Xbase++

CSV Set Column Name

Demonstrates how to set the name of a column in a CSV. Xbase++

LOCAL nSuccess
LOCAL nBCrlf
LOCAL oSb
LOCAL oCsv
LOCAL nNumCols
LOCAL i

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())

//  Get each column name..
nNumCols := oCsv:NumColumns
i := 0
DO WHILE i < nNumCols
    ? oCsv:GetColumnName(i)
    i := i + 1
ENDDO
? "---"

//  Change the "numEmps" column name to "employeeCount"
nSuccess := oCsv:SetColumnName(2, "employeeCount")

nNumCols := oCsv:NumColumns
i := 0
DO WHILE i < nNumCols
    ? oCsv:GetColumnName(i)
    i := i + 1
ENDDO

//  Use the updated column name...
? "---"
? oCsv:GetCellByName(3, "employeeCount")

//  Output should be:

//  permalink
//  company
//  numEmps
//  category
//  city
//  state
//  fundedDate
//  raisedAmt
//  raisedCurrency
//  round
//  ---
//  permalink
//  company
//  employeeCount
//  category
//  city
//  state
//  fundedDate
//  raisedAmt
//  raisedCurrency
//  round
//  ---
//  105

oSb:destroy()
oCsv:destroy()