Index: trunk/core/units/general/cat_dbitem_export.php
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diff -u -r3642 -r3648
--- trunk/core/units/general/cat_dbitem_export.php	(.../cat_dbitem_export.php)	(revision 3642)
+++ trunk/core/units/general/cat_dbitem_export.php	(.../cat_dbitem_export.php)	(revision 3648)
@@ -266,6 +266,12 @@
 			else {
 				$this->filePointer = fopen($this->getImportFilename(), 'r');
 			}
+			
+			// skip UTF-8 BOM Modifier
+			$first_chars = fread($this->filePointer, 3);
+			if (bin2hex($first_chars) != 'efbbbf') {
+				fseek($this->filePointer, 0);
+			}
 		}
 		
 		/**