Classic ASP

Clickatell Send SMS Text Message

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Demonstrate how to send a Clickatell SMS text message. Classic ASP

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success = 0

'  This example assumes the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
'  See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

set http = Server.CreateObject("Chilkat.Http")

'  Implements the following CURL command:

'  curl -i \
'  -X POST \
'  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
'  -H "Accept: application/json" \
'  -H "Authorization: API_KEY" \
'  -d '{"content": "Test Message Text", "to": ["PHONE_NUMBER"], "from": "FROM_PHONE_NUMBER" }' \
'  -s https://platform.clickatell.com/messages

'  Use this online tool to generate code from sample JSON:
'  Generate Code to Create JSON

'  The following JSON is sent in the request body.

'  {
'    "content": "Test Message Text",
'    "to": [
'      "PHONE_NUMBER"
'    ]
'  }

set json = Server.CreateObject("Chilkat.JsonObject")
success = json.UpdateString("content","Test Message Text")
success = json.UpdateString("to[0]","PHONE_NUMBER")
success = json.UpdateString("from","FROM_PHONE_NUMBER")

http.SetRequestHeader "Authorization","API_KEY"
http.SetRequestHeader "Accept","application/json"
http.SetRequestHeader "Content-Type","application/json"

'  If the following URL does not work, then try "https://platform.clickatell.com/v1/message"
set resp = Server.CreateObject("Chilkat.HttpResponse")
success = http.HttpJson("POST","https://platform.clickatell.com/messages",json,"application/json",resp)
If (success = 0) Then
    Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( http.LastErrorText) & "</pre>"
    Response.End
End If

set sbResponseBody = Server.CreateObject("Chilkat.StringBuilder")
success = resp.GetBodySb(sbResponseBody)
set jResp = Server.CreateObject("Chilkat.JsonObject")
success = jResp.LoadSb(sbResponseBody)
jResp.EmitCompact = 0

Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( "Response Body:") & "</pre>"
Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( jResp.Emit()) & "</pre>"

respStatusCode = resp.StatusCode
Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( "Response Status Code = " & respStatusCode) & "</pre>"
If (respStatusCode >= 400) Then
    Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( "Response Header:") & "</pre>"
    Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( resp.Header) & "</pre>"
    Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( "Failed.") & "</pre>"
    Response.End
End If

'  Sample JSON response:
'  (Sample code for parsing the JSON response is shown below)

'  {
'    "messages": [
'      {
'        "apiMessageId": "66c06ac68e5c4afb953ea9328babfde6",
'        "accepted": true,
'        "to": "16302581871",
'        "errorCode": null,
'        "error": null,
'        "errorDescription": null
'      }
'    ],
'    "errorCode": null,
'    "error": null,
'    "errorDescription": null
'  }

'  Sample code for parsing the JSON response...
'  Use the following online tool to generate parsing code from sample JSON:
'  Generate Parsing Code from JSON

errorCode = jResp.StringOf("errorCode")
error = jResp.StringOf("error")
errorDescription = jResp.StringOf("errorDescription")
i = 0
count_i = jResp.SizeOfArray("messages")
Do While i < count_i
    jResp.I = i
    apiMessageId = jResp.StringOf("messages[i].apiMessageId")
    accepted = jResp.BoolOf("messages[i].accepted")
    v_to = jResp.StringOf("messages[i].to")
    errorCode = jResp.StringOf("messages[i].errorCode")
    error = jResp.StringOf("messages[i].error")
    errorDescription = jResp.StringOf("messages[i].errorDescription")
    i = i + 1
Loop

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