if ( str == null ) {
            return new byte[0];
        }
        try {
            return str.getBytes(config.getOemEncoding());
        }
        catch ( UnsupportedEncodingException e ) {
            throw new RuntimeCIFSException("Unsupported OEM encoding " + config.getOemEncoding(), e);
        }
    }


    /**
     * @param src
     * @param srcIndex
     * @param len