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Demonstrates how to create a new CSV file with some simple content.

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Unicode C++
#include <CkCsvW.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    bool success = false;

    // This sample code creates a new CSV file (sample.csv)
    // that contains this content:
    // 
    // year,color,country,food
    // 2001,red,France,cheese
    // 2005,blue,"United States",hamburger

    CkCsvW csv;

    // Indicate that the 1st row
    // should be treated as column names:
    csv.put_HasColumnNames(true);

    success = csv.SetColumnName(0,L"year");
    success = csv.SetColumnName(1,L"color");
    success = csv.SetColumnName(2,L"country");
    success = csv.SetColumnName(3,L"food");

    success = csv.SetCell(0,0,L"2001");
    success = csv.SetCell(0,1,L"red");
    success = csv.SetCell(0,2,L"France");
    success = csv.SetCell(0,3,L"cheese");

    success = csv.SetCell(1,0,L"2005");
    success = csv.SetCell(1,1,L"blue");
    success = csv.SetCell(1,2,L"United States");
    success = csv.SetCell(1,3,L"hamburger");

    // Write the CSV to a string and display:
    const wchar_t *csvDoc = 0;
    csvDoc = csv.saveToString();
    wprintf(L"%s\n",csvDoc);

    // Save the CSV to a file:
    success = csv.SaveFile(L"out.csv");
    if (success != true) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",csv.lastErrorText());
    }
    }