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readFromCSVFile(path, hasHeader [, charset])
Description
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Read Reads the values from the CSV filemfile, returning them into to an array, of N rows * M columns values. |
Parameters
Parameter name | Type | Required | Description |
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path | string | Yes | Specifies the file name to read from. |
| hasHeader | boolean | Yes | Specifies if the file has header. |
| charset | string | No | Specifies the charset used to read that file. |
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The values from the file, as a string array.
Example
On it's The basic form , the routine can be used like simplywill look like this:
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string [] fileContent = readFromCSVFile("C:/test.csv", true);
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However , in its bare form it is hardly usable. A better usage is exemplified belowform will look like this:
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//Suppose we have a CSV file with 3 columns, First Name, Last Name, Age
struct Emp {
string fName;
string lName;
number age;
}
Emp [] fileContent = readFromCSVFile("C:/test.csv", true);
for(Emp e in fileContent) {
//we can address them now in a better way .... so process row after row
string s = e.fName + " " + e.lName + " / " + e.age;
//do smth with that 's'
}
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Unless calendaristic Unless calendar dates are in formats SIL can understand, dates should be imported as strings and further parsed afterwards in your SIL program.
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