CSV Column Names

Demonstrates how to access CSV column names.

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'  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

Dim csv As New ChilkatCsv

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

'  Load the CSV records from the file:
Dim success As Long
success = csv.LoadFile("sample.csv")
If (success <> 1) Then
    MsgBox csv.LastErrorText
    Exit Sub
End If

'  Display the column names:
Dim i As Long
Dim colName As String
Dim idx As Long
For i = 0 To csv.NumColumns - 1
    colName = csv.GetColumnName(i)
    Text1.Text = Text1.Text & i & ": " & colName & vbCrLf

    '  The following line demonstrates to to get the column
    '  index given a column name:
    idx = csv.GetIndex(colName)
    Text1.Text = Text1.Text & colName & " is at column index " _
         & idx & vbCrLf
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