Ruby

CSV Get Contents of Cell

Demonstrates the GetCell method (to get the contents of a cell by row/column index). Ruby

require 'chilkat'

success = false

# 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 = true
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()

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

# Get the contents of the cell at row 2 column 5, which is "Scottsdale".
# Indexes are 0-based.  The 2nd row is at index 1, and the 5th column is at index 4.
# (The row of column names is not a data row.)
cellContent = csv.getCell(1,4)
print cellContent + "\n";

# Output should be "Scottsdale"