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Posted: **Thu Jul 18, 2013 1:45 am**

File with a BOM prefix (Byte Order Mark)

If ReadString() is used to read a file line-by-line, all is well.

If however ReadString() is used to read the whole file, flagged #PB_File_IgnoreEOL, the BOM is included in the String, which is a pity.

Edit: The solution is to use ReadStringFormat() first, which will move the file pointer behind the BOM if one is detected.

Posted: **Thu Jul 18, 2013 2:04 am**

No problem here:

Code: Select all

If ReadFile(1, "Test.txt")
	ReadStringFormat(1)
	Debug ReadString(1, #PB_File_IgnoreEOL)
	CloseFile(1)
EndIf

Test.txt wrote: %EF%BB%BFTest%0D%0ATest

Debugger wrote: TestTest

Edit: ok

Posted: **Thu Jul 18, 2013 11:59 am**

...it's not that it's a problem, just that #PB_File_IgnoreEOL is inconsistent, given that without that flag, the BOM is ignored.

Edit: Related BOM issues:
http://www.purebasic.fr/english/viewtop ... 66#p433766
http://www.purebasic.fr/english/viewtop ... 13&t=55125

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