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Write utf-8 CSV Compatible with Excel

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A CSV containing non-English characters that is saved using the utf-8 character encoding must include a BOM (also known as a preamble) if it is to be correctly loaded into Excel. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Byte_order_mark

This example shows how to save the CSV to a file using utf-8 with a BOM.

Note: This example requires Chilkat v9.5.0.93 or later.

PHP ActiveX

<?php

$success = 0;

// This example program loads a file (japanese.csv)
// that contains this content:
// 
// year,color,country,food
// 2001,red,France,cheese
// 2005,blue,"United States",hamburger
// 2008,green,Italy,pasta
// 1998,orange,Japan,sushi
// 2010,silver,"太志","森田"
// 

$csv = new COM("Chilkat.Csv");
$csv->HasColumnNames = 1;
$success = $csv->LoadFile2('qa_data/csv/test.csv','utf-8');
if ($success != 1) {
    print $csv->LastErrorText . "\n";
    exit;
}

// To save the CSV using utf-8 with a BOM/preamble, 
// add "EMIT_BOM" to the UncommonOptions.
// (This feature was added in Chilkat v9.5.0.93)

$csv->UncommonOptions = 'EMIT_BOM';
$success = $csv->SaveFile2('qa_output/test.csv','utf-8');
if ($success != 1) {
    print $csv->LastErrorText . "\n";
    exit;
}

print 'OK, try to load the CSV in Excel to see if the non-English chars are correct.' . "\n";

?>