Visual FoxPro

CSV Set Column Name

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

LOCAL lnSuccess
LOCAL lnBCrlf
LOCAL loSb
LOCAL loCsv
LOCAL lnNumCols
LOCAL i

lnSuccess = 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

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

loCsv = CreateObject('Chilkat.Csv')

loCsv.HasColumnNames = 1
lnSuccess = loCsv.LoadFromString(loSb.GetAsString())

*  Get each column name..
lnNumCols = loCsv.NumColumns
i = 0
DO WHILE i < lnNumCols
    ? loCsv.GetColumnName(i)
    i = i + 1
ENDDO
? "---"

*  Change the "numEmps" column name to "employeeCount"
lnSuccess = loCsv.SetColumnName(2,"employeeCount")

lnNumCols = loCsv.NumColumns
i = 0
DO WHILE i < lnNumCols
    ? loCsv.GetColumnName(i)
    i = i + 1
ENDDO

*  Use the updated column name...
? "---"
? loCsv.GetCellByName(3,"employeeCount")

*  Output should be:

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

RELEASE loSb
RELEASE loCsv