Index: src/java/org/apache/poi/hssf/usermodel/HSSFFooter.java
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RCS file: /home/cvspublic/jakarta-poi/src/java/org/apache/poi/hssf/usermodel/HSSFFooter.java,v
retrieving revision 1.1
diff -u -r1.1 HSSFFooter.java
--- src/java/org/apache/poi/hssf/usermodel/HSSFFooter.java	3 May 2002 04:56:42 -0000	1.1
+++ src/java/org/apache/poi/hssf/usermodel/HSSFFooter.java	14 May 2002 21:18:23 -0000
@@ -83,6 +83,42 @@
   protected HSSFFooter(FooterRecord footerRecord) {
     this.footerRecord = footerRecord;
     String foot = footerRecord.getFooter();
+    while (foot != null && foot.length() > 1) {
+	int pos = foot.length();
+	switch (foot.substring(1, 2).charAt(0)) {
+	case 'L' :
+ 	    if (foot.indexOf("&C") >= 0) {
+		pos = Math.min(pos, foot.indexOf("&C"));
+	    } 
+	    if (foot.indexOf("&R") >= 0) {
+		pos = Math.min(pos, foot.indexOf("&R"));
+	    } 
+	    left = foot.substring(2, pos);
+	    foot = foot.substring(pos);
+	    break;
+	case 'C' : 
+	    if (foot.indexOf("&L") >= 0) {
+		pos = Math.min(pos, foot.indexOf("&L"));
+	    } 
+	    if (foot.indexOf("&R") >= 0) {
+		pos = Math.min(pos, foot.indexOf("&R"));
+	    } 
+	    center = foot.substring(2, pos);
+	    foot = foot.substring(pos);
+	    break;
+	case 'R' : 
+ 	    if (foot.indexOf("&C") >= 0) {
+		pos = Math.min(pos, foot.indexOf("&C"));
+	    } 
+	    if (foot.indexOf("&L") >= 0) {
+		pos = Math.min(pos, foot.indexOf("&L"));
+	    } 
+	    right = foot.substring(2, pos);
+	    foot = foot.substring(pos);
+	    break;
+	default : foot = null;
+	}
+    }
   }
 
   /**
Index: src/java/org/apache/poi/hssf/usermodel/HSSFHeader.java
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RCS file: /home/cvspublic/jakarta-poi/src/java/org/apache/poi/hssf/usermodel/HSSFHeader.java,v
retrieving revision 1.1
diff -u -r1.1 HSSFHeader.java
--- src/java/org/apache/poi/hssf/usermodel/HSSFHeader.java	3 May 2002 04:56:42 -0000	1.1
+++ src/java/org/apache/poi/hssf/usermodel/HSSFHeader.java	14 May 2002 21:18:24 -0000
@@ -82,6 +82,42 @@
   protected HSSFHeader(HeaderRecord headerRecord) {
     this.headerRecord = headerRecord;
     String head = headerRecord.getHeader();
+    while (head != null && head.length() > 1) {
+	int pos = head.length();
+	switch (head.substring(1, 2).charAt(0)) {
+	case 'L' :
+ 	    if (head.indexOf("&C") >= 0) {
+		pos = Math.min(pos, head.indexOf("&C"));
+	    } 
+	    if (head.indexOf("&R") >= 0) {
+		pos = Math.min(pos, head.indexOf("&R"));
+	    } 
+	    left = head.substring(2, pos);
+	    head = head.substring(pos);
+	    break;
+	case 'C' : 
+	    if (head.indexOf("&L") >= 0) {
+		pos = Math.min(pos, head.indexOf("&L"));
+	    } 
+	    if (head.indexOf("&R") >= 0) {
+		pos = Math.min(pos, head.indexOf("&R"));
+	    } 
+	    center = head.substring(2, pos);
+	    head = head.substring(pos);
+	    break;
+	case 'R' : 
+ 	    if (head.indexOf("&C") >= 0) {
+		pos = Math.min(pos, head.indexOf("&C"));
+	    } 
+	    if (head.indexOf("&L") >= 0) {
+		pos = Math.min(pos, head.indexOf("&L"));
+	    } 
+	    right = head.substring(2, pos);
+	    head = head.substring(pos);
+	    break;
+	default : head = null;
+	}
+    }
   }
 
   /**