it works now the correct answer was to use pmNotifyGetNewMsgCountFromHelper. it works now. i don't know why it didn't before, maybe i did some mistake... but now it gets count of sms messages flawlesly. i am glad i tried it again...
it counts new messages only, so its same number as shown in palm dial application Gary wrote: > As far as I've seen, the built in APIs for getting at SMS data aren't > very helpful. Different carriers install different SMS software on each > phone, and they vary between devices as well. I've had to reverse > engineer a number of different SMS database formats for my application, > and I'm only targeting the Treo 650 right now. > > If anyone has had a better experience, I'd also be interested in hearing > about it. > > Cheers, > Gary > > Michal Seliga wrote: >> please..someone... builtin phone application shows correct number so it must >> be >> possible somehow... i just can't find out how >> >> Michal Seliga wrote: >> >>> hi >>> >>> on treo650 i need to detect how many sms messages are in inbox >>> >>> when i use PhoneLib api to open database with sms messages for me >>> (PhnLibGetDBRef) it opens database "SMS Messages2" of type DATA and creator >>> SMS2 which is always empty >>> >>> i already found that messages are in fact stored in database called >>> "Messages Database" with type MsDb and creator MsSt. >>> >>> is there any 'correct' way to get this information or must i open this >>> database i found myself? i already found that there is a lot of records and >>> not all of them are sms messages so i don't know how to get correct number >>> from there. is this format documented somewhere? >>> >>> i also tried to use approach which was recommended for mail and sms >>> messages (to use pmNotifyGetNewMsgCountFromHelper), it works for mail, i >>> can't test it for mms at the moment, but for sms it returns always 0 so >>> again no luck here >>> >>> i will be glad for any hint, because i am stuck with this... thanks in >>> advance >>> >>> >> >> -- For information on using the PalmSource Developer Forums, or to unsubscribe, please see http://www.palmos.com/dev/support/forums/
