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Unicode C

CSV Get Contents of Cell

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

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#include <C_CkStringBuilderW.h>
#include <C_CkCsvW.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    BOOL success;
    BOOL bCrlf;
    HCkStringBuilderW sb;
    HCkCsvW csv;
    const wchar_t *cellContent;

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

    csv = CkCsvW_Create();

    // Indicate that the 1st line contains column names.
    CkCsvW_putHasColumnNames(csv,TRUE);
    success = CkCsvW_LoadFromString(csv,CkStringBuilderW_getAsString(sb));

    // 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 = CkCsvW_getCell(csv,1,4);
    wprintf(L"%s\n",cellContent);

    // Output should be "Scottsdale"


    CkStringBuilderW_Dispose(sb);
    CkCsvW_Dispose(csv);

    }