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Resolve a Hostname to an IP Address

Demonstrates Socket.DnsLookup, which resolves a hostname and returns one numeric IP address.

Background. A maxWaitMs of 0 waits indefinitely; a positive value bounds the wait. Resolved results may be served from Chilkat's process-wide DNS cache.

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LOCAL oSocket
LOCAL cIpAddress

oSocket := CreateObject("Chilkat.Socket")

//  Resolve a hostname to a numeric IP address, waiting up to 5 seconds.
cIpAddress := oSocket:DnsLookup("example.com", 5000)
IF (oSocket:LastMethodSuccess == 0)
    ? oSocket:LastErrorText
    oSocket:destroy()
    RETURN
ENDIF

? "Resolved IP address: " + cIpAddress

oSocket:destroy()