diff --git a/libsrc4/nc4hdf.c b/libsrc4/nc4hdf.c
index f10536abb..729e4beb6 100644
--- a/libsrc4/nc4hdf.c
+++ b/libsrc4/nc4hdf.c
@@ -172,6 +172,7 @@ nc4_pg_var1(NC_PG_T pg, NC *nc, int ncid, int varid,
    int i;
    size_t *start = NULL;
    size_t *count = NULL;
+   int res = 0;
    
    int retval;
 
@@ -199,7 +200,6 @@ nc4_pg_var1(NC_PG_T pg, NC *nc, int ncid, int varid,
    }
    
    /* Get or put this data. */
-   int res = 0;
    if (pg == GET) {
      res = nc4_get_vara(nc, ncid, varid, start, count, xtype, 
                           is_long, ip);
diff --git a/oc2/oc.c b/oc2/oc.c
index 1b73a687d..ab27a2d27 100644
--- a/oc2/oc.c
+++ b/oc2/oc.c
@@ -551,9 +551,10 @@ oc_dds_fieldbyname(OCobject link, OCobject ddsnode, const char* name, OCobject*
 {
     OCerror err = OC_NOERR;
     OCnode* node;
+    size_t count,i;
     OCVERIFY(OC_Node,ddsnode);
     OCDEREF(OCnode*,node,ddsnode);
-    size_t count,i;
+    
 
     if(!iscontainer(node->octype))
 	return OC_EBADTYPE;
@@ -965,12 +966,12 @@ oc_data_fieldbyname(OCobject link, OCobject datanode, const char* name, OCobject
     OCerror err = OC_NOERR;
     OCstate* state;
     OCdata* data;
+    size_t count,i;
+    OCobject ddsnode;
     OCVERIFY(OC_State,link);
     OCDEREF(OCstate*,state,link);
     OCVERIFY(OC_Data,datanode);
     OCDEREF(OCdata*,data,datanode);
-    size_t count,i;
-    OCobject ddsnode;
 
     /* Get the dds node for this datanode */
     err = oc_data_ddsnode(link,datanode,&ddsnode);