Nicholas,

There are two components to make a file UTF-8:

* The actual content has to be UTF-8 encode (STRCONV(txt,9))
* The file has to have a byte order mark

The BOM is a value that preceeds the file content and it's a hint for any editor/file reader to detect the encoding of the file. If the BOM is missing many tools will open the file as locale-default ANSI text.

The UTF-8 prefix is:



The easiest way to get the BOM into the document is to generate your string then use STRTOFILE(utf8EncodedContent,file,4). The last parameter writes the UTF-8 BOM for you. Note that the encoding parameters are new in VFP 9 I believe...

Hope this helps,

+++ Rick ---


>HI
>
>I'm creating a file using FCREATE etc .
>
>The files contents are some XML
>
>The recipient wants it in UTF-8 format.
>
>how do I ensure that the file I create is in that format .
>
>Nick