diff --git a/src/db/dbEvent.c b/src/db/dbEvent.c
index 5b5650ee8..351b562f6 100644
--- a/src/db/dbEvent.c
+++ b/src/db/dbEvent.c
@@ -567,8 +567,8 @@ register struct event_block		*pevent;
 		 	* union copy of char in the db at an odd 
 		 	* address
 		 	*/
-			memcpy(	pevent->paddr->pfield,
-				&ev_que->valque[putix].field,
+			memcpy( &ev_que->valque[putix].field,
+				pevent->paddr->pfield,
 				dbr_size[pevent->paddr->field_type]);
 	
 		}
@@ -645,8 +645,8 @@ register unsigned int		select;
 				 	* union copy of char in the db at an odd 
 				 	* address
 				 	*/
-					memcpy(	pvalue,
-						&ev_que->valque[putix].field,
+					memcpy( &ev_que->valque[putix].field,
+						pvalue,
 						dbr_size[event->paddr->field_type]);
 
 				}
diff --git a/src/db/dbls.c b/src/db/dbls.c
index 3af017403..7e19ef05e 100644
--- a/src/db/dbls.c
+++ b/src/db/dbls.c
@@ -772,8 +772,8 @@ DbRecDes(fp, fflag)
 			&dbRecDes->papRecTypDes[i]->papFldDes[j]->interest,
 			dbRecDes->papRecTypDes[i]->papFldDes[j]->interest);
 		bufOut(fp, fflag);
-		memcpy((void *) & dbRecDes->papRecTypDes[i]->papFldDes[j]->initial,
-		      (void *) buff, 8);
+		memcpy((void *) buff,
+			(void *) & dbRecDes->papRecTypDes[i]->papFldDes[j]->initial, 8);
 		sprintf(buffer, "%8x[%8x][%8x]\tinitial",
 			&dbRecDes->papRecTypDes[i]->papFldDes[j]->initial,
 			buff[0], buff[1]);
@@ -782,8 +782,8 @@ DbRecDes(fp, fflag)
 		    &dbRecDes->papRecTypDes[i]->papFldDes[j]->range1.fldnum,
 		    dbRecDes->papRecTypDes[i]->papFldDes[j]->range1.fldnum);
 		bufOut(fp, fflag);
-		memcpy((void *) & dbRecDes->papRecTypDes[i]->papFldDes[j]->range1.value,
-		      (void *) buff, 8);
+		memcpy((void *) buff,
+			(void *) & dbRecDes->papRecTypDes[i]->papFldDes[j]->range1.value, 8);
 		sprintf(buffer, "%8x[%8x][%8x]\trange1.value",
 		     &dbRecDes->papRecTypDes[i]->papFldDes[j]->range1.value,
 			buff[0], buff[1]);
@@ -792,8 +792,8 @@ DbRecDes(fp, fflag)
 		    &dbRecDes->papRecTypDes[i]->papFldDes[j]->range2.fldnum,
 		    dbRecDes->papRecTypDes[i]->papFldDes[j]->range2.fldnum);
 		bufOut(fp, fflag);
-		memcpy((void *) & dbRecDes->papRecTypDes[i]->papFldDes[j]->range2.value,
-		      (void *) buff, 8);
+		memcpy((void *) buff,
+			(void *) & dbRecDes->papRecTypDes[i]->papFldDes[j]->range2.value, 8);
 		sprintf(buffer, "%8x[%8x][%8x]\trange2.value",
 		     &dbRecDes->papRecTypDes[i]->papFldDes[j]->range2.value,
 			buff[0], buff[1]);