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MaxMind IPv4 Geolocation Lookup

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Demonstrates how to lookup Geolocation data for an IPv4 address using the MaxMind GeoIP2 Precision Web Service.

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llSuccess = .F.

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

loHttp = createobject("CkHttp")

loHttp.Login = "MAXMIND_ACCOUNT_ID"
loHttp.Password = "MAXMIND_LICENSE_KEY"
loHttp.Accept = "application/json"

// Lookup an IPv4 address: 149.250.207.170  (this was a randomly chosen address)
lcJsonStr = loHttp.QuickGetStr("https://geoip.maxmind.com/geoip/v2.1/country/149.250.207.170")
if (loHttp.LastMethodSuccess = .F.) then
    ? loHttp.LastErrorText
    release loHttp
    return
endif

loJson = createobject("CkJsonObject")
loJson.EmitCompact = .F.
llSuccess = loJson.Load(lcJsonStr)

? loJson.Emit()

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

// {
//   "continent": {
//     "code": "EU",
//     "geoname_id": 6255148,
//     "names": {
//       "ja": "?????",
//       "pt-BR": "Europa",
//       "ru": "??????",
//       "zh-CN": "??",
//       "de": "Europa",
//       "en": "Europe",
//       "es": "Europa",
//       "fr": "Europe"
//     }
//   },
//   "country": {
//     "is_in_european_union": true,
//     "iso_code": "DE",
//     "geoname_id": 2921044,
//     "names": {
//       "fr": "Allemagne",
//       "ja": "????????",
//       "pt-BR": "Alemanha",
//       "ru": "????????",
//       "zh-CN": "??",
//       "de": "Deutschland",
//       "en": "Germany",
//       "es": "Alemania"
//     }
//   },
//   "maxmind": {
//     "queries_remaining": 49999
//   },
//   "registered_country": {
//     "is_in_european_union": true,
//     "iso_code": "DE",
//     "geoname_id": 2921044,
//     "names": {
//       "es": "Alemania",
//       "fr": "Allemagne",
//       "ja": "????????",
//       "pt-BR": "Alemanha",
//       "ru": "????????",
//       "zh-CN": "??",
//       "de": "Deutschland",
//       "en": "Germany"
//     }
//   },
//   "traits": {
//     "ip_address": "149.250.207.170"
//   }
// }
// 
// 

lcContinentCode = loJson.StringOf("continent.code")
lnContinentGeoname_id = loJson.IntOf("continent.geoname_id")
lcContinentNamesJa = loJson.StringOf("continent.names.ja")
lcContinentNamesPt_BR = loJson.StringOf("continent.names.pt-BR")
lcContinentNamesRu = loJson.StringOf("continent.names.ru")
lcContinentNamesZh_CN = loJson.StringOf("continent.names.zh-CN")
lcContinentNamesDe = loJson.StringOf("continent.names.de")
lcContinentNamesEn = loJson.StringOf("continent.names.en")
lcContinentNamesEs = loJson.StringOf("continent.names.es")
lcContinentNamesFr = loJson.StringOf("continent.names.fr")
llCountryIs_in_european_union = loJson.BoolOf("country.is_in_european_union")
lcCountryIso_code = loJson.StringOf("country.iso_code")
lnCountryGeoname_id = loJson.IntOf("country.geoname_id")
lcCountryNamesFr = loJson.StringOf("country.names.fr")
lcCountryNamesJa = loJson.StringOf("country.names.ja")
lcCountryNamesPt_BR = loJson.StringOf("country.names.pt-BR")
lcCountryNamesRu = loJson.StringOf("country.names.ru")
lcCountryNamesZh_CN = loJson.StringOf("country.names.zh-CN")
lcCountryNamesDe = loJson.StringOf("country.names.de")
lcCountryNamesEn = loJson.StringOf("country.names.en")
lcCountryNamesEs = loJson.StringOf("country.names.es")
lnMaxmindQueries_remaining = loJson.IntOf("maxmind.queries_remaining")
llRegistered_countryIs_in_european_union = loJson.BoolOf("registered_country.is_in_european_union")
lcRegistered_countryIso_code = loJson.StringOf("registered_country.iso_code")
lnRegistered_countryGeoname_id = loJson.IntOf("registered_country.geoname_id")
lcRegistered_countryNamesEs = loJson.StringOf("registered_country.names.es")
lcRegistered_countryNamesFr = loJson.StringOf("registered_country.names.fr")
lcRegistered_countryNamesJa = loJson.StringOf("registered_country.names.ja")
lcRegistered_countryNamesPt_BR = loJson.StringOf("registered_country.names.pt-BR")
lcRegistered_countryNamesRu = loJson.StringOf("registered_country.names.ru")
lcRegistered_countryNamesZh_CN = loJson.StringOf("registered_country.names.zh-CN")
lcRegistered_countryNamesDe = loJson.StringOf("registered_country.names.de")
lcRegistered_countryNamesEn = loJson.StringOf("registered_country.names.en")
lcTraitsIp_address = loJson.StringOf("traits.ip_address")


release loHttp
release loJson