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. VBScript

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

success = 0

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

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

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"
set resp = CreateObject("Chilkat.HttpResponse")
success = http.HttpParams("GET","https://platform.clickatell.com/messages/http/send",queryParams,resp)
If (success = 0) Then
    outFile.WriteLine(http.LastErrorText)
    WScript.Quit
End If

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

outFile.Close