diff --git a/sicshipadaba.h b/sicshipadaba.h
index 5e6e34b8..d60a6dd7 100644
--- a/sicshipadaba.h
+++ b/sicshipadaba.h
@@ -345,10 +345,11 @@ void SICSHipadabaSignal(void *pData, int iSignal, void *pSigData);
 /**
  * format a Hdb Value into a string using SICS defaults.
  * @param v The Hdb value to format
+ * @param node The Hdb node (for format property)
  * @return a dynamic string holding the formatted data. NULL when
  * out of memory
  */ 
-pDynString formatValue(hdbValue v);
+pDynString formatValue(hdbValue v, pHdb node);
 /**
  * read values for a Hdb value from a string.
  * @param v The hdbValue to read data into. Datatype and arraylength must