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Perl

CSV Load from String

Demonstrates the LoadFromString 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
# chosenlist-com,ChosenList.com,5,web,Scottsdale,AZ,1-Oct-06,140000,USD,seed
# digg,Digg,60,web,San Francisco,CA,1-Oct-05,2800000,USD,a
# facebook,Facebook,450,web,Palo Alto,CA,1-Sep-04,500000,USD,angel
# facebook,Facebook,450,web,Palo Alto,CA,1-May-05,12700000,USD,a
# photobucket,Photobucket,60,web,Palo Alto,CA,1-May-06,10500000,USD,b
# omnidrive,Omnidrive,,web,Palo Alto,CA,1-Dec-06,800000,USD,angel
# geni,Geni,18,web,West Hollywood,CA,1-Jan-07,1500000,USD,a
# twitter,Twitter,17,web,San Francisco,CA,1-Jul-07,5400000,USD,b
# stumbleupon,StumbleUpon,,web,San Francisco,CA,1-Dec-05,1500000,USD,seed
# gizmoz,Gizmoz,,web,Menlo Park,CA,1-May-07,6300000,USD,a
# mahalo,Mahalo,40,web,Santa Monica,CA,1-Jan-06,5000000,USD,a

$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);
$sb->AppendLine("chosenlist-com,ChosenList.com,5,web,Scottsdale,AZ,1-Oct-06,140000,USD,seed",$bCrlf);
$sb->AppendLine("digg,Digg,60,web,San Francisco,CA,1-Oct-05,2800000,USD,a",$bCrlf);
$sb->AppendLine("facebook,Facebook,450,web,Palo Alto,CA,1-Sep-04,500000,USD,angel",$bCrlf);
$sb->AppendLine("facebook,Facebook,450,web,Palo Alto,CA,1-May-05,12700000,USD,a",$bCrlf);
$sb->AppendLine("photobucket,Photobucket,60,web,Palo Alto,CA,1-May-06,10500000,USD,b",$bCrlf);
$sb->AppendLine("omnidrive,Omnidrive,,web,Palo Alto,CA,1-Dec-06,800000,USD,angel",$bCrlf);
$sb->AppendLine("geni,Geni,18,web,West Hollywood,CA,1-Jan-07,1500000,USD,a",$bCrlf);
$sb->AppendLine("twitter,Twitter,17,web,San Francisco,CA,1-Jul-07,5400000,USD,b",$bCrlf);
$sb->AppendLine("stumbleupon,StumbleUpon,,web,San Francisco,CA,1-Dec-05,1500000,USD,seed",$bCrlf);
$sb->AppendLine("gizmoz,Gizmoz,,web,Menlo Park,CA,1-May-07,6300000,USD,a",$bCrlf);
$sb->AppendLine("mahalo,Mahalo,40,web,Santa Monica,CA,1-Jan-06,5000000,USD,a",$bCrlf);

$csv = chilkat::CkCsv->new();

# Indicate that the 1st line contains column names.
$csv->put_HasColumnNames(1);
$success = $csv->LoadFromString($sb->getAsString());