(PowerShell) CSV Set Cell by Index or Name

Demonstrates how to update the value of a CSV cell, or add new cells.

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

# We have the following CSV...

# 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 = $true
$sb = New-Object 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)

$csv = New-Object Chilkat.Csv

$csv.HasColumnNames = $true
$success = $csv.LoadFromString($sb.GetAsString())

# Update the city "Gilbert" to "Tuscon".
$csv.SetCell(3,4,"Tuscon")

# Add a new row.
$row_idx = $csv.NumRows
$csv.SetCellByName($row_idx,"permalink","yelp")
$csv.SetCellByName($row_idx,"company","Yelp")
$csv.SetCellByName($row_idx,"numEmps","")
$csv.SetCellByName($row_idx,"category","web")
$csv.SetCellByName($row_idx,"city","San Francisco")
$csv.SetCellByName($row_idx,"state","CA")
$csv.SetCellByName($row_idx,"fundedDate","1-Jul-04")
$csv.SetCellByName($row_idx,"raisedAmt","1000000")
$csv.SetCellByName($row_idx,"raisedCurrency","USD")
$csv.SetCellByName($row_idx,"round","a")

# Show the updated CSV:
$($csv.SaveToString())

# Output should be:
# 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,Tuscon,AZ,1-Oct-07,9000000,USD,a
# gauto,gAuto,4,web,Scottsdale,AZ,1-Jan-08,250000,USD,seed
# yelp,Yelp,,web,San Francisco,CA,1-Jul-04,1000000,USD,a