@@ -78,8 +78,18 @@
 
 #include "freexl.h"
 #include "freexl_internals.h"
 
+
+const char *freexlversion = VERSION;
+
+FREEXL_DECLARE const char *
+freexl_version (void)
+{
+/* return the library version number */
+    return freexlversion;
+}
+
 #if defined(_WIN32) && !defined(__MINGW32__)
 /* MSVC compiler doesn't support lround() at all */
 static double
 round (double num)
@@ -3758,9 +3768,9 @@
 	  /* the current record spans on the following sector(s) */
 	  unsigned int already_done;
 	  unsigned int chunk =
 	      workbook->sector_end - (workbook->p_in - workbook->sector_buf);
-	  if (workbook->sector_end <= (workbook->p_in - workbook->sector_buf))
+	  if (workbook->sector_end < (workbook->p_in - workbook->sector_buf))
 	      return -1;
 	  memcpy (workbook->record, workbook->p_in, chunk);
 	  workbook->p_in += chunk;
 	  already_done = chunk;