DataFlex

Clickatell Send SMS Text Message using HTTP GET

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Demonstrate how to send a Clickatell SMS text message using an HTTP GET request with query params. DataFlex

Use ChilkatAx-win32.pkg

Procedure Test
    Boolean iSuccess
    Handle hoHttp
    Variant vQueryParams
    Handle hoQueryParams
    Variant vResp
    Handle hoResp
    String sTemp1
    Integer iTemp1

    Move False To iSuccess

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

    Get Create (RefClass(cComChilkatHttp)) To hoHttp
    If (Not(IsComObjectCreated(hoHttp))) Begin
        Send CreateComObject of hoHttp
    End

    // Implements the following CURL command:

    // curl -G https://api.clickatell.com/http/sendmsg \
    //   -d "api_id=xxxx" \
    //   -d "user=yourUsername" \
    //   -d "password=yourPassword" \
    //   -d "from=yourFromPhoneNumber" \
    //   -d "to=receiverPhoneNumber" \
    //   -d "text=The text of your message"

    // Use the following online tool to generate HTTP code from a CURL command
    // Convert a cURL Command to HTTP Source Code

    Get Create (RefClass(cComChilkatJsonObject)) To hoQueryParams
    If (Not(IsComObjectCreated(hoQueryParams))) Begin
        Send CreateComObject of hoQueryParams
    End
    Get ComUpdateString Of hoQueryParams "api_id" "xxxx" To iSuccess
    Get ComUpdateString Of hoQueryParams "user" "yourUsername" To iSuccess
    Get ComUpdateString Of hoQueryParams "password" "yourPassword" To iSuccess
    Get ComUpdateString Of hoQueryParams "from" "yourFromPhoneNumber" To iSuccess
    Get ComUpdateString Of hoQueryParams "to" "receiverPhoneNumber" To iSuccess
    Get ComUpdateString Of hoQueryParams "text" "The text of your message" To iSuccess

    // If the following URL does not work, then try "https://api.clickatell.com/http/sendmsg"
    Get Create (RefClass(cComChilkatHttpResponse)) To hoResp
    If (Not(IsComObjectCreated(hoResp))) Begin
        Send CreateComObject of hoResp
    End
    Get pvComObject of hoQueryParams to vQueryParams
    Get pvComObject of hoResp to vResp
    Get ComHttpParams Of hoHttp "GET" "https://platform.clickatell.com/messages/http/send" vQueryParams vResp To iSuccess
    If (iSuccess = False) Begin
        Get ComLastErrorText Of hoHttp To sTemp1
        Showln sTemp1
        Procedure_Return
    End

    Get ComStatusCode Of hoResp To iTemp1
    Showln iTemp1
    Get ComBodyStr Of hoResp To sTemp1
    Showln sTemp1


End_Procedure