FasterCSV question: skip headers

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Hi ,

I am refactoring a class that’s using Fastercsv to read a csv file. How
do I skip the first (header) line. Now I’m using a helpvariable
skipHEADER
but I want a more elegant solution .

Kind regards,

Thiel

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On Dec 13, 2009, at 6:24 AM, Thiel C. wrote:

I am refactoring a class that’s using Fastercsv to read a csv file. How do I skip the first (header) line. Now I’m using a helpvariable skipHEADER but I want a more elegant solution .

If I understand the question correctly, I would recommend setting
:headers => true as a FasterCSV option. This will cause it to read the
headers in the first row, but not return them. You can then refer to
columns by name, instead of by number.

Hope that helps.

James Edward G. II

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Hi James,

Thanks for your response. I tried the header option. It worked,.

Kind regards,

Thiel

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