diff --git a/METdbLoad/sql/scripts/generate_xml_spec.py b/METdbLoad/sql/scripts/generate_xml_spec.py
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+'''
+    Creates the METviewer database to store MET output.
+'''
+import os.path
+import subprocess
+
+import yaml
+import argparse
+from dataclasses import dataclass
+import logging
+
+logging.basicConfig(encoding='utf-8', level=logging.DEBUG)
+
+
+@dataclass
+class DatabaseLoadingInfo:
+    '''
+        Data class for keeping the relevant information for loading the
+        METviewer database.
+    '''
+
+    db_name: str
+    user_name: str
+    password: str
+    host_name: str
+    port_number: int
+    group: str
+    schema_path: str
+    data_dir: str
+    xml_spec_file: str
+    load_stat: bool
+    load_mode: bool
+    load_mtd: bool
+    load_mpr: bool
+    load_orank: bool
+    config_file_dir: str
+
+    def __init__(self, config_obj: dict, config_file_dir:str):
+        '''
+
+        Args:
+            config_obj: A dictionary containing the
+                        settings to be used in creating the database.
+        '''
+
+        self.db_name = config_obj['dbname']
+        self.user_name = config_obj['username']
+        self.password = config_obj['password']
+        self.host_name = config_obj['host']
+        self.port_number = config_obj['port']
+        self.group = config_obj['group']
+        self.schema_path = config_obj['schema_location']
+        self.data_dir = config_obj['data_dir']
+        self.xml_spec_file = config_obj['xml_specification']
+        self.load_stat = config_obj['load_stat']
+        self.load_mode = config_obj['load_mode']
+        self.load_mtd = config_obj['load_mtd']
+        self.load_mpr = config_obj['load_mpr']
+        self.load_orank = config_obj['load_orank']
+        self.description = config_obj['description']
+        self.config_file_dir = config_file_dir
+
+
+    def update_spec_file(self):
+        '''
+           Edit the XML specification file to reflect the settings in the
+           YAML configuration file.
+        '''
+
+        # Assign the host with the host and port assigned in the YAML config file
+        import xml.etree.ElementTree as et
+        tree = et.parse(self.xml_spec_file)
+        root = tree.getroot()
+
+        for host in root.iter('host'):
+            host.text = self.host_name + ":" + str(self.port_number)
+
+        for dbname in root.iter('database'):
+            dbname.text = self.db_name
+
+        for user in root.iter('user'):
+            user.text = self.user_name
+
+        for password in root.iter('password'):
+            password.text = self.password
+
+        for data_folder in root.iter('folder_tmpl'):
+            data_folder.text = self.data_dir
+
+        for group in root.iter('group'):
+            group.text = self.group
+
+        for desc in root.iter('description'):
+            desc.text = self.description
+
+        tree.write(os.path.join(self.config_file_dir, 'load_met.xml'))
+
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+
+    # Create a parser
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
+
+    # Add arguments to the parser
+    parser.add_argument('config_file')
+
+    # Parse the arguments
+    args = parser.parse_args()
+
+    # Get arguments value
+    config_file = args.config_file
+
+    logging.debug(f'Config file to use: {str(config_file)}')
+    config_file_dir = os.path.dirname(config_file)
+    logging.debug(f'Directory of config file: {config_file_dir}')
+
+    with open(config_file, 'r') as cf:
+        db_config_info = yaml.safe_load(cf)
+        db_loader = DatabaseLoadingInfo(db_config_info, config_file_dir)
+        db_loader.update_spec_file()