C#

Read CSV File

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

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C#

bool success = false;

//  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

Chilkat.Csv csv = new Chilkat.Csv();

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

//  Load the CSV records from the file:

success = csv.LoadFile("sample.csv");
if (success != true) {
    Debug.WriteLine(csv.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

//  Display the contents of the 3rd column (i.e. the country names)
int row;
int n = csv.NumRows;
for (row = 0; row <= n - 1; row++) {
    Debug.WriteLine(csv.GetCell(row,2));
}