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  1. Tika
  2. TIKA-2118

Misleading exception on a password protected XLS

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    • Bug
    • Status: Resolved
    • Major
    • Resolution: Fixed
    • 1.13
    • 1.15, 2.0.0
    • parser
    • None

    • Windows 7 x64, JVM 1.8.0_101

    Description

      When parsing the attached password protected Excel file "Copy of I-LHD 3E.xls", Tika emits an IllegalArgumentException with a message "Unsupported codepage requested". The inability to parse has nothing to do with codepage, that error is misleading.

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        1. Copy of I-LHD 3E.xls
          89 kB
          Seva Alekseyev
        2. BUSJDRVGZF7FKDA6L4PNTNATHQCLRW4O.xls
          40 kB
          Tim Allison

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          depends upon

          Improvement - An improvement or enhancement to an existing feature or task. TIKA-2116 Upgrade to POI 3.16-beta1 when available

          • Minor - Minor loss of function, or other problem where easy workaround is present.
          • Resolved

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              sevaa Seva Alekseyev
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