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CSV Insert Column

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Insert a new column into an existing CSV.

Note: This example requires Chilkat v9.5.0.89 or greater because the InsertColumn method was added in v9.5.0.89.

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integer li_rc
long li_Success
oleobject loo_Csv
long li_Col
long li_WeightColumn

li_Success = 0

loo_Csv = create oleobject
li_rc = loo_Csv.ConnectToNewObject("Chilkat.Csv")
if li_rc < 0 then
    destroy loo_Csv
    MessageBox("Error","Connecting to COM object failed")
    return
end if

//  Load the following CSV:

//   Name;City;Weight
//   John;Chicago;180
//   Lisa;Denver;120

//  Indicate that the 1st line contains column names.
loo_Csv.HasColumnNames = 1
li_Success = loo_Csv.LoadFile("qa_data/csv/insertColumnTest.csv")

//  We can insert a column before the 1st column.
loo_Csv.InsertColumn(0)

Write-Debug loo_Csv.SaveToString()

//  The CSV now looks like this:

//   ;Name;City;Weight
//   ;John;Chicago;180
//   ;Lisa;Denver;120

//  Set the cells in column 0.

li_Col = 0
loo_Csv.SetColumnName(li_Col,"id")
loo_Csv.SetCell(0,li_Col,"100")
loo_Csv.SetCell(1,li_Col,"101")

Write-Debug loo_Csv.SaveToString()

//  We now have:

//   id;Name;City;Weight
//   100;John;Chicago;180
//   101;Lisa;Denver;120

//  Insert a new column between City and Weight
//  In other words, add a new column before the Weight column.
li_WeightColumn = loo_Csv.GetIndex("Weight")
Write-Debug "Weight Column Index = " + string(li_WeightColumn)
loo_Csv.InsertColumn(li_WeightColumn)

Write-Debug loo_Csv.SaveToString()

//  We now have:

//   id;Name;City;;Weight
//   100;John;Chicago;;180
//   101;Lisa;Denver;;120

//  Set the cells in the new column:

loo_Csv.SetColumnName(li_WeightColumn,"Height")
loo_Csv.SetCell(0,li_WeightColumn,"6' 2~"")
loo_Csv.SetCell(1,li_WeightColumn,"5' 7~"")

Write-Debug loo_Csv.SaveToString()

//  We now have:

//   id;Name;City;Height;Weight
//   100;John;Chicago;"6' 2""";180
//   101;Lisa;Denver;"5' 7""";120


destroy loo_Csv