PageMaster/api
is the world's leading API for text messaging to pagers and cellular
phones. PageMaster/api is a Windows service that processes page
requests through a COM interface.
Text messages can be sent individually or batched to to multiple devices. The service also handles a mix of numeric and alphanumeric devices in the same group, sending just the numeric portions of a message to the numeric devices and the full message text to alphanumeric devices.
Text messages are transmitted to a service provider using one of four protocols; TAP, SNPP, WCTP, and SMPP.
PageMaster/api is available in three versions; Standard, PRO, and PRO+SMPP. The Pro version adds support for the SNPP, and WCTP protocols. Support for the SMPP protocol is available as an add-on to the PRO version.
PageMaster/API includes two COM interfaces. Included in the PageMasterAPI installation directory is a type library file, PageMasterAPI.tlb, that defines these interfaces.
The IMessaging interface allows text messages to be sent using TAP, SNPP, SMPP, or WCTP.
| Method | Syntax | Parameters | Return Value | ||
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| SendTAP The SendTap method transmits a text messaging request that uses the TAP protocol to the PageMasterAPI service. |
Syntax | Parameters | S_OK | ||
| SendSNPP The SendSNPP method transmits a text messaging request that uses the SNPP protocol to the PageMasterAPI service. This method is operational only in the PRO version. |
Syntax | Parameters | S_OK | ||
| SendWCTP The SendWCTP method transmits a text messaging request that uses the WCTP protocol to the PageMasterAPI service. This method is operational only in the PRO version. |
Syntax | Parameters | S_OK | ||
| SendSMPP The SendSMPP method transmits a text messaging request that uses the SMPP protocol to the PageMasterAPI service. This method is operational only in the PRO+SMPP version. |
Syntax | Parameters | S_OK |
The ICallList interface allows you to obtain information on the PageMaster/API connection queue. This is the queue of active and pending connections to service providers. This interface is operational only in the PRO version.
| Method | Syntax | Parameters | Return Value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Snapshot Method The Snapshot method captures a view on the connection queue that can be queried using the GetCall method. |
Syntax | None | S_OK | ||
| GetCount Method The GetCount method retrieves the number of active and pending connections in the view captured by the Snapshot method. |
Syntax | Parameters | S_OK | ||
| GetCall Method The GetCall method retrieves details on a specific connection in the view captured by the Snapshot method. |
Syntax | Parameters | Return Values |
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General |
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| Name: | PageMaster/api | ||
| Version: | 8.0 SP2 | ||
| Released: | 2005 | ||
System Requirements |
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| Processor: | Intel | ||
| Operating System: | Windows XP, Windows 2000, or Windows 2003 | ||
| Memory: | 256mb Minimum | ||
| Modem: | At least one Hayes-compatible 2400 baud or faster required for TAP and DTMF protocols. Up to 255 modems supported for load balancing and fault-tolerance | ||
| Internet Connectivity: | A WinSock-compatible Internet connection is required for the SNPP, SMPP, SMTP, and WCTP protocols | ||
Devices |
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| Types: | Alphanumeric Pagers (1 and 2-Way), Cellular Phones (SMS 1 and 2-Way), Numeric Pagers | ||
| Number: | Up to unlimited, based on licensing | ||
| Protocols: | Numeric Pagers: DTMF with user adjustable delay, TAP,
SNPP, and WCTP. 1-Way Alphanumeric Pagers: TAP with password support, SNPP, WCTP, SMPP, SMTP. 2-Way Alphanumeric Pagers (PRO version only): SNPP, WCTP, SMPP. 1-Way Cellular Phone: TAP, SNPP, WCTP, SMPP, SMTP. 2-Way Cellular Phone (PRO version only): SNPP, WCTP, SMPP. |
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Message Handling |
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| Batch Sending: | Alphanumeric messages sent to devices sharing a common access method are issued in a single session | ||
| Message Length: | Unlimited. Messages are automatically split and delivered to a device in separate messages according to a maximum message length (user definable) | ||
| Error Correction: | Full error detection and recovery on all protocols. Includes dial-tone detection and busy signal redial for TAP | ||
| Confirmation: | PageMaster/api will return a confirmation once the message is sent successfully. | ||
| Error Notification: | If an error is encountered sending the message, an return notification will be issued. Full error details are logged in the computer's application event log. | ||
| Backup Protocols: | Multiple protocols may be specified for each service provider. Automatic fallback to alternate protocols upon failure | ||
| Logging: | All text messages sent and failed are logged. Log files are user configurable as to content and organization. | ||
Messaging Methods |
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| COM Interface: | A full set of API properties and methods for sending and receiving messages to and from all wireless devices. | ||
Licensing |
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| Messages/Month Supported | ||||||
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500
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1,000
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10,000
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25,000
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50,000
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Unlimited
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| PageMaster/api Version 8 | AP8- PR-5 $ 999 |
AP8- PR-10 $ 1,499 |
AP8- PR-100 $ 1,999 |
AP8- PR-250 $ 2,899 |
AP8- PR-500 $ 3,799 |
AP8- PR-U $ 4,999 |
| PageMaster/api PRO Version 8 |
AP8- PP-5 $ 1,499 |
AP8- PP-10 $ 1,999 |
AP8- PP-100 $ 2,999 |
AP8- PP-250 $ 3,999 |
AP8- PP-500 $ 4,999 |
AP8- PP-U $ 6,999 |
| PageMaster/api PRO+SMPP Version 8 |
AP8- PPL-5 $ 2,499 |
AP8- PPL-10 $ 2,999 |
AP8- PPL-100 $ 3,999 |
AP8- PPL-250 $ 5,499 |
AP8- PPL-500 $ 6,999 |
AP8- PPL-U $ 9,999 |
Note: License includes on-line documentation and thirty days of unlimited technical support.
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