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Whenever I import a CSV file, I get this weird character at the beginning of the file ,I am not sure why. How can I avoid this? enter image description here

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  • $\begingroup$ I have a guess, but I need a couple of pieces of information, first. First, what version are you using? Second, what does FullForm@data9k[[1]] return? Lastly, what does PacletFind["SVTools"] return? $\endgroup$
    – rcollyer
    Commented Oct 18, 2019 at 19:54
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    $\begingroup$ @Indeterminate like rcollyerI have a guess. I think if it is in all your files that I could be the BOM. $\endgroup$
    – Hans
    Commented Oct 18, 2019 at 21:05
  • $\begingroup$ @Indeterminate please see [en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Byte_order_mark] see table. If you concur then how to solve? I believe you need to indicate the Character Encoding in your Import. $\endgroup$
    – Hans
    Commented Oct 18, 2019 at 21:44
  • $\begingroup$ @Indeterminate Please try Import["yourfilenamehere", "CSV" , CharacterEncoding -> "UTF-8"] $\endgroup$
    – Hans
    Commented Oct 18, 2019 at 22:09

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Import["yourfilenamehere", "CSV", CharacterEncoding -> "UTF-8"]
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