diff --git a/example/createdestroy/Makefile b/example/createdestroy/Makefile
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+TOP=../..
+include $(TOP)/configure/CONFIG
+#----------------------------------------
+#  ADD MACRO DEFINITIONS AFTER THIS LINE
+#=============================
+
+#=============================
+# Build the application
+
+TESTPROD_HOST = createdestroy
+
+createdestroy_SRCS += createdestroy.cpp
+
+# Add all the support libraries needed by this application
+#pvatest_LIBS += xxx
+
+# Finally link to the EPICS Base libraries
+createdestroy_LIBS += pvDatabase pvAccess pvData
+createdestroy_LIBS += $(EPICS_BASE_IOC_LIBS)
+
+#===========================
+
+include $(TOP)/configure/RULES
+#----------------------------------------
+#  ADD RULES AFTER THIS LINE
diff --git a/example/createdestroy/createdestroy.cpp b/example/createdestroy/createdestroy.cpp
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+/******************************************************************************
+* This is modeled after a test program created by Bertrand Bauvir from the ITER Organization
+******************************************************************************/
+
+
+#include <pv/pvData.h>
+#include <pv/pvDatabase.h>
+#include <pv/serverContext.h>
+#include <pv/channelProviderLocal.h>
+#include <pva/client.h>
+
+// Local header files
+
+// Constants
+
+#define DEFAULT_RECORD_NAME "examplechannel"
+
+using std::tr1::static_pointer_cast;
+
+// Type definition
+
+class Record : public ::epics::pvDatabase::PVRecord
+{
+
+  public:
+    std::shared_ptr<::epics::pvData::PVStructure> __pv;
+    static std::shared_ptr<Record> create (std::string const & name, std::shared_ptr<::epics::pvData::PVStructure> const & pvstruct);
+    Record (std::string const & name, std::shared_ptr<epics::pvData::PVStructure> const & pvstruct)
+      : epics::pvDatabase::PVRecord(name, pvstruct) { __pv = pvstruct; };
+    virtual void process (void);
+};
+
+std::shared_ptr<Record> Record::create (std::string const & name, std::shared_ptr<::epics::pvData::PVStructure> const & pvstruct) 
+{ 
+
+  std::shared_ptr<Record> pvrecord (new Record (name, pvstruct)); 
+  
+  // Need to be explicitly called .. not part of the base constructor
+  if(!pvrecord->init()) pvrecord.reset();
+
+  return pvrecord; 
+
+}
+
+void Record::process (void)
+{
+  PVRecord::process();
+  std::string name = this->getRecordName();
+  std::cout << this->getRecordName()
+            << this->getPVStructure()
+            << "\n";
+}
+
+
+int main (int argc, char** argv) 
+{
+  bool verbose = false;
+  unsigned loopctr = 0;
+
+  // Create PVA context
+  ::epics::pvDatabase::PVDatabasePtr master = epics::pvDatabase::PVDatabase::getMaster();
+  ::epics::pvDatabase::ChannelProviderLocalPtr channelProvider = epics::pvDatabase::getChannelProviderLocal();
+
+  // Start PVA server
+  epics::pvAccess::ServerContext::shared_pointer context = epics::pvAccess::startPVAServer(epics::pvAccess::PVACCESS_ALL_PROVIDERS, 0, true, true);
+
+
+  while (true) {
+      loopctr++;
+      std::string name = DEFAULT_RECORD_NAME + std::to_string(loopctr);
+
+      // Create record
+      // Create record structure
+      ::epics::pvData::FieldBuilderPtr builder = epics::pvData::getFieldCreate()->createFieldBuilder();
+      builder->add("value", ::epics::pvData::pvULong);
+      std::shared_ptr<::epics::pvData::PVStructure> pvstruct = ::epics::pvData::getPVDataCreate()->createPVStructure(builder->createStructure());
+      std::shared_ptr<Record> pvrecord = Record::create(std::string(name), pvstruct);
+      master->addRecord(pvrecord);
+      if (verbose) pvrecord->setTraceLevel(3);
+      // Start PVA (local) client
+      std::tr1::shared_ptr<::pvac::ClientProvider> provider
+          = std::tr1::shared_ptr<::pvac::ClientProvider>(new ::pvac::ClientProvider ("pva"));
+      std::tr1::shared_ptr<::pvac::ClientChannel> channel
+          = std::tr1::shared_ptr<::pvac::ClientChannel>(new ::pvac::ClientChannel (provider->connect(name)));
+      builder = epics::pvData::getFieldCreate()->createFieldBuilder();
+          builder->add("value", ::epics::pvData::pvULong);
+          std::shared_ptr<::epics::pvData::PVStructure> c_pvstruct =
+               ::epics::pvData::getPVDataCreate()->createPVStructure(builder->createStructure());
+      unsigned valuectr = loopctr;
+      for (int ind=0; ind<10; ind++) channel->put().set("value",valuectr++).exec();
+      master->removeRecord(pvrecord);
+  }
+  return (0);
+}