ITK Programmer's Guide

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ITK_Addr2Name
Syntax:	hostName := ITK_Addr2Name(hostaddr;options)
Description:	Translates an IP address (stored as a Long Integer) into its corresponding "network name" (a string). ITK_Addr2Name accepts an options flag to specify the desired result format.
Params:	In/Out Parameter Type     Example or note ->   hostAddr   Longint   IP address to translate As returned for example by ITK_Name2Addr -> options Longint     Options values: 0 = return the full address if possible otherwise return a "dotted address". 1 = return only full text addresses obtained from a DNS or an empty string if no answer could be received from the DNS. 2 = always return a "dotted address". <- hostName String Host name or empty string (depending on the option value).
Example:	$addr := ITK_Name2Addr("www.internet-toolkit.com") $name := ITK_Addr2Name($addr) ` should return something like "server.cquest.org" $dotted := ITK_Addr2Name($addr;2) ` should return "194.2.244.11"

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ITK_Name2Addr
Syntax:	hostAddr := ITK_Name2Addr(hostName;option)
Description:	Translates an address into its corresponding IP address, i.e.: server1.jca.fr -> 194.2.244.11 If the original address is empty, ITK_Name2Addr returns the local IP address. An option flag can allow you to use DNS load balancing. This flag can be used to specify which address you want if more than one address is returned for the given host name by the DNS.
Params:	In/Out Parameter Type     Example or note ->   hostName   String   host name to resolve     -> option Text pathname of the file to send Option values for DNS load balancing: 0 or 1, returns the first IP address returned by the DNS (or 0 if the address couldn't be resolved) 2, returns the second address 3, returns the third address 4, returns the fourth address -1, returns one of the resolved addresses chosen randomly <- hostAddr Longint     0 = no address returned, couldn't resolve hostName.
Example:	$addr := ITK_Name2Addr("www.internet-toolkit.com")  $addr := ITK_Name2Addr("www.internet-toolkit.com";-1) ` use DNS load balancing (random choice)  $addr := ITK_Name2Addr("www.internet-toolkit.com";2) ` get 2nd Address (may return 0)

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