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CSV Column Names

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Demonstrates how to access CSV column names.

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Dim success As Boolean
success = False

// This example program loads a file (sample.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
// 
// The first row contains the column names.
// This file is available at:
// http://www.chilkatsoft.com/testData/sample.csv

Dim csv As New Chilkat.Csv

// Prior to loading the CSV file, indicate that the 1st row
// should be treated as column names:
csv.HasColumnNames = True

// Load the CSV records from the file:

success = csv.LoadFile("sample.csv")
If (success <> True) Then
    System.DebugLog(csv.LastErrorText)
    Return
End If

// Display the column names:
Dim i As Int32
Dim colName As String
Dim idx As Int32
For i = 0 To csv.NumColumns - 1
    colName = csv.GetColumnName(i)
    System.DebugLog(Str(i) + ": " + colName)

    // The following line demonstrates to to get the column
    // index given a column name:
    idx = csv.GetIndex(colName)
    System.DebugLog(colName + " is at column index " + Str(idx))
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