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 SMSCaster Command Line Interface for SMS automation

 

Command line options for SMSCaster E-Marketer

You can send SMS from command line! The command line interface is for developers for SMS automation, SMS Integration, SMS Web Integration and SMS Application Integration.

Command Prompt

Syntax:
smscaster.exe [Filename] [-Option1 arg1 arg2 ...] [-Option2 arg1 arg2 ...] ...

Description:
All command line options begin with '/' or '-'. They are case insensitive. They do not need to follow a particular order. However, if a file name is specified, it must be the first argument.

Available Command Line Options
-Compose
-Start
-Stop
-Long
-Flash
-ForceUCS2
-NoSplash
-NoRestore

Filename
Meaning: The project file to be opened.
Syntax: smscaster.exe file.sms

-Compose
Meaning: Adding an SMS message to the outbox.
Syntax: smscaster.exe -Compose PhoneNum Message
Example: smscaster.exe -Compose 85291268167 "Hello World."
Remark: PhoneNum and Message must follow immediately with -Compose. Enclose the message with double quote if there is space inside message. To send a blank SMS, put -Compose as the last option and ignore the Message argument.

-Start
Meaning: Start sending and receiving.
Syntax: smscaster.exe -Start
Remark: To start automatically, you must have the COM port selected properly before automation.

-Stop
Meaning: Stop sending and receiving.
Syntax: smscaster.exe -Stop

-Long
Meaning: This is a long SMS. Must be used with -Compose option to be meaningful.
Syntax: smscaster.exe -Compose PhoneNum Message -Long
Example: smscaster.exe -Compose 85291268167 "Hello world." -Long

-Flash
Meaning: This is a flash SMS. Must be used with -Compose option to be meaningful.
Syntax: smscaster.exe -Compose PhoneNum Message -Flash

-ForceUCS2
Meaning: This SMS is encoded using UCS2. Must be used with -Compose option to be meaningful.
Syntax: smscaster.exe -Compose PhoneNum Message -ForceUCS2

-NoSplash
Meaning: Do not display the splash screen. Applicable only when the program is started at the first time.
Syntax: smscaster.exe -NoSplash

-NoRestore
Meaning: Do not bring up and restore the existing window. Applicable only when the program is already started and running.
Syntax: smscaster.exe -NoRestore
 

Last update:
2006

See also:
Products, Support FAQ

 

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Disclaimer: SMSCaster E-Marketer is bulk SMS sending software which let you send SMS from PC to a very focused group of customers. It should not be used for SMS spam, SMS spamming, unsolicited SMS or bulk SMS broadcasting for spam.