diff -c ../StreamDevice-2-1/src/StreamEpics.cc src/StreamEpics.cc
*** ../StreamDevice-2-1/src/StreamEpics.cc	Tue May 30 15:49:11 2006
--- src/StreamEpics.cc	Wed Jun  7 10:33:24 2006
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*** 765,773 ****
  getFieldAddress(const char* fieldname, StreamBuffer& address)
  {
      DBADDR dbaddr;
!     char fullname[PVNAME_SZ + 1];
!     sprintf(fullname, "%s.%s", name(), fieldname);
!     if (dbNameToAddr(fullname, &dbaddr) != OK) return false;
      address.append(&dbaddr, sizeof(dbaddr));
      return true;
  }
--- 765,782 ----
  getFieldAddress(const char* fieldname, StreamBuffer& address)
  {
      DBADDR dbaddr;
!     if (strchr(fieldname, '.') != NULL)
!     {
!         // record.FIELD (access to other record)
!         if (dbNameToAddr(fieldname, &dbaddr) != OK) return false;
!     }
!     else
!     {
!         // FIELD in this record
!         char fullname[PVNAME_SZ + 1];
!         sprintf(fullname, "%s.%s", name(), fieldname);
!         if (dbNameToAddr(fullname, &dbaddr) != OK) return false;
!     }
      address.append(&dbaddr, sizeof(dbaddr));
      return true;
  }
diff -c ../StreamDevice-2-1/src/StreamProtocol.cc src/StreamProtocol.cc
*** ../StreamDevice-2-1/src/StreamProtocol.cc	Mon May 29 18:15:01 2006
--- src/StreamProtocol.cc	Wed Jun  7 10:33:24 2006
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*** 1439,1446 ****
          if (!client->getFieldAddress(buffer(fieldname), fieldAddress))
          {
              errorMsg(line,
!                 "Field '%s' of '%s' not found\n",
!                 buffer(fieldname), client->name());
              return false;
          }
          source = fieldnameEnd;
--- 1439,1445 ----
          if (!client->getFieldAddress(buffer(fieldname), fieldAddress))
          {
              errorMsg(line,
!                 "Field '%s' not found\n", buffer(fieldname));
              return false;
          }
          source = fieldnameEnd;
diff -c ../StreamDevice-2-1/doc/formats.html doc/formats.html
*** ../StreamDevice-2-1/doc/formats.html	Mon May 29 11:40:46 2006
--- doc/formats.html	Wed Jun  7 17:36:53 2006
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*** 100,109 ****
  types</a> for details.
  </p>
  <p>
! To use other record fields in the conversion, write the field name in
! parentheses directly after the <code>%</code>.
  For example <code>out&nbsp;"%(EGU)s";</code> outputs the <code>EGU</code>
! field formatted as a string. 
  It is your responsibility that the data type of the record field matches
  the data type of the conversion or can be converted to a matching type.
  Note that using this syntax is by far not as efficient as using the
--- 100,115 ----
  types</a> for details.
  </p>
  <p>
! To use other fields or even fields of other records on the same IOC in the 
! conversion, write the field name in parentheses directly after the
! <code>%</code>.
  For example <code>out&nbsp;"%(EGU)s";</code> outputs the <code>EGU</code>
! field formatted as a string.
! Use <code>in&nbsp;"%(<i>otherrecord</i>.VAL)f";</code> to write the floating
! point input value into the <code>VAL</code> field of
! <code><i>otherrecord</i></code>.
! This does not process <code><i>otherrecord</i></code>!
! Set the <code>FLNK</code> to that record to process it.
  It is your responsibility that the data type of the record field matches
  the data type of the conversion or can be converted to a matching type.
  Note that using this syntax is by far not as efficient as using the