(PHP ActiveX) CSV Append a Column with Values

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Append an additional column and initialize with a value.

Chilkat ActiveX Downloads ActiveX for 32-bit and 64-bit Windows Note: The php_com_dotnet.dll may need to be enabled inside of php.ini.

<?php

// 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

$bCrlf = 1;
// For versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0, use new COM('Chilkat_9_5_0.Chilkat.StringBuilder')
$sb = new COM("Chilkat.StringBuilder");
$sb->AppendLine('permalink,company,numEmps,category,city,state,fundedDate,raisedAmt,raisedCurrency,round',$bCrlf);
$sb->AppendLine('lifelock,LifeLock,,web,Tempe,AZ,1-May-07,6850000,USD,b',$bCrlf);
$sb->AppendLine('mycityfaces,MyCityFaces,7,web,Scottsdale,AZ,1-Jan-08,50000,USD,seed',$bCrlf);
$sb->AppendLine('flypaper,Flypaper,,web,Phoenix,AZ,1-Feb-08,3000000,USD,a',$bCrlf);
$sb->AppendLine('infusionsoft,Infusionsoft,105,software,Gilbert,AZ,1-Oct-07,9000000,USD,a',$bCrlf);
$sb->AppendLine('gauto,gAuto,4,web,Scottsdale,AZ,1-Jan-08,250000,USD,seed',$bCrlf);

// For versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0, use new COM('Chilkat_9_5_0.Chilkat.Csv')
$csv = new COM("Chilkat.Csv");

$csv->HasColumnNames = 1;
$success = $csv->LoadFromString($sb->getAsString());

// Show the initial CSV:
print $csv->saveToString() . "\n";
print '----' . "\n";

// Now let's add a new rightmost column.
$numColumns = $csv->NumColumns;
$numRows = $csv->NumRows;

// Set the column name.
$columnIdx = $numColumns;
$csv->SetColumnName($columnIdx,'new_column');

// Add the column to each row.
$i = 0;
while ($i < $numRows) {
    $csv->SetCell($i,$columnIdx,'newData');
    $i = $i + 1;
}

// Show the updated CSV:
print $csv->saveToString() . "\n";

?>