code: public Any execute(DeviceImpl device,Any in_any) throws DevFailed
  	{
  
  		Util.out4.println("Status::execute(): arrived");
  	
  //
  // return status string as CORBA_Any
  //
  
  		Any out_any = Util.instance().get_orb().create_any();
  	
  		String s = device.dev_status();
  		out_any.insert_string(s);
  	
  		Util.out4.println("Leaving Status::execute()");
  		return out_any;
  
  	}
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