(DataFlex) CSV Set Cell by Index or Name

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

Chilkat ActiveX Downloads ActiveX for 32-bit and 64-bit Windows

Use ChilkatAx-win32.pkg

Procedure Test
    Boolean iSuccess
    Boolean iBCrlf
    Handle hoSb
    Handle hoCsv
    Integer iRow_idx
    String sTemp1

    // 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

    Move True To iBCrlf
    Get Create (RefClass(cComChilkatStringBuilder)) To hoSb
    If (Not(IsComObjectCreated(hoSb))) Begin
        Send CreateComObject of hoSb
    End
    Get ComAppendLine Of hoSb "permalink,company,numEmps,category,city,state,fundedDate,raisedAmt,raisedCurrency,round" iBCrlf To iSuccess
    Get ComAppendLine Of hoSb "lifelock,LifeLock,,web,Tempe,AZ,1-May-07,6850000,USD,b" iBCrlf To iSuccess
    Get ComAppendLine Of hoSb "mycityfaces,MyCityFaces,7,web,Scottsdale,AZ,1-Jan-08,50000,USD,seed" iBCrlf To iSuccess
    Get ComAppendLine Of hoSb "flypaper,Flypaper,,web,Phoenix,AZ,1-Feb-08,3000000,USD,a" iBCrlf To iSuccess
    Get ComAppendLine Of hoSb "infusionsoft,Infusionsoft,105,software,Gilbert,AZ,1-Oct-07,9000000,USD,a" iBCrlf To iSuccess
    Get ComAppendLine Of hoSb "gauto,gAuto,4,web,Scottsdale,AZ,1-Jan-08,250000,USD,seed" iBCrlf To iSuccess

    Get Create (RefClass(cComChilkatCsv)) To hoCsv
    If (Not(IsComObjectCreated(hoCsv))) Begin
        Send CreateComObject of hoCsv
    End

    Set ComHasColumnNames Of hoCsv To True
    Get ComGetAsString Of hoSb To sTemp1
    Get ComLoadFromString Of hoCsv sTemp1 To iSuccess

    // Update the city "Gilbert" to "Tuscon".
    Get ComSetCell Of hoCsv 3 4 "Tuscon" To iSuccess

    // Add a new row.
    Get ComNumRows Of hoCsv To iRow_idx
    Get ComSetCellByName Of hoCsv iRow_idx "permalink" "yelp" To iSuccess
    Get ComSetCellByName Of hoCsv iRow_idx "company" "Yelp" To iSuccess
    Get ComSetCellByName Of hoCsv iRow_idx "numEmps" "" To iSuccess
    Get ComSetCellByName Of hoCsv iRow_idx "category" "web" To iSuccess
    Get ComSetCellByName Of hoCsv iRow_idx "city" "San Francisco" To iSuccess
    Get ComSetCellByName Of hoCsv iRow_idx "state" "CA" To iSuccess
    Get ComSetCellByName Of hoCsv iRow_idx "fundedDate" "1-Jul-04" To iSuccess
    Get ComSetCellByName Of hoCsv iRow_idx "raisedAmt" "1000000" To iSuccess
    Get ComSetCellByName Of hoCsv iRow_idx "raisedCurrency" "USD" To iSuccess
    Get ComSetCellByName Of hoCsv iRow_idx "round" "a" To iSuccess

    // Show the updated CSV:
    Get ComSaveToString Of hoCsv To sTemp1
    Showln sTemp1

    // 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


End_Procedure