Delphi DLL Requires Chilkat v9.5.0.93+

Write utf-8 CSV Compatible with Excel

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A CSV containing non-English characters that is saved using the utf-8 character encoding must include a BOM (also known as a preamble) if it is to be correctly loaded into Excel. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Byte_order_mark

This example shows how to save the CSV to a file using utf-8 with a BOM.

Delphi DLL

var
success: Boolean;
csv: HCkCsv;

begin
success := False;

//  This example program loads a file (japanese.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
//  2010,silver,"太志","森田"
//  

csv := CkCsv_Create();
CkCsv_putHasColumnNames(csv,True);
success := CkCsv_LoadFile2(csv,'qa_data/csv/test.csv','utf-8');
if (success <> True) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(CkCsv__lastErrorText(csv));
    Exit;
  end;

//  To save the CSV using utf-8 with a BOM/preamble, 
//  add "EMIT_BOM" to the UncommonOptions.

CkCsv_putUncommonOptions(csv,'EMIT_BOM');
success := CkCsv_SaveFile2(csv,'qa_output/test.csv','utf-8');
if (success <> True) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(CkCsv__lastErrorText(csv));
    Exit;
  end;

Memo1.Lines.Add('OK, try to load the CSV in Excel to see if the non-English chars are correct.');

CkCsv_Dispose(csv);