Lua

Read CSV File

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Demonstrates how to read a .csv file and access the contents.

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Lua

local chilkat = require("chilkat")

-- This example program loads a file (sample.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
--
-- The first row contains the column names.
-- This file is available at:
-- http://www.chilkatsoft.com/testData/sample.csv

local csv = chilkat.Csv.new()

-- Prior to loading the CSV file, indicate that the 1st row
-- should be treated as column names:
csv.has_column_names = true

-- Load the CSV records from the file:

local success = csv:load_file("sample.csv")
if not success then
    print(csv.last_error_text)
    return
end

-- Display the contents of the 3rd column (i.e. the country names)
local n = csv.num_rows
for row = 0, n - 1 do
    print(csv:get_cell(row, 2))
end