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MIME CurrentDateTime Property

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Demonstrates the read-only CurrentDateTime property, which returns the current local date and time formatted as an Internet message date including the numeric UTC offset. The example uses it to populate a Date header field.

Background. Internet message dates follow the RFC 5322 format, for example Fri, 21 Nov 1997 09:55:06 -0600. CurrentDateTime produces a value in that form for use in message headers.

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<?php

include("chilkat.php");

$success = false;

$mime = new CkMime();
$success = $mime->SetBodyFromPlainText('Message with a Date header.');
if ($success == false) {
    print $mime->lastErrorText() . "\n";
    exit;
}

//  CurrentDateTime returns the current local date and time formatted as an Internet message date,
//  including the numeric UTC offset, for example: Fri, 21 Nov 1997 09:55:06 -0600
$now = $mime->currentDateTime();
print 'Current date/time: ' . $now . "\n";

//  It can be used to populate a Date header field.
$mime->SetHeaderField('Date',$now);

$head = $mime->getEntireHead();
if ($mime->get_LastMethodSuccess() == false) {
    print $mime->lastErrorText() . "\n";
    exit;
}

print $head . "\n";

?>