(PowerShell) CSV Column Names

Demonstrates how to access CSV column names.

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Add-Type -Path "C:\chilkat\ChilkatDotNet47-9.5.0-x64\ChilkatDotNet47.dll"

# 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

$csv = New-Object 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:

$success = $csv.LoadFile("sample.csv")
if ($success -ne $true) {
    $($csv.LastErrorText)
    exit
}

# Display the column names:

for ($i = 0; $i -le $csv.NumColumns - 1; $i++) {
    $colName = $csv.GetColumnName($i)
    $([string]$i + ": " + $colName)

    # The following line demonstrates to to get the column
    # index given a column name:
    $idx = $csv.GetIndex($colName)
    $($colName + " is at column index " + $idx)
}