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CSV Special Chars - Comma, Double-Quotes

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The Chilkat CSV class/component automatically handles special characters which include double-quotes, and the delimiter character (comma or semicolon).

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Dim success As Boolean = 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

Dim csv As ChilkatCsv
csv.Initialize

'  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 Then
    Log(csv.LastErrorText)
    Return
End If


'  A field may contain the delimiter character (in this case
'  the delimiter is a comma):
'  Change "cheese" to "cheese,baguette"
'  ("cheese" is at row=0, column=3
success = csv.SetCell(0, 3, "cheese,baguette")

'  A field may also contain double-quotes:
'  Change blue to shiny "metallic" blue
success = csv.SetCell(1, 1, "shiny " & Chr(34) & "metallic" & Chr(34) & " blue")

'  Write the updated CSV to a string and display:
Dim csvDoc As String
csvDoc = csv.SaveToString
Log(csvDoc)

'  Save the CSV to a file:
success = csv.SaveFile("out.csv")
If success <> True Then
    Log(csv.LastErrorText)
End If


'  The out.csv contains this:
'  year,color,country,food
'  2001,red,France,"cheese,baguette"
'  2005,"shiny ""metallic"" blue","United States",hamburger
'  2008,green,Italy,pasta
'  1998,orange,Japan,sushi