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CSV Append a Column with Values

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Append an additional column and initialize with a value. Xbase++

LOCAL nSuccess
LOCAL nBCrlf
LOCAL oSb
LOCAL oCsv
LOCAL nNumColumns
LOCAL nNumRows
LOCAL nColumnIdx
LOCAL i

nSuccess := 0

//  First initialize the CSV with content.  

//  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

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

oCsv := CreateObject("Chilkat.Csv")

oCsv:HasColumnNames := 1
nSuccess := oCsv:LoadFromString(oSb:GetAsString())

//  Show the initial CSV:
? oCsv:SaveToString()
? "----"

//  Now let's add a new rightmost column.
nNumColumns := oCsv:NumColumns
nNumRows := oCsv:NumRows

//  Set the column name.
nColumnIdx := nNumColumns
oCsv:SetColumnName(nColumnIdx, "new_column")

//  Add the column to each row.
i := 0
DO WHILE i < nNumRows
    oCsv:SetCell(i, nColumnIdx, "newData")
    i := i + 1
ENDDO

//  Show the updated CSV:
? oCsv:SaveToString()

oSb:destroy()
oCsv:destroy()