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CSV Set Cell by Index or Name

Demonstrates how to update the value of a CSV cell, or add new cells.

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

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    BOOL success;
    BOOL bCrlf;
    HCkStringBuilder sb;
    HCkCsv csv;
    int row_idx;

    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();

    CkCsv_putHasColumnNames(csv,TRUE);
    success = CkCsv_LoadFromString(csv,CkStringBuilder_getAsString(sb));

    //  Update the city "Gilbert" to "Tuscon".
    CkCsv_SetCell(csv,3,4,"Tuscon");

    //  Add a new row.
    row_idx = CkCsv_getNumRows(csv);
    CkCsv_SetCellByName(csv,row_idx,"permalink","yelp");
    CkCsv_SetCellByName(csv,row_idx,"company","Yelp");
    CkCsv_SetCellByName(csv,row_idx,"numEmps","");
    CkCsv_SetCellByName(csv,row_idx,"category","web");
    CkCsv_SetCellByName(csv,row_idx,"city","San Francisco");
    CkCsv_SetCellByName(csv,row_idx,"state","CA");
    CkCsv_SetCellByName(csv,row_idx,"fundedDate","1-Jul-04");
    CkCsv_SetCellByName(csv,row_idx,"raisedAmt","1000000");
    CkCsv_SetCellByName(csv,row_idx,"raisedCurrency","USD");
    CkCsv_SetCellByName(csv,row_idx,"round","a");

    //  Show the updated CSV:
    printf("%s\n",CkCsv_saveToString(csv));

    //  Output should be:
    //  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,Tuscon,AZ,1-Oct-07,9000000,USD,a
    //  gauto,gAuto,4,web,Scottsdale,AZ,1-Jan-08,250000,USD,seed
    //  yelp,Yelp,,web,San Francisco,CA,1-Jul-04,1000000,USD,a


    CkStringBuilder_Dispose(sb);
    CkCsv_Dispose(csv);

    }