--- trunk/paramin-beta/slavecommunication.cc	2015/05/10 20:56:01	6
+++ trunk/paramin-beta/slavecommunication.cc	2015/05/11 14:32:47	9
@@ -298,8 +298,7 @@
 	
   	for (i = 0; i < numVar; i++) 
 	{
-  		strncpy(tempString, "\0", MaxStrLength+1);
-		MPI_Recv(tempString, MaxStrLength, MPI_CHAR, 0,MPI_ANY_TAG, parentcomm, &status);
+		MPI_Recv(tempString, MaxStrLength, MPI_BYTE, 0,MPI_ANY_TAG, parentcomm, &status);
     	Parameter pm(tempString);
     	netDataStr.resize(pm);
   	}