diff --git a/src/main/java/net/sf/cb2java/Settings.java b/src/main/java/net/sf/cb2java/Settings.java
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index b73793e..4bfb793
--- a/src/main/java/net/sf/cb2java/Settings.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/sf/cb2java/Settings.java
@@ -23,33 +23,23 @@
 import java.util.Properties;
 import net.sf.cb2java.types.SignPosition;
 
-public interface Settings {
-	static Settings DEFAULT = new Default();
-
-	String getEncoding();
-
-	Values getValues();
-
-	boolean getLittleEndian();
-
-	String getFloatConversion();
-
-	SignPosition getSignPosition();
-
-	int getColumnStart();
-
-	int getColumnEnd();
-
-	static class Default implements Settings {
-		private static final String DEFAULT_ENCODING;
-		private static final boolean DEFAULT_LITTLE_ENDIAN;
-		private static final String DEFAULT_FLOAT_CONVERSION;
-		private static final SignPosition DEFAULT_SIGN_POSITION;
-		private static final Values DEFAULT_VALUES = new Values();
-		private static final int DEFAULT_COLUMN_START;
-		private static final int DEFAULT_COLUMN_END;
-
-		static {
+public class Settings {
+
+	String encoding = System.getProperty("file.encoding");
+	boolean littleEndian = false;
+	String floatConversion = "net.sf.cb2java.copybook.floating.IEEE754";
+	SignPosition signPosition = SignPosition.TRAILING;
+	int columnStart = 6;
+	int columnEnd = 72;
+	Values values = new Values();
+	boolean resiliant = false;
+	boolean trimStrings = false;
+	String EBCDICVariant = "";
+
+	static Settings DEFAULT;
+	static public Settings DEFAULT() {
+		if(DEFAULT == null) {
+			DEFAULT = new Settings();
 			Properties props = new Properties();
 
 			try (InputStream is = Settings.class.getResourceAsStream("/copybook.props")) {
@@ -63,52 +53,108 @@ static class Default implements Settings {
 				System.out.println("Could not load 'copybook.props' file, reverting to defaults.");
 			}
 
-			DEFAULT_ENCODING = getSetting("encoding", System.getProperty("file.encoding"), props);
-			DEFAULT_LITTLE_ENDIAN = "false".equals(getSetting("little-endian", "false", props));
-			DEFAULT_FLOAT_CONVERSION = getSetting("float-conversion", "net.sf.cb2java.copybook.floating.IEEE754",
-					props);
-			DEFAULT_SIGN_POSITION = "leading".equalsIgnoreCase(getSetting("default-sign-position", "trailing", props))
-					? SignPosition.LEADING : SignPosition.TRAILING;
-			DEFAULT_COLUMN_START = Integer.parseInt(getSetting("column.start", "6", props));
-			DEFAULT_COLUMN_END = Integer.parseInt(getSetting("column.end", "72", props));
+			DEFAULT.setEncoding(getSetting("encoding", DEFAULT.getEncoding(), props));
+			DEFAULT.setLittleEndian("false".equals(getSetting("little-endian", DEFAULT.isLittleEndian() + "", props)));
+			DEFAULT.setFloatConversion(getSetting("float-conversion", DEFAULT.getFloatConversion(), props));
+			DEFAULT.setSignPosition("leading".equalsIgnoreCase(getSetting("default-sign-position", "trailing", props))
+					? SignPosition.LEADING : SignPosition.TRAILING);
+			DEFAULT.setColumnStart(Integer.parseInt(getSetting("column.start", DEFAULT.getColumnStart() + "", props)));
+			DEFAULT.setColumnEnd(Integer.parseInt(getSetting("column.end", DEFAULT.getColumnEnd() + "", props)));
+			DEFAULT.setResiliant("false".equals(getSetting("resilient", DEFAULT.isResiliant() + "", props)));
+			DEFAULT.setTrimStrings("true".equals(getSetting("trim", DEFAULT.getTrimStrings() + "", props)));
+			DEFAULT.setEBCDICVariant(getSetting("EBCDIC-variant", DEFAULT.getEBCDICVariant(), props));
 		}
+		return DEFAULT;
+	}
 
-		private static String getSetting(String name, String defaultValue, Properties props) {
-			String result = defaultValue;
-			try {
-				result = System.getProperty("cb2java." + name, result);
-				result = props.getProperty(name, result);
-			} catch (RuntimeException e) {
-			}
-			return result;
-		}
+	public String getEncoding() {
+		return encoding;
+	}
 
-		public String getEncoding() {
-			return DEFAULT_ENCODING;
-		}
+	public void setEncoding(String encoding) {
+		this.encoding = encoding;
+	}
 
-		public String getFloatConversion() {
-			return DEFAULT_FLOAT_CONVERSION;
-		}
+	public boolean isLittleEndian() {
+		return littleEndian;
+	}
 
-		public boolean getLittleEndian() {
-			return DEFAULT_LITTLE_ENDIAN;
-		}
+	public void setLittleEndian(boolean littleEndian) {
+		this.littleEndian = littleEndian;
+	}
 
-		public Values getValues() {
-			return DEFAULT_VALUES;
-		}
+	public String getFloatConversion() {
+		return floatConversion;
+	}
 
-		public SignPosition getSignPosition() {
-			return DEFAULT_SIGN_POSITION;
-		}
+	public void setFloatConversion(String floatConversion) {
+		this.floatConversion = floatConversion;
+	}
+
+	public SignPosition getSignPosition() {
+		return signPosition;
+	}
+
+	public void setSignPosition(SignPosition signPosition) {
+		this.signPosition = signPosition;
+	}
+
+	public int getColumnStart() {
+		return columnStart;
+	}
+
+	public void setColumnStart(int columnStart) {
+		this.columnStart = columnStart;
+	}
+
+	public int getColumnEnd() {
+		return columnEnd;
+	}
+
+	public void setColumnEnd(int columnEnd) {
+		this.columnEnd = columnEnd;
+	}
+
+	public Values getValues() {
+		return values;
+	}
+
+	public void setValues(Values values) {
+		this.values = values;
+	}
+
+	public boolean isResiliant() {
+		return resiliant;
+	}
+
+	public void setResiliant(boolean resiliant) {
+		this.resiliant = resiliant;
+	}
+
+	public boolean getTrimStrings() {
+		return trimStrings;
+	}
+
+	public void setTrimStrings(boolean trimStrings) {
+		this.trimStrings = trimStrings;
+	}
+
+	public String getEBCDICVariant() {
+		return EBCDICVariant;
+	}
+
+	public void setEBCDICVariant(String EBCDICVariant) {
+		this.EBCDICVariant = EBCDICVariant;
+	}
 
-		public int getColumnStart() {
-			return DEFAULT_COLUMN_START;
-		}
 
-		public int getColumnEnd() {
-			return DEFAULT_COLUMN_END;
+	static private String getSetting(String name, String defaultValue, Properties props) {
+		String result = defaultValue;
+		try {
+			result = System.getProperty("cb2java." + name, result);
+			result = props.getProperty(name, result);
+		} catch (RuntimeException e) {
 		}
+		return result;
 	}
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/sf/cb2java/copybook/CobolPreprocessor.java b/src/main/java/net/sf/cb2java/copybook/CobolPreprocessor.java
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index e1b94a9..33b7f97
--- a/src/main/java/net/sf/cb2java/copybook/CobolPreprocessor.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/sf/cb2java/copybook/CobolPreprocessor.java
@@ -38,10 +38,10 @@ public class CobolPreprocessor {
 	private CobolPreprocessor() {
 	}
 
-	public static String preProcess(Reader reader) {
+	public static String preProcess(Reader reader, Settings settings) {
     	// TODO: figure out a way to pass copybook specific settings for non-default margins treated as comment.
-		int columnStart = Settings.DEFAULT.getColumnStart();
-		int columnEnd = Settings.DEFAULT.getColumnEnd();
+		int columnStart = settings.getColumnStart();
+		int columnEnd = settings.getColumnEnd();
 
 		StringBuffer sb = new StringBuffer();
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/sf/cb2java/copybook/Copybook.java b/src/main/java/net/sf/cb2java/copybook/Copybook.java
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index 231e1cf..11f964f
--- a/src/main/java/net/sf/cb2java/copybook/Copybook.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/sf/cb2java/copybook/Copybook.java
@@ -40,13 +40,8 @@
  * 
  * @author James Watson
  */
-public class Copybook extends Group implements Settings
+public class Copybook extends Group //implements Settings
 {
-    private String encoding = Settings.DEFAULT.getEncoding();
-    private boolean littleEndian = Settings.DEFAULT.getLittleEndian();
-    private String floatConversion = Settings.DEFAULT.getFloatConversion();
-    private SignPosition signPosition = Settings.DEFAULT.getSignPosition();
-    
     private Map<String, Element> redefines = new HashMap<String, Element>();
     
     private final Values values;
@@ -56,12 +51,13 @@ public class Copybook extends Group implements Settings
      *
      * @param name the name of the copybook
      */
-    Copybook(String name, Values values)
+    Copybook(String name, Values values, Settings settings)
     {
         super(name, 0, 0);
         
         this.values = values;
-        this.values.setEncoding(encoding);
+        this.setSettings(settings);
+        this.values.setEncoding(settings.getEncoding());
     }
     
     public Values getValues()
@@ -126,67 +122,6 @@ public List<Record> parseData(InputStream stream) throws IOException
         
         return list;
     }
-    
-    /**
-     * Sets the encoding for the copybook instance, used for parsing
-     * and writing of data
-     * 
-     * @param encoding the encoding for the system
-     */
-    public void setEncoding(String encoding)
-    {
-        this.encoding = encoding;
-    }
-    
-    /**
-     * retrieves the current encoding for text
-     * 
-     * @return the encoding for text
-     */
-    public String getEncoding()
-    {
-        return encoding;
-    }
-    
-    public void setLittleEndian(boolean littleEndian)
-    {
-        this.littleEndian = littleEndian;
-    }
-    
-    public boolean getLittleEndian()
-    {
-        return littleEndian;
-    }
-    
-    public void setFloatConversion(String className)
-    {
-        this.floatConversion = className;
-    }
-    
-    public String getFloatConversion()
-    {
-        return floatConversion;
-    }
-    
-    public void setSignPosition(SignPosition position)
-    {
-        this.signPosition = position;
-    }
-    
-    public SignPosition getSignPosition()
-    {
-        return signPosition;
-    }
-    
-	@Override
-	public int getColumnStart() {
-		return Settings.DEFAULT.getColumnStart();
-	}
-
-	@Override
-	public int getColumnEnd() {
-		return Settings.DEFAULT.getColumnEnd();
-	}
 
 	/**
      * a helper class for buffering the data as it is processed
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/sf/cb2java/copybook/CopybookAnalyzer.java b/src/main/java/net/sf/cb2java/copybook/CopybookAnalyzer.java
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index 63b508b..1497a8d
--- a/src/main/java/net/sf/cb2java/copybook/CopybookAnalyzer.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/sf/cb2java/copybook/CopybookAnalyzer.java
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.StringTokenizer;
 
+import net.sf.cb2java.Settings;
 import net.sf.cb2java.Values;
 import net.sf.cb2java.types.Element;
 import net.sf.cb2java.types.Group;
@@ -84,6 +85,7 @@ class CopybookAnalyzer extends DepthFirstAdapter
     private Parser parser;
     private Item document;
     private Item current;
+    private Settings settings;
     
     /**
      * Creates a new instance with the given parser and
@@ -92,12 +94,13 @@ class CopybookAnalyzer extends DepthFirstAdapter
      * @param copyBookName the name to give this copybook
      * @param parser sablecc parser instance 
      */
-	CopybookAnalyzer(String copyBookName, Parser parser)
+	CopybookAnalyzer(String copyBookName, Parser parser, Settings settings)
     {
-        document = new Item(values, true);
+        document = new Item(values, true, settings);
         document.name = copyBookName;
         current = document;
 		this.parser = parser;
+		this.settings = settings;
 	}
 	
 	/**
@@ -127,7 +130,7 @@ public void outARecordDescription(ARecordDescription node)
 
     private void walkTree(Item item)
     {
-        item.getElement().setSettings((Copybook) document.getElement());
+        item.getElement().setSettings(document.getElement().getSettings());
         
         for (Iterator<?> i = item.children.iterator(); i.hasNext();) {
             Item child = (Item) i.next();
@@ -176,7 +179,7 @@ public void checkForComments(Token node)
 	public void inAItem(AItem node)
     {
         Item prevItem = current;
-        current = new Item(values, false);
+        current = new Item(values, false, settings);
         current.level = Integer.parseInt(node.getNumberNot88().toString().trim());
         current.name = node.getDataNameOrFiller().toString().trim();
         
@@ -265,12 +268,12 @@ public void inASignClause(ASignClause node)
 
 	public void inALeadingLeadingOrTrailing(ALeadingLeadingOrTrailing node)
     {
-        current.signPosition = SignPosition.LEADING;
+        current.getSettings().setSignPosition(SignPosition.LEADING);
     }
 
     public void inATrailimngLeadingOrTrailing(ALeadingLeadingOrTrailing node)
     {
-        current.signPosition = SignPosition.TRAILING;
+        current.getSettings().setSignPosition(SignPosition.TRAILING);
     }
 
 	//======================= USAGE CLAUSE ==========================
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/sf/cb2java/copybook/CopybookParser.java b/src/main/java/net/sf/cb2java/copybook/CopybookParser.java
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index 2e84dcb..f44cfc8
--- a/src/main/java/net/sf/cb2java/copybook/CopybookParser.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/sf/cb2java/copybook/CopybookParser.java
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 import java.io.Reader;
 import java.io.StringReader;
 
+import net.sf.cb2java.Settings;
 import net.sf.cb2xml.sablecc.lexer.Lexer;
 import net.sf.cb2xml.sablecc.lexer.LexerException;
 import net.sf.cb2xml.sablecc.node.Start;
@@ -58,7 +59,12 @@ public static Copybook parse(String name, InputStream stream)
     {        
         return parse(name, new InputStreamReader(stream));
     }
-    
+
+    public static Copybook parse(Settings settings, String name, InputStream stream)
+    {
+        return parse(settings, name, new InputStreamReader(stream));
+    }
+
     /**
      * Parses a copybook definition and returns a Copybook instance
      * 
@@ -67,16 +73,16 @@ public static Copybook parse(String name, InputStream stream)
      * 
      * @return a copybook instance containing the parse tree for the definition
      */
-    public static Copybook parse(String name, Reader reader)
+    public static Copybook parse(Settings settings, String name, Reader reader)
     {        
-        String preProcessed = CobolPreprocessor.preProcess(reader);
+        String preProcessed = CobolPreprocessor.preProcess(reader, settings);
         StringReader sr = new StringReader(preProcessed);
         PushbackReader pbr = new PushbackReader(sr, 1000);
         
         Lexer lexer = debug ? new DebugLexer(pbr) : new Lexer(pbr);
         
         Parser parser = new Parser(lexer);
-        CopybookAnalyzer copyBookAnalyzer = new CopybookAnalyzer(name, parser);
+        CopybookAnalyzer copyBookAnalyzer = new CopybookAnalyzer(name, parser, settings);
         Start ast;
         try {
 			ast = parser.parse();
@@ -91,4 +97,10 @@ public static Copybook parse(String name, Reader reader)
         
         return copyBookAnalyzer.getDocument();
     }
+
+    public static Copybook parse(String name, Reader reader) {
+
+        return parse(Settings.DEFAULT(), name, reader);
+    }
+
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/sf/cb2java/copybook/Item.java b/src/main/java/net/sf/cb2java/copybook/Item.java
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index d08ad87..b6d81c6
--- a/src/main/java/net/sf/cb2java/copybook/Item.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/sf/cb2java/copybook/Item.java
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@
 
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Set;
+
 import net.sf.cb2java.Settings;
 import net.sf.cb2java.Value;
 import net.sf.cb2java.Values;
@@ -42,14 +44,22 @@ class Item
     final boolean document;
     
     final Values values;
+
+    public Settings getSettings() {
+        return settings;
+    }
+
+    final Settings settings;
     
     /**
      * @param analyzer
      */
-    Item(final Values values, final boolean document)
+    Item(final Values values, final boolean document, Settings settings)
     {
         this.values = values;
         this.document = document;
+        this.settings = settings;
+        signPosition = settings.getSignPosition();
     }
 
     String name;
@@ -66,7 +76,7 @@ class Item
     
     boolean isAlpha;
     boolean signSeparate;
-    SignPosition signPosition = Settings.DEFAULT.getSignPosition();
+    SignPosition signPosition;
     
     String picture;
     Value value;
@@ -128,7 +138,7 @@ void createElement()
     
     private void createDocument()
     {
-        element = new Copybook(name, values);
+        element = new Copybook(name, values, settings);
     }
     
     private void createGroup()
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/sf/cb2java/types/Binary.java b/src/main/java/net/sf/cb2java/types/Binary.java
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index b302a9b..2b4af87
--- a/src/main/java/net/sf/cb2java/types/Binary.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/sf/cb2java/types/Binary.java
@@ -122,12 +122,12 @@ public Native(String name, int level, int occurs, String picture) {
         @Override
         public byte[] toBytes(Object data) {
             byte[] bytes = super.toBytes(data);
-            return getSettings().getLittleEndian() ? reverse(bytes) : bytes;
+            return getSettings().isLittleEndian() ? reverse(bytes) : bytes;
         }
         
         @Override
         public Data parse(byte[] input) {
-            return super.parse(getSettings().getLittleEndian() ? reverse(input) : input);
+            return super.parse(getSettings().isLittleEndian() ? reverse(input) : input);
         }
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/sf/cb2java/types/Decimal.java b/src/main/java/net/sf/cb2java/types/Decimal.java
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index 00e823f..db4df5d
--- a/src/main/java/net/sf/cb2java/types/Decimal.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/sf/cb2java/types/Decimal.java
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ private char getChar(boolean positive, char overpunch) {
             return overpunch;
         } else if (positive) {
             switch(overpunch) {
-                case '0': return '{';
+                case '0': return getSettings().getEBCDICVariant().contains("297") ? 'é' : '{';
                 case '1': return 'A';
                 case '2': return 'B';
                 case '3': return 'C';
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ private char getChar(boolean positive, char overpunch) {
                 case '3': return 'L';
                 case '2': return 'K';
                 case '1': return 'J';
-                case '0': return '}';
+                case '0': return getSettings().getEBCDICVariant().contains("297") ? 'è' : '}';
             }
         }
         
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@ private boolean isPositive(char overpunched) {
                 case '7':
                 case '8':
                 case '9':
+                case 'é':
                 case '{':
                 case 'A':
                 case 'B':
@@ -110,6 +111,7 @@ private boolean isPositive(char overpunched) {
                 case 'I':
                     return true;
                 case '0':
+                case 'è':
                 case '}':
                 case 'J':
                 case 'K':
@@ -174,9 +176,11 @@ private char getNumber(char overpunched) {
                 case 'J': 
                 case 'A': 
                     return '1';
-                case '0': 
-                case '}': 
-                case '{': 
+                case '0':
+                case '}':
+                case '{':
+                case 'é':
+                case 'è':
                     return '0';
             }
         }
@@ -186,41 +190,49 @@ private char getNumber(char overpunched) {
     
     @Override
     public Data parse(byte[] bytes) {
-        String input = getString(bytes).trim();
-        String s = input;
-        
-        if (input.length() < 1) {
-            s = null;
-        } else if (signed()) {
-        	if (getSignPosition() == SignPosition.LEADING) {
-	            char c = input.charAt(0); 
-	            s = (isPositive(c) ? "" : "-") + getNumber(c) 
-	                + (input.length() > 1 ? input.substring(1) : ""); 
-	        } else if (getSignPosition() == SignPosition.TRAILING) {
-	            int last = input.length() - 1; 
-	            char c = input.charAt(last); 
-	            s = (isPositive(c) ? "" : "-") 
-	                + (input.length() > 1 ? input.substring(0, last) : "") + getNumber(c);
-	        } else {
-	        	throw new IllegalStateException("undefined sign position");
-	        }
-        }        
-        BigInteger big = s == null ? null : new BigInteger(s);
-        Data data = create();
-        
-        if (data instanceof DecimalData) {
-            DecimalData dData = (DecimalData) data;
-            BigDecimal bigD = big == null ? null : new BigDecimal(big, decimalPlaces());
-            
-            dData.setValue(bigD);
-            
-            return data;
-        } else {
-            IntegerData iData = (IntegerData) data;
-            
-            iData.setValue(big);
-            
-            return data;
+        try {
+            String input = getString(bytes).trim();
+            String s = input;
+
+            if (input.length() < 1) {
+                s = null;
+            } else if (signed()) {
+                if (getSignPosition() == SignPosition.LEADING) {
+                    char c = input.charAt(0);
+                    s = (isPositive(c) ? "" : "-") + getNumber(c)
+                            + (input.length() > 1 ? input.substring(1) : "");
+                } else if (getSignPosition() == SignPosition.TRAILING) {
+                    int last = input.length() - 1;
+                    char c = input.charAt(last);
+                    s = (isPositive(c) ? "" : "-")
+                            + (input.length() > 1 ? input.substring(0, last) : "") + getNumber(c);
+                } else {
+                    throw new IllegalStateException("undefined sign position");
+                }
+            }
+            BigInteger big = s == null ? null : new BigInteger(s);
+            Data data = create();
+
+            if (data instanceof DecimalData) {
+                DecimalData dData = (DecimalData) data;
+                BigDecimal bigD = big == null ? null : new BigDecimal(big, decimalPlaces());
+
+                dData.setValue(bigD);
+
+                return data;
+            } else {
+                IntegerData iData = (IntegerData) data;
+
+                iData.setValue(big);
+
+                return data;
+            }
+        } catch (RuntimeException e) {
+            if(getSettings().isResiliant()) {
+                return create();
+            } else {
+                throw(e);
+            }
         }
     }
     
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/sf/cb2java/types/Element.java b/src/main/java/net/sf/cb2java/types/Element.java
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index be36e5e..661ad0e
--- a/src/main/java/net/sf/cb2java/types/Element.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/sf/cb2java/types/Element.java
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ public abstract class Element {
     /** the absolute position of the where this item starts in data */
     private int position;
     /** the instance that represents the data that defines this element */
-    private Settings settings = Settings.DEFAULT;
+    private Settings settings;
     /** the default value of this element */
     private Value value;
     /** the parent of this element */
@@ -185,7 +185,12 @@ public final void write(OutputStream stream, Object data) throws IOException {
      */
     public final String getString(byte[] data) {
         try {
-            return new String(data, getSettings().getEncoding());
+            String value = new String(data, getSettings().getEncoding());
+            if(getSettings().getTrimStrings()) {
+                return value.trim();
+            } else {
+                return value;
+            }
         } catch (UnsupportedEncodingException e) {
             throw new RuntimeException(e);
         } 
@@ -219,7 +224,7 @@ public void setSettings(Settings settings) {
      * 
      * @return the parent of this element
      */
-    private Group getParent(){
+    public Group getParent(){
         return parent;
     }
     
@@ -237,13 +242,13 @@ public void setParent(Group parent){
      * 
      * @return the settings for this element
      */
-    protected Settings getSettings() {
+    public Settings getSettings() {
         if (settings != null) {
             return settings;
         } else if (getParent() != null) {
             return getParent().getSettings();
         } else {
-            return null;
+            return Settings.DEFAULT();
         }
     }
     
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/sf/cb2java/types/Group.java b/src/main/java/net/sf/cb2java/types/Group.java
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index 3685def..d33bcca
--- a/src/main/java/net/sf/cb2java/types/Group.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/sf/cb2java/types/Group.java
@@ -109,7 +109,12 @@ public Data parse(final byte[] bytes) {
 
     private byte[] sub(byte[] in, int start, int end) {
         byte[] out = new byte[end - start];
-        System.arraycopy(in, start, out, 0, out.length);
+        if(!getSettings().isResiliant() || start < in.length) {
+                // if resilient, allow for the input to be shorter compared to the copybook definition
+                // and then consider that the values are 0's
+            System.arraycopy(in, start, out, 0,
+                    getSettings().isResiliant() ? Math.min(in.length - start, out.length) : out.length);
+        }
         return out;
     }