diff --git a/src/dev/devSiSoft.c b/src/dev/devSiSoft.c
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+/* devStringinSoft.c */
+/* share/src/dev @(#)devStringinSoft.c	1.3     6/7/91  */
+
+/* devStringinSoft.c - Device Support Routines for Soft String Input */
+/*
+ *      Author:		Janet Anderson
+ *      Date:   	04-21-91
+ *
+ *      Experimental Physics and Industrial Control System (EPICS)
+ *
+ *      Copyright 1991, the Regents of the University of California,
+ *      and the University of Chicago Board of Governors.
+ *
+ *      This software was produced under  U.S. Government contracts:
+ *      (W-7405-ENG-36) at the Los Alamos National Laboratory,
+ *      and (W-31-109-ENG-38) at Argonne National Laboratory.
+ *
+ *      Initial development by:
+ *              The Controls and Automation Group (AT-8)
+ *              Ground Test Accelerator
+ *              Accelerator Technology Division
+ *              Los Alamos National Laboratory
+ *
+ *      Co-developed with
+ *              The Controls and Computing Group
+ *              Accelerator Systems Division
+ *              Advanced Photon Source
+ *              Argonne National Laboratory
+ *
+ * Modification Log:
+ * -----------------
+ * .01  mm-dd-yy        iii     Comment
+*/
+
+
+#include	<vxWorks.h>
+#include	<types.h>
+#include	<stdioLib.h>
+
+#include	<alarm.h>
+#include	<dbAccess.h>
+#include	<dbDefs.h>
+#include	<devSup.h>
+#include	<link.h>
+#include	<module_types.h>
+#include	<stringinRecord.h>
+
+
+/* Create the dset for devStringinSoft */
+long init_record();
+long read_stringin();
+
+struct {
+	long		number;
+	DEVSUPFUN	report;
+	DEVSUPFUN	init;
+	DEVSUPFUN	init_record;
+	DEVSUPFUN	get_ioint_info;
+	DEVSUPFUN	read_stringin;
+}devStringinSoft={
+	5,
+	NULL,
+	NULL,
+	init_record,
+	NULL,
+	read_stringin};
+
+static long init_record(pstringin)
+    struct stringinRecord	*pstringin;
+{
+    char message[100];
+    int precision;
+
+    /* stringin.inp must be a CONSTANT or a PV_LINK or a DB_LINK or a CA_LINK*/
+    switch (pstringin->inp.type) {
+    case (CONSTANT) :
+	if(pstringin->inp.value.value!=0.0){
+	        sprintf(pstringin->val,"%-14.7g",pstringin->inp.value.value);
+		pstringin->udf= FALSE;
+		}
+        break;
+    case (PV_LINK) :
+        break;
+    case (DB_LINK) :
+        break;
+    case (CA_LINK) :
+        break;
+    default :
+	strcpy(message,pstringin->name);
+	strcat(message,": devStringinSoft (init_record) Illegal INP field");
+	errMessage(S_db_badField,message);
+	return(S_db_badField);
+    }
+    return(0);
+}
+
+static long read_stringin(pstringin)
+    struct stringinRecord	*pstringin;
+{
+    char message[100];
+    long status=0,options,nRequest;
+
+    /* stringin.inp must be a CONSTANT or a DB_LINK or a CA_LINK*/
+    switch (pstringin->inp.type) {
+    case (CONSTANT) :
+        break;
+    case (DB_LINK) :
+        options=0;
+        nRequest=1;
+        status = dbGetLink(&(pstringin->inp.value.db_link),pstringin,DBR_STRING,
+                pstringin->val,&options,&nRequest);
+        if(status!=0) {
+                if(pstringin->nsev<VALID_ALARM) {
+                        pstringin->nsev = VALID_ALARM;
+                        pstringin->nsta = LINK_ALARM;
+                }
+        } else pstringin->udf = FALSE;
+        break;
+    case (CA_LINK) :
+        break;
+    default :
+        if(pstringin->nsev<VALID_ALARM) {
+                pstringin->nsev = VALID_ALARM;
+                pstringin->nsta = SOFT_ALARM;
+                if(pstringin->stat!=SOFT_ALARM) {
+                        strcpy(message,pstringin->name);
+                        strcat(message,": devStringinSoft (read_stringin) Illegal INP field");
+                        errMessage(S_db_badField,message);
+                }
+        }
+    }
+    return(status);
+}