--- trunk/mdtools/mpi_implementation/mpiForceField.c	2002/10/18 21:20:23	149
+++ trunk/mdtools/mpi_implementation/mpiForceField.c	2002/10/18 21:20:29	150
@@ -1,5 +1,52 @@
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
+#include <string.h>
 #include <mpi.h>
 
 #include <mpiForceField.h>
+
+
+
+void sendFrcStruct( void *frcStruct, MPI_Datatype structType ){
+  
+  int mpiError;
+ 
+  mpiError = MPI_Bcast(frcStruct,1,structType,0,MPI_COMM_WORLD);
+  if (mpiError != MPI_SUCCESS){
+    mpiError = MPI_Finalize();
+    if (mpiError != MPI_SUCCESS) mpiError = MPI_Abort(MPI_COMM_WORLD,0);
+    exit (0);
+  }
+}
+
+
+void recieveFrcStruct( void *frcStruct, MPI_Datatype structType ){
+  
+  int mpiError;
+  
+  mpiError = MPI_Bcast(frcStruct,1,structType,0,MPI_COMM_WORLD);
+  if (mpiError != MPI_SUCCESS){
+    mpiError = MPI_Finalize();
+    if (mpiError != MPI_SUCCESS) mpiError = MPI_Abort(MPI_COMM_WORLD,0);
+    exit (0);
+  }
+}
+
+void ffInterfaceExit( char* errMsg ){
+
+  int mpiError;
+  int myNode;
+
+  MPI_Comm_rank( MPI_COMM_WORLD, &myNode);
+
+  if( errMsg != NULL ){
+    fprintf( stderr,
+	     "Force Field Parameter MPI error at node %d\n"
+	     "    => %s\n",
+	     myNode, errMsg );
+  }
+
+  mpiError = MPI_Finalize();
+  if (mpiError != MPI_SUCCESS) mpiError = MPI_Abort(MPI_COMM_WORLD,0);
+  exit (0);
+}