Index: BoundSheetRecord.java
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RCS file: /home/cvspublic/jakarta-poi/src/java/org/apache/poi/hssf/record/BoundSheetRecord.java,v
retrieving revision 1.6
diff -a -r1.6 BoundSheetRecord.java
145c145
<             field_5_sheetname = new String( data, 8 + offset, nameLength );
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>             field_5_sheetname = StringUtil.getFromCompressedUnicode( data, 8 + offset, nameLength );

Index: FooterRecord.java
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RCS file: /home/cvspublic/jakarta-poi/src/java/org/apache/poi/hssf/record/FooterRecord.java,v
retrieving revision 1.8
diff -a -r1.8 FooterRecord.java
122c122
<             field_2_footer     = new String(data, 3 + offset, // [Shawn] Changed 1 to 3 for offset of string
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>             field_2_footer     = StringUtil.getFromCompressedUnicode(data, 3 + offset, // [Shawn] Changed 1 to 3 for offset of string

Index: HeaderRecord.java
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RCS file: /home/cvspublic/jakarta-poi/src/java/org/apache/poi/hssf/record/HeaderRecord.java,v
retrieving revision 1.8
diff -a -r1.8 HeaderRecord.java
122c122
<             field_2_header     = new String(data, 3 + offset, // [Shawn] Changed 1 to 3 for offset of string
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>             field_2_header     = StringUtil.getFromCompressedUnicode(data, 3 + offset, // [Shawn] Changed 1 to 3 for offset of string

Index: NameRecord.java
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RCS file: /home/cvspublic/jakarta-poi/src/java/org/apache/poi/hssf/record/NameRecord.java,v
retrieving revision 1.9
diff -a -r1.9 NameRecord.java
759c759
<             field_12_name_text = new String(data, 15 + offset,
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>             field_12_name_text = StringUtil.getFromCompressedUnicode(data, 15 + offset,
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<             field_14_custom_menu_text       = new String(data, start_of_custom_menu_text + offset,
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>             field_14_custom_menu_text       = StringUtil.getFromCompressedUnicode(data, start_of_custom_menu_text + offset,
771c771
<             field_15_description_text       = new String(data, start_of_description_text + offset,
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>             field_15_description_text       = StringUtil.getFromCompressedUnicode(data, start_of_description_text + offset,
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<             field_16_help_topic_text        = new String(data, start_of_help_topic_text + offset,
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>             field_16_help_topic_text        = StringUtil.getFromCompressedUnicode(data, start_of_help_topic_text + offset,
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<             field_17_status_bar_text        = new String(data, start_of_status_bar_text +  offset,
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>             field_17_status_bar_text        = StringUtil.getFromCompressedUnicode(data, start_of_status_bar_text +  offset,


Index: util/StringUtil.java
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RCS file: /home/cvspublic/jakarta-poi/src/java/org/apache/poi/util/StringUtil.java,v
retrieving revision 1.8
diff -a -r1.8 StringUtil.java

198,199c198
< 
< 
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>      /**
      * read compressed unicode(8bit)
      * 
      * @author Toshiaki Kamoshida(kamoshida.toshiaki at future dot co dot jp)
      * 
      * @param string byte array to read
      * @param offset offset to read byte array
      * @param len    length to read byte array
      * @return String generated String instance by reading byte array
      */
     public static String getFromCompressedUnicode(final byte[] string,
            final int offset, final int len){
         try{
             return new String(string,offset,len,"ISO-8859-1");
         }
         catch(UnsupportedEncodingException e){
             throw new InternalError();/* unreachable */
         }
     }