(SQL Server) 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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-- 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 @email int
    -- Use "Chilkat_9_5_0.Email" for versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0
    EXEC @hr = sp_OACreate 'Chilkat.Email', @email OUT
    IF @hr <> 0
    BEGIN
        PRINT 'Failed to create ActiveX component'
        RETURN
    END

    -- ...
    -- ...

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

    DECLARE @dateTimeObj int
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @email, 'GetDt', @dateTimeObj OUT
    EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @email, 'LastMethodSuccess', @iTmp0 OUT
    IF @iTmp0 = 0
      BEGIN
        EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @email, 'LastErrorText', @sTmp0 OUT
        PRINT @sTmp0
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @email
        RETURN
      END

    -- ...
    -- ...

    EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @dateTimeObj

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

    DECLARE @dt int
    -- Use "Chilkat_9_5_0.CkDateTime" for versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0
    EXEC @hr = sp_OACreate 'Chilkat.CkDateTime', @dt OUT

    DECLARE @success int
    EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @email, 'EmailDateStr', @sTmp0 OUT
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @dt, 'SetFromRfc822', @success OUT, @sTmp0

    EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @email
    EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @dt


END
GO