--- trunk/src/io/DumpReader.cpp	2008/04/25 15:14:47	1241
+++ trunk/src/io/DumpReader.cpp	2008/10/22 20:01:49	1313
@@ -263,7 +263,6 @@ namespace oopse { 
     std::string line;
 
 #ifndef IS_MPI 
-
     inFile_->clear();  
     inFile_->seekg(framePos_[whichFrame]); 
 
@@ -297,8 +296,11 @@ namespace oopse { 
       int sendBufferSize;
       MPI_Bcast(&sendBufferSize, 1, MPI_INT, masterNode, MPI_COMM_WORLD);     
       char * recvBuffer = new char[sendBufferSize+1];
+      assert(recvBuffer);
+      recvBuffer[sendBufferSize] = '\0';
       MPI_Bcast(recvBuffer, sendBufferSize, MPI_CHAR, masterNode, MPI_COMM_WORLD);     
       sstream.str(recvBuffer);
+      delete [] recvBuffer;
     }      
 
     std::istream& inputStream = sstream;