Read CSV File

Demonstrates how to read a .csv file and access the contents.

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LOCAL loCsv
LOCAL lnSuccess
LOCAL lnRow
LOCAL n

*  This example program loads a file (sample.csv)
*  that contains this content:
* 
*  year,color,country,food
*  2001,red,France,cheese
*  2005,blue,"United States",hamburger
*  2008,green,Italy,pasta
*  1998,orange,Japan,sushi
* 
*  The first row contains the column names.
*  This file is available at:
*  http://www.chilkatsoft.com/testData/sample.csv

loCsv = CreateObject('Chilkat.Csv')

*  Prior to loading the CSV file, indicate that the 1st row
*  should be treated as column names:
loCsv.HasColumnNames = 1

*  Load the CSV records from the file:

lnSuccess = loCsv.LoadFile("sample.csv")
IF (lnSuccess <> 1) THEN
    =MESSAGEBOX(loCsv.LastErrorText)
    QUIT
ENDIF

*  Display the contents of the 3rd column (i.e. the country names)

n = loCsv.NumRows
FOR row = 0 TO n - 1
    ? loCsv.GetCell(lnRow,2)
NEXT