(PowerBuilder) 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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integer li_rc
oleobject loo_Dns
oleobject loo_Json
integer li_Success
string ls_Name
integer li_Ttl
string ls_Mname
string ls_Rname
integer li_Serial
integer li_Refresh
integer li_Retry
integer li_Expire
integer li_Minttl
integer i
integer li_Count_i

loo_Dns = create oleobject
// Use "Chilkat_9_5_0.Dns" for versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0
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
// Use "Chilkat_9_5_0.JsonObject" for versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0
li_rc = loo_Json.ConnectToNewObject("Chilkat.JsonObject")

loo_Json.EmitCompact = 0

li_Success = loo_Dns.Query("SOA","x.com",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": {
//     "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
li_Count_i = loo_Json.SizeOfArray("answer.soa")
do while i < li_Count_i
    loo_Json.I = i
    ls_Name = loo_Json.StringOf("answer.soa[i].name")
    li_Ttl = loo_Json.IntOf("answer.soa[i].ttl")
    ls_Mname = loo_Json.StringOf("answer.soa[i].mname")
    ls_Rname = loo_Json.StringOf("answer.soa[i].rname")
    li_Serial = loo_Json.IntOf("answer.soa[i].serial")
    li_Refresh = loo_Json.IntOf("answer.soa[i].refresh")
    li_Retry = loo_Json.IntOf("answer.soa[i].retry")
    li_Expire = loo_Json.IntOf("answer.soa[i].expire")
    li_Minttl = loo_Json.IntOf("answer.soa[i].minttl")
    i = i + 1
loop


destroy loo_Dns
destroy loo_Json