Xbase++

CSV Set Cell by Index or Name

Demonstrates how to update the value of a CSV cell, or add new cells. Xbase++

LOCAL nSuccess
LOCAL nBCrlf
LOCAL oSb
LOCAL oCsv
LOCAL nRow_idx

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")

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

//  Update the city "Gilbert" to "Tuscon".
oCsv:SetCell(3, 4, "Tuscon")

//  Add a new row.
nRow_idx := oCsv:NumRows
oCsv:SetCellByName(nRow_idx, "permalink", "yelp")
oCsv:SetCellByName(nRow_idx, "company", "Yelp")
oCsv:SetCellByName(nRow_idx, "numEmps", "")
oCsv:SetCellByName(nRow_idx, "category", "web")
oCsv:SetCellByName(nRow_idx, "city", "San Francisco")
oCsv:SetCellByName(nRow_idx, "state", "CA")
oCsv:SetCellByName(nRow_idx, "fundedDate", "1-Jul-04")
oCsv:SetCellByName(nRow_idx, "raisedAmt", "1000000")
oCsv:SetCellByName(nRow_idx, "raisedCurrency", "USD")
oCsv:SetCellByName(nRow_idx, "round", "a")

//  Show the updated CSV:
? oCsv: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,Tuscon,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

oSb:destroy()
oCsv:destroy()