Beakerboy / Beakerboy/MS-OVBA

Ensure string encoding is handled correctly and consistently

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Python
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Description

The spec defines some fields as multi-byte and some as utf-16. Use the Code Point defined in the dir stream as well as the endien-ness defined in the header.

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Research direction

Locate the code that parses the dir stream and header, then compare its string-field handling with the specification. Verify how multibyte and UTF-16 fields use the dir-stream code point and header endianness; done means those encodings are handled correctly and consistently.

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Assessment

Tech stack
python
Domain
tooling
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
45/100

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