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CSV Set Column Name

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

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Dim success As Boolean
success = False

// 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

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

Dim csv As New Chilkat.Csv

csv.HasColumnNames = True
success = csv.LoadFromString(sb.GetAsString())

// Get each column name..
Dim numCols As Int32
numCols = csv.NumColumns
Dim i As Int32
i = 0
While i < numCols
    System.DebugLog(csv.GetColumnName(i))
    i = i + 1
Wend
System.DebugLog("---")

// Change the "numEmps" column name to "employeeCount"
success = csv.SetColumnName(2,"employeeCount")

numCols = csv.NumColumns
i = 0
While i < numCols
    System.DebugLog(csv.GetColumnName(i))
    i = i + 1
Wend

// Use the updated column name...
System.DebugLog("---")
System.DebugLog(csv.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