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Read Japanese utf-8 CSV File

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Demonstrates how to read a utf-8 .csv file containing some Japanese characters. Zig

const std = @import("std");
const chilkat = @import("chilkat");

pub fn main(init: std.process.Init) !void {
    const alloc = init.arena.allocator();

    // This example program loads a file (japanese.csv)
    // that contains this content:
    //
    // year,color,country,food
    // 2001,red,France,cheese
    // 2005,blue,"United States",hamburger
    // 2008,green,Italy,pasta
    // 1998,orange,Japan,sushi
    // 2010,silver,"太志","森田"
    //

    const csv = try chilkat.Csv.init();
    defer csv.deinit();

    // Prior to loading the CSV file, indicate that the 1st row
    // should be treated as column names:
    csv.setHasColumnNames(true);

    // Load the CSV records from the file.
    // Important: Make sure to call LoadFile2 so that the charset (utf-8)
    // of the CSV file can be indicated.
    csv.loadFile2("qa_data/csv/japanese.csv", "utf-8") catch {
        std.debug.print("{s}\n", .{try csv.getLastErrorText(alloc)});
        return;
    };

    // Display the contents of the 3rd column
    var row: i32 = 0;
    const n = csv.getNumRows();
    row = 0;
    while (row < n) : (row += 1) {
        std.debug.print("{s}\n", .{try csv.getCell(alloc, row, 2)});
    }
}