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Write utf-8 CSV Compatible with Excel

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A CSV containing non-English characters that is saved using the utf-8 character encoding must include a BOM (also known as a preamble) if it is to be correctly loaded into Excel. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Byte_order_mark

This example shows how to save the CSV to a file using utf-8 with a BOM.

Note: This example requires Chilkat v9.5.0.93 or later.

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const std = @import("std");
const chilkat = @import("chilkat");

pub fn main(init: std.process.Init) !void {
    const alloc = init.arena.allocator();

    // 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,"太志","森田"
    //

    const csv = try chilkat.Csv.init();
    defer csv.deinit();
    csv.setHasColumnNames(true);
    csv.loadFile2("qa_data/csv/test.csv", "utf-8") catch {
        std.debug.print("{s}\n", .{try csv.getLastErrorText(alloc)});
        return;
    };

    // To save the CSV using utf-8 with a BOM/preamble,
    // add "EMIT_BOM" to the UncommonOptions.
    // (This feature was added in Chilkat v9.5.0.93)

    csv.setUncommonOptions("EMIT_BOM");
    csv.saveFile2("qa_output/test.csv", "utf-8") catch {
        std.debug.print("{s}\n", .{try csv.getLastErrorText(alloc)});
        return;
    };

    std.debug.print("OK, try to load the CSV in Excel to see if the non-English chars are correct.\n", .{});
}