(Node.js) 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.

Install Chilkat for Node.js and Electron using npm at Chilkat npm packages for Node.js Chilkat npm packages for Electron on Windows, Linux, MacOS

var os = require('os');
if (os.platform() == 'win32') {  
  var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node23-win64'); 
} else if (os.platform() == 'linux') {
    if (os.arch() == 'arm') {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node23-linux-arm');
    } else if (os.arch() == 'arm64') {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node23-linux-arm64');
    } else {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node23-linux-x64');
    }
} else if (os.platform() == 'darwin') {
  var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node23-mac-universal');
}

function chilkatExample() {

    var email = new chilkat.Email();

    // ...
    // ...

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

    // dateTimeObj: CkDateTime
    var dateTimeObj = email.GetDt();
    if (email.LastMethodSuccess == false) {
        console.log(email.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    // ...
    // ...

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

    var dt = new chilkat.CkDateTime();
    dt.SetFromRfc822(email.EmailDateStr);

}

chilkatExample();