Odd Characters at start of config.xml

[Dava]

Hi,

I have noticed that since the 1.2.9 upgrade, my configs first line is:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>

The first 3 characters (EFh BBh BFh) were deleted with an editor but every time I run the config app or change settings in the PVR2 UI, it puts them back!!

Is this correct?

[sub]

We've never had another occurrance of this in my memory, so I'd surprised if this is occurring without any tinkering by yourself. Are you sure you havnt edited "config-master.dont-edit-me.xml"?

Alternative, it might be caused by a plugin.

[Dava]

Sub,

I am pretty sure I have not edited the master file but it has this rubbish in too.

Looking at my complete backup before the U/G, the master had it but the config.xml did not.:confused:

I will remove it from the master and see if it stays away.

Thanks for the pointer.

[Dava]

This is weird, I removed it from the master, saved it, removed it from the config.xml and saved that too.

Whenever I save from config, it still puts it back in the config.xml but leaves the master as it should be.:confused:

Time to kill some plugins.

[mvallevand]

I've seen the same thing for a long time and a backup from last Aug. has this. I just thought it was a utf-8 thing.

Martin

[sub]

I just check my master files here and I cant see any sign of these characters.

[Dava]

OK, all plugins gone and I see the same thing. However, if you open in notepad you don't see them, only with UltraEdit.

As mvallevand has it too and due to the above, I will just ignore it.

Thanks for the support.

[sub]

If they're not causing any problems, then you can probably safely ignore them. I'm guessing martin is right an they just identify the character set as UTF-8.

[mvallevand]

From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Byte-order_mark "Quite a lot of Windows software (including Windows Notepad) adds one to UTF-8 files. "

Martin

[Dava]

Thanks,

Reading that puts my mind at rest. Odd that this did not happen pre 1.2.9.