(Chilkat2-Python) Set the Email Date Header to the Current System Date/Time

Demonstrates how to set the Date header field of an email to the computer's current date/time. Note: When an email object is instantiated, the Date header field is automatically added and initialized to the current system date/time. The need to explicitly set the Date header could arise when loading an email from a .eml.

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import sys
import chilkat2

email = chilkat2.Email()

# At this point, a new email object has been instantiated, and it
# already has a Date header field containing the current date/time.
print("Date: " + email.EmailDateStr)

# We can also get the Date header like this:
print("Date: " + email.GetHeaderField("Date"))

# Load a .eml into the email object:
success = email.LoadEml("myEmlFiles/someEmail.eml")
if (success != True):
    print(email.LastErrorText)
    sys.exit()

# Show the Date that was in the .eml
print("Date: " + email.EmailDateStr)

# Now the Date header contains whatever was in the .eml
# Let's update it to the current system date/time..

dateTime = chilkat2.CkDateTime()

dateTime.SetFromCurrentSystemTime()

success = email.SetDt(dateTime)
if (success != True):
    print(email.LastErrorText)
    sys.exit()

# Now show that the Date is the current system time:
print("Date: " + email.EmailDateStr)
print("Date: " + email.GetHeaderField("Date"))