(Delphi ActiveX) 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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uses
    Winapi.Windows, Winapi.Messages, System.SysUtils, System.Variants, System.Classes, Vcl.Graphics,
    Vcl.Controls, Vcl.Forms, Vcl.Dialogs, Vcl.StdCtrls, Chilkat_TLB;

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procedure TForm1.Button1Click(Sender: TObject);
var
dns: TChilkatDns;
json: TChilkatJsonObject;
success: Integer;
name: WideString;
ttl: Integer;
mname: WideString;
rname: WideString;
serial: Integer;
refresh: Integer;
retry: Integer;
expire: Integer;
minttl: Integer;
i: Integer;
count_i: Integer;

begin
dns := TChilkatDns.Create(Self);

json := TChilkatJsonObject.Create(Self);
json.EmitCompact := 0;

success := dns.Query('SOA','x.com',json.ControlInterface);
if (success = 0) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(dns.LastErrorText);
    Exit;
  end;

Memo1.Lines.Add(json.Emit());

// 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

i := 0;
count_i := json.SizeOfArray('answer.soa');
while i < count_i do
  begin
    json.I := i;
    name := json.StringOf('answer.soa[i].name');
    ttl := json.IntOf('answer.soa[i].ttl');
    mname := json.StringOf('answer.soa[i].mname');
    rname := json.StringOf('answer.soa[i].rname');
    serial := json.IntOf('answer.soa[i].serial');
    refresh := json.IntOf('answer.soa[i].refresh');
    retry := json.IntOf('answer.soa[i].retry');
    expire := json.IntOf('answer.soa[i].expire');
    minttl := json.IntOf('answer.soa[i].minttl');
    i := i + 1;
  end;
end;