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CSV Set Column Name

Demonstrates how to set the name of a column in a CSV.

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#include <CkStringBuilder.h>
#include <CkCsv.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    bool 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

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

    CkCsv csv;

    csv.put_HasColumnNames(true);
    success = csv.LoadFromString(sb.getAsString());

    //  Get each column name..
    int numCols = csv.get_NumColumns();
    int i = 0;
    while (i < numCols) {
        std::cout << csv.getColumnName(i) << "\r\n";
        i = i + 1;
    }

    std::cout << "---" << "\r\n";

    //  Change the "numEmps" column name to "employeeCount"
    success = csv.SetColumnName(2,"employeeCount");

    numCols = csv.get_NumColumns();
    i = 0;
    while (i < numCols) {
        std::cout << csv.getColumnName(i) << "\r\n";
        i = i + 1;
    }

    //  Use the updated column name...
    std::cout << "---" << "\r\n";
    std::cout << csv.getCellByName(3,"employeeCount") << "\r\n";

    //  Output should be:

    //  permalink
    //  company
    //  numEmps
    //  category
    //  city
    //  state
    //  fundedDate
    //  raisedAmt
    //  raisedCurrency
    //  round
    //  ---
    //  permalink
    //  company
    //  employeeCount
    //  category
    //  city
    //  state
    //  fundedDate
    //  raisedAmt
    //  raisedCurrency
    //  round
    //  ---
    //  105
    }