PureBasic

DNS Query TXT Records

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

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

PureBasic

IncludeFile "CkDns.pb"
IncludeFile "CkJsonObject.pb"

Procedure ChilkatExample()

    success.i = 0

    dns.i = CkDns::ckCreate()
    If dns.i = 0
        Debug "Failed to create object."
        ProcedureReturn
    EndIf

    json.i = CkJsonObject::ckCreate()
    If json.i = 0
        Debug "Failed to create object."
        ProcedureReturn
    EndIf

    CkJsonObject::setCkEmitCompact(json, 0)

    success = CkDns::ckQuery(dns,"TXT","x.com",json)
    If success = 0
        Debug CkDns::ckLastErrorText(dns)
        CkDns::ckDispose(dns)
        CkJsonObject::ckDispose(json)
        ProcedureReturn
    EndIf

    Debug CkJsonObject::ckEmit(json)

    ; Sample response.
    ; Parsing code below..

    ; {
    ;   "answer": {
    ;     "txt": [
    ;       {
    ;         "name": "x.com",
    ;         "ttl": 300,
    ;         "text": "kkdl3qb3tcrmdhfsm803p67r0my0svs8"
    ;       },
    ;       {
    ;         "name": "x.com",
    ;         "ttl": 300,
    ;         "text": "v=spf1 ip4:199.16.156.128/26 ip4:199.59.150.64/26 include:_spf.google.com include:spf-008d0a01.pphosted.com -all"
    ;       },
    ;       {
    ;         "name": "x.com",
    ;         "ttl": 300,
    ;         "text": "google-site-verification=8yQmoVhQedzlt36RPeQP41ytrEFk9aHEnde_xm0626g"
    ;       },
    ;       {
    ;         "name": "x.com",
    ;         "ttl": 300,
    ;         "text": "google-site-verification=F6u9mGL--d2lbLljvH3b1UUgXtevQPdcamKr9c8914A"
    ;       }
    ;     ]
    ;   }
    ; }

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

    name.s
    ttl.i
    text.s

    i.i = 0
    count_i.i = CkJsonObject::ckSizeOfArray(json,"answer.txt")
    While i < count_i
        CkJsonObject::setCkI(json, i)
        name = CkJsonObject::ckStringOf(json,"answer.txt[i].name")
        ttl = CkJsonObject::ckIntOf(json,"answer.txt[i].ttl")
        text = CkJsonObject::ckStringOf(json,"answer.txt[i].text")
        i = i + 1
    Wend


    CkDns::ckDispose(dns)
    CkJsonObject::ckDispose(json)


    ProcedureReturn
EndProcedure