--- branches/development/src/utils/ParameterManager.hpp	2012/03/26 15:27:16	1700
+++ branches/development/src/utils/ParameterManager.hpp	2012/05/22 21:55:31	1715
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ struct ParameterTraits<std::pair<int, int> >{
     } else {
       sprintf(painCave.errMsg, 
               "ParameterManager Error: "
-              "Not enough tokens to make pair!\n");
+              "Incorrect number of tokens to make a pair!\n");
       painCave.severity = OPENMD_ERROR;
       painCave.isFatal = 1;
       simError();    
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ class Parameter : public ParameterBase{ (public)
 class Parameter : public ParameterBase{
 public:    
   typedef ParameterTraits<ParamType> ValueType;
-  void setDefaultValue(const ParamType& value) {data_ = value; defaultValue_ = true;}
+  void setDefaultValue(const ParamType& value) {data_ = value; defaultValue_ = true; empty_ = false;}
   ParamType getData() { return data_;}
   
   virtual bool setData(std::string sval) {