(C# UWP/WinRT) CSV Set Cell by Index or Name

Demonstrates how to update the value of a CSV cell, or add new cells.

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// We have the following CSV...

// permalink,company,numEmps,category,city,state,fundedDate,raisedAmt,raisedCurrency,round
// lifelock,LifeLock,,web,Tempe,AZ,1-May-07,6850000,USD,b
// mycityfaces,MyCityFaces,7,web,Scottsdale,AZ,1-Jan-08,50000,USD,seed
// flypaper,Flypaper,,web,Phoenix,AZ,1-Feb-08,3000000,USD,a
// infusionsoft,Infusionsoft,105,software,Gilbert,AZ,1-Oct-07,9000000,USD,a
// gauto,gAuto,4,web,Scottsdale,AZ,1-Jan-08,250000,USD,seed

bool success;
bool bCrlf = true;
Chilkat.StringBuilder sb = new Chilkat.StringBuilder();
sb.AppendLine("permalink,company,numEmps,category,city,state,fundedDate,raisedAmt,raisedCurrency,round",bCrlf);
sb.AppendLine("lifelock,LifeLock,,web,Tempe,AZ,1-May-07,6850000,USD,b",bCrlf);
sb.AppendLine("mycityfaces,MyCityFaces,7,web,Scottsdale,AZ,1-Jan-08,50000,USD,seed",bCrlf);
sb.AppendLine("flypaper,Flypaper,,web,Phoenix,AZ,1-Feb-08,3000000,USD,a",bCrlf);
sb.AppendLine("infusionsoft,Infusionsoft,105,software,Gilbert,AZ,1-Oct-07,9000000,USD,a",bCrlf);
sb.AppendLine("gauto,gAuto,4,web,Scottsdale,AZ,1-Jan-08,250000,USD,seed",bCrlf);

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

csv.HasColumnNames = true;
success = csv.LoadFromString(sb.GetAsString());

// Update the city "Gilbert" to "Tuscon".
csv.SetCell(3,4,"Tuscon");

// Add a new row.
int row_idx = csv.NumRows;
csv.SetCellByName(row_idx,"permalink","yelp");
csv.SetCellByName(row_idx,"company","Yelp");
csv.SetCellByName(row_idx,"numEmps","");
csv.SetCellByName(row_idx,"category","web");
csv.SetCellByName(row_idx,"city","San Francisco");
csv.SetCellByName(row_idx,"state","CA");
csv.SetCellByName(row_idx,"fundedDate","1-Jul-04");
csv.SetCellByName(row_idx,"raisedAmt","1000000");
csv.SetCellByName(row_idx,"raisedCurrency","USD");
csv.SetCellByName(row_idx,"round","a");

// Show the updated CSV:
Debug.WriteLine(csv.SaveToString());

// Output should be:
// permalink,company,numEmps,category,city,state,fundedDate,raisedAmt,raisedCurrency,round
// lifelock,LifeLock,,web,Tempe,AZ,1-May-07,6850000,USD,b
// mycityfaces,MyCityFaces,7,web,Scottsdale,AZ,1-Jan-08,50000,USD,seed
// flypaper,Flypaper,,web,Phoenix,AZ,1-Feb-08,3000000,USD,a
// infusionsoft,Infusionsoft,105,software,Tuscon,AZ,1-Oct-07,9000000,USD,a
// gauto,gAuto,4,web,Scottsdale,AZ,1-Jan-08,250000,USD,seed
// yelp,Yelp,,web,San Francisco,CA,1-Jul-04,1000000,USD,a