Xojo Plugin

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. Xojo Plugin

Dim success As Boolean
success = False

Dim email As New Chilkat.Email

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

//  We can also get the Date header like this:
System.DebugLog("Date: " + email.GetHeaderField("Date"))

//  Load a .eml into the email object:
success = email.LoadEml("myEmlFiles/someEmail.eml")
If (success <> True) Then
    System.DebugLog(email.LastErrorText)
    Return
End If

//  Show the Date that was in the .eml
System.DebugLog("Date: " + email.EmailDateStr)

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

Dim dateTime As New Chilkat.CkDateTime

success = dateTime.SetFromCurrentSystemTime()

success = email.SetDt(dateTime)
If (success <> True) Then
    System.DebugLog(email.LastErrorText)
    Return
End If

//  Now show that the Date is the current system time:
System.DebugLog("Date: " + email.EmailDateStr)
System.DebugLog("Date: " + email.GetHeaderField("Date"))