USING SMS API in VISUAL FOXPRO

[Visual fox pro SMS using API]

Visual fox pro uses two method of  programming for SMS sending from VFP build applications.

1. Direct Comport Interface with Local or Network server logging tables/database.

Following two method can be used for this type of communication.
a.) From VFP custom build application, directly open the local Comport, & push the SMS to your mobile operator SMS gateway in real time.

b.) Dedicated VFP build SMS pooling (Push) application is hosted on local or network server.
In this way of sending SMS, a log database (tables) is created & used to Que the messages to Push on SMS gateway on FIFO based algorithm. Pooling application can be configured as "service" or "Startup/Scheduled application" on local or server based machine
Multiple applications can send SMS using this shared way.

VFP  good SMS pooler example with source code to modify according to your needs :

Vivek Deodhar shows you how to send SMS text messages with VFP. smspooler.zip - Download ID: 225



2. WEB-SMS  (Using SMS Gateway on internet via SMS PUSH method) 
In this method , all message is composed locally in VFP application (using variables, properties, or textbox etc.) and merged, validated before Pushing to server according to calling Syntax of every Web Gateway server. (for proper syntax refer to documentation of every service provider)


[WEB SMS] 

1. UFONE API CODE Example:

Local lcUrl, lcresult
lcUrl="http://bsms.ufone.com/bsms_app4/sendapi.jsp?id=011111111&message=&lcTempTxtFile&shortcode=fox&lang=English&mobilenum=&ccnum&password=12345&groupname=groupname"
**-----------------------*
** Red high lighted variable values will be replaced  provided by Ufone against your account.

lcresult = Sms_Push(lcUrl)
wait wind lcresult
RETURN

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FUNCTION Sms_Push
*-----------------------------*
Lparameters lcurl
Local lcRetstatus, XmlHttpobj As Microsoft.XMLHTTP
lcRetstatus = ""

Try
        XmlHttpobj = Createobject("Microsoft.XMLHTTP")
        XmlHttpobj.Open("GET", lcurl, .F.)
        XmlHttpobj.setRequestHeader("Content-Type", "text/urlencoded")
        XmlHttpobj.Send()
   
    If (XmlHttpobj.Status = 404)
        lcRetstatus = "Error#: 404"
    Else
        lcRetstatus = XmlHttpobj.ResponseText
    endif
   
        XmlHttpobj = Null
Catch To oErr
        lcRetstatus = "Following Error Occurs:"+oErr.Message
endtry

        Return lcRetstatus

endfunc



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2. SmsGatewayhub.com  API CODE Example:


Local lcuser,lcPassword,lcUrl, lcresult
lcUrl="http://login.smsgatewayhub.com/smsapi/pushsms.aspx?user="+lcuser+"&pwd="+lcPassword+"&to="+lcNumber+"&sid="+lcuser+"&msg="+lcMsg+"&fl=0&gwid=2"
**-----------------------*
** Red high lighted variable values will be replaced  provided by service provider against your
** account.

 lcresult = Sms_Push(lcUrl)
wait wind lcresult
RETURN


*------------------------------*
FUNCTION Sms_Push
*-----------------------------*
Lparameters lcurl
Local lcRetstatus, XmlHttpobj As Microsoft.XMLHTTP
lcRetstatus = ""

Try
        XmlHttpobj = Createobject("Microsoft.XMLHTTP")
        XmlHttpobj.Open("GET", lcurl, .F.)
        XmlHttpobj.setRequestHeader("Content-Type", "text/urlencoded")
        XmlHttpobj.Send()
   
    If (XmlHttpobj.Status = 404)
        lcRetstatus = "Error#: 404"
    Else
        lcRetstatus = XmlHttpobj.ResponseText
    endif
   
        XmlHttpobj = Null
Catch To oErr
        lcRetstatus = "Following Error Occurs:"+oErr.Message
endtry

        Return lcRetstatus

endfunc

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Cheers!


Hope this will help you to choose according to your Requirement of SMS for your VFP Application development !