Visual Basic 6.0

SimpleTexting - Send MMS Message

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Send a multimedia message to an individual contact. Visual Basic 6.0

Dim success As Long
success = 0

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

Dim http As New ChilkatHttp

' Implements the following CURL command:

' curl --request POST \
'   --url 'https://app2.simpletexting.com/v1/sendmms?token=YOUR_API_TOKEN&phone=SOME_STRING_VALUE&message=SOME_STRING_VALUE&subject=SOME_STRING_VALUE&mediaUrl=SOME_ARRAY_VALUE' \
'   --header 'accept: application/json' \
'   --header 'content-type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded'

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

http.SetRequestHeader "accept","application/json"
http.SetRequestHeader "content-type","application/x-www-form-urlencoded"

Dim req As New ChilkatHttpRequest
req.AddParam "token","YOUR_API_TOKEN"
req.AddParam "phone","SOME_10_DIGIT_PHONE_NUMBER"
req.AddParam "message","Hello: This is a sample MMS message."
req.AddParam "subject","Starfish"
req.AddParam "mediaUrl","https://www.chilkatsoft.com/images/starfish.jpg"

req.AddHeader "Accept","application/json"

req.HttpVerb = "POST"
req.ContentType = "application/x-www-form-urlencoded"

Dim resp As New ChilkatHttpResponse
success = http.HttpReq("https://app2.simpletexting.com/v1/sendmms",req,resp)
If (success = 0) Then
    Debug.Print http.LastErrorText
    Exit Sub
End If

Dim sbResponseBody As New ChilkatStringBuilder
success = resp.GetBodySb(sbResponseBody)
Dim jResp As New ChilkatJsonObject
success = jResp.LoadSb(sbResponseBody)
jResp.EmitCompact = 0

Debug.Print "Response Body:"
Debug.Print jResp.Emit()

Dim respStatusCode As Long
respStatusCode = resp.StatusCode
Debug.Print "Response Status Code = " & respStatusCode
If (respStatusCode >= 400) Then
    Debug.Print "Response Header:"
    Debug.Print resp.Header
    Debug.Print "Failed."
    Exit Sub
End If

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

' {
'   "code": 1,
'   "message": "The request succeeded",
'   "smsid": "5bec5b9d0a975a238808ffb2"
' }

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

Dim code As Long
code = jResp.IntOf("code")
Dim message As String
message = jResp.StringOf("message")
Dim smsid As String
smsid = jResp.StringOf("smsid")