In this blog post, let’s learn about the error message “20243 Unicode data file file has no byte order mark at the beginning.” when working with HPE NonStop SQL/MX, the reason for the error and the solution to fix this error message.
Error Message
20243 Unicode data file file has no byte order mark at the beginning.
Reason for the Error
Two byte order mark bytes cannot be found at the beginning of the Unicode data file.
Solution
Re-create the Unicode data file and add the two byte order marks