(SQL Server) api.db-ip.com IPv4 Geolocation Lookup

Demonstrates how to lookup Geolocation data for an IPv4 address using the api.db-ip.com REST API.

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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
    DECLARE @iTmp0 int
    -- Important: Do not use nvarchar(max).  See the warning about using nvarchar(max).
    DECLARE @sTmp0 nvarchar(4000)
    -- This example requires the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
    -- See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

    DECLARE @http int
    -- Use "Chilkat_9_5_0.Http" for versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0
    EXEC @hr = sp_OACreate 'Chilkat.Http', @http OUT
    IF @hr <> 0
    BEGIN
        PRINT 'Failed to create ActiveX component'
        RETURN
    END

    -- Lookup an IPv4 address: 149.250.207.170  (this was a randomly chosen address)
    DECLARE @jsonStr nvarchar(4000)
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @http, 'QuickGetStr', @jsonStr OUT, 'http://api.db-ip.com/v2/free/149.250.207.170'
    EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @http, 'LastMethodSuccess', @iTmp0 OUT
    IF @iTmp0 = 0
      BEGIN
        EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @http, 'LastErrorText', @sTmp0 OUT
        PRINT @sTmp0
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @http
        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 @json, 'Load', @success OUT, @jsonStr

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

    -- Sample output:
    -- Use this online tool to generate parsing code from sample JSON: 
    -- Generate Parsing Code from JSON

    -- {
    --   "ipAddress": "149.250.207.170",
    --   "continentCode": "EU",
    --   "continentName": "Europe",
    --   "countryCode": "DE",
    --   "countryName": "Germany",
    --   "stateProv": "Baden-W\u00fcrttemberg",
    --   "city": "B\u00f6blingen"
    -- }

    DECLARE @ipAddress nvarchar(4000)

    DECLARE @continentCode nvarchar(4000)

    DECLARE @continentName nvarchar(4000)

    DECLARE @countryCode nvarchar(4000)

    DECLARE @countryName nvarchar(4000)

    DECLARE @stateProv nvarchar(4000)

    DECLARE @city nvarchar(4000)

    EXEC sp_OAMethod @json, 'StringOf', @ipAddress OUT, 'ipAddress'
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @json, 'StringOf', @continentCode OUT, 'continentCode'
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @json, 'StringOf', @continentName OUT, 'continentName'
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @json, 'StringOf', @countryCode OUT, 'countryCode'
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @json, 'StringOf', @countryName OUT, 'countryName'
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @json, 'StringOf', @stateProv OUT, 'stateProv'
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @json, 'StringOf', @city OUT, 'city'

    EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @http
    EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @json


END
GO