SQL Server

Transition from Cert.GetValidFromDt to Cert.ValidFromStr

Provides instructions for replacing deprecated GetValidFromDt method calls with ValidFromStr. SQL Server

-- Important: See this note about string length limitations for strings returned by sp_OAMethod calls.
--
CREATE PROCEDURE ChilkatSample
AS
BEGIN
    DECLARE @hr int
    DECLARE @iTmp0 int
    -- Important: Do not use nvarchar(max).  See the warning about using nvarchar(max).
    DECLARE @sTmp0 nvarchar(4000)
    DECLARE @cert int
    EXEC @hr = sp_OACreate 'Chilkat.Cert', @cert OUT
    IF @hr <> 0
    BEGIN
        PRINT 'Failed to create ActiveX component'
        RETURN
    END

    -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------
    -- The GetValidFromDt method is deprecated:

    DECLARE @ckdt1 int
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @cert, 'GetValidFromDt', @ckdt1 OUT
    EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @cert, 'LastMethodSuccess', @iTmp0 OUT
    IF @iTmp0 = 0
      BEGIN
        EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @cert, 'LastErrorText', @sTmp0 OUT
        PRINT @sTmp0
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @cert
        RETURN
      END

    -- ...
    -- ...

    EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @ckdt1

    -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------
    -- Do the equivalent using the ValidFromStr property

    DECLARE @ckdt2 int
    EXEC @hr = sp_OACreate 'Chilkat.CkDateTime', @ckdt2 OUT

    DECLARE @success int
    EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @cert, 'ValidFromStr', @sTmp0 OUT
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @ckdt2, 'SetFromRfc822', @success OUT, @sTmp0

    EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @cert
    EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @ckdt2


END
GO