SQL Server

CSV Set Column Name

Demonstrates how to set the name of a column in a CSV. SQL Server

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CREATE PROCEDURE ChilkatSample
AS
BEGIN
    DECLARE @hr int
    DECLARE @sTmp0 nvarchar(4000)
    DECLARE @success int
    SELECT @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

    DECLARE @bCrlf int
    SELECT @bCrlf = 1
    DECLARE @sb int
    EXEC @hr = sp_OACreate 'Chilkat.StringBuilder', @sb OUT
    IF @hr <> 0
    BEGIN
        PRINT 'Failed to create ActiveX component'
        RETURN
    END

    EXEC sp_OAMethod @sb, 'AppendLine', @success OUT, 'permalink,company,numEmps,category,city,state,fundedDate,raisedAmt,raisedCurrency,round', @bCrlf
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @sb, 'AppendLine', @success OUT, 'lifelock,LifeLock,,web,Tempe,AZ,1-May-07,6850000,USD,b', @bCrlf
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @sb, 'AppendLine', @success OUT, 'mycityfaces,MyCityFaces,7,web,Scottsdale,AZ,1-Jan-08,50000,USD,seed', @bCrlf
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @sb, 'AppendLine', @success OUT, 'flypaper,Flypaper,,web,Phoenix,AZ,1-Feb-08,3000000,USD,a', @bCrlf
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @sb, 'AppendLine', @success OUT, 'infusionsoft,Infusionsoft,105,software,Gilbert,AZ,1-Oct-07,9000000,USD,a', @bCrlf
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @sb, 'AppendLine', @success OUT, 'gauto,gAuto,4,web,Scottsdale,AZ,1-Jan-08,250000,USD,seed', @bCrlf

    DECLARE @csv int
    EXEC @hr = sp_OACreate 'Chilkat.Csv', @csv OUT

    EXEC sp_OASetProperty @csv, 'HasColumnNames', 1
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @sb, 'GetAsString', @sTmp0 OUT
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @csv, 'LoadFromString', @success OUT, @sTmp0

    --  Get each column name..
    DECLARE @numCols int
    EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @csv, 'NumColumns', @numCols OUT
    DECLARE @i int
    SELECT @i = 0
    WHILE @i < @numCols
      BEGIN
        EXEC sp_OAMethod @csv, 'GetColumnName', @sTmp0 OUT, @i
        PRINT @sTmp0
        SELECT @i = @i + 1
      END

    PRINT '---'

    --  Change the "numEmps" column name to "employeeCount"
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @csv, 'SetColumnName', @success OUT, 2, 'employeeCount'

    EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @csv, 'NumColumns', @numCols OUT
    SELECT @i = 0
    WHILE @i < @numCols
      BEGIN
        EXEC sp_OAMethod @csv, 'GetColumnName', @sTmp0 OUT, @i
        PRINT @sTmp0
        SELECT @i = @i + 1
      END

    --  Use the updated column name...

    PRINT '---'
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @csv, 'GetCellByName', @sTmp0 OUT, 3, 'employeeCount'
    PRINT @sTmp0

    --  Output should be:

    --  permalink
    --  company
    --  numEmps
    --  category
    --  city
    --  state
    --  fundedDate
    --  raisedAmt
    --  raisedCurrency
    --  round
    --  ---
    --  permalink
    --  company
    --  employeeCount
    --  category
    --  city
    --  state
    --  fundedDate
    --  raisedAmt
    --  raisedCurrency
    --  round
    --  ---
    --  105

    EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @sb
    EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @csv


END
GO