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DNSLookup.LookupHostByAddress

Queries the domain name for an IP.

Parameters

Parameter	Description	Example
IP	The IP address to query.	"192.35.60.462"

Result

Returns reference number or error.

Description

Examples

Lookup an IP:

Set Variable [$q; Value:MBS( "DNSLookup.LookupHostByAddress"; DNS Lookup::IP to lookup )]
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.LookupHostByName
• DNSLookup.Name
• DNSLookup.Release
• IsError

Example Databases

• DNS Lookup

Blog Entries

• MBS FileMaker Plugin, version 10.1pr1
• DNS Lookups in FileMaker

Release notes

• Version 10.1
  • Fixed bug in DNSLookup.LookupHostByAddress function when parsing IPv4.

Created 25th November 2015, last changed 1st January 2016

DNSLookup.AliasCount   -   DNSLookup.LookupHostByName

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