(Delphi ActiveX) 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 for Delphi Downloads Chilkat ActiveX DLL for Delphi Chilkat non-ActiveX DLL for Delphi * The examples here use the ActiveX DLL.

uses
    Winapi.Windows, Winapi.Messages, System.SysUtils, System.Variants, System.Classes, Vcl.Graphics,
    Vcl.Controls, Vcl.Forms, Vcl.Dialogs, Vcl.StdCtrls, Chilkat_TLB;

...

procedure TForm1.Button1Click(Sender: TObject);
var
charset: TChilkatCharset;
success: Integer;

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

charset := TChilkatCharset.Create(Self);

charset.FromCharset := 'utf-8';
charset.ToCharset := 'bom-utf-8';

success := charset.ConvertFile('qa_data/txt/helloWorld.txt','qa_output/helloWorldBom.txt');
if (success <> 1) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(charset.LastErrorText);
    Exit;
  end;

Memo1.Lines.Add('Success.');
end;