(Delphi ActiveX) Transition from Email.GetDt to Email.EmailDateStr

Provides instructions for replacing deprecated GetDt method calls with EmailDateStr.

Note: This example requires Chilkat v11.0.0 or greater.

Chilkat for Delphi Downloads Chilkat ActiveX DLL for Delphi Chilkat non-ActiveX DLL for Delphi * The examples here use the ActiveX DLL.

uses
    Winapi.Windows, Winapi.Messages, System.SysUtils, System.Variants, System.Classes, Vcl.Graphics,
    Vcl.Controls, Vcl.Forms, Vcl.Dialogs, Vcl.StdCtrls, Chilkat_TLB;

...

procedure TForm1.Button1Click(Sender: TObject);
var
email: TChilkatEmail;
dateTimeObj: ICkDateTime;
dt: TCkDateTime;

begin
email := TChilkatEmail.Create(Self);

// ...
// ...

// ------------------------------------------------------------------------
// The GetDt method is deprecated:

dateTimeObj := email.GetDt();
if (email.LastMethodSuccess = 0) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(email.LastErrorText);
    Exit;
  end;

// ...
// ...

// ------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Do the equivalent using EmailDateStr.

dt := TCkDateTime.Create(Self);
dt.SetFromRfc822(email.EmailDateStr);
end;