*** db_access.c.orig	2016-05-10 19:02:06.114617433 -0700
--- db_access.c	2016-05-10 19:04:03.027332775 -0700
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*** 32,37 ****
--- 32,38 ----
  #include "dbCommon.h"
  #include "errMdef.h"
  #include "recSup.h"
+ #include "dbLock.h"
  #include "alarm.h"
  #define db_accessHFORdb_accessC
  #include "db_access.h"
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*** 182,187 ****
--- 183,190 ----
      * in the dbAccess.c dbGet() and getOptions() routines.
      */
  
+     dbScanLock( paddr->precord );
+ 
      switch(buffer_type) {
      case(oldDBR_STRING):
          status = dbGetField(paddr, DBR_STRING, pbuffer, &zero, nRequest, pfl);
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*** 820,827 ****
          }
          break;
      default:
!         return -1;
      }
      if (status) return -1;
      return 0;
  }
--- 823,834 ----
          }
          break;
      default:
!         status = -1;
!         break;
      }
+ 
+     dbScanUnlock( paddr->precord );
+ 
      if (status) return -1;
      return 0;
  }