(Excel) CSV Delete Column by Name

Demonstrates the DeleteColumnByName method.

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

Dim csv As Chilkat.Csv
Set csv = Chilkat.NewCsv

' 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.Print 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