diff --git a/src/db/dbAddr.h b/src/db/dbAddr.h
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+++ b/src/db/dbAddr.h
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+
+#ifndef dbAddrh
+#define dbAddrh
+
+typedef struct dbAddr{
+        struct dbCommon *precord;/* address of record                   */
+        void    *pfield;        /* address of field                     */
+        void    *pfldDes;       /* address of struct fldDes             */
+        void    *asPvt;         /* Access Security Private              */
+        long    no_elements;    /* number of elements (arrays)          */
+        short   field_type;     /* type of database field               */
+        short   field_size;     /* size (bytes) of the field being accessed */
+        short   special;        /* special processing                   */
+        short   dbr_field_type; /* field type as seen by database request*/
+                                /*DBR_STRING,...,DBR_ENUM,DBR_NOACCESS*/
+}DBADDR;
+
+typedef struct pnRestartNode {
+        ELLNODE         node;
+        struct putNotify *ppn;
+        struct putNotify *ppnrestartList; /*ppn with restartList*/
+}PNRESTARTNODE;
+ 
+ 
+typedef struct putNotify{
+        /*The following members MUST be set by user*/
+#ifdef __STDC__
+        void            (*userCallback)(struct putNotify *); /*callback provided by user*/
+#else
+        void            (*userCallback)(); /*callback provided by user*/
+#endif
+        struct dbAddr   *paddr;         /*dbAddr set by dbNameToAddr*/
+        void            *pbuffer;       /*address of data*/
+        long            nRequest;       /*number of elements to be written*/
+        short           dbrType;        /*database request type*/
+        void            *usrPvt;        /*for private use of user*/
+        /*The following is status of request. Set by dbPutNotify*/
+        long            status;
+        /*The following are private to database access*/
+        CALLBACK        callback;
+        ELLLIST         waitList;       /*list of records for which to wait*/
+        ELLLIST         restartList;    /*list of PUTNOTIFYs to restart*/
+        PNRESTARTNODE   restartNode;
+        short           restart;
+        short           callbackState;
+        void            *waitForCallback;
+}PUTNOTIFY;
+
+/*
+ * old db access API
+ * (included here because these routines use dbAccess.h and their
+ * prototypes must also be included in db_access.h)
+ */
+#ifdef __STDC__
+        int db_name_to_addr(char *pname, DBADDR *paddr);
+        int db_put_field(DBADDR *paddr, int src_type,
+                        void *psrc, int no_elements);
+        int db_get_field(DBADDR *paddr, int dest_type,
+                        void *pdest, int no_elements, void *pfl);
+#else
+        int db_name_to_addr();
+        int db_put_field();
+        int db_get_field();
+#endif
+
+#endif /* dbAddrh */