diff --git a/src/rec/recCompress.c b/src/rec/recCompress.c
index a9f09b252..f252a4030 100644
--- a/src/rec/recCompress.c
+++ b/src/rec/recCompress.c
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ static long get_precision(paddr,precision)
     struct compressRecord	*pcompress=(struct compressRecord *)paddr->precord;
 
     *precision = pcompress->prec;
-    if(paddr->pfield == (void *)pcompress->val) return(0);
+    if(paddr->pfield == (void *)pcompress->bptr) return(0);
     recGblGetPrec(paddr,precision);
     return(0);
 }
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ static long get_graphic_double(paddr,pgd)
 {
     struct compressRecord *pcompress=(struct compressRecord *)paddr->precord;
 
-    if(paddr->pfield==(void *)pcompress->val){
+    if(paddr->pfield==(void *)pcompress->bptr){
         pgd->upper_disp_limit = pcompress->hopr;
         pgd->lower_disp_limit = pcompress->lopr;
     } else recGblGetGraphicDouble(paddr,pgd);
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ static long get_control_double(paddr,pcd)
 {
     struct compressRecord *pcompress=(struct compressRecord *)paddr->precord;
 
-    if(paddr->pfield==(void *)pcompress->val){
+    if(paddr->pfield==(void *)pcompress->bptr){
         pcd->upper_ctrl_limit = pcompress->hopr;
         pcd->lower_ctrl_limit = pcompress->lopr;
     } else recGblGetControlDouble(paddr,pcd);
diff --git a/src/rec/recLongin.c b/src/rec/recLongin.c
index dccf1f674..864f4b51a 100644
--- a/src/rec/recLongin.c
+++ b/src/rec/recLongin.c
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ static long get_graphic_double(paddr,pgd)
 {
     struct longinRecord	*plongin=(struct longinRecord *)paddr->precord;
 
-    if(paddr->pfield==(void *)plongin->val){
+    if(paddr->pfield==(void *)&plongin->val){
         pgd->upper_disp_limit = plongin->hopr;
         pgd->lower_disp_limit = plongin->lopr;
     } else recGblGetGraphicDouble(paddr,pgd);
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ static long get_control_double(paddr,pcd)
 {
     struct longinRecord	*plongin=(struct longinRecord *)paddr->precord;
 
-    if(paddr->pfield==(void *)plongin->val){
+    if(paddr->pfield==(void *)&plongin->val){
         pcd->upper_ctrl_limit = plongin->hopr;
         pcd->lower_ctrl_limit = plongin->lopr;
     } else recGblGetControlDouble(paddr,pcd);
diff --git a/src/rec/recLongout.c b/src/rec/recLongout.c
index 7903c7de8..188af9ea9 100644
--- a/src/rec/recLongout.c
+++ b/src/rec/recLongout.c
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ static long get_graphic_double(paddr,pgd)
 {
     struct longoutRecord	*plongout=(struct longoutRecord *)paddr->precord;
 
-    if(paddr->pfield==(void *)plongout->val){
+    if(paddr->pfield==(void *)&plongout->val){
         pgd->upper_disp_limit = plongout->hopr;
         pgd->lower_disp_limit = plongout->lopr;
     } else recGblGetGraphicDouble(paddr,pgd);
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ static long get_control_double(paddr,pcd)
 {
     struct longoutRecord	*plongout=(struct longoutRecord *)paddr->precord;
 
-    if(paddr->pfield==(void *)plongout->val){
+    if(paddr->pfield==(void *)&plongout->val){
         pcd->upper_ctrl_limit = plongout->hopr;
         pcd->lower_ctrl_limit = plongout->lopr;
     } else recGblGetControlDouble(paddr,pcd);
diff --git a/src/rec/recWaveform.c b/src/rec/recWaveform.c
index cec3ae739..f99e74b4b 100644
--- a/src/rec/recWaveform.c
+++ b/src/rec/recWaveform.c
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ static long get_precision(paddr,precision)
     struct waveformRecord	*pwf=(struct waveformRecord *)paddr->precord;
 
     *precision = pwf->prec;
-    if(paddr->pfield==(void *)&pwf->val) return(0);
+    if(paddr->pfield==(void *)pwf->bptr) return(0);
     recGblGetPrec(paddr,precision);
     return(0);
 }
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ static long get_graphic_double(paddr,pgd)
 {
     struct waveformRecord     *pwf=(struct waveformRecord *)paddr->precord;
 
-    if(paddr->pfield==(void *)&pwf->val){
+    if(paddr->pfield==(void *)pwf->bptr){
         pgd->upper_disp_limit = pwf->hopr;
         pgd->lower_disp_limit = pwf->lopr;
     } else recGblGetGraphicDouble(paddr,pgd);
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ static long get_control_double(paddr,pcd)
 {
     struct waveformRecord     *pwf=(struct waveformRecord *)paddr->precord;
 
-    if(paddr->pfield==(void *)&pwf->val){
+    if(paddr->pfield==(void *)pwf->bptr){
         pcd->upper_ctrl_limit = pwf->hopr;
         pcd->lower_ctrl_limit = pwf->lopr;
     } else recGblGetControlDouble(paddr,pcd);