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Write text file in ASP.Net - C# without Byte Order Mark
I'm using a StreamWriter in ASP.Net / C# to save a text file. However; I need to be able to write a file without having the Byte Order Mark (BOM) written at the beginning of the file. This requirement is needed because of a legacy program that reads in the text file and misinterprets the BOM.
The following code appends the three characters EF BB BF at the beginning of the file.
StreamWriter sw = new StreamWriter(this.FullFile Name, false, System.Text.Encoding.UTF8) ;
sw.Write(StringToWrite);
sw.Close();
I've tried many different variations of the System.Text.Encoding classes to save the text file with different encoding types/code pages; but I have not found a way to disable saving the BOM. The strange thing is that at one point this exact code worked as needed (without the BOM), but I cannot figure out what in the system changed to cause my output to be altered.
In a nutshell ...
I need to write a standard 8-bit text file WITH OUT having Byte Order Mark characters at the beginning of the file.
Thank you in advance for your advice.
The following code appends the three characters EF BB BF at the beginning of the file.
StreamWriter sw = new StreamWriter(this.FullFile
sw.Write(StringToWrite);
sw.Close();
I've tried many different variations of the System.Text.Encoding classes to save the text file with different encoding types/code pages; but I have not found a way to disable saving the BOM. The strange thing is that at one point this exact code worked as needed (without the BOM), but I cannot figure out what in the system changed to cause my output to be altered.
In a nutshell ...
I need to write a standard 8-bit text file WITH OUT having Byte Order Mark characters at the beginning of the file.
Thank you in advance for your advice.
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