Index: trunk/EventBenchConsole/src/de/ugoe/cs/eventbench/EventGenerator.java
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--- trunk/EventBenchConsole/src/de/ugoe/cs/eventbench/EventGenerator.java	(revision 42)
+++ trunk/EventBenchConsole/src/de/ugoe/cs/eventbench/EventGenerator.java	(revision 43)
@@ -729,9 +729,9 @@
 		String lowordStr = getTermValue(null, (Element) loword.getChildren().get(0));
 		String hiwordStr = getTermValue(null, (Element) hiword.getChildren().get(0));
-		return MAKEPARAM(Integer.parseInt(lowordStr), Integer.parseInt(hiwordStr));
+		return MAKEPARAM(Short.parseShort(lowordStr), Short.parseShort(hiwordStr));
 	}
 	
-	private static long MAKEPARAM(int loword, int hiword) {
-		return loword| ((long) hiword) << 32;
+	private static int MAKEPARAM(short loword, short hiword) {
+		return loword| ((int) hiword) << Short.SIZE;
 	}