diff --git a/slsDetectorSoftware/multiSlsDetector/multiSlsDetectorClient.h b/slsDetectorSoftware/multiSlsDetector/multiSlsDetectorClient.h
index 9bfd9d224..6bcc3581d 100644
--- a/slsDetectorSoftware/multiSlsDetector/multiSlsDetectorClient.h
+++ b/slsDetectorSoftware/multiSlsDetector/multiSlsDetectorClient.h
@@ -19,15 +19,32 @@ class multiSlsDetectorClient  {
  public:
   multiSlsDetectorClient(int argc, char *argv[], int action, multiSlsDetector *myDetector=NULL) {	\
     string answer;					      \
-    multiSlsDetectorCommand *myCmd;			      \
+    multiSlsDetectorCommand *myCmd;					      \
+    int    id=-1, iv=0, pos=-1;				      \
     int del=0;						      \
-    if (argc==0 && action==slsDetectorDefs::READOUT_ACTION) { \
+    char cmd[100];							\
+    if (action==slsDetectorDefs::READOUT_ACTION) { \
+
+      if (argc!=0) {
+	iv=sscanf(argv[0],"%d-%s",&id,cmd);		\
+	if (iv>0 && id>=0 && strchr(argv[0],'-')) {
+	  cout << "id " << id << endl;		\
+	  if (iv>1)
+	    argv[0]=cmd;
+	}
+	iv=sscanf(argv[0],"%d:",&pos);			\
+	if (iv>0 && pos>=0 && strchr(argv[0],':'))
+	  cout << "pos " << pos << "is not allowed!" << endl;	\
+      } 
+      if (id<0)
+	id=0;
+
       if (myDetector==NULL) {				      \
-	myDetector=new multiSlsDetector();		      \
+	myDetector=new multiSlsDetector(id);				\
 	//myDetector->registerDataCallback(&dummyCallback,  NULL);
 	del=1;						      \
       };
-      cout << "noid" <<endl;
+      //  cout << "noid" <<endl;
       myCmd=new multiSlsDetectorCommand(myDetector);	      \
       answer=myCmd->executeLine(argc, argv, action);	      \
       cout << answer<< endl;				      \
@@ -35,8 +52,6 @@ class multiSlsDetectorClient  {
       if (del)      delete myDetector;			      \
       return;						      \
     };							      \
-    int    id=-1, iv=0, pos=-1;				      \
-    char cmd[100];					      \
     if (action==slsDetectorDefs::PUT_ACTION && argc<2) {		\
       cout << "Wrong usage - should be: "<< argv[0] <<			\
 	"[id-][pos:]channel arg" << endl;				\