(VBScript) CSV Get Contents of Cell using Row Index and Column Name

Demonstrates the GetCellByName method.

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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)

' 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 = 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())

' Get the contents of the cell at row 2 for the "city" column, which is "Scottsdale".
' Indexes are 0-based.  The 2nd row is at index 14.
' (The row of column names is not a data row.)
cellContent = csv.GetCellByName(1,"city")
outFile.WriteLine(cellContent)

' Output should be "Scottsdale"

outFile.Close