(Lianja) CSV Delete Column

Demonstrates the DeleteColumn method.

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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
// chosenlist-com,ChosenList.com,5,web,Scottsdale,AZ,1-Oct-06,140000,USD,seed
// digg,Digg,60,web,San Francisco,CA,1-Oct-05,2800000,USD,a
// facebook,Facebook,450,web,Palo Alto,CA,1-Sep-04,500000,USD,angel
// facebook,Facebook,450,web,Palo Alto,CA,1-May-05,12700000,USD,a
// photobucket,Photobucket,60,web,Palo Alto,CA,1-May-06,10500000,USD,b
// omnidrive,Omnidrive,,web,Palo Alto,CA,1-Dec-06,800000,USD,angel
// geni,Geni,18,web,West Hollywood,CA,1-Jan-07,1500000,USD,a
// twitter,Twitter,17,web,San Francisco,CA,1-Jul-07,5400000,USD,b
// stumbleupon,StumbleUpon,,web,San Francisco,CA,1-Dec-05,1500000,USD,seed
// gizmoz,Gizmoz,,web,Menlo Park,CA,1-May-07,6300000,USD,a
// mahalo,Mahalo,40,web,Santa Monica,CA,1-Jan-06,5000000,USD,a

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)
loSb.AppendLine("chosenlist-com,ChosenList.com,5,web,Scottsdale,AZ,1-Oct-06,140000,USD,seed",llBCrlf)
loSb.AppendLine("digg,Digg,60,web,San Francisco,CA,1-Oct-05,2800000,USD,a",llBCrlf)
loSb.AppendLine("facebook,Facebook,450,web,Palo Alto,CA,1-Sep-04,500000,USD,angel",llBCrlf)
loSb.AppendLine("facebook,Facebook,450,web,Palo Alto,CA,1-May-05,12700000,USD,a",llBCrlf)
loSb.AppendLine("photobucket,Photobucket,60,web,Palo Alto,CA,1-May-06,10500000,USD,b",llBCrlf)
loSb.AppendLine("omnidrive,Omnidrive,,web,Palo Alto,CA,1-Dec-06,800000,USD,angel",llBCrlf)
loSb.AppendLine("geni,Geni,18,web,West Hollywood,CA,1-Jan-07,1500000,USD,a",llBCrlf)
loSb.AppendLine("twitter,Twitter,17,web,San Francisco,CA,1-Jul-07,5400000,USD,b",llBCrlf)
loSb.AppendLine("stumbleupon,StumbleUpon,,web,San Francisco,CA,1-Dec-05,1500000,USD,seed",llBCrlf)
loSb.AppendLine("gizmoz,Gizmoz,,web,Menlo Park,CA,1-May-07,6300000,USD,a",llBCrlf)
loSb.AppendLine("mahalo,Mahalo,40,web,Santa Monica,CA,1-Jan-06,5000000,USD,a",llBCrlf)

loCsv = createobject("CkCsv")

// Indicate that the 1st line contains column names.
loCsv.HasColumnNames = .T.
llSuccess = loCsv.LoadFromString(loSb.GetAsString())

// Delete the "city" column, which is at index 4.  (the 1st column is at index 0)
llSuccess = loCsv.DeleteColumn(4)

? loCsv.SaveToString()

// Output is:

// permalink,company,numEmps,category,state,fundedDate,raisedAmt,raisedCurrency,round
// lifelock,LifeLock,,web,AZ,1-May-07,6850000,USD,b
// mycityfaces,MyCityFaces,7,web,AZ,1-Jan-08,50000,USD,seed
// flypaper,Flypaper,,web,AZ,1-Feb-08,3000000,USD,a
// infusionsoft,Infusionsoft,105,software,AZ,1-Oct-07,9000000,USD,a
// gauto,gAuto,4,web,AZ,1-Jan-08,250000,USD,seed
// chosenlist-com,ChosenList.com,5,web,AZ,1-Oct-06,140000,USD,seed
// digg,Digg,60,web,CA,1-Oct-05,2800000,USD,a
// facebook,Facebook,450,web,CA,1-Sep-04,500000,USD,angel
// facebook,Facebook,450,web,CA,1-May-05,12700000,USD,a
// photobucket,Photobucket,60,web,CA,1-May-06,10500000,USD,b
// omnidrive,Omnidrive,,web,CA,1-Dec-06,800000,USD,angel
// geni,Geni,18,web,CA,1-Jan-07,1500000,USD,a
// twitter,Twitter,17,web,CA,1-Jul-07,5400000,USD,b
// stumbleupon,StumbleUpon,,web,CA,1-Dec-05,1500000,USD,seed
// gizmoz,Gizmoz,,web,CA,1-May-07,6300000,USD,a
// mahalo,Mahalo,40,web,CA,1-Jan-06,5000000,USD,a


release loSb
release loCsv