(PowerShell) CSV Set Column Name

Demonstrates how to set the name of a column in a CSV.

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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())

# Get each column name..
$numCols = $csv.NumColumns
$i = 0
while ($i -lt $numCols) {
    $($csv.GetColumnName($i))
    $i = $i + 1
}

$("---")

# Change the "numEmps" column name to "employeeCount"
$success = $csv.SetColumnName(2,"employeeCount")

$numCols = $csv.NumColumns
$i = 0
while ($i -lt $numCols) {
    $($csv.GetColumnName($i))
    $i = $i + 1
}

# Use the updated column name...
$("---")
$($csv.GetCellByName(3,"employeeCount"))

# Output should be:

# permalink
# company
# numEmps
# category
# city
# state
# fundedDate
# raisedAmt
# raisedCurrency
# round
# ---
# permalink
# company
# employeeCount
# category
# city
# state
# fundedDate
# raisedAmt
# raisedCurrency
# round
# ---
# 105