In this blog post, let’s learn about the error message “20244 The byte order mark in Unicode data file file is not valid.” when working with HPE NonStop SQL/MX, the reason for the error and the solution to fix this error message.
Error Message
20244 The byte order mark in Unicode data file file is not valid.
Reason for the Error
The byte order mark bytes specified are invalid.
Solution
Re-create the Unicode data file. Specify the standard byte order mark sequence: 0xFF 0xFE, for the little- endian byte order, and 0xFE 0xFF, for the begin-endian byte order
