Import Error with "Unhandled exception: 'xxxx' codec can't decode byte xxxx in position xxxx:illegal multibyte sequence" (Doc ID 3035806.1)

Last updated on OCTOBER 13, 2024

Applies to:

MySQL Workbench - Version 8.0 and later
Information in this document applies to any platform.

Symptoms

The following error occurs when importing a CSV file (UTF8) using the import function of MySQL Workbench.

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Cause

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