VBScript

CSV Append New Row

Demonstrates how to append a new row to a CSV. VBScript

Dim fso, outFile
Set fso = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
'Create a Unicode (utf-16) output text file.
Set outFile = fso.CreateTextFile("output.txt", True, True)

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

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

set csv = CreateObject("Chilkat.Csv")

csv.HasColumnNames = 1
success = csv.LoadFromString(sb.GetAsString())

' Let's say we want to append the following row:
' yelp,Yelp,,web,San Francisco,CA,1-Jul-04,1000000,USD,a

' If we have the row as-is, we could do this:
set csvTemp = CreateObject("Chilkat.Csv")
success = csvTemp.LoadFromString("yelp,Yelp,,web,San Francisco,CA,1-Jul-04,1000000,USD,a")
numCols = csvTemp.NumColumns
i = 0
row = csv.NumRows
Do While i < numCols
    success = csv.SetCell(row,i,csvTemp.GetCell(0,i))
    i = i + 1
Loop

' Show the updated CSV:
outFile.WriteLine(csv.SaveToString())

' Output should be:
' 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
' yelp,Yelp,,web,San Francisco,CA,1-Jul-04,1000000,USD,a

outFile.Close