Tip: Use XML to Send SMS Messages

By Nicholas Chase
2005-04-11


Reap the benefits of MMAP and SMAP
Many developers tend to think of Web services as a way to easily move information from one place to another, but it's also important to understand how integral a Web service can be to the overall application. This tip gives some examples of using XML for Short Message Service (SMS) messages. If you're familiar with SMS, you'll find out how adding this tool to your toolbox can help you; if you're not an SMS developer, you'll see a real-life example of how Web services are integrated into an application.

Most of the time, when people talk about Web services, they think of two different scenarios: performing a remote procedure call, or moving data from one place to another. In this tip, I show you a situation in which the message is the medium: SOAP messages that carry on an SMS transaction. This situation truly takes advantage of the SOAP message structure. The header can be used for purposes such as billing or authentication, and the body passes the actual messages.

I start by looking at SMS itself.

Tutorial Pages:
» Reap the benefits of MMAP and SMAP
» What is SMS?
» SMAP messages
» A Simple MMAP Conversation
» Message Responses
» Other Options
» Resources


First published by IBM developerWorks

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