SmsSendMessage

Windows Mobile 6.5
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4/8/2010

This function creates and sends a Short Message Service (SMS) message.


HRESULT SmsSendMessage (
    const SMS_HANDLE   smshHandle,
    const SMS_ADDRESS* psmsaSMSCAddress,
    const SMS_ADDRESS* psmsaDestinationAddress,
    const SYSTEMTIME*  pstValidityPeriod,
    const BYTE*        pbData,
    const DWORD        dwDataSize,
    const BYTE*        pbProviderSpecificData,
    const DWORD        dwProviderSpecificDataSize,
    const SMS_DATA_ENCODING smsdeDataEncoding,
    const DWORD        dwOptions,
  SMS_MESSAGE_ID*    psmsmidMessageID
);

smshHandle

An SMS handle obtained from calling SmsOpen.

psmsaSMSCAddress

An optional parameter indicating which Short Message Service Center (SMSC) the message will be routed through. If NULL (recommended), the user's default SMSC will be used.

psmsaDestinationAddress

The destination of the message.

pstValidityPeriod

The duration for which the SMS message is valid, counted from when the SMSC receives the message. This can be NULL. This is not interpreted as a normal SYSTEMTIME structure. See GSM specification 03.40 "Digital cellular telecommunications system (Phase 2+); Technical realization of the Short Message Service (SMS)" for more detail.

pbData

The data portion of the message. This can be NULL.

dwDataSize

Size in bytes of the buffer pointed to by pbData. This can be zero.

pbProviderSpecificData

For certain providers, a provider-specific structure must be provided in addition to the previous data buffer.

dwProviderSpecificDataSize

Size of pbProviderSpecificData.

smsdeDataEncoding

The text encoding of the SMS message, if appropriate. SMSDE_OPTIMAL is the recommended value. See the SMS_DATA_ENCODING enumeration for possible values.

dwOptions

Optional flags.

Value Description

SMS_OPTION_DELIVERY_NONE

No special options

SMS_OPTION_DELIVERY_NO_RETRY

Unless this option is specified, the router will retry sending the SMS message according to a pre-defined short-term retry schedule. If this option is specified, no retries will be attempted.

psmsmidMessageID

If not NULL, this will point to a message ID on successful return from SmsSendMessage. This identifier can be used with SmsGetMessageStatus to identify the message.

This method returns the standard values E_INVALIDARG, E_OUTOFMEMORY, E_UNEXPECTED, and E_FAIL, as well as the following:

S_OK

The method completed successfully.

For information about additional return values, see SMS Specific Errors and SMS General Errors.

Headersms.h
Librarysms.lib
Windows Embedded CEWindows Embedded CE 6.0 and later
Windows MobilePocket PC 2002 and later, Smartphone 2002 and later

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