| Tag Link | [BOM_UTF8] | Category | File |
|---|---|---|---|
| Type | Substitution | Source Available | No |
| Support | Preferred | Version | 7.1.2 |
| Change | Unchanged | Data Source | Any |
| Output Type | Bytes | Security | None |
| Implementation | Internal | Sets | Lasso 8.5, Lasso 8.0, Lasso 7.0 |
[BOM_UTF8] outputs a Unicode byte order mark which indicates that a file contains UTF-8 characters. This constant should be output as the first characters of a file to indicate to other applications that it contains UTF-8 characters.
[File_Write: 'filename.txt', (BOM_UTF8)]
No Parameters Required.
See the Lasso 8 Language Guide for examples of how to use this tag.