DNS Server

[Leigh]

Hi,
Is it possible to interface with the DNS Server to create and delete
records? I trying to create a utility that will create (A) Host records
automatically. Any information, help or examples would be greatly received.

Regards, Leigh

[Leigh]

Anybody, anything !?

Desperate, Leigh

"Leigh" <someone@ somewhere> wrote in message
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Hi,
Is it possible to interface with the DNS Server to create and delete
records? I trying to create a utility that will create (A) Host records
automatically. Any information, help or examples would be greatly received.
Regards, Leigh

[William Stacey]

yes. One way is to use a tool like nsupdate.exe and start that in a
process and get the return codes. To do it with code, I would use WMI. Has
all the methods for createzone, add rrs, (etc.), and you can do it with with
the system.management classes. Get and use the WMITools on the ms site, and
the dnsprov.dll in the w2k resource kit or on the ftp site. The wmitools
really help figure out what methods are in each class and how to call them
and what they return, etc. If you just need to create A records, I could
send you an example in c# if you like.

--
William Stacey, DNS MVP

"Leigh" <someone@ somewhere> wrote in message
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Anybody, anything !?

Desperate, Leigh

"Leigh" <someone@ somewhere> wrote in message
news:%2****************@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...

Hi,
Is it possible to interface with the DNS Server to create and delete
records? I trying to create a utility that will create (A) Host records
automatically. Any information, help or examples would be greatly

received.

Regards, Leigh

[Leigh]

William,
I would really appreciate it if you would send me an example. please send
to leigh DOT pointer AT subzero-solutions DOT net

Thank you, Leigh

"William Stacey" <st*****@mvps.org> wrote in message
news:%2****************@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...

yes. One way is to use a tool like nsupdate.exe and start that in a
process and get the return codes. To do it with code, I would use WMI. Has all the methods for createzone, add rrs, (etc.), and you can do it with with the system.management classes. Get and use the WMITools on the ms site, and the dnsprov.dll in the w2k resource kit or on the ftp site. The wmitools
really help figure out what methods are in each class and how to call them
and what they return, etc. If you just need to create A records, I could
send you an example in c# if you like.

--
William Stacey, DNS MVP

"Leigh" <someone@ somewhere> wrote in message
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Anybody, anything !?

Desperate, Leigh

"Leigh" <someone@ somewhere> wrote in message
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Hi,
Is it possible to interface with the DNS Server to create and delete records? I trying to create a utility that will create (A) Host records automatically. Any information, help or examples would be greatly

received.

Regards, Leigh

[Scott M.]

Leigh,

It is considered bad Netiquette to request that answers be sent to your
personal email address.

Many newsgroup "posters" do not respond to these kinds of requests. Why
"hog" the answer all for yourself? Maybe some of us would like to see the
answer as well.
"Leigh" <someone@ somewhere> wrote in message
news:e8*************@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...

William,
I would really appreciate it if you would send me an example. please send
to leigh DOT pointer AT subzero-solutions DOT net

Thank you, Leigh

"William Stacey" <st*****@mvps.org> wrote in message
news:%2****************@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...

yes. One way is to use a tool like nsupdate.exe and start that in a
process and get the return codes. To do it with code, I would use WMI.

Has

all the methods for createzone, add rrs, (etc.), and you can do it with

with

the system.management classes. Get and use the WMITools on the ms site,

and

the dnsprov.dll in the w2k resource kit or on the ftp site. The wmitools

really help figure out what methods are in each class and how to call them and what they return, etc. If you just need to create A records, I could send you an example in c# if you like.

--
William Stacey, DNS MVP

"Leigh" <someone@ somewhere> wrote in message
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Anybody, anything !?

Desperate, Leigh

"Leigh" <someone@ somewhere> wrote in message
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> Hi,
> Is it possible to interface with the DNS Server to create and

delete > records? I trying to create a utility that will create (A) Host records > automatically. Any information, help or examples would be greatly
received.
>
> Regards, Leigh
>
>

[Rolf Enidsson]

If you run your DNS on w2k or w2k3 there are several options.

If your zone is AD based you can use the System.DirectoryServices Namespace
to query or update the DNS directly.

Another option is to use the DNS Api to manipulate the DNS. look at
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/de...asp?frame=true

And the last option is to use a third party component, capable of doing
dynamic updates on any DNS.

"Leigh" <someone@ somewhere> wrote in message
news:%2****************@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...

Hi,
Is it possible to interface with the DNS Server to create and delete
records? I trying to create a utility that will create (A) Host records
automatically. Any information, help or examples would be greatly received.
Regards, Leigh

[William Stacey]

Sure:
public void CreateRR(string zoneName, string rrTextRep)
{
if ( zoneName == null )
throw new ArgumentNullException("zoneName", "zoneName is null.");
if ( rrTextRep == null )
throw new ArgumentNullException("rrTextRep", "rrTextRep is null.");

InvokeMethodOptions options = new InvokeMethodOptions();
options.Timeout = new TimeSpan(0,0,0,5);

ManagementClass rrClass = new ManagementClass(
ms,
new ManagementPath("MicrosoftDNS_ResourceRecord"),
null);

//Get an input parameters object for this method
ManagementBaseObject inParams =
rrClass.GetMethodParameters("CreateInstanceFromTex tRepresentation");

//Fill in input parameter values
//inParams["DnsServerName"] = null; //Don't need.
inParams["ContainerName"] = zoneName;
inParams["TextRepresentation"] = rrTextRep;

//Execute the method
try
{
ManagementBaseObject outObject = rrClass.InvokeMethod
("CreateInstanceFromTextRepresentation", inParams, null);
PropertyDataCollection outProperties = outObject.Properties;
foreach (PropertyData outProperty in outProperties)
{
Console.WriteLine("Property = " + outProperty.Name);
}
}
catch
{
throw new ApplicationException("CreateInstanceFromTextRepres entation
method failed.");
}
} // End CreateInstanceFromTextRepresentation Method.

--
William Stacey, DNS MVP

"Leigh" <someone@ somewhere> wrote in message
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William,
I would really appreciate it if you would send me an example. please send
to leigh DOT pointer AT subzero-solutions DOT net

Thank you, Leigh

....

[Leigh]

Scott I understand but

If you just need to create A records, I could send you an example in c# if you like.
I assumed William was going to send an example project or class file.

Leigh

"Scott M." <s-***@badspamsnet.net> wrote in message
news:O9**************@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...

Leigh,

It is considered bad Netiquette to request that answers be sent to your
personal email address.

Many newsgroup "posters" do not respond to these kinds of requests. Why
"hog" the answer all for yourself? Maybe some of us would like to see the
answer as well.
"Leigh" <someone@ somewhere> wrote in message
news:e8*************@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...

William,
I would really appreciate it if you would send me an example. please send to leigh DOT pointer AT subzero-solutions DOT net

Thank you, Leigh

"William Stacey" <st*****@mvps.org> wrote in message
news:%2****************@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...

yes. One way is to use a tool like nsupdate.exe and start that in a
process and get the return codes. To do it with code, I would use

WMI. Has

all the methods for createzone, add rrs, (etc.), and you can do it

with with

the system.management classes. Get and use the WMITools on the ms

site, and

the dnsprov.dll in the w2k resource kit or on the ftp site. The

wmitools really help figure out what methods are in each class and how to call them and what they return, etc. If you just need to create A records, I could send you an example in c# if you like.

--
William Stacey, DNS MVP

"Leigh" <someone@ somewhere> wrote in message
news:u8**************@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> Anybody, anything !?
>
> Desperate, Leigh
>
> "Leigh" <someone@ somewhere> wrote in message
> news:%2****************@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> > Hi,
> > Is it possible to interface with the DNS Server to create and

delete

> > records? I trying to create a utility that will create (A) Host

records

> > automatically. Any information, help or examples would be greatly
> received.
> >
> > Regards, Leigh
> >
> >
>
>

[Leigh]

Cool, thanks

"William Stacey" <st*****@mvps.org> wrote in message
news:eD**************@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...

Sure:
public void CreateRR(string zoneName, string rrTextRep)
{
if ( zoneName == null )
throw new ArgumentNullException("zoneName", "zoneName is null.");
if ( rrTextRep == null )
throw new ArgumentNullException("rrTextRep", "rrTextRep is null.");

InvokeMethodOptions options = new InvokeMethodOptions();
options.Timeout = new TimeSpan(0,0,0,5);

ManagementClass rrClass = new ManagementClass(
ms,
new ManagementPath("MicrosoftDNS_ResourceRecord"),
null);

//Get an input parameters object for this method
ManagementBaseObject inParams =
rrClass.GetMethodParameters("CreateInstanceFromTex tRepresentation");

//Fill in input parameter values
//inParams["DnsServerName"] = null; //Don't need.
inParams["ContainerName"] = zoneName;
inParams["TextRepresentation"] = rrTextRep;

//Execute the method
try
{
ManagementBaseObject outObject = rrClass.InvokeMethod
("CreateInstanceFromTextRepresentation", inParams, null);
PropertyDataCollection outProperties = outObject.Properties;
foreach (PropertyData outProperty in outProperties)
{
Console.WriteLine("Property = " + outProperty.Name);
}
}
catch
{
throw new ApplicationException("CreateInstanceFromTextRepres entation
method failed.");
}
} // End CreateInstanceFromTextRepresentation Method.

--
William Stacey, DNS MVP

"Leigh" <someone@ somewhere> wrote in message
news:e8*************@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...

William,
I would really appreciate it if you would send me an example. please send to leigh DOT pointer AT subzero-solutions DOT net

Thank you, Leigh

...

[Leigh]

Thanks Rolf, very useful

"Rolf Enidsson" <ro***********@msecf.com> wrote in message
news:Ox**************@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...

If you run your DNS on w2k or w2k3 there are several options.

If your zone is AD based you can use the System.DirectoryServices Namespace to query or update the DNS directly.

Another option is to use the DNS Api to manipulate the DNS. look at
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/de...asp?frame=true
And the last option is to use a third party component, capable of doing
dynamic updates on any DNS.

"Leigh" <someone@ somewhere> wrote in message
news:%2****************@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...

Hi,
Is it possible to interface with the DNS Server to create and delete
records? I trying to create a utility that will create (A) Host records
automatically. Any information, help or examples would be greatly

received.

Regards, Leigh