Index: hssf/record/BoundSheetRecord.java
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RCS file: /home/cvspublic/jakarta-poi/src/java/org/apache/poi/hssf/record/BoundSheetRecord.java,v
--- hssf/record/BoundSheetRecord.java		1.6
+++ hssf/record/BoundSheetRecord.java	
@@ -145,1 +145,1 @@ 
-            field_5_sheetname = new String( data, 8 + offset, nameLength );
---
+            field_5_sheetname = StringUtil.getFromCompressedUnicode( data, 8 + offset, nameLength );
Index: hssf/record/FontRecord.java
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RCS file: /home/cvspublic/jakarta-poi/src/java/org/apache/poi/hssf/record/FontRecord.java,v
--- hssf/record/FontRecord.java		1.6
+++ hssf/record/FontRecord.java	
@@ -167,1 +167,1 @@ 
-                field_11_font_name = new String(data, 16,
---
+                field_11_font_name = StringUtil.getFromCompressedUnicode(data, 16,
Index: hssf/record/FooterRecord.java
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RCS file: /home/cvspublic/jakarta-poi/src/java/org/apache/poi/hssf/record/FooterRecord.java,v
--- hssf/record/FooterRecord.java		1.8
+++ hssf/record/FooterRecord.java	
@@ -122,1 +122,1 @@ 
-            field_2_footer     = new String(data, 3 + offset, // [Shawn] Changed 1 to 3 for offset of string
---
+            field_2_footer     = StringUtil.getFromCompressedUnicode(data, 3 + offset, // [Shawn] Changed 1 to 3 for offset of string
Index: hssf/record/FormatRecord.java
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RCS file: /home/cvspublic/jakarta-poi/src/java/org/apache/poi/hssf/record/FormatRecord.java,v
--- hssf/record/FormatRecord.java		1.7
+++ hssf/record/FormatRecord.java	
@@ -135,1 +135,1 @@ 
-          field_4_formatstring = new String(data, 5 + offset, field_3_unicode_len );
---
+          field_4_formatstring = StringUtil.getFromCompressedUnicode(data, 5 + offset, field_3_unicode_len );
Index: hssf/record/HeaderRecord.java
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RCS file: /home/cvspublic/jakarta-poi/src/java/org/apache/poi/hssf/record/HeaderRecord.java,v
--- hssf/record/HeaderRecord.java		1.8
+++ hssf/record/HeaderRecord.java	
@@ -122,1 +122,1 @@ 
-            field_2_header     = new String(data, 3 + offset, // [Shawn] Changed 1 to 3 for offset of string
---
+            field_2_header     = StringUtil.getFromCompressedUnicode(data, 3 + offset, // [Shawn] Changed 1 to 3 for offset of string
Index: hssf/record/LabelRecord.java
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RCS file: /home/cvspublic/jakarta-poi/src/java/org/apache/poi/hssf/record/LabelRecord.java,v
--- hssf/record/LabelRecord.java		1.4
+++ hssf/record/LabelRecord.java	
@@ -160,1 +160,1 @@ 
-            field_6_value = new String(data, 9 + offset, getStringLength());
---
+            field_6_value = StringUtil.getFromCompressedUnicode(data, 9 + offset, getStringLength());
Index: hssf/record/NameRecord.java
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RCS file: /home/cvspublic/jakarta-poi/src/java/org/apache/poi/hssf/record/NameRecord.java,v
--- hssf/record/NameRecord.java		1.9
+++ hssf/record/NameRecord.java	
@@ -759,1 +759,1 @@ 
-            field_12_name_text = new String(data, 15 + offset,
---
+            field_12_name_text = StringUtil.getFromCompressedUnicode(data, 15 + offset,
@@ -767,1 +767,1 @@ 
-            field_14_custom_menu_text       = new String(data, start_of_custom_menu_text + offset,
---
+            field_14_custom_menu_text       = StringUtil.getFromCompressedUnicode(data, start_of_custom_menu_text + offset,
@@ -771,1 +771,1 @@ 
-            field_15_description_text       = new String(data, start_of_description_text + offset,
---
+            field_15_description_text       = StringUtil.getFromCompressedUnicode(data, start_of_description_text + offset,
@@ -775,1 +775,1 @@ 
-            field_16_help_topic_text        = new String(data, start_of_help_topic_text + offset,
---
+            field_16_help_topic_text        = StringUtil.getFromCompressedUnicode(data, start_of_help_topic_text + offset,
@@ -779,1 +779,1 @@ 
-            field_17_status_bar_text        = new String(data, start_of_status_bar_text +  offset,
---
+            field_17_status_bar_text        = StringUtil.getFromCompressedUnicode(data, start_of_status_bar_text +  offset,
Index: hssf/record/StringRecord.java
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RCS file: /home/cvspublic/jakarta-poi/src/java/org/apache/poi/hssf/record/StringRecord.java,v
--- hssf/record/StringRecord.java		1.3
+++ hssf/record/StringRecord.java	
@@ -137,1 +137,1 @@ 
-            field_3_string = new String(data, 3 + offset, field_1_string_length);
---
+            field_3_string = StringUtil.getFromCompressedUnicode(data, 3 + offset, field_1_string_length);
Index: hssf/record/StyleRecord.java
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RCS file: /home/cvspublic/jakarta-poi/src/java/org/apache/poi/hssf/record/StyleRecord.java,v
--- hssf/record/StyleRecord.java		1.4
+++ hssf/record/StyleRecord.java	
@@ -137,1 +137,1 @@ 
-            field_3_name        = new String(data, 3 + offset,
---
+            field_3_name        = StringUtil.getFromCompressedUnicode(data, 3 + offset,
Index: hssf/record/WriteAccessRecord.java
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RCS file: /home/cvspublic/jakarta-poi/src/java/org/apache/poi/hssf/record/WriteAccessRecord.java,v
--- hssf/record/WriteAccessRecord.java		1.2
+++ hssf/record/WriteAccessRecord.java	
@@ -118,1 +118,1 @@ 
-        field_1_username = new String(data, 3 + offset, data.length - 4);
---
+        field_1_username = StringUtil.getFromCompressedUnicode(data, 3 + offset, data.length - 4);
Index: util/StringUtil.java
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RCS file: /home/cvspublic/jakarta-poi/src/java/org/apache/poi/util/StringUtil.java,v
--- util/StringUtil.java		1.8
+++ util/StringUtil.java	
@@ -198,2 +198,1 @@ 
-
-
---
+     /**
      * 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 */
         }
     }