(DataFlex) DNS Query SOA Records

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

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

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Use ChilkatAx-win32.pkg

Procedure Test
    Handle hoDns
    Variant vJson
    Handle hoJson
    Boolean iSuccess
    String sName
    Integer iTtl
    String sMname
    String sRname
    Integer iSerial
    Integer iRefresh
    Integer iRetry
    Integer iExpire
    Integer iMinttl
    Integer i
    Integer iCount_i
    String sTemp1

    Get Create (RefClass(cComChilkatDns)) To hoDns
    If (Not(IsComObjectCreated(hoDns))) Begin
        Send CreateComObject of hoDns
    End

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

    Get pvComObject of hoJson to vJson
    Get ComQuery Of hoDns "SOA" "x.com" vJson To iSuccess
    If (iSuccess = False) Begin
        Get ComLastErrorText Of hoDns To sTemp1
        Showln sTemp1
        Procedure_Return
    End

    Get ComEmit Of hoJson To sTemp1
    Showln sTemp1

    // Sample response.
    // Parsing code below..

    // {
    //   "answer": {
    //     "soa": [
    //       {
    //         "name": "x.com",
    //         "ttl": 1800,
    //         "mname": "alexia.ns.cloudflare.com",
    //         "rname": "dns.cloudflare.com",
    //         "serial": -1971124188,
    //         "refresh": 10000,
    //         "retry": 2400,
    //         "expire": 604800,
    //         "minttl": 1800
    //       }
    //     ]
    //   }
    // }

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

    Move 0 To i
    Get ComSizeOfArray Of hoJson "answer.soa" To iCount_i
    While (i < iCount_i)
        Set ComI Of hoJson To i
        Get ComStringOf Of hoJson "answer.soa[i].name" To sName
        Get ComIntOf Of hoJson "answer.soa[i].ttl" To iTtl
        Get ComStringOf Of hoJson "answer.soa[i].mname" To sMname
        Get ComStringOf Of hoJson "answer.soa[i].rname" To sRname
        Get ComIntOf Of hoJson "answer.soa[i].serial" To iSerial
        Get ComIntOf Of hoJson "answer.soa[i].refresh" To iRefresh
        Get ComIntOf Of hoJson "answer.soa[i].retry" To iRetry
        Get ComIntOf Of hoJson "answer.soa[i].expire" To iExpire
        Get ComIntOf Of hoJson "answer.soa[i].minttl" To iMinttl
        Move (i + 1) To i
    Loop



End_Procedure