C#

CSV Delete Column by Name

Demonstrates the DeleteColumnByName method. C#

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;
Chilkat.StringBuilder sb = new Chilkat.StringBuilder();
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);

Chilkat.Csv csv = new Chilkat.Csv();

//  Indicate that the 1st line contains column names.
csv.HasColumnNames = true;
success = csv.LoadFromString(sb.GetAsString());

//  Delete the "city" column.
success = csv.DeleteColumnByName("city");

Debug.WriteLine(csv.SaveToString());

//  Output is:

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