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DNS Query CAA Records

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

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

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integer li_rc
long li_Success
oleobject loo_Dns
oleobject loo_Json
string ls_Name
long li_Ttl
long li_Flags
string ls_Tag
string ls_Value
long i
long li_Count_i

li_Success = 0

loo_Dns = create oleobject
li_rc = loo_Dns.ConnectToNewObject("Chilkat.Dns")
if li_rc < 0 then
    destroy loo_Dns
    MessageBox("Error","Connecting to COM object failed")
    return
end if

loo_Json = create oleobject
li_rc = loo_Json.ConnectToNewObject("Chilkat.JsonObject")

loo_Json.EmitCompact = 0

li_Success = loo_Dns.Query("CAA","zoom.us",loo_Json)
if li_Success = 0 then
    Write-Debug loo_Dns.LastErrorText
    destroy loo_Dns
    destroy loo_Json
    return
end if

Write-Debug loo_Json.Emit()

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

//  {
//    "answer": {
//      "caa": [
//        {
//          "name": "zoom.us",
//          "ttl": 300,
//          "flags": 0,
//          "tag": "iodef",
//          "value": "mailto:security@zoom.us"
//        },
//        {
//          "name": "zoom.us",
//          "ttl": 300,
//          "flags": 0,
//          "tag": "issue",
//          "value": "amazon.com"
//        },
//        {
//          "name": "zoom.us",
//          "ttl": 300,
//          "flags": 0,
//          "tag": "issue",
//          "value": "digicert.com"
//        },
//        {
//          "name": "zoom.us",
//          "ttl": 300,
//          "flags": 0,
//          "tag": "issue",
//          "value": "godaddy.com"
//        },
//        {
//          "name": "zoom.us",
//          "ttl": 300,
//          "flags": 0,
//          "tag": "issue",
//          "value": "letsencrypt.org"
//        },
//        {
//          "name": "zoom.us",
//          "ttl": 300,
//          "flags": 0,
//          "tag": "issue",
//          "value": "pki.goog"
//        },
//        {
//          "name": "zoom.us",
//          "ttl": 300,
//          "flags": 0,
//          "tag": "issue",
//          "value": "sectigo.com"
//        }
//      ]
//    }
//  }

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

i = 0
li_Count_i = loo_Json.SizeOfArray("answer.caa")
do while i < li_Count_i
    loo_Json.I = i
    ls_Name = loo_Json.StringOf("answer.caa[i].name")
    li_Ttl = loo_Json.IntOf("answer.caa[i].ttl")
    li_Flags = loo_Json.IntOf("answer.caa[i].flags")
    ls_Tag = loo_Json.StringOf("answer.caa[i].tag")
    ls_Value = loo_Json.StringOf("answer.caa[i].value")
    i = i + 1
loop


destroy loo_Dns
destroy loo_Json