diff --git a/src/scratchpad/src/org/apache/poi/hwpf/model/io/HWPFFileSystem.java b/src/scratchpad/src/org/apache/poi/hwpf/model/io/HWPFFileSystem.java
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+package org.apache.poi.hwpf.model.io;
+
+/**
+ * <p>Title: </p>
+ * <p>Description: </p>
+ * <p>Copyright: Copyright (c) 2003</p>
+ * <p>Company: </p>
+ * @author not attributable
+ * @version 1.0
+ */
+
+
+import java.io.ByteArrayOutputStream;
+import java.util.HashMap;
+
+public class HWPFFileSystem
+{
+  HashMap _streams;
+
+  public HWPFFileSystem()
+  {
+    _streams.put("WordDocument", new HWPFOutputStream());
+    _streams.put("1Table", new HWPFOutputStream());
+  }
+
+  public HWPFOutputStream getStream(String name)
+  {
+    return (HWPFOutputStream)_streams.get(name);
+  }
+
+}
diff --git a/src/scratchpad/src/org/apache/poi/hwpf/model/io/HWPFOutputStream.java b/src/scratchpad/src/org/apache/poi/hwpf/model/io/HWPFOutputStream.java
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+package org.apache.poi.hwpf.model.io;
+
+import java.io.ByteArrayOutputStream;
+
+public class HWPFOutputStream extends ByteArrayOutputStream
+{
+
+  int _offset;
+
+  public HWPFOutputStream()
+  {
+    super();
+  }
+
+  public int getOffset()
+  {
+    return _offset;
+  }
+
+  public void reset()
+  {
+    super.reset();
+    _offset = 0;
+  }
+
+  public void write(byte[] buf, int off, int len)
+  {
+    super.write(buf, off, len);
+    _offset += len;
+  }
+
+  public void write(int b)
+  {
+    super.write(b);
+    _offset++;
+  }
+}