diff --git a/src/scratchpad/src/org/apache/poi/hdf/model/HDFObjectFactory.java b/src/scratchpad/src/org/apache/poi/hdf/model/HDFObjectFactory.java
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+/*
+ * HDFObjectFactory.java
+ *
+ * Created on February 24, 2002, 2:17 PM
+ */
+
+package org.apache.poi.hdf.model;
+
+/**
+ * The Object Factory takes in a stream and creates the low level objects 
+ * that represent the data.
+ * @author  andy
+ */
+public class HDFObjectFactory {
+
+    /** Creates a new instance of HDFObjectFactory */
+    public HDFObjectFactory() {
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/src/scratchpad/src/org/apache/poi/hdf/model/hdftypes/FileInformationBlock.java b/src/scratchpad/src/org/apache/poi/hdf/model/hdftypes/FileInformationBlock.java
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+/*
+ * FileInformationBlock.java
+ *
+ * Created on February 24, 2002, 2:37 PM
+ */
+
+package org.apache.poi.hdf.model.hdftypes;
+
+import org.apache.poi.util.BitField;
+
+/**
+ *
+ * @author  andy
+ */
+public class FileInformationBlock implements HDFType {
+
+    private  short field_1_id;
+    private  short field_2_version; // 101 = Word 6.0 +
+    private  short field_3_product_version;
+    private  short field_4_language_stamp;
+    private  short field_5_unknown;
+    private  short field_6_options;    
+    
+        private static final BitField template          = new BitField(0x0001);
+        private static final BitField glossary          = new BitField(0x0002);
+        private static final BitField quicksave         = new BitField(0x0004);
+        private static final BitField haspictr          = new BitField(0x0008);        
+        private static final BitField nquicksaves       = new BitField(0x000F);
+        private static final BitField encrypted         = new BitField(0x0100);        
+        private static final BitField tabletype         = new BitField(0x0200);        
+        private static final BitField readonly          = new BitField(0x0400);
+        private static final BitField writeReservation  = new BitField(0x0800);
+        private static final BitField extendedCharacter = new BitField(0x1000);
+        private static final BitField loadOverride      = new BitField(0x2000);
+        private static final BitField farEast           = new BitField(0x4000);
+        private static final BitField crypto            = new BitField(0x8000);
+   
+    private short field_7_minversion;
+    //private short field_8_
+        
+        
+    /** Creates a new instance of FileInformationBlock */
+    public FileInformationBlock() {
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/src/scratchpad/src/org/apache/poi/hdf/model/hdftypes/HDFType.java b/src/scratchpad/src/org/apache/poi/hdf/model/hdftypes/HDFType.java
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+/*
+ * HDFType.java
+ *
+ * Created on February 24, 2002, 2:37 PM
+ */
+
+package org.apache.poi.hdf.model.hdftypes;
+
+/**
+ *
+ * @author  andy
+ */
+public interface HDFType {
+
+}
+