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CSV Get Contents of Cell

Demonstrates the GetCell method (to get the contents of a cell by row/column index).

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C
#include <C_CkStringBuilder.h>
#include <C_CkCsv.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    BOOL success;
    BOOL bCrlf;
    HCkStringBuilder sb;
    HCkCsv csv;
    const char *cellContent;

    success = FALSE;

    //  We have the following CSV...

    //  permalink,company,numEmps,category,city,state,fundedDate,raisedAmt,raisedCurrency,round
    //  lifelock,LifeLock,,web,Tempe,AZ,1-May-07,6850000,USD,b
    //  mycityfaces,MyCityFaces,7,web,Scottsdale,AZ,1-Jan-08,50000,USD,seed
    //  flypaper,Flypaper,,web,Phoenix,AZ,1-Feb-08,3000000,USD,a
    //  infusionsoft,Infusionsoft,105,software,Gilbert,AZ,1-Oct-07,9000000,USD,a
    //  gauto,gAuto,4,web,Scottsdale,AZ,1-Jan-08,250000,USD,seed

    bCrlf = TRUE;
    sb = CkStringBuilder_Create();
    CkStringBuilder_AppendLine(sb,"permalink,company,numEmps,category,city,state,fundedDate,raisedAmt,raisedCurrency,round",bCrlf);
    CkStringBuilder_AppendLine(sb,"lifelock,LifeLock,,web,Tempe,AZ,1-May-07,6850000,USD,b",bCrlf);
    CkStringBuilder_AppendLine(sb,"mycityfaces,MyCityFaces,7,web,Scottsdale,AZ,1-Jan-08,50000,USD,seed",bCrlf);
    CkStringBuilder_AppendLine(sb,"flypaper,Flypaper,,web,Phoenix,AZ,1-Feb-08,3000000,USD,a",bCrlf);
    CkStringBuilder_AppendLine(sb,"infusionsoft,Infusionsoft,105,software,Gilbert,AZ,1-Oct-07,9000000,USD,a",bCrlf);
    CkStringBuilder_AppendLine(sb,"gauto,gAuto,4,web,Scottsdale,AZ,1-Jan-08,250000,USD,seed",bCrlf);

    csv = CkCsv_Create();

    //  Indicate that the 1st line contains column names.
    CkCsv_putHasColumnNames(csv,TRUE);
    success = CkCsv_LoadFromString(csv,CkStringBuilder_getAsString(sb));

    //  Get the contents of the cell at row 2 column 5, which is "Scottsdale".
    //  Indexes are 0-based.  The 2nd row is at index 1, and the 5th column is at index 4.
    //  (The row of column names is not a data row.)
    cellContent = CkCsv_getCell(csv,1,4);
    printf("%s\n",cellContent);

    //  Output should be "Scottsdale".


    CkStringBuilder_Dispose(sb);
    CkCsv_Dispose(csv);

    }