(AutoIt) DNS Query A Records

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Shows how to perform a DNS query to retrieve A records.

Note: This example requires Chilkat v9.5.0.96 or later.

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$oDns = ObjCreate("Chilkat.Dns")

$oJson = ObjCreate("Chilkat.JsonObject")
$oJson.EmitCompact = False

Local $bSuccess = $oDns.Query("A","microsoft.com",$oJson)
If ($bSuccess = False) Then
    ConsoleWrite($oDns.LastErrorText & @CRLF)
    Exit
EndIf

ConsoleWrite($oJson.Emit() & @CRLF)

; Sample response.
; Parsing code below..

; {
;   "answer": {
;     "a": [
;       {
;         "name": "microsoft.com",
;         "ttl": 1528,
;         "ipv4": "20.112.250.133"
;       },
;       {
;         "name": "microsoft.com",
;         "ttl": 1528,
;         "ipv4": "20.231.239.246"
;       },
;       {
;         "name": "microsoft.com",
;         "ttl": 1528,
;         "ipv4": "20.76.201.171"
;       },
;       {
;         "name": "microsoft.com",
;         "ttl": 1528,
;         "ipv4": "20.70.246.20"
;       },
;       {
;         "name": "microsoft.com",
;         "ttl": 1528,
;         "ipv4": "20.236.44.162"
;       }
;     ]
;   }
; }

; Use this online tool to generate parsing code from sample JSON: 
; Generate Parsing Code from JSON

Local $sName
Local $iTtl
Local $sIpv4

Local $i = 0
Local $iCount_i = $oJson.SizeOfArray("answer.a")
While $i < $iCount_i
    $oJson.I = $i
    $sName = $oJson.StringOf("answer.a[i].name")
    $iTtl = $oJson.IntOf("answer.a[i].ttl")
    $sIpv4 = $oJson.StringOf("answer.a[i].ipv4")
    $i = $i + 1
Wend