DataFlex

api.db-ip.com IPv4 Geolocation Lookup

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Demonstrates how to lookup Geolocation data for an IPv4 address using the api.db-ip.com REST API. DataFlex

Use ChilkatAx-win32.pkg

Procedure Test
    Boolean iSuccess
    Handle hoHttp
    String sJsonStr
    Handle hoJson
    String sIpAddress
    String sContinentCode
    String sContinentName
    String sCountryCode
    String sCountryName
    String sStateProv
    String sCity
    String sTemp1
    Boolean bTemp1

    Move False To iSuccess

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

    Get Create (RefClass(cComChilkatHttp)) To hoHttp
    If (Not(IsComObjectCreated(hoHttp))) Begin
        Send CreateComObject of hoHttp
    End

    // Lookup an IPv4 address: 149.250.207.170  (this was a randomly chosen address)
    Get ComQuickGetStr Of hoHttp "http://api.db-ip.com/v2/free/149.250.207.170" To sJsonStr
    Get ComLastMethodSuccess Of hoHttp To bTemp1
    If (bTemp1 = False) Begin
        Get ComLastErrorText Of hoHttp To sTemp1
        Showln sTemp1
        Procedure_Return
    End

    Get Create (RefClass(cComChilkatJsonObject)) To hoJson
    If (Not(IsComObjectCreated(hoJson))) Begin
        Send CreateComObject of hoJson
    End
    Set ComEmitCompact Of hoJson To False
    Get ComLoad Of hoJson sJsonStr To iSuccess

    Get ComEmit Of hoJson To sTemp1
    Showln sTemp1

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

    // {
    //   "ipAddress": "149.250.207.170",
    //   "continentCode": "EU",
    //   "continentName": "Europe",
    //   "countryCode": "DE",
    //   "countryName": "Germany",
    //   "stateProv": "Baden-W\u00fcrttemberg",
    //   "city": "B\u00f6blingen"
    // }

    Get ComStringOf Of hoJson "ipAddress" To sIpAddress
    Get ComStringOf Of hoJson "continentCode" To sContinentCode
    Get ComStringOf Of hoJson "continentName" To sContinentName
    Get ComStringOf Of hoJson "countryCode" To sCountryCode
    Get ComStringOf Of hoJson "countryName" To sCountryName
    Get ComStringOf Of hoJson "stateProv" To sStateProv
    Get ComStringOf Of hoJson "city" To sCity


End_Procedure