Thread: Problem parsing WHOIS date from text and capturing fields

Hello,

I'm a bit stuck and a little lost here...

I am trying to create a Java-based GUI that queries WHOIS and writes certain WHOIS properties to a 3rd party app. I currently have a functioning Java Swing-based GUI that successfully returns the WHOIS text from the query. However, I have no idea how to parse this data and capture the info I need to variables. For example, from the text returned I need a field for registrar, Administrative contact, Technical contact, etc. I'd like to just capture these and display them in the panel somewhere before I hit a button to send them to the other app, which shouldn't be an issue once I have the correct data in the variables. Anyone have any ideas or tips on how to do this. Any info is greatly appreciated.

Thanks!

I have no idea how to parse this data and capture the info I need

In what format is the data? Can you post a sample if it is text in a String?

Anyone have any ideas or tips on how to do this.

That would depend on the format of the data.

Hi Norm, thanks for the reply!

So for clarification, the problem is really, that I get a stream of data that looks like this:

Whois Server Version 2.0

Domain names in the .com and .net domains can now be registered
with many different competing registrars. Go to InterNIC | The Internet's Network Information Center
for detailed information.

Domain Name: AL.COM
Registrar: CSC CORPORATE DOMAINS, INC.
Whois Server: whois.corporatedomains.com
Referral URL: http://www.cscglobal.com
Name Server: NS.ADVANCE.NET
Name Server: NS2.ADVANCE.NET
Status: clientTransferProhibited
Updated Date: 06-may-2010
Creation Date: 23-apr-1997
Expiration Date: 24-apr-2016

and I just really need to get variables such as: registrar = "CSC CORPORATE DOMAINS, INC."

that I can use to create objects in the app. What I'm creating is just a java-based plug-in. I just don't know how to parse the WHOIS text.

Hope that helps, I'm kind of a Java beginner.

Thanks again!

Registrar: CSC CORPORATE DOMAINS, INC.

There are methods in the String class that you could use to find this line and extract the data that you want from it.

Thanks Norm... that leads me in the right direction! like I said, I'm a newbie and I needed some direction!

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