jba pact now used to test for asyn processing, not status

src/rec/recStringout.c

@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
  * .02  11-11-91        jba     Moved set and reset of alarm stat and sevr to macros
  * .03  02-05-92	jba	Changed function arguments from paddr to precord 
  * .04  02-28-92	jba	ANSI C changes
+ * .05  04-10-92        jba     pact now used to test for asyn processing, not status
  */ 
 
 
@@ -96,7 +97,7 @@ struct stringoutdset { /* stringout input dset */
 	DEVSUPFUN	init;
 	DEVSUPFUN	init_record; /*returns: (-1,0)=>(failure,success)*/
 	DEVSUPFUN	get_ioint_info;
-	DEVSUPFUN	write_stringout;/*(-1,0,1)=>(failure,success,don't Continue*/
+	DEVSUPFUN	write_stringout;/*(-1,0)=>(failure,success)*/
 };
 void monitor();
 
@@ -133,6 +134,7 @@ static long process(pstringout)
 {
 	struct stringoutdset	*pdset = (struct stringoutdset *)(pstringout->dset);
 	long		 status=0;
+	unsigned char    pact=pstringout->pact;
 
 	if( (pdset==NULL) || (pdset->write_stringout==NULL) ) {
 		pstringout->pact=TRUE;
@@ -158,11 +160,10 @@ static long process(pstringout)
 	if(status==0) {
 		status=(*pdset->write_stringout)(pstringout); /* write the new value */
 	}
+	/* check if device support set pact */
+	if ( !pact && pstringout->pact ) return(0);
 	pstringout->pact = TRUE;
 
-	/* status is one if an asynchronous record is being processed*/
-	if (status==1) return(0);
-
 	tsLocalTime(&pstringout->time);
 
 	/* check event list */