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
retrieving revision 1.6
diff -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: hssf/record/FontRecord.java
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RCS file: /home/cvspublic/jakarta-poi/src/java/org/apache/poi/hssf/record/FontRecord.java,v
retrieving revision 1.6
diff -r1.6 FontRecord.java
167c167
<                 field_11_font_name = new String(data, 16,
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>                 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
retrieving revision 1.8
diff -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: hssf/record/FormatRecord.java
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RCS file: /home/cvspublic/jakarta-poi/src/java/org/apache/poi/hssf/record/FormatRecord.java,v
retrieving revision 1.7
diff -r1.7 FormatRecord.java
135c135
<           field_4_formatstring = new String(data, 5 + offset, field_3_unicode_len );
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>           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
retrieving revision 1.8
diff -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: hssf/record/LabelRecord.java
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RCS file: /home/cvspublic/jakarta-poi/src/java/org/apache/poi/hssf/record/LabelRecord.java,v
retrieving revision 1.4
diff -r1.4 LabelRecord.java
160c160
<             field_6_value = new String(data, 9 + offset, getStringLength());
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>             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
retrieving revision 1.9
diff -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,
767c767
<             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,
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<             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,
775c775
<             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: hssf/record/StringRecord.java
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RCS file: /home/cvspublic/jakarta-poi/src/java/org/apache/poi/hssf/record/StringRecord.java,v
retrieving revision 1.3
diff -r1.3 StringRecord.java
137c137
<             field_3_string = new String(data, 3 + offset, field_1_string_length);
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>             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
retrieving revision 1.4
diff -r1.4 StyleRecord.java
137c137
<             field_3_name        = new String(data, 3 + offset,
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>             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
retrieving revision 1.2
diff -r1.2 WriteAccessRecord.java
118c118
<         field_1_username = new String(data, 3 + offset, data.length - 4);
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>         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
retrieving revision 1.8
diff -r1.8 StringUtil.java
199a200,219
>       /**
>       * 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 */
>          }
>      }
>