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HTML Table to CSV

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Demonstrates a method for converting an HTML table to a CSV file.

Note: This example requires Chilkat v9.5.0.77 or greater.

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#include <C_CkHttp.h>
#include <C_CkBinData.h>
#include <C_CkHtmlToXml.h>
#include <C_CkStringBuilder.h>
#include <C_CkXml.h>
#include <C_CkCsv.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    BOOL success;
    HCkHttp http;
    HCkBinData bdHtml;
    HCkHtmlToXml htx;
    HCkStringBuilder sbXml;
    HCkXml xml;
    int numRemoved;
    int i;
    int count_i;
    const char *table_role;
    const char *table_data_scrollx;
    const char *table_data_sortdirection;
    const char *table_data_sorton;
    const char *table_id;
    int j;
    int count_j;
    const char *tr_role;
    int k;
    int count_k;
    const char *tagPath;
    const char *text;
    HCkCsv csv;
    const char *csvStr;

    success = FALSE;

    // This example requires the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
    // See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

    // First download the HTML containing the table
    http = CkHttp_Create();
    bdHtml = CkBinData_Create();

    success = CkHttp_QuickGetBd(http,"https://example-code.com/data/etf_table.html",bdHtml);
    if (success != TRUE) {
        printf("%s\n",CkHttp_lastErrorText(http));
        CkHttp_Dispose(http);
        CkBinData_Dispose(bdHtml);
        return;
    }

    // Convert to XML.
    htx = CkHtmlToXml_Create();
    CkHtmlToXml_SetHtmlBd(htx,bdHtml);

    sbXml = CkStringBuilder_Create();
    CkHtmlToXml_ToXmlSb(htx,sbXml);

    xml = CkXml_Create();
    CkXml_LoadSb(xml,sbXml,TRUE);

    // Remove attributes and sub-trees we don't need.
    // (In other words, we're getting rid of clutter...)
    numRemoved = CkXml_PruneTag(xml,"thead");
    numRemoved = CkXml_PruneAttribute(xml,"style");
    numRemoved = CkXml_PruneAttribute(xml,"class");

    // Scrub the element and attribute content.
    CkXml_Scrub(xml,"ContentTrimEnds,ContentTrimInside,AttrTrimEnds,AttrTrimInside");

    // Let's see what we have...
    printf("%s\n",CkXml_getXml(xml));

    // We have the following XML.
    // Copy this XML into the online tool at Generate Parsing Code from XML
    // as a starting point for accessing the data..

    // <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
    // <root>
    //     <html>
    //         <head>
    //             <meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8"/>
    //         </head>
    //         <body text="#000000" bgcolor="#FFFFFF">
    //             <div>
    //                 <div>
    //                     <table role="grid" data-scrollx="true" data-sortdirection="desc" data-sorton="-1"/>
    //                 </div>
    //             </div>
    //             <div>
    //                 <table id="topHoldingsTable" role="grid" data-scrollx="true" data-sortdirection="desc" data-sorton="-1">
    //                     <tbody>
    //                         <tr role="row">
    //                             <td>
    //                                 <text>ITUB4</text>
    //                             </td>
    //                             <td>
    //                                 <text>ITAU UNIBANCO HOLDING PREF SA</text>
    //                             </td>
    //                             <td>
    //                                 <text>Financials</text>
    //                             </td>
    //                             <td>
    //                                 <text>Brazil</text>
    //                             </td>
    //                             <td>
    //                                 <text>10.94</text>
    //                             </td>
    //                             <td>
    //                                 <text>998,954,813.73</text>
    //                             </td>
    //                         </tr>
    //                         <tr role="row">
    //                             <td>
    //                                 <text>BBDC4</text>
    //                             </td>
    //                             <td>
    //                                 <text>BANCO BRADESCO PREF SA</text>
    //                             </td>
    //                             <td>
    //                                 <text>Financials</text>
    //                             </td>
    //                             <td>
    //                                 <text>Brazil</text>
    //                             </td>
    //                             <td>
    //                                 <text>9.01</text>
    //                             </td>
    //                             <td>
    //                                 <text>822,164,622.75</text>
    //                             </td>
    //                         </tr>
    // 			...
    // 			...
    // 			...
    //                     </tbody>
    //                 </table>
    //             </div>
    //         </body>
    //     </html>
    // </root>

    // 
    // This is the code generated by the online tool:
    // 

    i = 0;
    count_i = CkXml_NumChildrenHavingTag(xml,"html|body|div");
    while (i < count_i) {
        CkXml_putI(xml,i);
        table_role = CkXml_chilkatPath(xml,"html|body|div[i]|div|table|(role)");
        table_data_scrollx = CkXml_chilkatPath(xml,"html|body|div[i]|div|table|(data-scrollx)");
        table_data_sortdirection = CkXml_chilkatPath(xml,"html|body|div[i]|div|table|(data-sortdirection)");
        table_data_sorton = CkXml_chilkatPath(xml,"html|body|div[i]|div|table|(data-sorton)");
        table_id = CkXml_chilkatPath(xml,"html|body|div[i]|table|(id)");
        table_role = CkXml_chilkatPath(xml,"html|body|div[i]|table|(role)");
        table_data_scrollx = CkXml_chilkatPath(xml,"html|body|div[i]|table|(data-scrollx)");
        table_data_sortdirection = CkXml_chilkatPath(xml,"html|body|div[i]|table|(data-sortdirection)");
        table_data_sorton = CkXml_chilkatPath(xml,"html|body|div[i]|table|(data-sorton)");
        j = 0;
        count_j = CkXml_NumChildrenHavingTag(xml,"html|body|div[i]|table|tbody|tr");
        while (j < count_j) {
            CkXml_putJ(xml,j);
            tr_role = CkXml_chilkatPath(xml,"html|body|div[i]|table|tbody|tr[j]|(role)");
            k = 0;
            count_k = CkXml_NumChildrenHavingTag(xml,"html|body|div[i]|table|tbody|tr[j]|td");
            while (k < count_k) {
                CkXml_putK(xml,k);
                text = CkXml_getChildContent(xml,"html|body|div[i]|table|tbody|tr[j]|td[k]|text");
                k = k + 1;
            }

            j = j + 1;
        }

        i = i + 1;
    }

    // Let's modify the above code to build the CSV.
    csv = CkCsv_Create();
    CkCsv_SetColumnName(csv,0,"Ticker");
    CkCsv_SetColumnName(csv,1,"Name");
    CkCsv_SetColumnName(csv,2,"Sector");
    CkCsv_SetColumnName(csv,3,"Country");
    CkCsv_SetColumnName(csv,4,"Weight");
    CkCsv_SetColumnName(csv,5,"Notional Vaue");

    i = 0;
    count_i = CkXml_NumChildrenHavingTag(xml,"html|body|div");
    while (i < count_i) {
        CkXml_putI(xml,i);
        j = 0;
        count_j = CkXml_NumChildrenHavingTag(xml,"html|body|div[i]|table|tbody|tr");
        while (j < count_j) {
            CkXml_putJ(xml,j);
            k = 0;
            count_k = CkXml_NumChildrenHavingTag(xml,"html|body|div[i]|table|tbody|tr[j]|td");
            while (k < count_k) {
                CkXml_putK(xml,k);
                CkCsv_SetCell(csv,j,k,CkXml_getChildContent(xml,"html|body|div[i]|table|tbody|tr[j]|td[k]|text"));
                k = k + 1;
            }

            j = j + 1;
        }

        i = i + 1;
    }

    CkCsv_SaveFile(csv,"qa_output/brasil_etf.csv");
    csvStr = CkCsv_saveToString(csv);
    printf("%s\n",csvStr);

    // Our CSV looks like this:
    // Ticker,Name,Sector,Country,Weight,Notional Vaue
    // ITUB4,ITAU UNIBANCO HOLDING PREF SA,Financials,Brazil,10.94,"998,954,813.73"
    // BBDC4,BANCO BRADESCO PREF SA,Financials,Brazil,9.01,"822,164,622.75"
    // VALE3,CIA VALE DO RIO DOCE SH,Materials,Brazil,8.60,"785,290,260.07"
    // PETR4,PETROLEO BRASILEIRO PREF SA,Energy,Brazil,5.68,"518,124,434.10"
    // PETR3,PETROBRAS,Energy,Brazil,4.86,"443,254,438.53"
    // B3SA3,B3 BRASIL BOLSA BALCAO SA,Financials,Brazil,4.57,"417,636,740.16"
    // ABEV3,AMBEV SA,Consumer Staples,Brazil,4.57,"417,216,913.63"
    // BBAS3,BANCO DO BRASIL SA,Financials,Brazil,3.25,"296,921,232.15"
    // ITSA4,ITAUSA INVESTIMENTOS ITAU PREF SA,Financials,Brazil,2.90,"265,153,684.52"
    // LREN3,LOJAS RENNER SA,Consumer Discretionary,Brazil,2.25,"205,832,175.98"
    // 


    CkHttp_Dispose(http);
    CkBinData_Dispose(bdHtml);
    CkHtmlToXml_Dispose(htx);
    CkStringBuilder_Dispose(sbXml);
    CkXml_Dispose(xml);
    CkCsv_Dispose(csv);

    }