(DataFlex) Convert a File's Character Encoding from UTF-8 to UFT-8-BOM

To add a utf-8 BOM to a file is just a matter of prepending these 3 bytes to the file: 0xEF 0xBB 0xBF.

This may be difficult in some programming languages, or it may be trivial in either. Therefore, the Chilkat solution you see here might be helpful, or in a language such as C++, the Chilkat solution isn't really necessary because it's easy to do yourself.

Chilkat ActiveX Downloads ActiveX for 32-bit and 64-bit Windows

Use ChilkatAx-win32.pkg

Procedure Test
    Handle hoCharset
    Boolean iSuccess
    String sTemp1

    // This example assumes the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
    // See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

    Get Create (RefClass(cComChilkatCharset)) To hoCharset
    If (Not(IsComObjectCreated(hoCharset))) Begin
        Send CreateComObject of hoCharset
    End

    Set ComFromCharset Of hoCharset To "utf-8"
    Set ComToCharset Of hoCharset To "bom-utf-8"

    Get ComConvertFile Of hoCharset "qa_data/txt/helloWorld.txt" "qa_output/helloWorldBom.txt" To iSuccess
    If (iSuccess <> True) Begin
        Get ComLastErrorText Of hoCharset To sTemp1
        Showln sTemp1
        Procedure_Return
    End

    Showln "Success."


End_Procedure