VBScript

SimpleTexting - Send SMS Message

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Send a text message to an individual contact. 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 --request POST \
'   --url 'https://app2.simpletexting.com/v1/send?token=YOUR_API_TOKEN&phone=SOME_STRING_VALUE&message=SOME_STRING_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"

set req = CreateObject("Chilkat.HttpRequest")
req.AddParam "token","YOUR_API_TOKEN"
req.AddParam "phone","SOME_10_DIGIT_PHONE_NUMBER"
req.AddParam "message","Hello: This is a sample text message with some punctuation: &%$@,;."

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

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

set resp = CreateObject("Chilkat.HttpResponse")
success = http.HttpReq("https://app2.simpletexting.com/v1/send",req,resp)
If (success = 0) Then
    outFile.WriteLine(http.LastErrorText)
    WScript.Quit
End If

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

outFile.WriteLine("Response Body:")
outFile.WriteLine(jResp.Emit())

respStatusCode = resp.StatusCode
outFile.WriteLine("Response Status Code = " & respStatusCode)
If (respStatusCode >= 400) Then
    outFile.WriteLine("Response Header:")
    outFile.WriteLine(resp.Header)
    outFile.WriteLine("Failed.")
    WScript.Quit
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

code = jResp.IntOf("code")
message = jResp.StringOf("message")
smsid = jResp.StringOf("smsid")

outFile.Close