--- src/scratchpad/src/org/apache/poi/hsmf/datatypes/StringChunk.java	(revision 695289)
+++ src/scratchpad/src/org/apache/poi/hsmf/datatypes/StringChunk.java	(working copy)
@@ -27,11 +27,22 @@ 
 
 	private String value;
 
-	public StringChunk(int chunkId) {
+	/**
+	 * Constructor for specifying both the chunk id and the type, in case
+	 * the default type of Types.STRING does not suffice.
+	 * 
+	 * @param chunkId
+	 * @param type
+	 */
+	public StringChunk(int chunkId, int type) {
 		this.chunkId = chunkId;
-		this.type = Types.STRING;
+		this.type = type;
 	}
 	
+	public StringChunk(int chunkId) {
+		this(chunkId, Types.STRING);
+	}
+	
 	/* (non-Javadoc)
 	 * @see org.apache.poi.hsmf.Chunk.Chunk#getValueByteArray()
 	 */