Index: C:/Dev/POI-records/RecordInputStream.java
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--- C:/Dev/POI-records/RecordInputStream.java	(revision 639038)
+++ C:/Dev/POI-records/RecordInputStream.java	(working copy)
@@ -266,6 +266,8 @@
   }
     
   public String readCompressedUnicode(int length) {
+    if( length == 0 )
+      return "";
     if ((length < 0) || ((remaining() < length) && !isContinueNext())) {
             throw new IllegalArgumentException("Illegal length " + length);
     }