### STARTING AN ALIEN SHELL FOR YOU. EXIT WHEN YOUR JOB %s HAS FINISHED. #### \
+      \n You may exit at any time and terminate the job later using the option <terminate> \
+      \n ##################################################################################", jobID.Data());
+      gSystem->Exec("aliensh");
+   } else {
+      Info("StartAnalysis", "\n#### SUBMITTED JOB %s TO ALIEN QUEUE #### \
+      \n Remember to terminate the job later using the option <terminate> \
+      \n ##################################################################################", jobID.Data());
+   }   
    return kTRUE;
 }
 
@@ -2709,10 +3729,12 @@ const char *AliAnalysisAlien::GetListOfFiles(const char *type)
       return files.Data();
    }
    if (mgr->GetOutputEventHandler()) {
-      aodfiles = mgr->GetOutputEventHandler()->GetOutputFileName();
-      TString extraaod = mgr->GetOutputEventHandler()->GetExtraOutputs();
-      if (!extraaod.IsNull()) {
-         aodfiles += ",";
+      aodfiles = "";
+      if (mgr->GetOutputEventHandler()->GetFillAOD())
+         aodfiles = mgr->GetOutputEventHandler()->GetOutputFileName();
+      TString extraaod = mgr->GetOutputEventHandler()->GetExtraOutputs(kTRUE);
+      if (!extraaod.IsNull() && mgr->GetOutputEventHandler()->GetFillExtension()) {
+         if (!aodfiles.IsNull()) aodfiles += ",";
          aodfiles += extraaod;
       }
    }
@@ -2730,11 +3752,11 @@ const char *AliAnalysisAlien::GetListOfFiles(const char *type)
       if (!(strcmp(filename, "default"))) continue;
       if (outputfiles.Contains(filename)) continue;
       if (aodfiles.Contains(filename))    continue;
-      if (!outputfiles.IsNull()) outputfiles += ",";
+      if (!outputfiles.IsNull() && strlen(filename)) outputfiles += ",";
       outputfiles += filename;
    }
    if (stype.Contains("out")) {
-      if (!files.IsNull()) files += ",";
+      if (!files.IsNull() && !outputfiles.IsNull()) files += ",";
       files += outputfiles;
       if (stype == "out") return files.Data();
    }   
@@ -2756,7 +3778,7 @@ const char *AliAnalysisAlien::GetListOfFiles(const char *type)
       }
       delete fextra;
       if (stype.Contains("ext")) {
-         if (!files.IsNull()) files += ",";
+         if (!files.IsNull() && !sextra.IsNull()) files += ",";
          files += sextra;
       }
    }   
@@ -2808,10 +3830,14 @@ Bool_t AliAnalysisAlien::Submit()
 Bool_t AliAnalysisAlien::SubmitMerging()
 {
 // Submit all merging jobs.
-   if (!fGridOutputDir.Contains("/")) fGridOutputDir = Form("/%s/%s/%s", gGrid->GetHomeDirectory(), fGridWorkingDir.Data(), fGridOutputDir.Data());
+   if (!fGridOutputDir.Contains("/")) fGridOutputDir = Form("%s/%s/%s", gGrid->GetHomeDirectory(), fGridWorkingDir.Data(), fGridOutputDir.Data());
    gGrid->Cd(fGridOutputDir);
    TString mergeJDLName = fExecutable;
    mergeJDLName.ReplaceAll(".sh", "_merge.jdl");
+   if (!fInputFiles) {
+      Error("SubmitMerging", "You have to use explicit run numbers or run range to merge via JDL!");
+      return kFALSE;
+   }   
    Int_t ntosubmit = fInputFiles->GetEntries();
    for (Int_t i=0; i<ntosubmit; i++) {
       TString runOutDir = gSystem->BaseName(fInputFiles->At(i)->GetName());
@@ -2821,9 +3847,15 @@ Bool_t AliAnalysisAlien::SubmitMerging()
          printf("### Submitting merging job for run <%s>\n", runOutDir.Data());
          runOutDir = Form("%s/%s", fGridOutputDir.Data(), runOutDir.Data());
       } else {
-         // The output directory is the master number in 3 digits format
-         printf("### Submitting merging job for master <%03d>\n", i);
-         runOutDir = Form("%s/%03d",fGridOutputDir.Data(), i);
+         if (!fRunNumbers.Length() && !fRunRange[0]) {
+            // The output directory is the grid outdir
+            printf("### Submitting merging job for the full output directory %s.\n", fGridOutputDir.Data());
+            runOutDir = fGridOutputDir;
+         } else {
+            // The output directory is the master number in 3 digits format
+            printf("### Submitting merging job for master <%03d>\n", i);
+            runOutDir = Form("%s/%03d",fGridOutputDir.Data(), i);
+         }   
       }
       // Check now the number of merging stages.
       TObjArray *list = fOutputFiles.Tokenize(",");
@@ -2834,17 +3866,29 @@ Bool_t AliAnalysisAlien::SubmitMerging()
          outputFile = str->GetString();
          Int_t index = outputFile.Index("@");
          if (index > 0) outputFile.Remove(index);
-         if (!fMergeExcludes.Contains(outputFile)) break;
+         if (!fMergeExcludes.Contains(outputFile) && 
+             !fRegisterExcludes.Contains(outputFile)) break;
       }
       delete list;
       Bool_t done = CheckMergedFiles(outputFile, runOutDir, fMaxMergeFiles, mergeJDLName);
-      if (!done) return kFALSE;
+      if (!done && (i==ntosubmit-1)) return kFALSE;
+      if (!fRunNumbers.Length() && !fRunRange[0]) break;
    }
    if (!ntosubmit) return kTRUE;
-   Info("StartAnalysis", "\n#### STARTING AN ALIEN SHELL FOR YOU. EXIT WHEN YOUR MERGING JOBS HAVE FINISHED. #### \
-   \n You may exit at any time and terminate the job later using the option <terminate> but disabling SetMergeViaJDL\
-   \n ##################################################################################");
-   gSystem->Exec("aliensh");
+   if (fDropToShell) {
+      Info("StartAnalysis", "\n #### STARTING AN ALIEN SHELL FOR YOU. You can exit any time or inspect your jobs in a different shell.##########\
+                             \n Make sure your jobs are in a final state (you can resubmit failed ones via 'masterjob <id> resubmit ERROR_ALL')\
+                             \n Rerun in 'terminate' mode to submit all merging stages, each AFTER the previous one completed. The final merged \
+                             \n output will be written to your alien output directory, while separate stages in <Stage_n>. \
+                             \n ################################################################################################################");
+      gSystem->Exec("aliensh");
+   } else {
+      Info("StartAnalysis", "\n #### STARTED MERGING JOBS FOR YOU #### \
+                             \n Make sure your jobs are in a final state (you can resubmit failed ones via 'masterjob <id> resubmit ERROR_ALL') \
+                             \n Rerun in 'terminate' mode to submit all merging stages, each AFTER the previous one completed. The final merged \
+                             \n output will be written to your alien output directory, while separate stages in <Stage_n>. \
+                             \n ################################################################################################################");   
+   }   
    return kTRUE;
 }
 
@@ -2912,6 +3956,10 @@ Bool_t AliAnalysisAlien::SubmitNext()
             \n#####   Your JDL %s submitted (%d to go). \nTHE JOB ID IS: %s \
             \n_______________________________________________________________________",
                 fJDLName.Data(), nmasterjobs-fNsubmitted-1, cjobId1.Data());
+           if (!fGridJobIDs.IsNull()) fGridJobIDs.Append(" ");
+           fGridJobIDs.Append(cjobId1);
+           if (!fGridStages.IsNull()) fGridStages.Append(" ");
+           fGridStages.Append("full");
             jobID += cjobId1;
             jobID += " ";
             lastmaster = cjobId1.Atoi();
@@ -2945,8 +3993,14 @@ void AliAnalysisAlien::WriteAnalysisFile()
       if (mgr->GetMCtruthEventHandler()) TObject::SetBit(AliAnalysisGrid::kUseMC);
       handler = (TObject*)mgr->GetInputEventHandler();
       if (handler) {
-         if (handler->InheritsFrom("AliESDInputHandler")) TObject::SetBit(AliAnalysisGrid::kUseESD);
-         if (handler->InheritsFrom("AliAODInputHandler")) TObject::SetBit(AliAnalysisGrid::kUseAOD);
+         if (handler->InheritsFrom("AliMultiInputEventHandler")) {
+            AliMultiInputEventHandler *multiIH = (AliMultiInputEventHandler*)handler;
+            if (multiIH->GetFirstInputEventHandler()->InheritsFrom("AliESDInputHandler")) TObject::SetBit(AliAnalysisGrid::kUseESD);
+            if (multiIH->GetFirstInputEventHandler()->InheritsFrom("AliAODInputHandler")) TObject::SetBit(AliAnalysisGrid::kUseAOD);
+         } else {
+            if (handler->InheritsFrom("AliESDInputHandler")) TObject::SetBit(AliAnalysisGrid::kUseESD);
+            if (handler->InheritsFrom("AliAODInputHandler")) TObject::SetBit(AliAnalysisGrid::kUseAOD);
+         }
       }
       TDirectory *cdir = gDirectory;
       TFile *file = TFile::Open(analysisFile, "RECREATE");
@@ -2971,7 +4025,8 @@ void AliAnalysisAlien::WriteAnalysisFile()
       workdir += fGridWorkingDir;
       Info("WriteAnalysisFile", "\n#####   Copying file <%s> containing your initialized analysis manager to your alien workspace", analysisFile.Data());
       if (FileExists(analysisFile)) gGrid->Rm(analysisFile);
-      TFile::Cp(Form("file:%s",analysisFile.Data()), Form("alien://%s/%s", workdir.Data(),analysisFile.Data()));
+      if (!copyLocal2Alien("WriteAnalysisFile",analysisFile.Data(), 
+          Form("%s/%s", workdir.Data(),analysisFile.Data()))) Fatal("","Terminating");
    }   
 }
 
@@ -2990,15 +4045,26 @@ void AliAnalysisAlien::WriteAnalysisMacro()
       Bool_t hasESD = kFALSE;
       Bool_t hasAOD = kFALSE;
       Bool_t hasANALYSIS = kFALSE;
+      Bool_t hasOADB = kFALSE;
       Bool_t hasANALYSISalice = kFALSE;
       Bool_t hasCORRFW = kFALSE;
       TString func = fAnalysisMacro;
       TString type = "ESD";
       TString comment = "// Analysis using ";
-      if (TObject::TestBit(AliAnalysisGrid::kUseESD)) comment += "ESD";
-      if (TObject::TestBit(AliAnalysisGrid::kUseAOD)) {
-         type = "AOD";
-         comment += "AOD";
+      if (fMCLoop) {
+         type = "MCGEN";
+         comment += "MCGEN";
+      } else {
+         if (IsUseMCchain()) {
+            type = "MC";
+            comment += "MC";
+         } else {   
+            if (TObject::TestBit(AliAnalysisGrid::kUseESD)) comment += "ESD";
+            if (TObject::TestBit(AliAnalysisGrid::kUseAOD)) {
+               type = "AOD";
+               comment += "AOD";
+            }   
+         }
       }   
       if (type!="AOD" && fFriendChainName!="") {
          Error("WriteAnalysisMacro", "Friend chain can be attached only to AOD");
@@ -3015,8 +4081,14 @@ void AliAnalysisAlien::WriteAnalysisMacro()
       out << "   TStopwatch timer;" << endl;
       out << "   timer.Start();" << endl << endl;
       // Change temp directory to current one
+      if (!IsLocalTest()) {  
+         out << "// connect to AliEn and make the chain" << endl;
+         out << "   if (!TGrid::Connect(\"alien://\")) return;" << endl;
+      }   
       out << "// Set temporary merging directory to current one" << endl;
       out << "   gSystem->Setenv(\"TMPDIR\", gSystem->pwd());" << endl << endl;   
+      out << "// Set temporary compilation directory to current one" << endl;
+      out << "   gSystem->SetBuildDir(gSystem->pwd(), kTRUE);" << endl << endl;   
       // Reset existing include path
       out << "// Reset existing include path and add current directory first in the search" << endl;
       out << "   gSystem->SetIncludePath(\"-I.\");" << endl;
@@ -3035,7 +4107,7 @@ void AliAnalysisAlien::WriteAnalysisMacro()
          TIter next(list);
          TObjString *str;
          while((str=(TObjString*)next())) {
-            if (str->GetString().Contains(".so"))
+            if (str->GetString().Contains(".so") || str->GetString().Contains(".dylib"))
             out << "   gSystem->Load(\"" << str->GetString().Data() << "\");" << endl;
          }
          if (list) delete list;
@@ -3049,6 +4121,7 @@ void AliAnalysisAlien::WriteAnalysisMacro()
             out << "   gSystem->Load(\"libAOD\");" << endl;
          }   
          out << "   gSystem->Load(\"libANALYSIS\");" << endl;
+         out << "   gSystem->Load(\"libOADB\");" << endl;
          out << "   gSystem->Load(\"libANALYSISalice\");" << endl;
          out << "   gSystem->Load(\"libCORRFW\");" << endl << endl;
       } else {
@@ -3065,6 +4138,8 @@ void AliAnalysisAlien::WriteAnalysisMacro()
                 pkgname == "AOD.par")       hasAOD = kTRUE;
             if (pkgname == "ANALYSIS" ||
                 pkgname == "ANALYSIS.par")  hasANALYSIS = kTRUE;
+            if (pkgname == "OADB" ||
+                pkgname == "OADB.par")      hasOADB = kTRUE;
             if (pkgname == "ANALYSISalice" ||
                 pkgname == "ANALYSISalice.par") hasANALYSISalice = kTRUE;
             if (pkgname == "CORRFW" ||
@@ -3079,6 +4154,8 @@ void AliAnalysisAlien::WriteAnalysisMacro()
          else out << "   if (!" << setupPar << "(\"AOD\")) return;" << endl;
          if (!hasANALYSIS)  out << "   gSystem->Load(\"libANALYSIS\");" << endl;
          else out << "   if (!" << setupPar << "(\"ANALYSIS\")) return;" << endl;
+         if (!hasOADB)  out << "   gSystem->Load(\"libOADB\");" << endl;
+         else out << "   if (!" << setupPar << "(\"OADB\")) return;" << endl;
          if (!hasANALYSISalice)   out << "   gSystem->Load(\"libANALYSISalice\");" << endl;
          else out << "   if (!" << setupPar << "(\"ANALYSISalice\")) return;" << endl;
          if (!hasCORRFW)    out << "   gSystem->Load(\"libCORRFW\");" << endl << endl;
@@ -3095,6 +4172,8 @@ void AliAnalysisAlien::WriteAnalysisMacro()
                 pkgname == "AOD.par" ||
                 pkgname == "ANALYSIS" ||
                 pkgname == "ANALYSIS.par" ||
+                pkgname == "OADB" ||
+                pkgname == "OADB.par" ||
                 pkgname == "ANALYSISalice" ||
                 pkgname == "ANALYSISalice.par" ||
                 pkgname == "CORRFW" ||
@@ -3117,18 +4196,33 @@ void AliAnalysisAlien::WriteAnalysisMacro()
       if (fIncludePath.Length()) out << "   gSystem->AddIncludePath(\"" << fIncludePath.Data() << "\");" << endl;
       out << "   gROOT->ProcessLine(\".include $ALICE_ROOT/include\");" << endl;
       out << "   printf(\"Include path: %s\\n\", gSystem->GetIncludePath());" << endl << endl;
+      if (fMCLoop && !fGeneratorLibs.IsNull()) {
+         out << "// MC generator libraries" << endl;
+         TObjArray *list = fGeneratorLibs.Tokenize(" ");
+         TIter next(list);
+         TObjString *str;
+         while((str=(TObjString*)next())) {
+            out << "   gSystem->Load(\"" << str->GetName() << "\");" << endl;
+         }
+         delete list;
+      }
       if (fAdditionalLibs.Length()) {
          out << "// Add aditional AliRoot libraries" << endl;
-         TObjArray *list = fAdditionalLibs.Tokenize(" ");
+         TString additionalLibs = fAdditionalLibs;
+         additionalLibs.Strip();
+         if (additionalLibs.Length() && fFriendLibs.Length())
+            additionalLibs += " ";
+         additionalLibs += fFriendLibs;
+         TObjArray *list = additionalLibs.Tokenize(" ");
          TIter next(list);
          TObjString *str;
          while((str=(TObjString*)next())) {
-            if (str->GetString().Contains(".so"))
+            if (str->GetString().Contains(".so") || str->GetString().Contains(".dylib"))
                out << "   gSystem->Load(\"" << str->GetString().Data() << "\");" << endl;
             if (str->GetString().Contains(".par"))
                out << "   if (!" << setupPar << "(\"" << str->GetString() << "\")) return;" << endl;
          }
-         if (list) delete list;
+         delete list;
       }
       out << endl;
       out << "// analysis source to be compiled at runtime (if any)" << endl;
@@ -3154,25 +4248,36 @@ void AliAnalysisAlien::WriteAnalysisMacro()
          out << "   gEnv->SetValue(\"XNet.MaxRedirectCount\",2);" << endl;
          out << "   gEnv->SetValue(\"XNet.ReconnectTimeout\",50);" << endl;
          out << "   gEnv->SetValue(\"XNet.FirstConnectMaxCnt\",1);" << endl << endl;
-      }   
-      out << "// connect to AliEn and make the chain" << endl;
-      out << "   if (!TGrid::Connect(\"alien://\")) return;" << endl;
+      } 
       out << "// read the analysis manager from file" << endl;
       TString analysisFile = fExecutable;
       analysisFile.ReplaceAll(".sh", ".root");
-      out << "   TFile *file = TFile::Open(\"" << analysisFile << "\");" << endl;
-      out << "   if (!file) return;" << endl; 
-      out << "   TIter nextkey(file->GetListOfKeys());" << endl;
-      out << "   AliAnalysisManager *mgr = 0;" << endl;
-      out << "   TKey *key;" << endl;
-      out << "   while ((key=(TKey*)nextkey())) {" << endl;
-      out << "      if (!strcmp(key->GetClassName(), \"AliAnalysisManager\"))" << endl;
-      out << "         mgr = (AliAnalysisManager*)file->Get(key->GetName());" << endl;
-      out << "   };" << endl;
-      out << "   if (!mgr) {" << endl;
-      out << "      ::Error(\"" << func.Data() << "\", \"No analysis manager found in file " << analysisFile <<"\");" << endl;
-      out << "      return;" << endl;
-      out << "   }" << endl << endl;
+      out << "   AliAnalysisManager *mgr = AliAnalysisAlien::LoadAnalysisManager(\"" 
+          << analysisFile << "\");" << endl;
+      out << "   if (!mgr) return;" << endl;
+      if (IsLocalTest()) {
+         out << "   AliAnalysisAlien *plugin = new AliAnalysisAlien();" << endl;
+         out << "   plugin->SetRunMode(\"test\");" << endl;
+         if (fFileForTestMode.IsNull())
+            out << "   plugin->SetFileForTestMode(\"data.txt\");" << endl;
+         else   
+            out << "   plugin->SetFileForTestMode(\"" << fFileForTestMode << "\");" << endl;
+         out << "   plugin->SetNtestFiles(" << fNtestFiles << ");" << endl;
+         if (!fFriendChainName.IsNull()) 
+            out << "   plugin->SetFriendChainName(\"" << fFriendChainName << "\",\"" << fFriendLibs << "\");" << endl;
+         if (IsUseMCchain())
+            out << "   plugin->SetUseMCchain();" << endl;
+         if (fMCLoop)
+            out << "   plugin->SetMCLoop(kTRUE);" << endl;  
+         out << "   mgr->SetGridHandler(plugin);" << endl;
+         if (AliAnalysisManager::GetAnalysisManager()) {
+            out << "   mgr->SetDebugLevel(" << AliAnalysisManager::GetAnalysisManager()->GetDebugLevel() << ");" << endl;
+            out << "   mgr->SetNSysInfo(" << AliAnalysisManager::GetAnalysisManager()->GetNsysInfo() << ");" << endl;
+         } else {
+            out << "   mgr->SetDebugLevel(10);" << endl;
+            out << "   mgr->SetNSysInfo(100);" << endl;
+         }
+      }
       out << "   mgr->PrintStatus();" << endl;
       if (AliAnalysisManager::GetAnalysisManager()) {
          if (AliAnalysisManager::GetAnalysisManager()->GetDebugLevel()>3) {
@@ -3184,66 +4289,43 @@ void AliAnalysisAlien::WriteAnalysisMacro()
                out << "   AliLog::SetGlobalLogLevel(AliLog::kError);" << endl;
          }
       }   
-      if (IsUsingTags()) {
-         out << "   TChain *chain = CreateChainFromTags(\"wn.xml\", anatype);" << endl << endl;
+      if (!IsLocalTest()) {
+         if (fMCLoop) {
+            out << "   mgr->SetCacheSize(0);" << endl;
+            out << "   mgr->EventLoop(" << fNMCevents << ");" << endl;
+         } else {   
+            out << "   TChain *chain = CreateChain(\"wn.xml\", anatype);" << endl << endl;   
+            out << "   mgr->StartAnalysis(\"localfile\", chain);" << endl;
+         }   
       } else {
-         out << "   TChain *chain = CreateChain(\"wn.xml\", anatype);" << endl << endl;   
+         if (fMCLoop) {
+            out << "   mgr->SetCacheSize(0);" << endl;
+            out << "   mgr->EventLoop(" << fNMCevents << ");" << endl;         
+         } else {
+            out << "   mgr->StartAnalysis(\"localfile\");" << endl;
+         }   
       }   
-      out << "   mgr->StartAnalysis(\"localfile\", chain);" << endl;
       out << "   timer.Stop();" << endl;
       out << "   timer.Print();" << endl;
       out << "}" << endl << endl;
-      if (IsUsingTags()) {
-         out << "TChain* CreateChainFromTags(const char *xmlfile, const char *type=\"ESD\")" << endl;
-         out << "{" << endl;
-         out << "// Create a chain using tags from the xml file." << endl;
-         out << "   TAlienCollection* coll = TAlienCollection::Open(xmlfile);" << endl;
-         out << "   if (!coll) {" << endl;
-         out << "      ::Error(\"CreateChainFromTags\", \"Cannot create an AliEn collection from %s\", xmlfile);" << endl;
-         out << "      return NULL;" << endl;
-         out << "   }" << endl;
-         out << "   TGridResult* tagResult = coll->GetGridResult(\"\",kFALSE,kFALSE);" << endl;
-         out << "   AliTagAnalysis *tagAna = new AliTagAnalysis(type);" << endl;
-         out << "   tagAna->ChainGridTags(tagResult);" << endl << endl;
-         out << "   AliRunTagCuts      *runCuts = new AliRunTagCuts();" << endl;
-         out << "   AliLHCTagCuts      *lhcCuts = new AliLHCTagCuts();" << endl;
-         out << "   AliDetectorTagCuts *detCuts = new AliDetectorTagCuts();" << endl;
-         out << "   AliEventTagCuts    *evCuts  = new AliEventTagCuts();" << endl;
-         out << "   // Check if the cuts configuration file was provided" << endl;
-         out << "   if (!gSystem->AccessPathName(\"ConfigureCuts.C\")) {" << endl;
-         out << "      gROOT->LoadMacro(\"ConfigureCuts.C\");" << endl;
-         out << "      ConfigureCuts(runCuts, lhcCuts, detCuts, evCuts);" << endl;
-         out << "   }" << endl;
-         if (fFriendChainName=="") {
-            out << "   TChain *chain = tagAna->QueryTags(runCuts, lhcCuts, detCuts, evCuts);" << endl;
-         } else {
-            out << "   TString tmpColl=\"tmpCollection.xml\";" << endl;
-            out << "   tagAna->CreateXMLCollection(tmpColl.Data(),runCuts, lhcCuts, detCuts, evCuts);" << endl;
-            out << "   TChain *chain = CreateChain(tmpColl.Data(),type);" << endl;
-         }
-         out << "   if (!chain || !chain->GetNtrees()) return NULL;" << endl;
-         out << "   chain->ls();" << endl;
-         out << "   return chain;" << endl;
-         out << "}" << endl << endl;
-         if (gSystem->AccessPathName("ConfigureCuts.C")) {
-            TString msg = "\n#####   You may want to provide a macro ConfigureCuts.C with a method:\n";
-            msg += "   void ConfigureCuts(AliRunTagCuts *runCuts,\n";
-            msg += "                      AliLHCTagCuts *lhcCuts,\n";
-            msg += "                      AliDetectorTagCuts *detCuts,\n";
-            msg += "                      AliEventTagCuts *evCuts)";
-            Info("WriteAnalysisMacro", "%s", msg.Data());
-         }
-      } 
-      if (!IsUsingTags() || fFriendChainName!="") {
+      if (!IsLocalTest() && !fMCLoop) {
          out <<"//________________________________________________________________________________" << endl;
          out << "TChain* CreateChain(const char *xmlfile, const char *type=\"ESD\")" << endl;
          out << "{" << endl;
          out << "// Create a chain using url's from xml file" << endl;
          out << "   TString filename;" << endl;
          out << "   Int_t run = 0;" << endl;
-         out << "   TString treename = type;" << endl;
-         out << "   treename.ToLower();" << endl;
-         out << "   treename += \"Tree\";" << endl;
+         if (IsUseMCchain()) {
+            out << "   TString treename = \"TE\";" << endl;
+         } else {   
+            if (!fTreeName.IsNull()) {
+               out << "   TString treename = \"" << fTreeName << "\";" << endl;
+            } else {   
+               out << "   TString treename = type;" << endl;
+               out << "   treename.ToLower();" << endl;
+               out << "   treename += \"Tree\";" << endl;
+            }   
+         }   
          out << "   printf(\"***************************************\\n\");" << endl;
          out << "   printf(\"    Getting chain of trees %s\\n\", treename.Data());" << endl;
          out << "   printf(\"***************************************\\n\");" << endl;
@@ -3254,8 +4336,20 @@ void AliAnalysisAlien::WriteAnalysisMacro()
          out << "   }" << endl;
          out << "   AliAnalysisManager *mgr = AliAnalysisManager::GetAnalysisManager();" << endl;
          out << "   TChain *chain = new TChain(treename);" << endl;
-         if(fFriendChainName!="") {
-            out << "   TChain *chainFriend = new TChain(treename);" << endl;
+         if(!fFriendChainName.IsNull()) {
+            out << "   TList *friends = new TList();" << endl;
+            out << "   TIter nextfriend(friends);" << endl;
+            out << "   TChain *cfriend = 0;" << endl;
+            TObjArray *list = fFriendChainName.Tokenize(" ");
+            TIter next(list);
+            TObjString *str;
+            while((str=(TObjString*)next())) {
+               out << "   cfriend = new TChain(treename, \"" << str->GetName() << "\");" << endl;
+               out << "   friends->Add(cfriend);" << endl;
+               out << "   chain->AddFriend(cfriend);" << endl;
+            }
+            delete list;   
+//            out << "   TChain *chainFriend = new TChain(treename);" << endl;
          }
          out << "   coll->Reset();" << endl;
          out << "   while (coll->Next()) {" << endl;
@@ -3269,20 +4363,31 @@ void AliAnalysisAlien::WriteAnalysisMacro()
          out << "         }" << endl;
          out << "      }" << endl;
          out << "      chain->Add(filename);" << endl;
-         if(fFriendChainName!="") {
-            out << "      TString fileFriend=coll->GetTURL(\"\");" << endl;
-            out << "      fileFriend.ReplaceAll(\"AliAOD.root\",\""<<fFriendChainName.Data()<<"\");" << endl;
-            out << "      fileFriend.ReplaceAll(\"AliAODs.root\",\""<<fFriendChainName.Data()<<"\");" << endl;
-            out << "      chainFriend->Add(fileFriend.Data());" << endl;
+         if(!fFriendChainName.IsNull()) {
+            out << "      TString bpath=coll->GetTURL(\"\");" << endl;
+            out << "      if (bpath.Index(\"#\") > -1) bpath.Remove(bpath.Index(\"#\"));" << endl;
+            out << "      bpath = gSystem->DirName(bpath);" << endl;
+            out << "      bpath += \"/\";" << endl;
+            out << "      TString fileFriend;" << endl;
+            out << "      nextfriend.Reset();" << endl;
+            out << "      while ((cfriend=(TChain*)nextfriend())) {" << endl;
+            out << "         fileFriend = bpath;" << endl;
+            out << "         fileFriend += cfriend->GetTitle();" << endl;
+            out << "         TFile *file = TFile::Open(fileFriend);" << endl;
+            out << "         if (file) {" << endl;
+            out << "            file->Close();" << endl;
+            out << "            cfriend->Add(fileFriend.Data());" << endl;
+            out << "         } else {" << endl;
+            out << "            ::Fatal(\"CreateChain\", \"Cannot open friend file: %s\", fileFriend.Data());" << endl;
+            out << "            return 0;" << endl;
+            out << "         }" << endl;
+            out << "      }" << endl;
          }
          out << "   }" << endl;
          out << "   if (!chain->GetNtrees()) {" << endl;
          out << "      ::Error(\"CreateChain\", \"No tree found from collection %s\", xmlfile);" << endl;
          out << "      return NULL;" << endl;
          out << "   }" << endl;
-         if(fFriendChainName!="") {
-            out << "   chain->AddFriend(chainFriend);" << endl;
-         }
          out << "   return chain;" << endl;
          out << "}" << endl << endl;
       }   
@@ -3335,13 +4440,11 @@ void AliAnalysisAlien::WriteAnalysisMacro()
       TString workdir = gGrid->GetHomeDirectory();
       workdir += fGridWorkingDir;
       if (FileExists(fAnalysisMacro)) gGrid->Rm(fAnalysisMacro);
-      if (IsUsingTags() && !gSystem->AccessPathName("ConfigureCuts.C")) {
-         if (FileExists("ConfigureCuts.C")) gGrid->Rm("ConfigureCuts.C");
-         Info("WriteAnalysisMacro", "\n#####   Copying cuts configuration macro: <ConfigureCuts.C> to your alien workspace");
-         TFile::Cp("file:ConfigureCuts.C", Form("alien://%s/ConfigureCuts.C", workdir.Data()));
-      }   
       Info("WriteAnalysisMacro", "\n#####   Copying analysis macro: <%s> to your alien workspace", fAnalysisMacro.Data());
-      TFile::Cp(Form("file:%s",fAnalysisMacro.Data()), Form("alien://%s/%s", workdir.Data(), fAnalysisMacro.Data()));
+//      TFile::Cp(Form("file:%s",fAnalysisMacro.Data()), Form("alien://%s/%s", workdir.Data(), fAnalysisMacro.Data()));
+      if (!copyLocal2Alien("WriteAnalysisMacro",fAnalysisMacro.Data(), 
+           Form("alien://%s/%s", workdir.Data(), 
+           fAnalysisMacro.Data()))) Fatal("","Terminating");
    }
 }
 
@@ -3354,9 +4457,10 @@ void AliAnalysisAlien::WriteMergingMacro()
       Error("WriteMergingMacro", "No output file names defined. Are you running the right AliAnalysisAlien configuration ?");
       return;
    }   
+   AliAnalysisManager *mgr = AliAnalysisManager::GetAnalysisManager();
    TString mergingMacro = fExecutable;
    mergingMacro.ReplaceAll(".sh","_merge.C");
-   if (!fGridOutputDir.Contains("/")) fGridOutputDir = Form("/%s/%s/%s", gGrid->GetHomeDirectory(), fGridWorkingDir.Data(), fGridOutputDir.Data());
+   if (gGrid && !fGridOutputDir.Contains("/")) fGridOutputDir = Form("%s/%s/%s", gGrid->GetHomeDirectory(), fGridWorkingDir.Data(), fGridOutputDir.Data());
    if (!TestBit(AliAnalysisGrid::kSubmit)) {  
       ofstream out;
       out.open(mergingMacro.Data(), ios::out);
@@ -3368,6 +4472,7 @@ void AliAnalysisAlien::WriteMergingMacro()
       Bool_t hasESD = kFALSE;
       Bool_t hasAOD = kFALSE;
       Bool_t hasANALYSIS = kFALSE;
+      Bool_t hasOADB = kFALSE;
       Bool_t hasANALYSISalice = kFALSE;
       Bool_t hasCORRFW = kFALSE;
       TString func = mergingMacro;
@@ -3396,7 +4501,7 @@ void AliAnalysisAlien::WriteMergingMacro()
          TIter next(list);
          TObjString *str;
          while((str=(TObjString*)next())) {
-            if (str->GetString().Contains(".so"))
+            if (str->GetString().Contains(".so") || str->GetString().Contains(".dylib"))
             out << "   gSystem->Load(\"" << str->GetString().Data() << "\");" << endl;
          }
          if (list) delete list;
@@ -3409,6 +4514,7 @@ void AliAnalysisAlien::WriteMergingMacro()
             out << "   gSystem->Load(\"libAOD\");" << endl;
          }
          out << "   gSystem->Load(\"libANALYSIS\");" << endl;
+         out << "   gSystem->Load(\"libOADB\");" << endl;
          out << "   gSystem->Load(\"libANALYSISalice\");" << endl;
          out << "   gSystem->Load(\"libCORRFW\");" << endl << endl;
       } else {
@@ -3426,6 +4532,8 @@ void AliAnalysisAlien::WriteMergingMacro()
                 pkgname == "AOD.par")       hasAOD = kTRUE;
             if (pkgname == "ANALYSIS" ||
                 pkgname == "ANALYSIS.par")  hasANALYSIS = kTRUE;
+            if (pkgname == "OADB" ||
+                pkgname == "OADB.par")      hasOADB = kTRUE;
             if (pkgname == "ANALYSISalice" ||
                 pkgname == "ANALYSISalice.par") hasANALYSISalice = kTRUE;
             if (pkgname == "CORRFW" ||
@@ -3438,8 +4546,11 @@ void AliAnalysisAlien::WriteMergingMacro()
          else out << "   if (!" << setupPar << "(\"ESD\")) return;" << endl;
          if (!hasAOD)       out << "   gSystem->Load(\"libAOD\");" << endl;
          else out << "   if (!" << setupPar << "(\"AOD\")) return;" << endl;
+         out << "   gSystem->Load(\"libOADB\");" << endl;
          if (!hasANALYSIS)  out << "   gSystem->Load(\"libANALYSIS\");" << endl;
          else out << "   if (!" << setupPar << "(\"ANALYSIS\")) return;" << endl;
+         if (!hasOADB)  out << "   gSystem->Load(\"libOADB\");" << endl;
+         else out << "   if (!" << setupPar << "(\"OADB\")) return;" << endl;
          if (!hasANALYSISalice)   out << "   gSystem->Load(\"libANALYSISalice\");" << endl;
          else out << "   if (!" << setupPar << "(\"ANALYSISalice\")) return;" << endl;
          if (!hasCORRFW)    out << "   gSystem->Load(\"libCORRFW\");" << endl << endl;
@@ -3456,6 +4567,8 @@ void AliAnalysisAlien::WriteMergingMacro()
                 pkgname == "AOD.par" ||
                 pkgname == "ANALYSIS" ||
                 pkgname == "ANALYSIS.par" ||
+                pkgname == "OADB" ||
+                pkgname == "OADB.par" ||
                 pkgname == "ANALYSISalice" ||
                 pkgname == "ANALYSISalice.par" ||
                 pkgname == "CORRFW" ||
@@ -3478,13 +4591,28 @@ void AliAnalysisAlien::WriteMergingMacro()
       if (fIncludePath.Length()) out << "   gSystem->AddIncludePath(\"" << fIncludePath.Data() << "\");" << endl;
       out << "   gROOT->ProcessLine(\".include $ALICE_ROOT/include\");" << endl;
       out << "   printf(\"Include path: %s\\n\", gSystem->GetIncludePath());" << endl << endl;
+      if (fMCLoop && !fGeneratorLibs.IsNull()) {
+         out << "// MC generator libraries" << endl;
+         TObjArray *list = fGeneratorLibs.Tokenize(" ");
+         TIter next(list);
+         TObjString *str;
+         while((str=(TObjString*)next())) {
+            out << "   gSystem->Load(\"" << str->GetName() << "\");" << endl;
+         }
+         delete list;
+      }
       if (fAdditionalLibs.Length()) {
          out << "// Add aditional AliRoot libraries" << endl;
-         TObjArray *list = fAdditionalLibs.Tokenize(" ");
+         TString additionalLibs = fAdditionalLibs;
+         additionalLibs.Strip();
+         if (additionalLibs.Length() && fFriendLibs.Length())
+            additionalLibs += " ";
+         additionalLibs += fFriendLibs;
+         TObjArray *list = additionalLibs.Tokenize(" ");
          TIter next(list);
          TObjString *str;
          while((str=(TObjString*)next())) {
-            if (str->GetString().Contains(".so"))
+            if (str->GetString().Contains(".so") || str->GetString().Contains(".dylib"))
                out << "   gSystem->Load(\"" << str->GetString().Data() << "\");" << endl;
          }
          if (list) delete list;
@@ -3513,18 +4641,36 @@ void AliAnalysisAlien::WriteMergingMacro()
          out << "   gEnv->SetValue(\"XNet.FirstConnectMaxCnt\",1);" << endl << endl;
       }
       // Change temp directory to current one
-      out << "// Set temporary merging directory to current one" << endl;
-      out << "   gSystem->Setenv(\"TMPDIR\", gSystem->pwd());" << endl << endl;   
       out << "// Connect to AliEn" << endl;
       out << "   if (!TGrid::Connect(\"alien://\")) return;" << endl;
+      out << "// Set temporary merging directory to current one" << endl;
+      out << "   gSystem->Setenv(\"TMPDIR\", gSystem->pwd());" << endl << endl;   
+      out << "// Set temporary compilation directory to current one" << endl;
+      out << "   gSystem->SetBuildDir(gSystem->pwd(), kTRUE);" << endl << endl;   
       out << "   TString outputDir = dir;" << endl;  
-      out << "   TString outputFiles = \"" << GetListOfFiles("out") << "\";" << endl;
-      out << "   TString mergeExcludes = \"" << fMergeExcludes << "\";" << endl;
+      if (IsMergeAOD())
+         out << "   TString outputFiles = \"" << GetListOfFiles("outaod") << "\";" << endl;
+      else   
+         out << "   TString outputFiles = \"" << GetListOfFiles("out") << "\";" << endl;
+      out << "   TString mergeExcludes = \"" << fMergeExcludes << " " << fRegisterExcludes << "\";" << endl;
       out << "   TObjArray *list = outputFiles.Tokenize(\",\");" << endl;
       out << "   TIter *iter = new TIter(list);" << endl;
       out << "   TObjString *str;" << endl;
       out << "   TString outputFile;" << endl;
       out << "   Bool_t merged = kTRUE;" << endl;
+      TString analysisFile = fExecutable;
+      analysisFile.ReplaceAll(".sh", ".root");
+      out << "   AliAnalysisManager *mgr = AliAnalysisAlien::LoadAnalysisManager(\""
+          << analysisFile << "\");" << endl;
+      out << "   if (!mgr) {" << endl;
+      out << "      printf(\"ERROR: Analysis manager could not be extracted from file \");" << endl;
+      out << "      return;" << endl;
+      out << "   }" << endl;
+      if (IsLocalTest()) {
+         out << "   printf(\"===================================\\n\");" << endl;      
+         out << "   printf(\"Testing merging...\\n\");" << endl;
+         out << "   printf(\"===================================\\n\");" << endl;
+      }        
       out << "   while((str=(TObjString*)iter->Next())) {" << endl;
       out << "      outputFile = str->GetString();" << endl;
       out << "      if (outputFile.Contains(\"*\")) continue;" << endl;
@@ -3532,7 +4678,7 @@ void AliAnalysisAlien::WriteMergingMacro()
       out << "      if (index > 0) outputFile.Remove(index);" << endl;
       out << "      // Skip already merged outputs" << endl;
       out << "      if (!gSystem->AccessPathName(outputFile)) {" << endl;
-      out << "         printf(\"Output file <%s> found. Not merging again.\",outputFile.Data());" << endl;
+      out << "         printf(\"Output file <%s> found. Not merging again.\\n\",outputFile.Data());" << endl;
       out << "         continue;" << endl;
       out << "      }" << endl;
       out << "      if (mergeExcludes.Contains(outputFile.Data())) continue;" << endl;
@@ -3542,32 +4688,27 @@ void AliAnalysisAlien::WriteMergingMacro()
       out << "         return;" << endl;
       out << "      }" << endl;
       out << "   }" << endl;
+      if (mgr && mgr->IsCollectThroughput() && !IsLocalTest()) {
+         out << "   TString infolog = \"" << mgr->GetFileInfoLog() << "\";" << endl;
+         out << "   AliAnalysisAlien::MergeInfo(infolog, outputDir);" << endl;
+      }
       out << "   // all outputs merged, validate" << endl;
       out << "   ofstream out;" << endl;
       out << "   out.open(\"outputs_valid\", ios::out);" << endl;
       out << "   out.close();" << endl;
       out << "   // read the analysis manager from file" << endl;
-      TString analysisFile = fExecutable;
-      analysisFile.ReplaceAll(".sh", ".root");
-      out << "   if (!outputDir.Contains(\"Stage\")) return;" << endl;
-      out << "   TFile *file = TFile::Open(\"" << analysisFile << "\");" << endl;
-      out << "   if (!file) return;" << endl;
-      out << "   TIter nextkey(file->GetListOfKeys());" << endl;
-      out << "   AliAnalysisManager *mgr = 0;" << endl;
-      out << "   TKey *key;" << endl;
-      out << "   while ((key=(TKey*)nextkey())) {" << endl;
-      out << "      if (!strcmp(key->GetClassName(), \"AliAnalysisManager\"))" << endl;
-      out << "         mgr = (AliAnalysisManager*)file->Get(key->GetName());" << endl;
-      out << "   };" << endl;
-      out << "   if (!mgr) {" << endl;
-      out << "      ::Error(\"" << func.Data() << "\", \"No analysis manager found in file" << analysisFile <<"\");" << endl;
-      out << "      return;" << endl;
-      out << "   }" << endl << endl;
+      if (IsLocalTest()) {
+         out << "   printf(\"===================================\\n\");" << endl;      
+         out << "   printf(\"Testing Terminate()...\\n\");" << endl;
+         out << "   printf(\"===================================\\n\");" << endl;      
+      } else {   
+         out << "   if (!outputDir.Contains(\"Stage\")) return;" << endl;
+      }   
       out << "   mgr->SetRunFromPath(mgr->GetRunFromAlienPath(dir));" << endl;
       out << "   mgr->SetSkipTerminate(kFALSE);" << endl;
       out << "   mgr->PrintStatus();" << endl;
-      if (AliAnalysisManager::GetAnalysisManager()) {
-         if (AliAnalysisManager::GetAnalysisManager()->GetDebugLevel()>3) {
+      if (mgr) {
+         if (mgr->GetDebugLevel()>3) {
             out << "   gEnv->SetValue(\"XNet.Debug\", \"1\");" << endl;
          } else {
             if (TestBit(AliAnalysisGrid::kTest))            
@@ -3628,7 +4769,9 @@ void AliAnalysisAlien::WriteMergingMacro()
       workdir += fGridWorkingDir;
       if (FileExists(mergingMacro)) gGrid->Rm(mergingMacro);
       Info("WriteMergingMacro", "\n#####   Copying merging macro: <%s> to your alien workspace", mergingMacro.Data());
-      TFile::Cp(Form("file:%s",mergingMacro.Data()), Form("alien://%s/%s", workdir.Data(), mergingMacro.Data()));
+//      TFile::Cp(Form("file:%s",mergingMacro.Data()), Form("alien://%s/%s", workdir.Data(), mergingMacro.Data()));
+      if (!copyLocal2Alien("WriteMergeMacro",mergingMacro.Data(), 
+           Form("%s/%s", workdir.Data(), mergingMacro.Data()))) Fatal("","Terminating");
    }
 }
 
@@ -3679,6 +4822,10 @@ Bool_t AliAnalysisAlien::SetupPar(const char *package)
 void AliAnalysisAlien::WriteExecutable()
 {
 // Generate the alien executable script.
+   // Patch executable with -x to catch error code
+   if (fExecutableCommand.Contains("root") && 
+       fExecutableCommand.Contains("-q") && 
+       !fExecutableCommand.Contains("-x")) fExecutableCommand += " -x";
    if (!TestBit(AliAnalysisGrid::kSubmit)) {  
       ofstream out;
       out.open(fExecutable.Data(), ios::out);
@@ -3708,8 +4855,22 @@ void AliAnalysisAlien::WriteExecutable()
       out << "free -m" << endl;
       out << "echo \"=========================================\"" << endl << endl;
       out << fExecutableCommand << " "; 
-      out << fAnalysisMacro.Data() << " " << fExecutableArgs.Data() << endl << endl;
-      out << "echo \"======== " << fAnalysisMacro.Data() << " finished with exit code: $? ========\"" << endl;
+      out << fAnalysisMacro.Data() << " " << fExecutableArgs.Data() << endl;
+      out << "RET=$?" << endl;
+      out << "if [ \"$RET\" != \"0\" ];then" << endl;
+      out << "  echo \"======== ERROR : " << fAnalysisMacro.Data() << " finished with NON zero code: $RET ========\"" << endl;
+      out << "  if [ \"$RET\" -gt 128 ] && [ \"$RET\" -lt 160 ]; then"<<endl;
+      out << "    let sig=\"$RET - 128\""<<endl;
+      out << "    sigs='HUP INT QUIT ILL TRAP ABRT BUS FPE"<<endl;
+      out << "    KILL USR1 SEGV USR2 PIPE ALRM TERM STKFLT"<<endl;
+      out << "    CHLD CONT STOP TSTP TTIN TTOU URG XCPU"<<endl;
+      out << "    XFSZ VTALRM PROF WINCH IO PWR SYS'"<<endl;
+      out << "    sig=SIG`echo $sigs | awk '{ print $'\"$sig\"' }'`"<<endl;
+      out << "    echo \"======== it appears to have been killed with signal: $sig ========\""<<endl;
+      out << "  fi"<<endl;
+      out << "  exit $RET"<< endl;
+      out << "fi" << endl << endl ;
+      out << "echo \"======== " << fAnalysisMacro.Data() << " finished with exit code: $RET ========\"" << endl;
       out << "echo \"############## memory after: ##############\"" << endl;
       out << "free -m" << endl;
    }   
@@ -3718,13 +4879,12 @@ void AliAnalysisAlien::WriteExecutable()
    if (copy) {
       CdWork();
       TString workdir = gGrid->GetHomeDirectory();
-      TString bindir = Form("%s/bin", workdir.Data());
-      if (!DirectoryExists(bindir)) gGrid->Mkdir(bindir,"-p");
       workdir += fGridWorkingDir;
-      TString executable = Form("%s/bin/%s", gGrid->GetHomeDirectory(), fExecutable.Data());
+      TString executable = TString::Format("%s/%s", workdir.Data(), fExecutable.Data());
       if (FileExists(executable)) gGrid->Rm(executable);
       Info("WriteExecutable", "\n#####   Copying executable file <%s> to your AliEn bin directory", fExecutable.Data());
-      TFile::Cp(Form("file:%s",fExecutable.Data()), Form("alien://%s", executable.Data()));
+      if (!copyLocal2Alien("WriteExecutable",fExecutable.Data(), 
+          executable.Data())) Fatal("","Terminating");
    } 
 }
 
@@ -3770,6 +4930,20 @@ void AliAnalysisAlien::WriteMergeExecutable()
       else
          out << "export ARG=\"" << mergeMacro << "(\\\"$1\\\",$2)\"" << endl;
       out << fExecutableCommand << " " << "$ARG" << endl; 
+      out << "RET=$?" << endl;
+      out << "if [ \"$RET\" != \"0\" ];then" << endl;
+      out << "  echo \"======== ERROR : " << fAnalysisMacro.Data() << " finished with NON zero code: $RET ========\"" << endl;
+      out << "  if [ \"$RET\" -gt 128 ] && [ \"$RET\" -lt 160 ]; then"<<endl;
+      out << "    let sig=\"$RET - 128\""<<endl;
+      out << "    sigs='HUP INT QUIT ILL TRAP ABRT BUS FPE"<<endl;
+      out << "    KILL USR1 SEGV USR2 PIPE ALRM TERM STKFLT"<<endl;
+      out << "    CHLD CONT STOP TSTP TTIN TTOU URG XCPU"<<endl;
+      out << "    XFSZ VTALRM PROF WINCH IO PWR SYS'"<<endl;
+      out << "    sig=SIG`echo $sigs | awk '{ print $'\"$sig\"' }'`"<<endl;
+      out << "    echo \"======== it appears to have been killed with signal: $sig ========\""<<endl;
+      out << "  fi"<<endl;
+      out << "  exit $RET"<< endl;
+      out << "fi" << endl << endl ;
       out << "echo \"======== " << mergeMacro.Data() << " finished with exit code: $? ========\"" << endl;
       out << "echo \"############## memory after: ##############\"" << endl;
       out << "free -m" << endl;
@@ -3779,13 +4953,12 @@ void AliAnalysisAlien::WriteMergeExecutable()
    if (copy) {
       CdWork();
       TString workdir = gGrid->GetHomeDirectory();
-      TString bindir = Form("%s/bin", workdir.Data());
-      if (!DirectoryExists(bindir)) gGrid->Mkdir(bindir,"-p");
       workdir += fGridWorkingDir;
-      TString executable = Form("%s/bin/%s", gGrid->GetHomeDirectory(), mergeExec.Data());
+      TString executable = TString::Format("%s/%s", workdir.Data(), mergeExec.Data());
       if (FileExists(executable)) gGrid->Rm(executable);
       Info("WriteMergeExecutable", "\n#####   Copying executable file <%s> to your AliEn bin directory", mergeExec.Data());
-      TFile::Cp(Form("file:%s",mergeExec.Data()), Form("alien://%s", executable.Data()));
+      if (!copyLocal2Alien("WriteMergeExecutable",mergeExec.Data(), 
+          executable.Data())) Fatal("","Terminating");
    } 
 }
 
@@ -3821,7 +4994,9 @@ void AliAnalysisAlien::WriteProductionFile(const char *filename) const
    if (gGrid) {
       Info("WriteProductionFile", "\n#####   Copying production file <%s> to your work directory", filename);
       if (FileExists(filename)) gGrid->Rm(filename);
-      TFile::Cp(Form("file:%s",filename), Form("alien://%s/%s", workdir.Data(),filename));
+//      TFile::Cp(Form("file:%s",filename), Form("alien://%s/%s", workdir.Data(),filename));
+      if (!copyLocal2Alien("WriteProductionFile", filename, 
+          Form("%s/%s", workdir.Data(),filename))) Fatal("","Terminating");
    }   
 }
 
@@ -3883,7 +5058,7 @@ void AliAnalysisAlien::WriteValidationScript(Bool_t merge)
       out << "parArch=`grep -Ei \"Cannot Build the PAR Archive\" stderr`" << endl;
       out << "segViol=`grep -Ei \"Segmentation violation\" stderr`" << endl;
       out << "segFault=`grep -Ei \"Segmentation fault\" stderr`" << endl;
-      out << "glibcErr=`grep -Ei \"*** glibc detected ***\" stderr`" << endl;
+      out << "glibcErr=`grep -Ei '\\*\\*\\* glibc detected \\*\\*\\*' stderr`" << endl;
       out << "" << endl;
 
       out << "if [ \"$parArch\" != \"\" ] ; then" << endl;
@@ -3918,7 +5093,7 @@ void AliAnalysisAlien::WriteValidationScript(Bool_t merge)
 
       TString outputFiles = fOutputFiles;
       if (merge && !fTerminateFiles.IsNull()) {
-         outputFiles += ",";
+         if (!outputFiles.IsNull()) outputFiles += ",";
          outputFiles += fTerminateFiles;
       }
       TObjArray *arr = outputFiles.Tokenize(",");
@@ -3966,6 +5141,8 @@ void AliAnalysisAlien::WriteValidationScript(Bool_t merge)
       workdir += fGridWorkingDir;
       Info("WriteValidationScript", "\n#####   Copying validation script <%s> to your AliEn working space", validationScript.Data());
       if (FileExists(validationScript)) gGrid->Rm(validationScript);
-      TFile::Cp(Form("file:%s",validationScript.Data()), Form("alien://%s/%s", workdir.Data(),validationScript.Data()));
+//      TFile::Cp(Form("file:%s",validationScript.Data()), Form("alien://%s/%s", workdir.Data(),validationScript.Data()));
+      if (!copyLocal2Alien("WriteValidationScript", validationScript.Data(), 
+          Form("%s/%s",workdir.Data(), validationScript.Data()))) Fatal("","Terminating");
    } 
 }