(PowerBuilder) Revert to Default DNS Nameservers

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Demonstrates how to revert back to the default nameservers of the local system where your application is running.

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

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integer li_rc
oleobject loo_Dns
integer li_NsCount
integer i
integer li_SupportsTls

// The only reason you would have to revert back to the local system's default nameservers
// is if your application had previously set different nameservers, and you wish to revert back.

// When your application starts, the DNS nameservers to be used are the default nameservers
// configured on the system where your application is running.

// There is one exception: Chilkat defaults to using the public Google nameservers (8.8.8.8 and 8.8.4.4) for
// Android applications. Reverting to the default nameservers would revert to the Google nameservers.

// However, Chilkat does not query the local system for the default nameservers unless Chilkat needs
// to do a DNS lookup and there not yet any DNS nameservers defined.  Thus technically, when your application
// starts, there are no default nameservers. They are auto-assigned when first needed.

// If your application explicitly defines DNS nameservers, such as by calling AddDefaultnamervers, or AddNameserver
// then Chilkat will not automatically auto-assign.

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

// Here we are explicitly adding the system default nameservers, because technically this application
// has not yet done anything that would require a DNS lookup, and thus DNS nameservers are not yet defined.
// Your default nameserver is assumed to not support TLS.
loo_Dns.AddDefaultNameservers()

// Let's examine our nameservers
li_NsCount = loo_Dns.NumNameservers
i = 0
do while i < li_NsCount
    Write-Debug string(i + 1) + ": " + loo_Dns.GetNameserver(i)
    i = i + 1
loop

// On my Windows system, the result is a single nameserver at 
// 1: 172.16.16.16

// ---------------------------------------------------------
// We could add additional nameservers, such as Google and Cloudfare
li_SupportsTls = 1
// Cloudfare
loo_Dns.AddNameserver("1.1.1.1",li_SupportsTls)
// Google
loo_Dns.AddNameserver("8.8.8.8",li_SupportsTls)

// See the nameservers now used by Chilkat
li_NsCount = loo_Dns.NumNameservers
i = 0
do while i < li_NsCount
    Write-Debug string(i + 1) + ": " + loo_Dns.GetNameserver(i)
    i = i + 1
loop

// Result:
// 1: 172.16.16.16
// 2: 1.1.1.1
// 3: 8.8.8.8

// ---------------------------------------------------------
// To revert back to the system default nameservers, clear all
// then re-add the default.
loo_Dns.RemoveAllNameservers()
loo_Dns.AddDefaultNameservers()

// See the nameservers now used by Chilkat
li_NsCount = loo_Dns.NumNameservers
i = 0
do while i < li_NsCount
    Write-Debug string(i + 1) + ": " + loo_Dns.GetNameserver(i)
    i = i + 1
loop

// Result:
// 1: 172.16.16.16


destroy loo_Dns