How to remove BOM from any text/XML file - IBM

1. Download Notepad++. · 2. To check if BOM character exists, open the file in Notepad++ and look at the bottom right corner. · 3. To remove BOM ... IBMSupport   Noresultswerefoundforyoursearchquery. Tips Toreturnexpectedresults,youcan: Reducethenumberofsearchterms.Eachtermyouusefocusesthesearchfurther. Checkyourspelling.Asinglemisspelledorincorrectlytypedtermcanchangeyourresult. Trysubstitutingsynonymsforyouroriginalterms.Forexample,insteadofsearchingfor"javaclasses",try"javatraining" DidyousearchforanIBMacquiredorsoldproduct?Ifso,followtheappropriatelinkbelowtofindthecontentyouneed. Ourapologies Searchresultsarenotavailableatthistime.Pleasetryagainlateroruseoneoftheothersupportoptionsonthispage. HowtoremoveBOMfromanytext/XMLfile HowTo Summary ImportingfileswithBOMcharacterscanresultinfailureoftheimport. Objective BOMcharactersarenotvisiblebuttheyexistandtheycancauseanimporttofail.Thisisa tutorialonhowtoremoveBOMcharacterstoensuresuccessfulimport.  Steps 1.DownloadNotepad++. 2.TocheckifBOMcharacterexists,openthefileinNotepad++andlookatthebottomrightcorner.Ifitsays UTF-8-BOM thenthefilecontainsBOMcharacter. 3.ToremoveBOMcharacter,gotoEncodingand selectEncodeinUTF-8 4.Savethefileandre-trytheimport.  DocumentLocation Worldwide [{"BusinessUnit":{"code":"BU059","label":"IBMSoftwarew\/oTPS"},"Product":{"code":"SSMKJE","label":"IBMIncentiveCompensationManagement"},"Component":"","Platform":[{"code":"PF033","label":"Windows"}],"Version":"AllVersions","Edition":"","LineofBusiness":{"code":"LOB10","label":"DataandAI"}}] Wasthistopichelpful? NotusefulUseful DocumentInformation Modifieddate: 06September2019 UID ibm11072938 PageFeedback Shareyourfeedback Needsupport? SubmitfeedbacktoIBMSupport 1-800-IBM-7378(USA) Directoryofworldwidecontacts