Re: Garbage character inserted at the beginning of every SQL file on OSX

On Thu, Feb 18, 2010 at 9:06 PM, Josh Berkus <josh(at)agliodbs(dot)com> wrote:
> On 2/17/10 2:52 PM, Josh Berkus wrote:
>>> It's not garbage, it's a Unicode BOM.
>>>
>>> If your other software cannot read Unicode files properly, you can
>>> turn off Unicode file writing under File -> Options.
>>
>> psql is apparently unhappy with the BOM.
>>
>> Thanks, I'll let you know if that fixes the issue; if it does, that
>> should go in the FAQ.
>
> This appears to fix the problem.  I suggest the following FAQ item:
>
> Q: Why do I get "Error On Line 1" trying to load SQL files created with
> pgAdmin using psql or other command-line tools?
>
> A: The command-line tools you are using are not unicode-friendly, or are
> not configured to be.  You should turn off Unicode in the pgAdmin
> preferences for the Editor.

Inclusion on the FAQ would imply that this is a frequently asked
question - which it most certainly isn't.

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