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CSV Delete Column by Name

Demonstrates the DeleteColumnByName method. Lianja

llSuccess = .F.

// 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

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

loCsv = createobject("CkCsv")

// Indicate that the 1st line contains column names.
loCsv.HasColumnNames = .T.
llSuccess = loCsv.LoadFromString(loSb.GetAsString())

// Delete the "city" column.
llSuccess = loCsv.DeleteColumnByName("city")

? loCsv.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


release loSb
release loCsv