diff --git a/python/devsup/db.py b/python/devsup/db.py
index 61f8eaa..4d8f0ab 100644
--- a/python/devsup/db.py
+++ b/python/devsup/db.py
@@ -61,6 +61,6 @@ def processLink(name, lstr):
     Returns (callable, Record, "arg1 arg2")
     """
     rec = getRecord(name)
-    modname, factname, args = lstr.split(None,2)
+    modname, args = lstr.split(None,1)
     mod = __import__(modname)
     return rec, mod.build(rec, args)
diff --git a/test.cmd b/test.cmd
index 87152d1..e1b83f5 100644
--- a/test.cmd
+++ b/test.cmd
@@ -1,19 +1,13 @@
 #!./bin/linux-x86-debug/devsup
 
-epicsEnvSet("PYTHONPATH", "${PWD}/python")
+epicsEnvSet("PYTHONPATH", "${PWD}/python:${PWD}/testApp")
 
 dbLoadDatabase("dbd/devsup.dbd")
 devsup_registerRecordDeviceDriver(pdbbase)
 
-evalPy "import sys"
-evalPy "print sys.path"
-evalPy "import devsup.hooks"
-evalPy "devsup.hooks.debugHooks()"
-evalPy "import devsup.db"
+#evalPy "import devsup.hooks"
+#evalPy "devsup.hooks.debugHooks()"
 
-dbLoadRecords("test.db","")
+dbLoadRecords("db/test1.db","P=md:")
 
-iocInit
-
-evalPy "print devsup.db.Record('test:rec')"
-evalPy "print devsup.db.Record('does:not:exist')"
+iocInit()
diff --git a/test.db b/test.db
deleted file mode 100644
index a26a3c2..0000000
--- a/test.db
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-record(ai, "test:rec") {}
diff --git a/testApp/Makefile b/testApp/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c667289
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testApp/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+TOP=..
+include $(TOP)/configure/CONFIG
+#----------------------------------------
+#  ADD MACRO DEFINITIONS AFTER THIS LINE
+
+#----------------------------------------------------
+#  Optimization of db files using dbst (DEFAULT: NO)
+#DB_OPT = YES
+
+#----------------------------------------------------
+# Create and install (or just install) into <top>/db
+# databases, templates, substitutions like this
+DB += test1.db
+
+#----------------------------------------------------
+# If <anyname>.db template is not named <anyname>*.template add
+# <anyname>_template = <templatename>
+
+include $(TOP)/configure/RULES
+#----------------------------------------
+#  ADD RULES AFTER THIS LINE
+
diff --git a/testApp/test1.db b/testApp/test1.db
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..66cce41
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testApp/test1.db
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+
+record(longin, "$(P)li:cnt") {
+  field(DTYP, "Python Device")
+  field(INP , "@test1 hello world")
+  field(SCAN, "1 second")
+}
diff --git a/testApp/test1.py b/testApp/test1.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..36b910d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testApp/test1.py
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+
+class MySup(object):
+    def __init__(self, rec):
+        self.val = rec.field('VAL')
+    def process(self, rec, reason):
+        print 'test1 proc',rec.name(),reason
+        self.val.putval(1+self.val.getval())
+    def detach(self, rec):
+        print 'test1 detach',rec.name()
+
+def build(rec, args):
+	print 'test1 build for',rec.name()
+	return MySup(rec)