Xbase++

CSV Get Contents of Cell

Demonstrates the GetCell method (to get the contents of a cell by row/column index). Xbase++

LOCAL nSuccess
LOCAL nBCrlf
LOCAL oSb
LOCAL oCsv
LOCAL cCellContent

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())

//  Get the contents of the cell at row 2 column 5, which is "Scottsdale".
//  Indexes are 0-based.  The 2nd row is at index 1, and the 5th column is at index 4.
//  (The row of column names is not a data row.)
cCellContent := oCsv:GetCell(1, 4)
? cCellContent

//  Output should be "Scottsdale".

oSb:destroy()
oCsv:destroy()