VBScript

Twilio Send SMS (using Chilkat HTTP)

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Send an outgoing SMS message. 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:

' (See information about using test credentials and phone numbers:  https://www.twilio.com/docs/iam/test-credentials)

' curl -X POST https://api.twilio.com/2010-04-01/Accounts/TWILIO_ACCOUNT_SID/Messages.json \
' --data-urlencode "From=+15005550006" \
' --data-urlencode "Body=body" \
' --data-urlencode "To=+15005551212" \
' -u TWILIO_ACCOUNT_SID:TWILIO_AUTH_TOKEN

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

http.Login = "TWILIO_ACCOUNT_SID"
http.Password = "TWILIO_AUTH_TOKEN"

set req = CreateObject("Chilkat.HttpRequest")
req.HttpVerb = "POST"
req.Path = "/2010-04-01/Accounts/TWILIO_ACCOUNT_SID/Messages.json"
req.ContentType = "application/x-www-form-urlencoded"
req.AddParam "From","+15005550006"
req.AddParam "Body","body"
req.AddParam "To","+15005551212"

set resp = CreateObject("Chilkat.HttpResponse")
success = http.HttpReq("https://api.twilio.com/2010-04-01/Accounts/TWILIO_ACCOUNT_SID/Messages.json",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())

' A 201 status code indicates success.
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)

' {
'   "account_sid": "ACXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX",
'   "api_version": "2010-04-01",
'   "body": "body",
'   "date_created": "Thu, 30 Jul 2015 20:12:31 +0000",
'   "date_sent": "Thu, 30 Jul 2015 20:12:33 +0000",
'   "date_updated": "Thu, 30 Jul 2015 20:12:33 +0000",
'   "direction": "outbound-api",
'   "error_code": null,
'   "error_message": null,
'   "from": "+15017122661",
'   "messaging_service_sid": "MGXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX",
'   "num_media": "0",
'   "num_segments": "1",
'   "price": null,
'   "price_unit": null,
'   "sid": "MMXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX",
'   "status": "sent",
'   "subresource_uris": {
'     "media": "/2010-04-01/Accounts/ACXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX/Messages/SMXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX/Media.json"
'   },
'   "to": "+15558675310",
'   "uri": "/2010-04-01/Accounts/ACXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX/Messages/SMXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX.json"
' }

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

account_sid = jResp.StringOf("account_sid")
api_version = jResp.StringOf("api_version")
body = jResp.StringOf("body")
date_created = jResp.StringOf("date_created")
date_sent = jResp.StringOf("date_sent")
date_updated = jResp.StringOf("date_updated")
direction = jResp.StringOf("direction")
error_code = jResp.StringOf("error_code")
error_message = jResp.StringOf("error_message")
from = jResp.StringOf("from")
messaging_service_sid = jResp.StringOf("messaging_service_sid")
num_media = jResp.StringOf("num_media")
num_segments = jResp.StringOf("num_segments")
price = jResp.StringOf("price")
price_unit = jResp.StringOf("price_unit")
sid = jResp.StringOf("sid")
status = jResp.StringOf("status")
subresource_urisMedia = jResp.StringOf("subresource_uris.media")
v_to = jResp.StringOf("to")
uri = jResp.StringOf("uri")

outFile.Close