diff --git a/sc2/src/sc2code/libs/gfxlib.h b/sc2/src/sc2code/libs/gfxlib.h
index b9506c7b5..104fb290b 100644
--- a/sc2/src/sc2code/libs/gfxlib.h
+++ b/sc2/src/sc2code/libs/gfxlib.h
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ extern void FlushColorXForms (void);
 #define GetColorMapIndex GetStringTableIndex
 #define SetAbsColorMapIndex SetAbsStringTableIndex
 #define SetRelColorMapIndex SetRelStringTableIndex
-#define GetColorMapLength GetStringLength
+#define GetColorMapLength GetStringLengthBin
 #define GetColorMapAddress GetStringAddress
 #define GetColorMapContents GetStringContents
 
diff --git a/sc2/src/sc2code/libs/reslib.h b/sc2/src/sc2code/libs/reslib.h
index 7052620f3..97b71a8b8 100644
--- a/sc2/src/sc2code/libs/reslib.h
+++ b/sc2/src/sc2code/libs/reslib.h
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ extern DIRENTRY_REF LoadDirEntryTable (uio_DirHandle *dirHandle,
 #define GetDirEntryTableIndex GetStringTableIndex
 #define SetAbsDirEntryTableIndex SetAbsStringTableIndex
 #define SetRelDirEntryTableIndex SetRelStringTableIndex
-#define GetDirEntryLength GetStringLength
+#define GetDirEntryLength GetStringLengthBin
 #define GetDirEntryAddress GetStringAddress
 #define GetDirEntryContents GetStringContents
 
diff --git a/sc2/src/sc2code/libs/strings/strings.c b/sc2/src/sc2code/libs/strings/strings.c
index 179f0e4da..45b0f3078 100644
--- a/sc2/src/sc2code/libs/strings/strings.c
+++ b/sc2/src/sc2code/libs/strings/strings.c
@@ -172,6 +172,32 @@ GetStringLength (STRING String)
 	return (StringLength);
 }
 
+COUNT
+GetStringLengthBin (STRING String)
+{
+	COUNT StringLength;
+	STRING_TABLE StringTable;
+
+	StringTable = GetStringTable (String);
+	if (StringTable == 0)
+		StringLength = 0;
+	else
+	{
+		COUNT StringIndex;
+		STRING_TABLEPTR StringTablePtr;
+
+		StringIndex = STRING_INDEX (String);
+		LockStringTable (StringTable, &StringTablePtr);
+
+		StringLength = (COUNT)(
+				StringTablePtr->StringOffsets[StringIndex + 1]
+				- StringTablePtr->StringOffsets[StringIndex]);
+		UnlockStringTable (StringTable);
+	}
+
+	return (StringLength);
+}
+
 STRINGPTR
 GetStringSoundClip (STRING String)
 {
@@ -270,7 +296,7 @@ GetStringContents (STRING String, STRINGPTR StringBuf, BOOLEAN
 	COUNT StringLength;
 
 	if ((StringAddr = GetStringAddress (String)) != 0 &&
-			(StringLength = GetStringLength (String)) != 0)
+			(StringLength = GetDirEntryLength (String)) != 0)
 	{
 		memcpy (StringBuf, StringAddr, StringLength);
 		if (AppendSpace)
diff --git a/sc2/src/sc2code/libs/strlib.h b/sc2/src/sc2code/libs/strlib.h
index 82ef7152b..e72d1df13 100644
--- a/sc2/src/sc2code/libs/strlib.h
+++ b/sc2/src/sc2code/libs/strlib.h
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ extern STRING SetAbsStringTableIndex (STRING String, COUNT
 extern STRING SetRelStringTableIndex (STRING String, SIZE
 		StringTableOffs);
 extern COUNT GetStringLength (STRING String);
+extern COUNT GetStringLengthBin (STRING String);
 extern STRINGPTR GetStringAddress (STRING String);
 extern STRINGPTR GetStringSoundClip (STRING String);
 extern STRINGPTR GetStringTimeStamp (STRING String);