(PowerBuilder) 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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integer li_rc
oleobject loo_Email
oleobject loo_DateTimeObj
oleobject loo_Dt

loo_Email = create oleobject
// Use "Chilkat_9_5_0.Email" for versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0
li_rc = loo_Email.ConnectToNewObject("Chilkat.Email")
if li_rc < 0 then
    destroy loo_Email
    MessageBox("Error","Connecting to COM object failed")
    return
end if

// ...
// ...

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

loo_DateTimeObj = loo_Email.GetDt()
if loo_Email.LastMethodSuccess = 0 then
    Write-Debug loo_Email.LastErrorText
    destroy loo_Email
    return
end if

// ...
// ...

destroy loo_DateTimeObj

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

loo_Dt = create oleobject
// Use "Chilkat_9_5_0.CkDateTime" for versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0
li_rc = loo_Dt.ConnectToNewObject("Chilkat.CkDateTime")

loo_Dt.SetFromRfc822(loo_Email.EmailDateStr)


destroy loo_Email
destroy loo_Dt