Delphi ActiveX

CSV Set Cell by Index or Name

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

uses
    Winapi.Windows, Winapi.Messages, System.SysUtils, System.Variants, System.Classes, Vcl.Graphics,
    Vcl.Controls, Vcl.Forms, Vcl.Dialogs, Vcl.StdCtrls, Chilkat_TLB;

...

procedure TForm1.Button1Click(Sender: TObject);
var
success: Integer;
bCrlf: Integer;
sb: TChilkatStringBuilder;
csv: TChilkatCsv;
row_idx: Integer;

begin
success := 0;

// 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 := 1;
sb := TChilkatStringBuilder.Create(Self);
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);

csv := TChilkatCsv.Create(Self);

csv.HasColumnNames := 1;
success := csv.LoadFromString(sb.GetAsString());

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

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

// Show the updated CSV:
Memo1.Lines.Add(csv.SaveToString());

// 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
end;