Pascal (Lazarus/Delphi)

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.

Pascal (Lazarus/Delphi)

program ChilkatDemo;

// Demonstrates using the Chilkat Pascal wrapper via the C bridge DLL.
// Builds as a console application under Lazarus (FPC) or Delphi.

{$IFDEF FPC}
  {$MODE DELPHI}
{$ENDIF}
{$APPTYPE CONSOLE}

uses
  {$IFDEF UNIX}
  cthreads,
  {$ENDIF}
  SysUtils,
  CkDllLoader,
  Chilkat.Dns,
  Chilkat.JsonObject;

// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

procedure RunDemo;
var
  success: Boolean;
  dns: TDns;
  json: TJsonObject;
  name: string;
  ttl: Integer;
  text: string;
  i: Integer;
  count_i: Integer;

begin
  success := False;

  dns := TDns.Create;

  json := TJsonObject.Create;
  json.EmitCompact := False;

  success := dns.Query('TXT','x.com',json);
  if (success = False) then
    begin
      WriteLn(dns.LastErrorText);
      Exit;
    end;

  WriteLn(json.Emit());

  //  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

  i := 0;
  count_i := json.SizeOfArray('answer.txt');
  while i < count_i do
    begin
      json.I := i;
      name := json.StringOf('answer.txt[i].name');
      ttl := json.IntOf('answer.txt[i].ttl');
      text := json.StringOf('answer.txt[i].text');
      i := i + 1;
    end;



  dns.Free;
  json.Free;

end;

// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

begin

  try
    RunDemo;
  except
    on E: Exception do
      WriteLn('Unhandled exception: ', E.ClassName, ': ', E.Message);
  end;

  WriteLn;
  {$IFDEF MSWINDOWS}
  WriteLn('Press Enter to exit...');
  ReadLn;
  {$ENDIF}
end.