printf ("Creating NetVars\n");

   assignNetInt("MERGE_PID", 0, 1, mypid);

printf ("MERGE pid = %d\n", mypid);

   readNetString("MERGE_ID", 0, 1, ScratchNetString);
   MERGE_ID = (char *)getNetStringMem("MERGE_ID");
   strcpy (MERGE_ID, &ID[0]);

/*    obtain pointers to the NetVars   */

   readNetInt("MERGE_Action", 0, 1, &ScratchNetInt);
   MERGE_Action     = (int *)getNetIntMem("MERGE_Action");
   *MERGE_Action = 0;

   readNetInt("MERGE_Signal", 0, 1, &ScratchNetInt);
   MERGE_Signal     = (int *)getNetIntMem("MERGE_Signal");
   *MERGE_Signal = 0;
   
   readNetString("MERGE_Parameter", 0, 1, ScratchNetString);
   MERGE_Parameter  = (char *)getNetStringMem("MERGE_Parameter");
   sprintf (MERGE_Parameter, "undefined");

   assignNetBlock("MERGE_Response", 0, NETBLOCKLENGTH, 0);
   MERGE_Response  = (char *)getNetBlockMem("MERGE_Response");

   readNetInt("MERGE_State", 0, 1, &ScratchNetInt);
   MERGE_State     = (int *)getNetIntMem("MERGE_State");
   *MERGE_State = 0;

   readNetInt("MERGE_Trace", 0, 1, &ScratchNetInt);
   MERGE_Trace     = (int *)getNetIntMem("MERGE_Trace");
   *MERGE_Trace = 0;

   readNetInt("MERGE_Paused", 0, 1, &ScratchNetInt);
   MERGE_Paused     = (int *)getNetIntMem("MERGE_Paused");
   *MERGE_Paused = 0;

   readNetInt("MERGE_TxEnable", 0, 1, &ScratchNetInt);
   MERGE_TxEnable    = (int *)getNetIntMem("MERGE_TxEnable");
   *MERGE_TxEnable = 0;

   readNetInt("MERGE_LinksAvailable", 0, 1, &ScratchNetInt);
   MERGE_LinksAvailable     = (int *)getNetIntMem("MERGE_LinksAvailable");
   *MERGE_LinksAvailable = 0;