(PHP ActiveX) Read CSV File

Demonstrates how to read a .csv file and access the contents.

The Chilkat CSV library/component/class is freeware. The downloads for .NET, C++, Perl, Java, Ruby, and Python contain all of the Chilkat classes, some of which are freeware and some of which require licensing.

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

// This example program loads a file (sample.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
// 
// The first row contains the column names.
// This file is available at:
// http://www.chilkatsoft.com/testData/sample.csv

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

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

// Load the CSV records from the file:

$success = $csv->LoadFile('sample.csv');
if ($success != 1) {
    print $csv->LastErrorText . "\n";
    exit;
}

// Display the contents of the 3rd column (i.e. the country names)

$n = $csv->NumRows;
for ($row = 0; $row <= $n - 1; $row++) {
    print $csv->getCell($row,2) . "\n";
}


?>