>>>That day has come that I always knew was coming. Customer now wants to send updates to customers via Text Message to their cell phones from within my VFP 9 management system. Anyone got any suggestions on how to and what with?
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>>Perhaps you know you can send a text message using Outlook. Most cell phone provider make up an e-mail address for their clients in the format 5555551212@fido.com (the first part being the cell phone number). Using Outlook with this recipient will send a text message to the cell phone. All you need is to automate Outlook within VFP.
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>The problem with that method is requiring every customer to know that address. There is also the fact that in most of my customer's shops only one or two PCs belonging to the office staff have Outlook. The rest are service reps and are the ones that actually contact the customers.
>I do welcome all ideas and I thank you for it.


>The problem with that method is requiring every customer to know that address.

Yes it would, same as would know the e-mail address your are sending to.

You have to unable your cell phone to receive that type of message. But then again it would be a controlled environment. Ie company to employee.