(VBScript) 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.

For more information, see https://docs.clickatell.com/channels/sms-channels/sms-api-reference/#tag/SMS-API/operation/sendMessageHTTP

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Dim fso, outFile
Set fso = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
'Create a Unicode (utf-16) output text file.
Set outFile = fso.CreateTextFile("output.txt", True, True)

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

' For versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0, use CreateObject("Chilkat_9_5_0.Http")
set http = CreateObject("Chilkat.Http")

' 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

' For versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0, use CreateObject("Chilkat_9_5_0.JsonObject")
set queryParams = CreateObject("Chilkat.JsonObject")
success = queryParams.UpdateString("api_id","xxxx")
success = queryParams.UpdateString("user","yourUsername")
success = queryParams.UpdateString("password","yourPassword")
success = queryParams.UpdateString("from","yourFromPhoneNumber")
success = queryParams.UpdateString("to","receiverPhoneNumber")
success = queryParams.UpdateString("text","The text of your message")

' If the following URL does not work, then try "https://api.clickatell.com/http/sendmsg"
' resp is a Chilkat.HttpResponse
Set resp = http.QuickRequestParams("GET","https://platform.clickatell.com/messages/http/send",queryParams)
If (http.LastMethodSuccess = 0) Then
    outFile.WriteLine(http.LastErrorText)
    WScript.Quit
End If

outFile.WriteLine(resp.StatusCode)
outFile.WriteLine(resp.BodyStr)


outFile.Close