I am working with batch files in Windows, using both Notepad, and Notepad++. When I run the batch files, which all start with
@echo off, I see the first line (when running on two separate machines) reading´╗┐@echo off, and then all the REM lines below it appear as well.I have tried changing the encoding in Notepad++, but it claims they are already at UTF-8 encoding, which appears to be correct.
What do I need to do to get these files to run properly?
Solution:
It looks like the DOS ASCII encoding of the Byte Order Mark for UTF-8 (0xEF 0xBB 0xBF):http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Byte_order_mark
In Notepad++ try encoding it as “UTF-8 Without BOM” or as plain ASCII. I think the use of BOM for UTF-8 is discouraged for this reason, it’s not exactly backwards compatible with ASCII.