PowerBuilder

CSV Delete Column

Demonstrates the DeleteColumn method. PowerBuilder

integer li_rc
long li_Success
long li_BCrlf
oleobject loo_Sb
oleobject loo_Csv

li_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

li_BCrlf = 1
loo_Sb = create oleobject
li_rc = loo_Sb.ConnectToNewObject("Chilkat.StringBuilder")
if li_rc < 0 then
    destroy loo_Sb
    MessageBox("Error","Connecting to COM object failed")
    return
end if
loo_Sb.AppendLine("permalink,company,numEmps,category,city,state,fundedDate,raisedAmt,raisedCurrency,round",li_BCrlf)
loo_Sb.AppendLine("lifelock,LifeLock,,web,Tempe,AZ,1-May-07,6850000,USD,b",li_BCrlf)
loo_Sb.AppendLine("mycityfaces,MyCityFaces,7,web,Scottsdale,AZ,1-Jan-08,50000,USD,seed",li_BCrlf)
loo_Sb.AppendLine("flypaper,Flypaper,,web,Phoenix,AZ,1-Feb-08,3000000,USD,a",li_BCrlf)
loo_Sb.AppendLine("infusionsoft,Infusionsoft,105,software,Gilbert,AZ,1-Oct-07,9000000,USD,a",li_BCrlf)
loo_Sb.AppendLine("gauto,gAuto,4,web,Scottsdale,AZ,1-Jan-08,250000,USD,seed",li_BCrlf)
loo_Sb.AppendLine("chosenlist-com,ChosenList.com,5,web,Scottsdale,AZ,1-Oct-06,140000,USD,seed",li_BCrlf)
loo_Sb.AppendLine("digg,Digg,60,web,San Francisco,CA,1-Oct-05,2800000,USD,a",li_BCrlf)
loo_Sb.AppendLine("facebook,Facebook,450,web,Palo Alto,CA,1-Sep-04,500000,USD,angel",li_BCrlf)
loo_Sb.AppendLine("facebook,Facebook,450,web,Palo Alto,CA,1-May-05,12700000,USD,a",li_BCrlf)
loo_Sb.AppendLine("photobucket,Photobucket,60,web,Palo Alto,CA,1-May-06,10500000,USD,b",li_BCrlf)
loo_Sb.AppendLine("omnidrive,Omnidrive,,web,Palo Alto,CA,1-Dec-06,800000,USD,angel",li_BCrlf)
loo_Sb.AppendLine("geni,Geni,18,web,West Hollywood,CA,1-Jan-07,1500000,USD,a",li_BCrlf)
loo_Sb.AppendLine("twitter,Twitter,17,web,San Francisco,CA,1-Jul-07,5400000,USD,b",li_BCrlf)
loo_Sb.AppendLine("stumbleupon,StumbleUpon,,web,San Francisco,CA,1-Dec-05,1500000,USD,seed",li_BCrlf)
loo_Sb.AppendLine("gizmoz,Gizmoz,,web,Menlo Park,CA,1-May-07,6300000,USD,a",li_BCrlf)
loo_Sb.AppendLine("mahalo,Mahalo,40,web,Santa Monica,CA,1-Jan-06,5000000,USD,a",li_BCrlf)

loo_Csv = create oleobject
li_rc = loo_Csv.ConnectToNewObject("Chilkat.Csv")

//  Indicate that the 1st line contains column names.
loo_Csv.HasColumnNames = 1
li_Success = loo_Csv.LoadFromString(loo_Sb.GetAsString())

//  Delete the "city" column, which is at index 4.  (the 1st column is at index 0)
li_Success = loo_Csv.DeleteColumn(4)

Write-Debug loo_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
//  chosenlist-com,ChosenList.com,5,web,AZ,1-Oct-06,140000,USD,seed
//  digg,Digg,60,web,CA,1-Oct-05,2800000,USD,a
//  facebook,Facebook,450,web,CA,1-Sep-04,500000,USD,angel
//  facebook,Facebook,450,web,CA,1-May-05,12700000,USD,a
//  photobucket,Photobucket,60,web,CA,1-May-06,10500000,USD,b
//  omnidrive,Omnidrive,,web,CA,1-Dec-06,800000,USD,angel
//  geni,Geni,18,web,CA,1-Jan-07,1500000,USD,a
//  twitter,Twitter,17,web,CA,1-Jul-07,5400000,USD,b
//  stumbleupon,StumbleUpon,,web,CA,1-Dec-05,1500000,USD,seed
//  gizmoz,Gizmoz,,web,CA,1-May-07,6300000,USD,a
//  mahalo,Mahalo,40,web,CA,1-Jan-06,5000000,USD,a


destroy loo_Sb
destroy loo_Csv