diff --git a/tconfpy.py b/tconfpy.py
index b2b9ed2..144d979 100755
--- a/tconfpy.py
+++ b/tconfpy.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 # Program Information
 
 PROGNAME = "tconfpy"
-RCSID = "$Id: tconfpy.py,v 1.176 2004/04/16 05:48:53 tundra Exp $"
+RCSID = "$Id: tconfpy.py,v 1.177 2004/04/16 20:23:22 tundra Exp $"
 VERSION = RCSID.split()[2]
 
 # Copyright Information
@@ -309,15 +309,15 @@
 Messages["eEQUIVEXTRA"]       = FILENUM + "Only a single '%s' Or '%s' Operator Permitted" % (EQUIV, NOTEQUIV)
 Messages["eIFEXTRATXT"]       = FILENUM + "Extra Text On Line.  '%s' Only Accepts Variable References As Arguments"
 Messages["eNOTLEGALVAL"]      = FILENUM + "'%s' Not Found In List Of Legal Values For Variable '%s'"
-Messages["eSTRINGLONG"]       = FILENUM + "Right-Hand-Side Too Long.  '%s' Must Be No More Than %s Characters Long"
-Messages["eSTRINGSHORT"]      = FILENUM + "Right-Hand-Side Too Short. '%s' Must Be At Least %s Characters Long"
+Messages["eSTRINGLONG"]       = FILENUM + "'%s' Too Long For Variable '%s'.  Maximum Length Is %s"
+Messages["eSTRINGSHORT"]      = FILENUM + "'%s' Too Short For Variable '%s'.  Minimum Length is %s"
 Messages["eSYMBADCHAR"]       = FILENUM + "Symbol '%s' Contains Illegal Character '%s'"
 Messages["eSYMBADSTART"]      = FILENUM + "Symbol '%s' Begins With An Illegal Character"
 Messages["eSYMNAMESPC"]       = FILENUM + "Symbol Names May Not Contain Whitespace"
 Messages["eSYMNONAME"]        = FILENUM + "Symbol Name Evaluates To Null String.  Not Permitted"
 Messages["eTYPEBAD"]          = FILENUM + "Type Mismatch. '%s' Must Be Assigned Values Of Type %s Only"
-Messages["eVALLARGE"]         = FILENUM + "%s Is Larger Than The Maximum Allowed, %s, For Variable '%s'"
-Messages["eVALSMALL"]         = FILENUM + "%s Is Smaller Than The Minimum Allowed, %s, For Variable '%s'"
+Messages["eVALLARGE"]         = FILENUM + "%s Too Large For Variable '%s'.  Maximum Allowed is %s"
+Messages["eVALSMALL"]         = FILENUM + "%s Too Small For Variable '%s'.  Minimum Allowed is %s"
 Messages["eVARNEW"]           = FILENUM + "New Variable Creation Not Permitted"
 Messages["eVARREADONLY"]      = FILENUM + "Variable '%s' Is Read-Only.  Cannot Change Its Value"
 Messages["eVARREFNEST"]       = FILENUM + "Nested Variable References Are Not Permitted"
@@ -413,7 +413,7 @@
 #                  Public API To Module                    #
 #----------------------------------------------------------#
 
-def ParseConfig(cfgfile, InitialSymTable={}, AllowNewVars=True, Debug=False, LiteralVars=False):
+def ParseConfig(cfgfile, InitialSymTable={}, AllowNewVars=True, LiteralVars=False, Debug=False):
 
     global DebugMsgs, ErrMsgs, WarnMsgs, LiteralLines
     global CondStack, ALLOWNEWVAR, DEBUG, SymTable, TotalLines, LITERALVARS, INLITERAL
@@ -1339,11 +1339,11 @@
     if update and typ in (TYPE_FLOAT, TYPE_INT):
 
         if low != None and r < low:
-            ErrorMsg("eVALSMALL", (cfgfile, linenum, r, low, l))
+            ErrorMsg("eVALSMALL", (cfgfile, linenum, r, l, low))
             update = False
 
         if up != None and r > up:
-            ErrorMsg("eVALLARGE", (cfgfile, linenum, r, up, l))
+            ErrorMsg("eVALLARGE", (cfgfile, linenum, r, l, up))
             update = False
 
     # Check bounds for strings - these are min/max string lengths, if present
@@ -1351,11 +1351,11 @@
     if update and typ == TYPE_STRING:
 
         if low != None and len(r) < low:
-            ErrorMsg("eSTRINGSHORT", (cfgfile, linenum, l, low))
+            ErrorMsg("eSTRINGSHORT", (cfgfile, linenum, r, l, low))
             update = False
 
         if up != None and len(r) > up:
-            ErrorMsg("eSTRINGLONG", (cfgfile, linenum, l, up))
+            ErrorMsg("eSTRINGLONG", (cfgfile, linenum, r, l, up))
             update = False
 
     return update