--- sc.orig/source/filter/excel/excel.cxx	2006-12-04 02:16:20.000000000 +0300
+++ sc/source/filter/excel/excel.cxx	2006-12-04 02:19:15.614189390 +0300
@@ -82,6 +82,11 @@
 #include "excimp8.hxx"
 #include "exp_op.hxx"
 
+#ifndef _SV_SVAPP_HXX
+#include <vcl/svapp.hxx>
+#endif
+
+
 
 FltError ScImportExcel( SfxMedium& r, ScDocument* p )
 {
@@ -174,7 +179,7 @@
     {
         pBookStrm->SetBufferSize( 0x8000 );     // still needed?
 
-        XclImpRootData aImpData( eBiff, rMedium, xRootStrg, *pDocument, RTL_TEXTENCODING_MS_1252 );
+        XclImpRootData aImpData( eBiff, rMedium, xRootStrg, *pDocument, Application::GetSettings().GetDefaultTextEncoding());
         ::std::auto_ptr< ImportExcel > xFilter;
         switch( eBiff )
         {