Send sms multiple recipients

MsmVc

Hi All I am trying to send SMS through program.I am able to send text SMS on Single recipient(only one number) at a time but i try to send SMS more than one number.Then i have found some article,i read that article and implement it.But it's not working for me.

ArrayList<String> myArr = new ArrayList<String>();

      myArr.add("557");
      myArr.add("12178");

StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
for (String string : myArr) {
sb.append(string);
sb.append(";");
}
sm.sendTextMessage(sb.toString(), null, message, null, null);

Please help me

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MsmVc wrote:

Then i have found some article

Where did you find it? Have you asked this question of the author? What type of object is sm and what does the sm.sendTextMessage() method actually do?

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MsmVc

Thanks for reply

SmsManager sms = SmsManager.getDefault();

I found article from http://mobiforge.com/developing/story/sms-messaging-android[^] I haven't ask question from author. If you know then please help me

Lost User

MsmVc wrote:

I haven't ask question from author.

Now would be a good time. Taking a look at SmsManager.sendTextMessage()[^] it would appear that it only accepts a single phone number in the first parameter (but I may be wrong); I would suggest you check that your syntax is valid for SMS.

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MsmVc

yes sir i try to send like this

sms.sendTextMessage("609,606,", null, message, null, null);

But result is only first number got SMS rest is skip. Please help me

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Did you read my previous message? Did you check the syntax of the sendTextMessage() command in the link I gave you?

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parths

Is there a specific reason why you have not put the sendTextMessage inside the loop?

for (String string : myArr) {
sm.sendTextMessage(string, null, message, null, null);
}

Of course it would be advisable to implement the send and delivered intents.

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Lost User

The array contains a list of numbers, not messages. He is trying to send a single message to multiple numbers.

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MsmVc

Thanks for reply but result is same,one first number got sms. Really i stuck here,now i need some extra ordinary tips or example to solve that problem. Please help me

MsmVc

yes sir i read and check.Destination number type is string and i try to put there array values. Sir please help me

parths

Right, and he was trying to concatenate the numbers into a delimited string and call the function once, I suggested, that instead of calling the sendTextMessage function once with a delimited string of numbers, he could try calling the function multiple times with each of the numbers. Anyways, it seems it isn't working for him. I'll try it out myself and see if I can figure why not.

"It was when I found out I could make mistakes that I knew I was on to something." -Ornette Coleman "Philosophy is a study that lets us be unhappy more intelligently." -Anon.

parths

Well, this worked for me.

package com.partho.smstomany;

import android.app.Activity;
import android.os.Bundle;

import android.content.Intent;
import android.net.Uri;

import java.util.StringTokenizer;
import android.app.PendingIntent;
import android.telephony.SmsManager;

public class pSMSToMany extends Activity
{
/** Called when the activity is first created. */
@Override
public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState)
{
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.main);

	String message = "Some Message";
    String phoneNo = "5556;5558";
	
	StringTokenizer st=new StringTokenizer(phoneNo,";");
	while (st.hasMoreElements())
	{
		String tempMobileNumber = (String)st.nextElement();
		if(tempMobileNumber.length()>0 && message.trim().length()>0) {
			SmsManager sms = SmsManager.getDefault();
			sms.sendTextMessage(tempMobileNumber, null, message, null, null);    
		}
	}
}

}

Actual code from Here[^]. Dumbed down to try it out.

"It was when I found out I could make mistakes that I knew I was on to something." -Ornette Coleman "Philosophy is a study that lets us be unhappy more intelligently." -Anon.

Lost User

MsmVc wrote:

i try to put there array values.

Yes but you are only allowed to put a single number in that field as I pointed out before. Try reading through the documentation more carefully.

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Lost User

My apologies, I totally mis-read that line; I suspect my brain was powered off. :(

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parths

Richard MacCutchan wrote:

my brain was powered off.

No Problem, I've been there too often :) I have posted below, some code that worked on my emulators and another forum link that suggested the solution.

"It was when I found out I could make mistakes that I knew I was on to something." -Ornette Coleman "Philosophy is a study that lets us be unhappy more intelligently." -Anon.

n3rd702z

Use a loop and an array list -.- ArrayList pNumbers = new ArrayList(); pNumbers.Add("6194442221"); pNumbers.Add("6194442222"); pNumbers.Add("6194442223"); pNumbers.Add("6194442224"); for(int i = 0; i < pNumbers.Count - 1; i++) { sms.sendTextMessage(pNumbers[i], null, message, null, null); }

Lost User

Isn't this what was proposed weeks ago?

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