Parsing CSV files in C#, with header

Question

Is there a default/official/recommended way to parse CSV files in C#? I don\'t want to roll my own parser.

Also, I\'ve seen instances of people using ODBC/OLE DB to

Answer 1

Here is a short and simple solution.

                using (TextFieldParser parser = new TextFieldParser(outputLocation))
                 {
                        parser.TextFieldType = FieldType.Delimited;
                        parser.SetDelimiters(",");
                        string[] headers = parser.ReadLine().Split(',');
                        foreach (string header in headers)
                        {
                            dataTable.Columns.Add(header);
                        }
                        while (!parser.EndOfData)
                        {
                            string[] fields = parser.ReadFields();
                            dataTable.Rows.Add(fields);
                        }
                    }