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+/* exampleMain.c */
+/* Author:  Marty Kraimer Date:    17MAR2000 */
+
+/********************COPYRIGHT NOTIFICATION**********************************
+This software was developed under a United States Government license
+described on the COPYRIGHT_UniversityOfChicago file included as part
+of this distribution.
+****************************************************************************/
+
+#include <stddef.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <stddef.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+
+#include "osiThread.h"
+#include "dbAccess.h"
+#include "errlog.h"
+#include "dbTest.h"
+#include "registryRecordType.h"
+#include "ioccrf.h"
+#include "ioccrfRegisterCommon.h"
+#include "registerRecordDeviceDriverRegister.h"
+
+int main(int argc,char *argv[])
+{
+    threadInit();
+    ioccrfRegisterCommon();
+    registerRecordDeviceDriverRegister();
+    if(argc>=2) {    
+        ioccrf(argv[1]);
+        threadSleep(.2);
+    }
+    ioccrf(NULL);
+    threadExitMain();
+    return(0);
+}