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CSV Get Contents of Cell using Row Index and Column Name

Demonstrates the GetCellByName method.

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Perl
use chilkat();

$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 = chilkat::CkStringBuilder->new();
$sb->AppendLine("permalink,company,numEmps,category,city,state,fundedDate,raisedAmt,raisedCurrency,round",$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 = chilkat::CkCsv->new();

$csv->put_HasColumnNames(1);
$success = $csv->LoadFromString($sb->getAsString());

# Get the contents of the cell at row 2 for the "city" column, which is "Scottsdale".
# Indexes are 0-based.  The 2nd row is at index 14.
# (The row of column names is not a data row.)
$cellContent = $csv->getCellByName(1,"city");
print $cellContent . "\r\n";

# Output should be "Scottsdale"