function getSamples($p){
        $db = new UberseqDatabaseIF();
        $status = array('error'=>True, 'detail'=>'runtime error fetching samples', 'samples'=>array());
        $projectMode = isset($p['project_id']);
        $orderMode = isset($p['order_id']);
        try {
            $q = "SELECT Id, Name, Work_Order__c, Sample__c.Work_Order__r.Name, Order_Opportunity__c FROM Sample__c WHERE";
            if($projectMode){
                $q .= " Sample__c.Order_Opportunity__c = '" . $p['project_id'] . "'";
            }else if($orderMode){
                $q .= " Sample__c.work_order__c = '" . $p['order_id'] . "'";
            }else{
                $status['detail'] = 'No projectID or orderId found';
                return $status;
            }
            $response = $this->_conn->query($q);
            if ($response->size > 0) {
                $result = new QueryResult($response);
                for ($result->rewind(); $result->pointer < $result->size; $result->next() ) {
                    $rec = $result->current();
                    $sample = array();
                    $sample['id'] = $rec->Id;
                    $sample['name'] = $rec->Name;
                    $sample['project_id'] = $rec->Order_Opportunity__c;
                    $sample['order_id'] = $rec->Work_Order__c;
                    $stats = False;
                    if( isset( $rec->Work_Order__r ) ){
                        $sample['order_name'] = $rec->Work_Order__r->Name;
                        $stats = $db->sample_file_stats(array('sample_id' => $sample['name'], 'order_id' => $sample['order_name']));
                    }else{
                        error_log('ERROR: No Order Name found in getSamples:' . $rec->Work_Order__c);
                    }
                    if($stats){
                        $sample['file_size_total'] = $stats['size_total'];
                        $sample['file_count'] = $stats['file_count'];
                    }
                    array_push($status['samples'], $sample);
                }
                $status['detail'] = 'Samples found for ' . ($orderMode ?  ' order:'.$p['order_id'] : ' project:'.$p['project_id']);
            }else{
                $status['detail'] = 'Samples found for ' . ($orderMode ?  ' order:'.$p['order_id'] : ' project:'.$p['project_id']);
            }
            $status['error'] = False;
        } catch (Exception $e) {
            $status['detail'] = 'ERROR: ' . $e->getMessage();
            $status['error'] = True;
            error_log('ERROR fetching order samples: ' . $status['detail']);
        }
        return $status;
    }