diff --git a/src/dbStatic/dbStaticLib.c b/src/dbStatic/dbStaticLib.c
index b5071db3f..fc3cb9bf2 100644
--- a/src/dbStatic/dbStaticLib.c
+++ b/src/dbStatic/dbStaticLib.c
@@ -1271,6 +1271,14 @@ char *dbGetFieldName(DBENTRY *pdbentry)
     return(pflddes->name);
 }
 
+char *dbGetDefault(DBENTRY *pdbentry)
+{
+    dbFldDes  	*pflddes = pdbentry->pflddes;
+
+    if(!pflddes) return(NULL);
+    return(pflddes->initial);
+}
+
 char *dbGetPrompt(DBENTRY *pdbentry)
 {
     dbFldDes  	*pflddes = pdbentry->pflddes;
@@ -1987,10 +1995,8 @@ dbMenu *dbFindMenu(dbBase *pdbbase,char *name)
 char   **dbGetChoices(DBENTRY *pdbentry)
 {
     dbFldDes  	*pflddes = pdbentry->pflddes;
-    void	*pfield = pdbentry->pfield;
 
     if(!pflddes) return(NULL);
-    if(!pfield) return(NULL);
     switch (pflddes->field_type) {
     case DBF_MENU: {
 	    dbMenu	*pdbMenu = (dbMenu *)pflddes->ftPvt;
diff --git a/src/dbStatic/dbStaticLib.h b/src/dbStatic/dbStaticLib.h
index b5a93af26..77b0bfe09 100644
--- a/src/dbStatic/dbStaticLib.h
+++ b/src/dbStatic/dbStaticLib.h
@@ -127,15 +127,16 @@ int  dbGetNRecords(DBENTRY *pdbentry);
 char *dbGetRecordName(DBENTRY *pdbentry);
 long dbRenameRecord(DBENTRY *pdbentry,char *newName);
 
-long dbFindField(DBENTRY *pdbentry,char *pfieldName);
 long dbFirstFielddes(DBENTRY *pdbentry,int dctonly);
 long dbNextFielddes(DBENTRY *pdbentry,int dctonly);
 int  dbGetFieldType(DBENTRY *pdbentry);
 int  dbGetNFields(DBENTRY *pdbentry,int dctonly);
 char *dbGetFieldName(DBENTRY *pdbentry);
-char *dbGetPrompt(DBENTRY *pdbentry);
+char *dbGetDefault(DBENTRY *pdbentry);
+char *dbGetString(DBENTRY *pdbentry);
 int dbGetPromptGroup(DBENTRY *pdbentry);
 
+long dbFindField(DBENTRY *pdbentry,char *pfieldName);
 char *dbGetString(DBENTRY *pdbentry);
 long dbPutString(DBENTRY *pdbentry,char *pstring);
 char *dbVerify(DBENTRY *pdbentry,char *pstring);