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Load utf-8 Text File into a StringBuilder

Demonstrates how to load a utf-8 text file into a StringBuilder object instance.

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import chilkat

success = False

sb = chilkat.CkStringBuilder()

success = sb.LoadFile("someFileContainingUtf8.txt","utf-8")
if (success != True):
    print("Failed.")
else:
    print("Success.")