VB.NET

CSV Delete Column by Name

Demonstrates the DeleteColumnByName method. VB.NET

Dim success As Boolean = 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

Dim bCrlf As Boolean = True
Dim sb As New Chilkat.StringBuilder
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)

Dim csv As New Chilkat.Csv

' Indicate that the 1st line contains column names.
csv.HasColumnNames = True
success = csv.LoadFromString(sb.GetAsString())

' Delete the "city" column.
success = csv.DeleteColumnByName("city")

Debug.WriteLine(csv.SaveToString())

' Output is:

' permalink,company,numEmps,category,state,fundedDate,raisedAmt,raisedCurrency,round
' lifelock,LifeLock,,web,AZ,1-May-07,6850000,USD,b
' mycityfaces,MyCityFaces,7,web,AZ,1-Jan-08,50000,USD,seed
' flypaper,Flypaper,,web,AZ,1-Feb-08,3000000,USD,a
' infusionsoft,Infusionsoft,105,software,AZ,1-Oct-07,9000000,USD,a
' gauto,gAuto,4,web,AZ,1-Jan-08,250000,USD,seed