(Lianja) CSV Append a Column with Values

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Append an additional column and initialize with a value.

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// First initialize the CSV with content.  

// 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

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

loCsv = createobject("CkCsv")

loCsv.HasColumnNames = .T.
llSuccess = loCsv.LoadFromString(loSb.GetAsString())

// Show the initial CSV:
? loCsv.SaveToString()
? "----"

// Now let's add a new rightmost column.
lnNumColumns = loCsv.NumColumns
lnNumRows = loCsv.NumRows

// Set the column name.
lnColumnIdx = lnNumColumns
loCsv.SetColumnName(lnColumnIdx,"new_column")

// Add the column to each row.
i = 0
do while i < lnNumRows
    loCsv.SetCell(i,lnColumnIdx,"newData")
    i = i + 1
enddo

// Show the updated CSV:
? loCsv.SaveToString()


release loSb
release loCsv