(VBScript) CSV Append a Column with Values

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Append an additional column and initialize with a value.

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Dim fso, outFile
Set fso = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
'Create a Unicode (utf-16) output text file.
Set outFile = fso.CreateTextFile("output.txt", True, True)

' First initialize the CSV with content.  

' 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 = 1
' For versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0, use CreateObject("Chilkat_9_5_0.StringBuilder")
set sb = CreateObject("Chilkat.StringBuilder")
success = sb.AppendLine("permalink,company,numEmps,category,city,state,fundedDate,raisedAmt,raisedCurrency,round",bCrlf)
success = sb.AppendLine("lifelock,LifeLock,,web,Tempe,AZ,1-May-07,6850000,USD,b",bCrlf)
success = sb.AppendLine("mycityfaces,MyCityFaces,7,web,Scottsdale,AZ,1-Jan-08,50000,USD,seed",bCrlf)
success = sb.AppendLine("flypaper,Flypaper,,web,Phoenix,AZ,1-Feb-08,3000000,USD,a",bCrlf)
success = sb.AppendLine("infusionsoft,Infusionsoft,105,software,Gilbert,AZ,1-Oct-07,9000000,USD,a",bCrlf)
success = sb.AppendLine("gauto,gAuto,4,web,Scottsdale,AZ,1-Jan-08,250000,USD,seed",bCrlf)

' For versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0, use CreateObject("Chilkat_9_5_0.Csv")
set csv = CreateObject("Chilkat.Csv")

csv.HasColumnNames = 1
success = csv.LoadFromString(sb.GetAsString())

' Show the initial CSV:
outFile.WriteLine(csv.SaveToString())
outFile.WriteLine("----")

' Now let's add a new rightmost column.
numColumns = csv.NumColumns
numRows = csv.NumRows

' Set the column name.
columnIdx = numColumns
success = csv.SetColumnName(columnIdx,"new_column")

' Add the column to each row.
i = 0
Do While i < numRows
    success = csv.SetCell(i,columnIdx,"newData")
    i = i + 1
Loop

' Show the updated CSV:
outFile.WriteLine(csv.SaveToString())

outFile.Close