Xbase++

CSV Delete Column by Name

Demonstrates the DeleteColumnByName method. Xbase++

LOCAL nSuccess
LOCAL nBCrlf
LOCAL oSb
LOCAL oCsv

nSuccess := 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

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")

//  Indicate that the 1st line contains column names.
oCsv:HasColumnNames := 1
nSuccess := oCsv:LoadFromString(oSb:GetAsString())

//  Delete the "city" column.
nSuccess := oCsv:DeleteColumnByName("city")

? oCsv: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

oSb:destroy()
oCsv:destroy()