(SQL Server) ipstack.com IPv4 Geolocation Lookup

Demonstrates how to lookup Geolocation data for an IPv4 address using the ipstack.com REST API.

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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)
    -- This example requires the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
    -- See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

    DECLARE @http int
    -- Use "Chilkat_9_5_0.Http" for versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0
    EXEC @hr = sp_OACreate 'Chilkat.Http', @http OUT
    IF @hr <> 0
    BEGIN
        PRINT 'Failed to create ActiveX component'
        RETURN
    END

    -- Lookup an IPv4 address: 149.250.207.170  (this was a randomly chosen address)
    DECLARE @jsonStr nvarchar(4000)
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @http, 'QuickGetStr', @jsonStr OUT, 'http://api.ipstack.com/149.250.207.170?access_key=YOUR_ACCESS_KEY'
    EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @http, 'LastMethodSuccess', @iTmp0 OUT
    IF @iTmp0 = 0
      BEGIN
        EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @http, 'LastErrorText', @sTmp0 OUT
        PRINT @sTmp0
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @http
        RETURN
      END

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

    EXEC sp_OASetProperty @json, 'EmitCompact', 0
    DECLARE @success int
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @json, 'Load', @success OUT, @jsonStr

    EXEC sp_OAMethod @json, 'Emit', @sTmp0 OUT
    PRINT @sTmp0

    -- Sample output:
    -- Use this online tool to generate parsing code from sample JSON: 
    -- Generate Parsing Code from JSON

    -- {
    --   "ip": "149.250.207.170",
    --   "type": "ipv4",
    --   "continent_code": "EU",
    --   "continent_name": "Europe",
    --   "country_code": "DE",
    --   "country_name": "Germany",
    --   "region_code": null,
    --   "region_name": null,
    --   "city": null,
    --   "zip": null,
    --   "latitude": 51.2993,
    --   "longitude": 9.491,
    --   "location": {
    --     "geoname_id": null,
    --     "capital": "Berlin",
    --     "languages": [
    --       {
    --         "code": "de",
    --         "name": "German",
    --         "native": "Deutsch"
    --       }
    --     ],
    --     "country_flag": "http:\/\/assets.ipstack.com\/flags\/de.svg",
    --     "country_flag_emoji": "\ud83c\udde9\ud83c\uddea",
    --     "country_flag_emoji_unicode": "U+1F1E9 U+1F1EA",
    --     "calling_code": "49",
    --     "is_eu": true
    --   }
    -- }

    DECLARE @ip nvarchar(4000)

    DECLARE @v_type nvarchar(4000)

    DECLARE @continent_code nvarchar(4000)

    DECLARE @continent_name nvarchar(4000)

    DECLARE @country_code nvarchar(4000)

    DECLARE @country_name nvarchar(4000)

    DECLARE @region_code nvarchar(4000)

    DECLARE @region_name nvarchar(4000)

    DECLARE @city nvarchar(4000)

    DECLARE @zip nvarchar(4000)

    DECLARE @latitude nvarchar(4000)

    DECLARE @longitude nvarchar(4000)

    DECLARE @locationGeoname_id nvarchar(4000)

    DECLARE @locationCapital nvarchar(4000)

    DECLARE @locationCountry_flag nvarchar(4000)

    DECLARE @locationCountry_flag_emoji nvarchar(4000)

    DECLARE @locationCountry_flag_emoji_unicode nvarchar(4000)

    DECLARE @locationCalling_code nvarchar(4000)

    DECLARE @locationIs_eu int

    DECLARE @i int

    DECLARE @count_i int

    DECLARE @code nvarchar(4000)

    DECLARE @name nvarchar(4000)

    DECLARE @native nvarchar(4000)

    EXEC sp_OAMethod @json, 'StringOf', @ip OUT, 'ip'
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @json, 'StringOf', @v_type OUT, 'type'
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @json, 'StringOf', @continent_code OUT, 'continent_code'
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @json, 'StringOf', @continent_name OUT, 'continent_name'
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @json, 'StringOf', @country_code OUT, 'country_code'
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @json, 'StringOf', @country_name OUT, 'country_name'
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @json, 'StringOf', @region_code OUT, 'region_code'
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @json, 'StringOf', @region_name OUT, 'region_name'
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @json, 'StringOf', @city OUT, 'city'
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @json, 'StringOf', @zip OUT, 'zip'
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @json, 'StringOf', @latitude OUT, 'latitude'
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @json, 'StringOf', @longitude OUT, 'longitude'
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @json, 'StringOf', @locationGeoname_id OUT, 'location.geoname_id'
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @json, 'StringOf', @locationCapital OUT, 'location.capital'
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @json, 'StringOf', @locationCountry_flag OUT, 'location.country_flag'
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @json, 'StringOf', @locationCountry_flag_emoji OUT, 'location.country_flag_emoji'
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @json, 'StringOf', @locationCountry_flag_emoji_unicode OUT, 'location.country_flag_emoji_unicode'
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @json, 'StringOf', @locationCalling_code OUT, 'location.calling_code'
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @json, 'BoolOf', @locationIs_eu OUT, 'location.is_eu'
    SELECT @i = 0
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @json, 'SizeOfArray', @count_i OUT, 'location.languages'
    WHILE @i < @count_i
      BEGIN
        EXEC sp_OASetProperty @json, 'I', @i
        EXEC sp_OAMethod @json, 'StringOf', @code OUT, 'location.languages[i].code'
        EXEC sp_OAMethod @json, 'StringOf', @name OUT, 'location.languages[i].name'
        EXEC sp_OAMethod @json, 'StringOf', @native OUT, 'location.languages[i].native'
        SELECT @i = @i + 1
      END

    EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @http
    EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @json


END
GO