/* Read the parameter values from the file specified as \texttt{inputfile} */

int getparameters(             /* Returns 1 if inputfile successfully */
		               /* read and 0 otherwise */
		  char *dataloc,    /* Path name of the data file */
		  double *sigma,    /* Value of $\sigma$ */
		  double *tau,      /* Value of $\tau$ */
		  double *lambda,   /* Value of $\lambda$ */
		  double *gamma,    /* Value of $\gamma$ */
		  double *time,     /* Size of initial backwards step */
				    /* for the CFTP routine ($-M$)*/
		  double *exponent, /* Value of $J_{jk}$'s exponent */
		  long *seed,       /* Values of the two seeds */
		  long *seedtwo,    /* for the marks and the times */
		  char *inputfile   /* File to read all these from */
		  );
