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System Options for NLS

BOMFILE System Option



Specifies whether to write the byte order mark (BOM) prefix on Unicode-encoded external files.
Valid in: configuration file, SAS invocation, OPTIONS statement, SAS System Options window
Category: Files: External files
PROC OPTIONS GROUP: EXTFILES

Syntax
Syntax Description
Details

Syntax

BOMFILE | NOBOMFILE


Syntax Description

BOMFILE

Specifies to write a byte order mark (BOM) prefix when a Unicode-encoded file is written to an external file.

NOBOMFILE

Specifies not to write a BOM prefix when a Unicode-encoded file is written to an external file.


Details

The BOMFILE system option does not apply when a Unicode-encoded external file is read.

A BOM is a signature at the beginning of a Unicode data stream. The size of the BOM varies depending on the encoding.

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