(SQL Server) 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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-- Important: See this note about string length limitations for strings returned by sp_OAMethod calls.
--
CREATE PROCEDURE ChilkatSample
AS
BEGIN
    DECLARE @hr int
    -- Important: Do not use nvarchar(max).  See the warning about using nvarchar(max).
    DECLARE @sTmp0 nvarchar(4000)
    DECLARE @dns int
    -- Use "Chilkat_9_5_0.Dns" for versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0
    EXEC @hr = sp_OACreate 'Chilkat.Dns', @dns OUT
    IF @hr <> 0
    BEGIN
        PRINT 'Failed to create ActiveX component'
        RETURN
    END

    DECLARE @json int
    -- Use "Chilkat_9_5_0.JsonObject" for versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0
    EXEC @hr = sp_OACreate 'Chilkat.JsonObject', @json OUT

    EXEC sp_OASetProperty @json, 'EmitCompact', 0

    DECLARE @success int
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @dns, 'Query', @success OUT, 'SOA', 'x.com', @json
    IF @success = 0
      BEGIN
        EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @dns, 'LastErrorText', @sTmp0 OUT
        PRINT @sTmp0
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @dns
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @json
        RETURN
      END

    EXEC sp_OAMethod @json, 'Emit', @sTmp0 OUT
    PRINT @sTmp0

    -- 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

    DECLARE @name nvarchar(4000)

    DECLARE @ttl int

    DECLARE @mname nvarchar(4000)

    DECLARE @rname nvarchar(4000)

    DECLARE @serial int

    DECLARE @refresh int

    DECLARE @retry int

    DECLARE @expire int

    DECLARE @minttl int

    DECLARE @i int
    SELECT @i = 0
    DECLARE @count_i int
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @json, 'SizeOfArray', @count_i OUT, 'answer.soa'
    WHILE @i < @count_i
      BEGIN
        EXEC sp_OASetProperty @json, 'I', @i
        EXEC sp_OAMethod @json, 'StringOf', @name OUT, 'answer.soa[i].name'
        EXEC sp_OAMethod @json, 'IntOf', @ttl OUT, 'answer.soa[i].ttl'
        EXEC sp_OAMethod @json, 'StringOf', @mname OUT, 'answer.soa[i].mname'
        EXEC sp_OAMethod @json, 'StringOf', @rname OUT, 'answer.soa[i].rname'
        EXEC sp_OAMethod @json, 'IntOf', @serial OUT, 'answer.soa[i].serial'
        EXEC sp_OAMethod @json, 'IntOf', @refresh OUT, 'answer.soa[i].refresh'
        EXEC sp_OAMethod @json, 'IntOf', @retry OUT, 'answer.soa[i].retry'
        EXEC sp_OAMethod @json, 'IntOf', @expire OUT, 'answer.soa[i].expire'
        EXEC sp_OAMethod @json, 'IntOf', @minttl OUT, 'answer.soa[i].minttl'
        SELECT @i = @i + 1
      END

    EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @dns
    EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @json


END
GO