(Delphi DLL) CSV Insert Column

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Insert a new column into an existing CSV.

Note: This example requires Chilkat v9.5.0.89 or greater because the InsertColumn method was added in v9.5.0.89.

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uses
    Winapi.Windows, Winapi.Messages, System.SysUtils, System.Variants, System.Classes, Vcl.Graphics,
    Vcl.Controls, Vcl.Forms, Vcl.Dialogs, Vcl.StdCtrls, Csv;

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procedure TForm1.Button1Click(Sender: TObject);
var
csv: HCkCsv;
success: Boolean;
col: Integer;
weightColumn: Integer;

begin
csv := CkCsv_Create();

// Load the following CSV:

//  Name;City;Weight
//  John;Chicago;180
//  Lisa;Denver;120

// Indicate that the 1st line contains column names.
CkCsv_putHasColumnNames(csv,True);
success := CkCsv_LoadFile(csv,'qa_data/csv/insertColumnTest.csv');

// We can insert a column before the 1st column.
CkCsv_InsertColumn(csv,0);

Memo1.Lines.Add(CkCsv__saveToString(csv));

// The CSV now looks like this:

//  ;Name;City;Weight
//  ;John;Chicago;180
//  ;Lisa;Denver;120

// Set the cells in column 0.

col := 0;
CkCsv_SetColumnName(csv,col,'id');
CkCsv_SetCell(csv,0,col,'100');
CkCsv_SetCell(csv,1,col,'101');

Memo1.Lines.Add(CkCsv__saveToString(csv));

// We now have:

//  id;Name;City;Weight
//  100;John;Chicago;180
//  101;Lisa;Denver;120

// Insert a new column between City and Weight
// In other words, add a new column before the Weight column.
weightColumn := CkCsv_GetIndex(csv,'Weight');
Memo1.Lines.Add('Weight Column Index = ' + IntToStr(weightColumn));
CkCsv_InsertColumn(csv,weightColumn);

Memo1.Lines.Add(CkCsv__saveToString(csv));

// We now have:

//  id;Name;City;;Weight
//  100;John;Chicago;;180
//  101;Lisa;Denver;;120

// Set the cells in the new column:

CkCsv_SetColumnName(csv,weightColumn,'Height');
CkCsv_SetCell(csv,0,weightColumn,'6'' 2"');
CkCsv_SetCell(csv,1,weightColumn,'5'' 7"');

Memo1.Lines.Add(CkCsv__saveToString(csv));

// We now have:

//  id;Name;City;Height;Weight
//  100;John;Chicago;"6' 2""";180
//  101;Lisa;Denver;"5' 7""";120

CkCsv_Dispose(csv);

end;