(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.

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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:
Dim success As Boolean
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"))