(Tcl) Read Japanese utf-8 CSV File

Demonstrates how to read a utf-8 .csv file containing some Japanese characters.

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load ./chilkat.dll

# This example program loads a file (japanese.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
# 2010,silver,"",""
# 

set csv [new_CkCsv]

# Prior to loading the CSV file, indicate that the 1st row
# should be treated as column names:
CkCsv_put_HasColumnNames $csv 1

# Load the CSV records from the file.
# Important: Make sure to call LoadFile2 so that the charset (utf-8)
# of the CSV file can be indicated.
set success [CkCsv_LoadFile2 $csv "qa_data/csv/japanese.csv" "utf-8"]
if {$success != 1} then {
    puts [CkCsv_lastErrorText $csv]
    delete_CkCsv $csv
    exit
}

# Display the contents of the 3rd column

set n [CkCsv_get_NumRows $csv]
for {set row 0} {$row <= [expr $n - 1]} {incr row} {
    puts [CkCsv_getCell $csv $row 2]
}

delete_CkCsv $csv