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SMS and MMS Toolkit - SmsProtocolHttp object
Overview
With the easy-to-use SMS/HTTP interface you can send SMS messages directly from your business applications or websites in minutes.
All you need is a subscription with a commercial HTTP-compliant SMS provider, and an internet connection.
You can send different types of SMS messages through HTTP:
- Text - Plain text (default);
- Unicode - Unicode message;
- Data - Binary data.
The SmsProtocolHttp object features the following:
- Send SMS messages by connecting to an HTTP-POST compliant service provider throguh the internet (or VPN);
- Support for text and binary data;
- Send WAP Push messages, WAP Bookmark messages, voicemail/e-mail/fax indications;
- Support for Unicode, to support foreign languages like Chinese, Turkish, etc.;
- Support for proxy servers and secure web sites;
- Support password protected web sites.
The SmsProtocolHttp object is part of the ActiveXperts SMS and MMS Toolkit component. Overview of all SMS and MMS Toolkit objects:
- SmsProtocolGsm - Send and receive SMS messages using a GSM modem or a modem-capable GSM phone.
- SmsProtocolSmpp - Send and receive SMS messages via an SMPP provider.
- SmsProtocolHttp - Send (bulk) SMS messages through an SMS/HTTP compliant SMS provider over the internet/VPN.
- SmsProtocolDialup - Send SMS messages using a normal Hayes compatible modem (1200 bps or higher).
- MmsProtocolMM1 - Send and receive MMS messages via a GPRS modem through WAP (wireless application protocol).
- MmsProtocolMM4 - Send MMS messages via an SMTP server. The protocol is based on SMTP, messages are MIME encoded.
- MmsProtocolMM7 - Send and receive MMS messages via SOAP/XML using HTTP as the transport protocol.
- PagerProtocolSnpp - Send pager messages via an SNPP provider through the internet/VPN.
Sample code
VBScript sample: Send a simple SMS message via HTTP
Set objHttpProtocol = CreateObject( "ActiveXperts.SmsProtocolHttp" )
Set objSmsMessage = CreateObject( "ActiveXperts.SmsMessage" )
' Provider Settings
objHttpProtocol.ProviderHost = "post.activexperts-labs.com" ' Specify host
objHttpProtocol.ProviderPort = 8080 ' Specify port (default port:80)
' Provider Response templates
objHttpProtocol.ProviderErrorResponse = "ERR" ' Response should NOT contain 'ERR'
objHttpProtocol.ProviderSuccessResponse = "id" ' Response should contain 'id'
' URL Template to submit plain text SMS messages
objHttpProtocol.URLText = "/sendsms/default.asp?username=AX008&password=812056&text=" & _
"%MESSAGEDATA%&to=%MESSAGERECIPIENT%&from=%MESSAGESENDER%"
objSmsMessage.Clear
objSmsMessage.Recipient = "+31624896641" ' Recipient's mobile number
objSmsMessage.Data = "Hello, world!" ' SMS message text
objSmsMessage.Sender = "+31638740160" ' Message sender
objHttpProtocol.Send( objSmsMessage ) ' Send the message
WScript.Echo "Send, result:" & objHttpProtocol.LastError ' Display the result
WScript.Echo "Provider response:" & objHttpProtocol.ProviderResponse ' Display provider response
VB .NET sample: Send a simple SMS message via HTTP-POST
Imports AXmsCtrl
Module Module1
Sub Main()
Dim objHttpProtocol As SmsProtocolHttp = New SmsProtocolHttp
Dim objSmsMessage As SmsMessage = New SmsMessage
' Provider Settings
objHttpProtocol.ProviderHost = "post.activexperts-labs.com" ' Specify host
objHttpProtocol.ProviderPort = 8080 ' Specify port (default port:80)
' Provider Response templates
objHttpProtocol.ProviderErrorResponse = "ERR" ' Response should NOT contain 'ERR'
objHttpProtocol.ProviderSuccessResponse = "id" ' Response should contain 'id'
' URL Template to submit plain text SMS messages
objHttpProtocol.URLText = "/sendsms/default.asp?username=AX008&password=812056&text=" & _
"%MESSAGEDATA%&to=%MESSAGERECIPIENT%&from=%MESSAGESENDER%"
objSmsMessage.Data = "ActiveXperts SMS and MMS Toolkit HTTP-Post test message!"
objSmsMessage.Sender = "+31625044454"
objSmsMessage.Recipient = "+31624896641"
objHttpProtocol.Send( objSmsMessage ) ' Send the message
Console.WriteLine("Send, result: {0} ( {1} )",
objHttpProtocol.LastError.ToString,
objHttpProtocol.GetErrorDescription(objHttpProtocol.LastError))
End Sub
End Module
More samples
Samples are available for: Visual Basic, Visual C/C++, VB .NET, VC# .NET, ASP, ASP .NET, Borland C++ Builder, Boland Delphi, ColdFusion, Java, Javascript, PHP, HTML and more.
On ftp.activexperts-labs.com, you can find many SMS and MMS Toolkit samples.
Samples are also part of the SMS and MMS Toolkit installation.
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