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Unicode C

CSV Set Column Name

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

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

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    BOOL success;
    BOOL bCrlf;
    HCkStringBuilderW sb;
    HCkCsvW csv;
    int numCols;
    int i;

    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();

    CkCsvW_putHasColumnNames(csv,TRUE);
    success = CkCsvW_LoadFromString(csv,CkStringBuilderW_getAsString(sb));

    //  Get each column name..
    numCols = CkCsvW_getNumColumns(csv);
    i = 0;
    while (i < numCols) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",CkCsvW_getColumnName(csv,i));
        i = i + 1;
    }

    wprintf(L"---\n");

    //  Change the "numEmps" column name to "employeeCount"
    success = CkCsvW_SetColumnName(csv,2,L"employeeCount");

    numCols = CkCsvW_getNumColumns(csv);
    i = 0;
    while (i < numCols) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",CkCsvW_getColumnName(csv,i));
        i = i + 1;
    }

    //  Use the updated column name...
    wprintf(L"---\n");
    wprintf(L"%s\n",CkCsvW_getCellByName(csv,3,L"employeeCount"));

    //  Output should be:

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


    CkStringBuilderW_Dispose(sb);
    CkCsvW_Dispose(csv);

    }