(SQL Server) Read CSV File

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

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-- Important: See this note about string length limitations for strings returned by sp_OAMethod calls.
--
CREATE PROCEDURE ChilkatSample
AS
BEGIN
    DECLARE @hr int
    -- Important: Do not use nvarchar(max).  See the warning about using nvarchar(max).
    DECLARE @sTmp0 nvarchar(4000)
    -- 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

    DECLARE @csv int
    -- Use "Chilkat_9_5_0.Csv" for versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0
    EXEC @hr = sp_OACreate 'Chilkat.Csv', @csv OUT
    IF @hr <> 0
    BEGIN
        PRINT 'Failed to create ActiveX component'
        RETURN
    END

    -- Prior to loading the CSV file, indicate that the 1st row
    -- should be treated as column names:
    EXEC sp_OASetProperty @csv, 'HasColumnNames', 1

    -- Load the CSV records from the file:
    DECLARE @success int

    EXEC sp_OAMethod @csv, 'LoadFile', @success OUT, 'sample.csv'
    IF @success <> 1
      BEGIN
        EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @csv, 'LastErrorText', @sTmp0 OUT
        PRINT @sTmp0
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @csv
        RETURN
      END

    -- Display the contents of the 3rd column (i.e. the country names)
    DECLARE @row int

    DECLARE @n int
    EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @csv, 'NumRows', @n OUT
    SELECT @row = 0
    WHILE @row <= @n - 1
      BEGIN
        EXEC sp_OAMethod @csv, 'GetCell', @sTmp0 OUT, @row, 2
        PRINT @sTmp0
        SELECT @row = @row + 1
      END

    EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @csv


END
GO