sms message to e-mail address

[tulsaengineer]

I have been able to successfully use the following example from the Outlook library to send text messages from a cell phone enabled device:

Sms.New1("987-654321","This is the message body.") 'Message will be created and sent.

However, I need to send simple text messages to an e-mail address just like it can be done from a standard cell phone. When replace the cell phone number in the example above with an e-mail address, it does not work. I am also trying to avoid enabling Outlook on the device.

Any advice on how to trick the command into using an e-mail address?

 

[Erel]

I don't think that it is possible to do it with the Outlook library.
I believe that this is a service that is done by your mobile carrier.

 

[tulsaengineer]

Is it possible to see the code in the library? I am guessing that the sms library code is looking for a number. From any cell phone, I have no problem sending a text message to a e-mail address or a cell phone number.

Thanks.

 

[mjcoon]

From any cell phone, I have no problem sending a text message to a e-mail address

How do you do that? (If it works from any cell phone perhaps it works from mine!)

Mike.

 

[tulsaengineer]

What I am trying to say, is that with every cell phone we have (5 different models), we can key a e-mail address for the "To" instead of a cell phone number and it works. A text message is just a simple version of an e-mail.

So, the help that I am needing, is that I am having problems with the SMS routine accepting an e-mail address instead of a cell number.