diff --git a/src/makeBaseApp/top/exampleApp/src/caExample.c b/src/makeBaseApp/top/exampleApp/src/caExample.c
index 04e57197e..3df548452 100644
--- a/src/makeBaseApp/top/exampleApp/src/caExample.c
+++ b/src/makeBaseApp/top/exampleApp/src/caExample.c
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@ main(int argc,char **argv)
 	fprintf(stderr,"usage: caExample pvname\n");
 	exit(1);
     }
-    SEVCHK(ca_task_initialize(),"ca_task_initialize");
-    SEVCHK(ca_search(argv[1],&mychid),"ca_search failure");
+    SEVCHK(ca_context_create(ca_disable_preemptive_callback),"ca_context_create");
+    SEVCHK(ca_create_channel(argv[1],NULL,NULL,10,&mychid),"ca_create_channel failure");
     SEVCHK(ca_pend_io(5.0),"ca_pend_io failure");
     SEVCHK(ca_get(DBR_DOUBLE,mychid,(void *)&data),"ca_get failure");
     SEVCHK(ca_pend_io(5.0),"ca_pend_io failure");
diff --git a/src/makeBaseApp/top/exampleApp/src/caMonitor.c b/src/makeBaseApp/top/exampleApp/src/caMonitor.c
index 280ded474..6f979d294 100644
--- a/src/makeBaseApp/top/exampleApp/src/caMonitor.c
+++ b/src/makeBaseApp/top/exampleApp/src/caMonitor.c
@@ -102,12 +102,12 @@ int main(int argc,char **argv)
 	pmynode[npv] = (MYNODE *)calloc(1,sizeof(MYNODE));
 	npv++;
     }
-    SEVCHK(ca_task_initialize(),"ca_task_initialize");
+    SEVCHK(ca_context_create(ca_disable_preemptive_callback),"ca_context_create");
     SEVCHK(ca_add_exception_event(exceptionCallback,NULL),
 	"ca_add_exception_event");
     for(i=0; i<npv; i++) {
-	SEVCHK(ca_search_and_connect(pname[i],&pmynode[i]->mychid,
-		connectionCallback,&pmynode[i]),
+	SEVCHK(ca_create_channel(pname[i],connectionCallback,
+		&pmynode[i],20,&pmynode[i]->mychid),
 		"ca_search_and_connect");
 	SEVCHK(ca_replace_access_rights_event(pmynode[i]->mychid,
 		accessRightsCallback),
@@ -118,6 +118,5 @@ int main(int argc,char **argv)
     }
     /*Should never return from following call*/
     SEVCHK(ca_pend_event(0.0),"ca_pend_event");
-    ca_task_exit();
     return(0);
 }