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+package org.apache.poi.hwpf;
+
+import junit.framework.*;
+import org.apache.poi.hwpf.*;
+import org.apache.poi.hwpf.model.io.*;
+
+import java.io.*;
+import java.util.*;
+
+
+public class HWPFTestCase
+  extends TestCase
+{
+  protected HWPFDocFixture _hWPFDocFixture;
+
+  public HWPFTestCase()
+  {
+  }
+
+  protected void setUp()
+    throws Exception
+  {
+    super.setUp();
+    /**@todo verify the constructors*/
+    _hWPFDocFixture = new HWPFDocFixture(this);
+
+    _hWPFDocFixture.setUp();
+  }
+
+  protected void tearDown()
+    throws Exception
+  {
+    _hWPFDocFixture.tearDown();
+
+    _hWPFDocFixture = null;
+    super.tearDown();
+  }
+
+}