Text Message Class Library  
 

Send text messages to a mobile communications device using a gateway service.

Reference

Library Information

Class Name CTextMessage
File Name CSTXTAV7.DLL
Version 7.2.7210.1845
LibID 3ECDA1D8-B94F-483D-9A71-703F622FA02C
Import Library CSTXTAV7.LIB
Dependencies None

Overview

Short Message Service (SMS) is a text messaging service used by mobile communication devices to exchange brief text messages. Most service providers also provide gateway servers that can be used to send messages to a wireless device on their network using standard e-mail protocols. The CTextMessage class provides methods that can be used to determine the provider associated with a specific telephone number and send a text message to the device using the provider's mail gateway.

This library has been designed to assist developers in sending text message notifications as part of their application. For example, it can be used to enable your software to automatically send notifications when a specific event occurs, such as an error condition. This library is not designed to be used with software that will send out a large number of text messages to many users, and there are limitations on the number of messages that may be sent to different phone numbers over a short period of time. Because many recipients must pay a fee for each text message they receive, text messages should only be sent to those who explicitly request them.

Note: This class library only supports service providers in North America and cannot be used to send text messages to mobile devices that use providers outside of the United States and Canada.

Requirements

The SocketTools Library Edition libraries are compatible with any programming language that supports calling functions exported from a standard dynamic link library (DLL). If you are using Visual C++ 6.0 it is required that you have Service Pack 6 (SP6) installed. It is recommended that you install all updates for your development tools and have the current Windows SDK installed.

This library is supported on Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, Windows Vista, Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008. If you are using Windows XP, it is required that you have Service Pack 3 (SP3) installed. It is recommended that all service packs and critical updates to the Windows operating system be installed.

This product includes both 32-bit and 64-bit libraries. Native 64-bit CPU support requires the latest 64-bit version of Windows XP Professional, Windows Server 2003 or later versions of the Windows operating system.

Distribution

When you distribute your application that uses this library, it is recommended that you install the file in the same folder as your application executable. If you install the library into a shared location on the system, it is important that you distribute the correct version for the target platform and it should be registered as a shared DLL. This is a standard Windows dynamic link library, not an ActiveX component, and does not require COM registration.