Topics   All   MacOS (Only)   Windows (Only)   Linux (Only, Not)   iOS (Only, Not)  
Components   Crossplatform Mac & Win   Server   Client   Old   Deprecated   Guides   Examples   Videos
New in version: 9.3   9.4   9.5   10.0   10.1   10.2   10.3   10.4   10.5   10.6    Statistic    FMM    Blog  

DNSLookup.LookupHostByName

Queries the IP for domain.

Parameters

Parameter	Description	Example	Flags
DomainName	The domain name to lookup.	"monkeybreadsoftware.de"
Type	What IP type to find. Can be 4 for IPv4 or 6 for IPv6. Default is IPv4. This is currently ignored on Windows and you get back default IP type.	4	Optional

Result

Returns reference number or error.

Description

Examples

Lookup domain name:

Set Variable [$q; Value:MBS( "DNSLookup.LookupHostByName"; DNS Lookup::Name to lookup; Get(ScriptParameter))]
If [MBS("IsError") = 0]
    Set Field [DNS Lookup::Name; MBS( "DNSLookup.Name"; $q )]
    Set Field [DNS Lookup::Addresses; MBS( "DNSLookup.Address"; $q; -1 )]
    Set Field [DNS Lookup::Aliases; MBS( "DNSLookup.Alias"; $q; -1 )]
    Set Variable [$r; Value:MBS( "DNSLookup.Release"; $q)]
End If

See also

• DNSLookup.Address
• DNSLookup.Alias
• DNSLookup.LookupHostByAddress
• DNSLookup.Name
• DNSLookup.Release
• IsError

Example Databases

• DNS Lookup

Blog Entries

• DNS Lookups in FileMaker

Created 25th November 2015, last changed 25th November 2015

DNSLookup.LookupHostByAddress   -   DNSLookup.Name

Feedback: Report problem or ask question.