Episode 38: Handling CSV Data in Go Web Applications | Uploading and Downloading CSV Files

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Instructor: Amrit Pal SinghLanguage: English

About the episode

 

This video tutorial teaches you how to handle CSV data in Go web applications. You'll learn how to:

  • Download usage data displayed on a webpage as a CSV file.
  • Upload a CSV file to update a database and the corresponding table on the webpage.

The video covers the following aspects:

  • Sample Application: A web app displaying usage data in a table.
  • Downloading CSV:
    • Adding a button to trigger a CSV download.
    • Implementing the download API handler.
    • Writing data (headers and user stats) to the CSV response.
  • Uploading CSV:
    • Adding a form to upload a CSV file.
    • Implementing the upload API handler.
    • Reading data from the uploaded CSV file.
    • Adding uploaded data to the database and updating the webpage table.

By the end of the video, you'll be able to implement CSV download and upload functionalities in your own Go web applications.

Timestamps:
00:00 - Introduction
02:30 - Download data in CSV format
05:55 - Upload CSV file
08:15 - Conclusion

Resources:

GitHub repo: https://github.com/code-heim/go_38_csv

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