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
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Category: |
Files: External files
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PROC OPTIONS GROUP: |
EXTFILES
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- 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.
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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