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Query NTP Server for Current Date/Time

Demonstrates how to query an NTP server to get the current date/time.

Note: This feature was added in Chilkat v9.5.0.96.

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Local $bSuccess = False

; Specify the NTP server domain.
; Information is passed in a JSON object to allow for any unanticipated future optional information that might need to be provided.
$oJson = ObjCreate("Chilkat.JsonObject")
$oJson.UpdateString("ntp_server","pool.ntp.org")

; Query the NTP server for the current date/time.
$oDt = ObjCreate("Chilkat.CkDateTime")
$bSuccess = $oDt.SetFromNtpServer($oJson.Emit())
If ($bSuccess = False) Then
    ConsoleWrite($oDt.LastErrorText & @CRLF)
    Exit
EndIf

; Show the date/time in various formats..
Local $bLocalTime = True
ConsoleWrite($oDt.GetAsTimestamp($bLocalTime) & @CRLF)
ConsoleWrite($oDt.GetAsRfc822($bLocalTime) & @CRLF)
ConsoleWrite($oDt.GetAsUnixTime($bLocalTime) & @CRLF)

; Sample output:

; 2023-10-31T09:43:27-05:00
; Tue, 31 Oct 2023 09:43:27 -0500
; 1698745407