PureBasic

CSV Get Column Names

Demonstrates how to get the names of columns in a CSV. PureBasic

IncludeFile "CkStringBuilder.pb"
IncludeFile "CkCsv.pb"

Procedure ChilkatExample()

    success.i = 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.i = 1
    sb.i = CkStringBuilder::ckCreate()
    If sb.i = 0
        Debug "Failed to create object."
        ProcedureReturn
    EndIf

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

    csv.i = CkCsv::ckCreate()
    If csv.i = 0
        Debug "Failed to create object."
        ProcedureReturn
    EndIf

    CkCsv::setCkHasColumnNames(csv, 1)
    success = CkCsv::ckLoadFromString(csv,CkStringBuilder::ckGetAsString(sb))

    ; Get each column name..
    numCols.i = CkCsv::ckNumColumns(csv)
    i.i = 0
    While i < numCols
        Debug CkCsv::ckGetColumnName(csv,i)
        i = i + 1
    Wend

    ; Output should be:

    ; permalink
    ; company
    ; numEmps
    ; category
    ; city
    ; state
    ; fundedDate
    ; raisedAmt
    ; raisedCurrency
    ; round


    CkStringBuilder::ckDispose(sb)
    CkCsv::ckDispose(csv)


    ProcedureReturn
EndProcedure