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Create CSV File

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Demonstrates how to create a new CSV file with some simple content.

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#include <C_CkCsvW.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    BOOL success;
    HCkCsvW csv;
    const wchar_t *csvDoc;

    success = FALSE;

    //  This sample code creates a new CSV file (sample.csv)
    //  that contains this content:
    //  
    //  year,color,country,food
    //  2001,red,France,cheese
    //  2005,blue,"United States",hamburger

    csv = CkCsvW_Create();

    //  Indicate that the 1st row
    //  should be treated as column names:
    CkCsvW_putHasColumnNames(csv,TRUE);

    success = CkCsvW_SetColumnName(csv,0,L"year");
    success = CkCsvW_SetColumnName(csv,1,L"color");
    success = CkCsvW_SetColumnName(csv,2,L"country");
    success = CkCsvW_SetColumnName(csv,3,L"food");

    success = CkCsvW_SetCell(csv,0,0,L"2001");
    success = CkCsvW_SetCell(csv,0,1,L"red");
    success = CkCsvW_SetCell(csv,0,2,L"France");
    success = CkCsvW_SetCell(csv,0,3,L"cheese");

    success = CkCsvW_SetCell(csv,1,0,L"2005");
    success = CkCsvW_SetCell(csv,1,1,L"blue");
    success = CkCsvW_SetCell(csv,1,2,L"United States");
    success = CkCsvW_SetCell(csv,1,3,L"hamburger");

    //  Write the CSV to a string and display:

    csvDoc = CkCsvW_saveToString(csv);
    wprintf(L"%s\n",csvDoc);

    //  Save the CSV to a file:
    success = CkCsvW_SaveFile(csv,L"out.csv");
    if (success != TRUE) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",CkCsvW_lastErrorText(csv));
    }



    CkCsvW_Dispose(csv);

    }