(Delphi DLL) 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.

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

...

procedure TForm1.Button1Click(Sender: TObject);
var
email: HCkEmail;
dateTimeObj: HCkDateTime;
dt: HCkDateTime;

begin
email := CkEmail_Create();

// ...
// ...

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

dateTimeObj := CkEmail_GetDt(email);
if (CkEmail_getLastMethodSuccess(email) = False) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(CkEmail__lastErrorText(email));
    Exit;
  end;

// ...
// ...

CkDateTime_Dispose(dateTimeObj);

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

dt := CkDateTime_Create();
CkDateTime_SetFromRfc822(dt,CkEmail__emailDateStr(email));

CkEmail_Dispose(email);
CkDateTime_Dispose(dt);

end;