diff --git a/src/copy/createRequest.cpp b/src/copy/createRequest.cpp
index 67c246d..6260162 100644
--- a/src/copy/createRequest.cpp
+++ b/src/copy/createRequest.cpp
@@ -322,149 +322,155 @@ public:
     virtual PVStructurePtr createRequest(
         string const & crequest)
     {
-    	string request = crequest;
-        if (!request.empty()) removeBlanks(request);
-        if (request.empty())
-        {
-            return pvDataCreate->createPVStructure(fieldCreate->createStructure());
-        }
-        size_t offsetRecord = request.find("record[");
-        size_t offsetField = request.find("field(");
-        size_t offsetPutField = request.find("putField(");
-        size_t offsetGetField = request.find("getField(");
-        if(offsetRecord==string::npos
-        && offsetField==string::npos
-        && offsetPutField==string::npos
-        && offsetGetField==string::npos)
-        {
-             request = "field(" + request + ")";
-             offsetField = request.find("field(");
-        }
-        int numParan = 0;
-        int numBrace = 0;
-        int numBracket = 0;
-        for(size_t i=0; i< request.length() ; ++i) {
-            char chr = request[i];
-            if(chr=='(') numParan++;
-            if(chr==')') numParan--;
-            if(chr=='{') numBrace++;
-            if(chr=='}') numBrace--;
-            if(chr=='[') numBracket++;
-            if(chr==']') numBracket--;
-        }
-        if(numParan!=0) {
-            ostringstream oss;
-            oss << "mismatched () " << numParan;
-            message = oss.str();
-            return PVStructurePtr();
-        }
-        if(numBrace!=0) {
-            ostringstream oss;
-            oss << "mismatched {} " << numBrace;
-            message = oss.str();
-            return PVStructurePtr();
-        }
-        if(numBracket!=0) {
-            ostringstream oss;
-            oss << "mismatched [] " << numBracket;
-            message = oss.str();
-            return PVStructurePtr();
-        }
-        vector<Node> top;
         try {
-            if(offsetRecord!=string::npos) {
-                fullFieldName = "record";
-                size_t openBracket = request.find('[', offsetRecord);
-                size_t closeBracket = request.find(']', openBracket);
-                if(closeBracket==string::npos) {
-                    message = request.substr(offsetRecord) +
-                        "record[ does not have matching ]";
-                    return PVStructurePtr();
+            string request = crequest;
+            if (!request.empty()) removeBlanks(request);
+            if (request.empty())
+            {
+                return pvDataCreate->createPVStructure(fieldCreate->createStructure());
+            }
+            size_t offsetRecord = request.find("record[");
+            size_t offsetField = request.find("field(");
+            size_t offsetPutField = request.find("putField(");
+            size_t offsetGetField = request.find("getField(");
+            if(offsetRecord==string::npos
+            && offsetField==string::npos
+            && offsetPutField==string::npos
+            && offsetGetField==string::npos)
+            {
+                 request = "field(" + request + ")";
+                 offsetField = request.find("field(");
+            }
+            int numParan = 0;
+            int numBrace = 0;
+            int numBracket = 0;
+            for(size_t i=0; i< request.length() ; ++i) {
+                char chr = request[i];
+                if(chr=='(') numParan++;
+                if(chr==')') numParan--;
+                if(chr=='{') numBrace++;
+                if(chr=='}') numBrace--;
+                if(chr=='[') numBracket++;
+                if(chr==']') numBracket--;
+            }
+            if(numParan!=0) {
+                ostringstream oss;
+                oss << "mismatched () " << numParan;
+                message = oss.str();
+                return PVStructurePtr();
+            }
+            if(numBrace!=0) {
+                ostringstream oss;
+                oss << "mismatched {} " << numBrace;
+                message = oss.str();
+                return PVStructurePtr();
+            }
+            if(numBracket!=0) {
+                ostringstream oss;
+                oss << "mismatched [] " << numBracket;
+                message = oss.str();
+                return PVStructurePtr();
+            }
+            vector<Node> top;
+            try {
+                if(offsetRecord!=string::npos) {
+                    fullFieldName = "record";
+                    size_t openBracket = request.find('[', offsetRecord);
+                    size_t closeBracket = request.find(']', openBracket);
+                    if(closeBracket==string::npos) {
+                        message = request.substr(offsetRecord) +
+                            "record[ does not have matching ]";
+                        return PVStructurePtr();
+                    }
+                    if(closeBracket-openBracket > 3) {
+                        Node node("record");
+                        Node optNode = createRequestOptions(
+                                request.substr(openBracket+1,closeBracket-openBracket-1));
+                        node.nodes.push_back(optNode);
+                        top.push_back(node);
+                    }
                 }
-                if(closeBracket-openBracket > 3) {
-                    Node node("record");
-                    Node optNode = createRequestOptions(
-                            request.substr(openBracket+1,closeBracket-openBracket-1));
-                    node.nodes.push_back(optNode);
+                if(offsetField!=string::npos) {
+                    fullFieldName = "field";
+                    Node node("field");
+                    size_t openParan = request.find('(', offsetField);
+                    size_t closeParan = request.find(')', openParan);
+                    if(closeParan==string::npos) {
+                        message = request.substr(offsetField)
+                                + " field( does not have matching )";
+                        return PVStructurePtr();
+                    }
+                    if(closeParan>openParan+1) {
+                        createSubNode(node,request.substr(openParan+1,closeParan-openParan-1));
+                    }
                     top.push_back(node);
                 }
+                if(offsetGetField!=string::npos) {
+                    fullFieldName = "getField";
+                    Node node("getField");
+                    size_t openParan = request.find('(', offsetGetField);
+                    size_t closeParan = request.find(')', openParan);
+                    if(closeParan==string::npos) {
+                        message = request.substr(offsetField)
+                                + " getField( does not have matching )";
+                        return PVStructurePtr();
+                    }
+                    if(closeParan>openParan+1) {
+                        createSubNode(node,request.substr(openParan+1,closeParan-openParan-1));
+                    }
+                    top.push_back(node);
+                }
+                if(offsetPutField!=string::npos) {
+                    fullFieldName = "putField";
+                    Node node("putField");
+                    size_t openParan = request.find('(', offsetPutField);
+                    size_t closeParan = request.find(')', openParan);
+                    if(closeParan==string::npos) {
+                        message = request.substr(offsetField)
+                                + " putField( does not have matching )";
+                        return PVStructurePtr();
+                    }
+                    if(closeParan>openParan+1) {
+                        createSubNode(node,request.substr(openParan+1,closeParan-openParan-1));
+                    }
+                    top.push_back(node);
+                }
+            } catch (std::exception &e) {
+                string xxx = e.what();
+                message = "while creating Structure exception " + xxx;
+                return PVStructurePtr();
             }
-            if(offsetField!=string::npos) {
-                fullFieldName = "field";
-                Node node("field");
-                size_t openParan = request.find('(', offsetField);
-                size_t closeParan = request.find(')', openParan);
-                if(closeParan==string::npos) {
-                    message = request.substr(offsetField)
-                            + " field( does not have matching )";
-                    return PVStructurePtr();
+            size_t num = top.size();
+            StringArray names(num);
+            FieldConstPtrArray fields(num);
+            for(size_t i=0; i<num; ++i) {
+                Node node = top[i];
+                names[i] = node.name;
+                vector<Node> subNode = node.nodes;
+                if(subNode.empty()) {
+                    fields[i] = fieldCreate->createStructure();
+                } else {
+                    fields[i] = createSubStructure(subNode);
                 }
-                if(closeParan>openParan+1) {
-                    createSubNode(node,request.substr(openParan+1,closeParan-openParan-1));
-                }
-                top.push_back(node);
             }
-            if(offsetGetField!=string::npos) {
-                fullFieldName = "getField";
-                Node node("getField");
-                size_t openParan = request.find('(', offsetGetField);
-                size_t closeParan = request.find(')', openParan);
-                if(closeParan==string::npos) {
-                    message = request.substr(offsetField)
-                            + " getField( does not have matching )";
-                    return PVStructurePtr();
-                }
-                if(closeParan>openParan+1) {
-                    createSubNode(node,request.substr(openParan+1,closeParan-openParan-1));
-                }
-                top.push_back(node);
-            }
-            if(offsetPutField!=string::npos) {
-                fullFieldName = "putField";
-                Node node("putField");
-                size_t openParan = request.find('(', offsetPutField);
-                size_t closeParan = request.find(')', openParan);
-                if(closeParan==string::npos) {
-                    message = request.substr(offsetField)
-                            + " putField( does not have matching )";
-                    return PVStructurePtr();
-                }
-                if(closeParan>openParan+1) {
-                    createSubNode(node,request.substr(openParan+1,closeParan-openParan-1));
-                }
-                top.push_back(node);
+            StructureConstPtr structure = fieldCreate->createStructure(names, fields);
+            PVStructurePtr pvStructure = pvDataCreate->createPVStructure(structure);
+            for(size_t i=0; i<optionList.size(); ++i) {
+                OptionPair pair = optionList[i];
+                string name = pair.name;
+                string value = pair.value;
+                PVStringPtr pvField = pvStructure->getSubField<PVString>(name);
+                pvField->put(value);
             }
+            optionList.clear();
+            return pvStructure;
         } catch (std::exception &e) {
-            string xxx = e.what();
-            message = "while creating Structure exception " + xxx;
-            return PVStructurePtr();
+             message = e.what();
+             return PVStructurePtr();
         }
-        size_t num = top.size();
-        StringArray names(num);
-        FieldConstPtrArray fields(num);
-        for(size_t i=0; i<num; ++i) {
-            Node node = top[i];
-            names[i] = node.name;
-            vector<Node> subNode = node.nodes;
-            if(subNode.empty()) {
-                fields[i] = fieldCreate->createStructure();
-            } else {
-                fields[i] = createSubStructure(subNode);
-            }
-        }
-        StructureConstPtr structure = fieldCreate->createStructure(names, fields);
-        PVStructurePtr pvStructure = pvDataCreate->createPVStructure(structure);
-        for(size_t i=0; i<optionList.size(); ++i) {
-            OptionPair pair = optionList[i];
-            string name = pair.name;
-            string value = pair.value;
-            PVStringPtr pvField = pvStructure->getSubField<PVString>(name);
-            pvField->put(value);
-        }
-        optionList.clear();
-        return pvStructure;
     }
 
+
 };
 
 CreateRequest::shared_pointer CreateRequest::create()
diff --git a/testApp/copy/testCreateRequest.cpp b/testApp/copy/testCreateRequest.cpp
index 3c0db1c..4df1b89 100644
--- a/testApp/copy/testCreateRequest.cpp
+++ b/testApp/copy/testCreateRequest.cpp
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ static void testCreateRequestInternal() {
     string request = "";
     if(debug) { cout  << "request " << request <<endl;}
     PVStructurePtr pvRequest = createRequest->createRequest(request);
-    if(pvRequest.get()==NULL) { cout<< createRequest->getMessage() << endl;}
+    if(!pvRequest) { cout<< createRequest->getMessage() << endl;}
     if(debug) { cout << *pvRequest << endl;}
     testOk1(pvRequest.get()!=NULL);
     testOk1(pvRequest->getStructure()->getNumberFields()==0);
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ static void testCreateRequestInternal() {
     request = "record[]field()getField()putField()";
     if(debug) { cout  << "request " << request <<endl;}
     pvRequest = createRequest->createRequest(request);
-    if(pvRequest.get()==NULL) { cout<< createRequest->getMessage() << endl;}
+    if(!pvRequest) { cout<< createRequest->getMessage() << endl;}
     if(debug) { cout << *pvRequest << endl;}
     testOk1(pvRequest.get()!=NULL);
     testOk1(pvRequest->getSubField("field").get()!=NULL);
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ static void testCreateRequestInternal() {
     request = "record[a=b,x=y]field(a) putField(a),getField(a)";
     if(debug) { cout  << "request " << request <<endl;}
     pvRequest = createRequest->createRequest(request);
-    if(pvRequest.get()==NULL) { cout<< createRequest->getMessage() << endl;}
+    if(!pvRequest) { cout<< createRequest->getMessage() << endl;}
     if(debug) { cout << *pvRequest << endl;}
     testOk1(pvRequest.get()!=NULL);
     pvString = pvRequest->getSubField<PVString>("record._options.a");
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ static void testCreateRequestInternal() {
     request = "field(a.b[x=y])";
     if(debug) { cout  << "request " << request <<endl;}
     pvRequest = createRequest->createRequest(request);
-    if(pvRequest.get()==NULL) { cout<< createRequest->getMessage() << endl;}
+    if(!pvRequest) { cout<< createRequest->getMessage() << endl;}
     if(debug) { cout << *pvRequest << endl;}
     testOk1(pvRequest.get()!=NULL);
     pvString = pvRequest->getSubField<PVString>("field.a.b._options.x");
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ static void testCreateRequestInternal() {
     request = "field(a.b{c.d})";
     if(debug) { cout  << "request " << request <<endl;}
     pvRequest = createRequest->createRequest(request);
-    if(pvRequest.get()==NULL) { cout<< createRequest->getMessage() << endl;}
+    if(!pvRequest) { cout<< createRequest->getMessage() << endl;}
     if(debug) { cout << *pvRequest << endl;}
     testOk1(pvRequest.get()!=NULL);
     testOk1(pvRequest->getSubField("field.a.b.c.d").get()!=NULL);
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ static void testCreateRequestInternal() {
     request = "field(a.b[x=y]{c.d})";
     if(debug) { cout  << "request " << request <<endl;}
     pvRequest = createRequest->createRequest(request);
-    if(pvRequest.get()==NULL) { cout<< createRequest->getMessage() << endl;}
+    if(!pvRequest) { cout<< createRequest->getMessage() << endl;}
     if(debug) { cout << *pvRequest << endl;}
     testOk1(pvRequest.get()!=NULL);
     pvString = pvRequest->getSubField<PVString>("field.a.b._options.x");
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ static void testCreateRequestInternal() {
     request = "field(a.b[x=y]{c.d[x=y]})";
     if(debug) { cout  << "request " << request <<endl;}
     pvRequest = createRequest->createRequest(request);
-    if(pvRequest.get()==NULL) { cout<< createRequest->getMessage() << endl;}
+    if(!pvRequest) { cout<< createRequest->getMessage() << endl;}
     if(debug) { cout << *pvRequest << endl;}
     testOk1(pvRequest.get()!=NULL);
     pvString = pvRequest->getSubField<PVString>("field.a.b._options.x");
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ static void testCreateRequestInternal() {
     request = "record[a=b,c=d] field(a.a[a=b]{a.a[a=b]},b.a[a=b]{a,b})";
     if(debug) { cout  << "request " << request <<endl;}
     pvRequest = createRequest->createRequest(request);
-    if(pvRequest.get()==NULL) { cout<< createRequest->getMessage() << endl;}
+    if(!pvRequest) { cout<< createRequest->getMessage() << endl;}
     if(debug) { cout << *pvRequest << endl;}
     testOk1(pvRequest.get()!=NULL);
     pvString = pvRequest->getSubField<PVString>("field.a.a._options.a");
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ static void testCreateRequestInternal() {
     request = "alarm,timeStamp,power.value";
     if(debug) { cout  << "request " << request <<endl;}
     pvRequest = createRequest->createRequest(request);
-    if(pvRequest.get()==NULL) { cout<< createRequest->getMessage() << endl;}
+    if(!pvRequest) { cout<< createRequest->getMessage() << endl;}
     if(debug) { cout << *pvRequest << endl;}
     testOk1(pvRequest.get()!=NULL);
     testOk1(pvRequest->getSubField("field.alarm").get()!=NULL);
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ static void testCreateRequestInternal() {
     request = "record[process=true]field(alarm,timeStamp,power.value)";
     if(debug) { cout  << "request " << request <<endl;}
     pvRequest = createRequest->createRequest(request);
-    if(pvRequest.get()==NULL) { cout<< createRequest->getMessage() << endl;}
+    if(!pvRequest) { cout<< createRequest->getMessage() << endl;}
     if(debug) { cout << *pvRequest << endl;}
     testOk1(pvRequest.get()!=NULL);
     pvString = pvRequest->getSubField<PVString>("record._options.process");
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ static void testCreateRequestInternal() {
     request = "record[process=true]field(alarm,timeStamp[algorithm=onChange,causeMonitor=false],power{value,alarm})";
     if(debug) { cout  << "request " << request <<endl;}
     pvRequest = createRequest->createRequest(request);
-    if(pvRequest.get()==NULL) { cout<< createRequest->getMessage() << endl;}
+    if(!pvRequest) { cout<< createRequest->getMessage() << endl;}
     if(debug) { cout << *pvRequest << endl;}
     testOk1(pvRequest.get()!=NULL);
     pvString = pvRequest->getSubField<PVString>("record._options.process");
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ static void testCreateRequestInternal() {
     request = "record[int=2,float=3.14159]field(alarm,timeStamp[shareData=true],power.value)";
     if(debug) { cout  << "request " << request <<endl;}
     pvRequest = createRequest->createRequest(request);
-    if(pvRequest.get()==NULL) { cout<< createRequest->getMessage() << endl;}
+    if(!pvRequest) { cout<< createRequest->getMessage() << endl;}
     if(debug) { cout << *pvRequest << endl;}
     testOk1(pvRequest.get()!=NULL);
     pvString = pvRequest->getSubField<PVString>("record._options.int");
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ static void testCreateRequestInternal() {
     	+ "current{value,alarm},voltage{value,alarm})";
     if(debug) { cout  << "request " << request <<endl;}
     pvRequest = createRequest->createRequest(request);
-    if(pvRequest.get()==NULL) { cout<< createRequest->getMessage() << endl;}
+    if(!pvRequest) { cout<< createRequest->getMessage() << endl;}
     if(debug) { cout << *pvRequest << endl;}
     testOk1(pvRequest.get()!=NULL);
     testOk1(pvRequest->getSubField("putField.power.value").get()!=NULL);
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ static void testCreateRequestInternal() {
         + "})";
     if(debug) { cout  << "request " << request <<endl;}
     pvRequest = createRequest->createRequest(request);
-    if(pvRequest.get()==NULL) { cout<< createRequest->getMessage() << endl;}
+    if(!pvRequest) { cout<< createRequest->getMessage() << endl;}
     if(debug) { cout << *pvRequest << endl;}
     testOk1(pvRequest.get()!=NULL);
     testOk1(pvRequest->getSubField("field.alarm").get()!=NULL);
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ static void testCreateRequestInternal() {
         + ")";
     if(debug) { cout  << "request " << request <<endl;}
     pvRequest = createRequest->createRequest(request);
-    if(pvRequest.get()==NULL) { cout<< createRequest->getMessage() << endl;}
+    if(!pvRequest) { cout<< createRequest->getMessage() << endl;}
     if(debug) { cout << *pvRequest << endl;}
     testOk1(pvRequest.get()!=NULL);
     testOk1(pvRequest->getSubField("putField.power.value").get()!=NULL);
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ static void testCreateRequestInternal() {
     request = "a{b{c{d}}}";
     if(debug) { cout  << "request " << request <<endl;}
     pvRequest = createRequest->createRequest(request);
-    if(pvRequest.get()==NULL) { cout<< createRequest->getMessage() << endl;}
+    if(!pvRequest) { cout<< createRequest->getMessage() << endl;}
     if(debug) { cout << *pvRequest << endl;}
     testOk1(pvRequest.get()!=NULL);
     testOk1(pvRequest->getSubField("field.a.b.c.d").get()!=NULL);
@@ -302,11 +302,19 @@ static void testCreateRequestInternal() {
     cout << "reason " << createRequest->getMessage() << endl;
     testOk1(pvRequest.get()==NULL);
     testPass("request %s",request.c_str());
+
+    request = "field(alarm.status,alarm.severity)";
+    if(debug) { cout  << "request " << request <<endl;}
+    cout << endl << "Error Expected for next call!!" << endl;
+    pvRequest = createRequest->createRequest(request);
+    cout << "reason " << createRequest->getMessage() << endl;
+    testOk1(pvRequest.get()==NULL);
+    testPass("request %s",request.c_str());
 }
 
 MAIN(testCreateRequest)
 {
-    testPlan(117);
+    testPlan(119);
     testCreateRequestInternal();
     return testDone();
 }