Node.js

Read Japanese utf-8 CSV File

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Demonstrates how to read a utf-8 .csv file containing some Japanese characters. Node.js

NODEJS_PRELUDE

function chilkatExample() {

    var 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"
    // 

    var csv = new chilkat.Csv();

    // Prior to loading the CSV file, indicate that the 1st row
    // should be treated as column names:
    csv.HasColumnNames = true;

    // Load the CSV records from the file.
    // Important: Make sure to call LoadFile2 so that the charset (utf-8)
    // of the CSV file can be indicated.
    success = csv.LoadFile2("qa_data/csv/japanese.csv","utf-8");
    if (success !== true) {
        console.log(csv.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    // Display the contents of the 3rd column
    var row;
    var n = csv.NumRows;
    for (row = 0; row <= n - 1; row++) {
        console.log(csv.GetCell(row,2));
    }


}

chilkatExample();