Send Text Message (Queued) API

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This API uses the forward message queueing approach that is recommended by Omnitracs.

API Name: QTCRTMSG

Parameter Interface:

Parameter	Direction	Type	Length	Precision	Description
CMBLOK	Input	Character	4174 (see description)	n/a	See OMCRTMSG documentation in QT/400 Technical Reference for details. Forward Text message body size limits: Local entities (e.g. users) - 3800 characters max, not including XML markup Remote entities (e.g. mobiles) - 1900 characters max, not including XML markup
DMBLOK	Output	Character	21	n/a	See OMCRTMSG documentation in QT/400 Technical Reference Note: The first defined value of DMBLOK, the Global Message Handle field (positions 1 - 5), will actually contain the Service Request Handle number.

Parameter

Direction

Type

Length

Precision

Description

CMBLOK

Input

Character

4174 (see description)

n/a

See OMCRTMSG documentation in QT/400 Technical Reference for details. Forward Text message body size limits:

Local entities (e.g. users) - 3800 characters max, not including XML markup
Remote entities (e.g. mobiles) - 1900 characters max, not including XML markup

DMBLOK

Output

Character

n/a

See OMCRTMSG documentation in QT/400 Technical Reference
Note: The first defined value of DMBLOK, the Global Message Handle field (positions 1 - 5), will actually contain the Service Request Handle number.

Callers familiar to QT/400 APIs should be very familiar with this interface.