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$$ADDRESS^XLFNSLK(): Conversion (Domain Name to IP Addresses)

Reference Type: Supported, Category: Domain Name Service (DNS), Integration Agreement: 3056

Description

This extrinsic function calls the Domain Name Service (DNS) to convert a domain name into its IP addresses. The IP addresses of the DNS being called are in the DNS IP field (#8989.3,51) in the KERNEL SYSTEM PARAMETERS file (#8989.3).

Format

  $$ADDRESS^XLFNSLK(domain_name[,type])

Input Parameters

domain_name:

(required) This is the fully qualified domain name (e.g., FORUM.VA.GOV).
type:

(optional) This input variable is from the set A: address (the default), CNAME: alias.

Output

returns:

Returns a comma-separated list of IP addresses that are associated with the input domain.

Example

>W $$ADDRESS^XLFNSLK("FORUM.VA.GOV")
10.2.29.130

 

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