The "msg.getId()" is for your own use and its blank for inbound messages!!!
As Will said, the timestamp should be enough for you in order to process just the new messages. Otherwise, implement a generic auto-number ID in your database and keep along with that. On Tue, Apr 6, 2010 at 10:42 AM, Will O'Connell <[email protected]>wrote: > Hi Zamby, > I think Thanasis would be able to answer the question on getting the > ID from a message and if it's possible. > > But I wouldn't think it the best option, for the following reasons. If > the message has a unique number given by the phone, what if you're > phone breaks and you replace it with a new one? You may get duplicate > ID's from the replacement phobe. By using a unique number from the > phone, you are basically linking your messages to that phone, which > seems unnecessary. If you have an Identity column in your messages > table along with a timestamp, you have unique rows with the identity > column and you can get the latest message or categorize and group the > messages by the datetime column, all without having any dependance on > the phone it came from. > > That's what I am hoping to go for, unfortunately I still can't read > messages from my phone, but the storage of the sent messages works > well, because I have the sending running in a Windows Service, and it > gets the messages to be sent from a table (which I can add to using an > asp.net website) and just flags them as processed as it sends them. > Therefore, for any reporting or querying, you're really just accessing > the database as you would any standard querying, without ever having > to go near the phone itself... > > That's my take on it anyway. Might suit what you want to achieve. > > Will. > > On Apr 1, 10:21 pm, zamby <[email protected]> wrote: > > Thanks very nice. > > If I create a message database .... > > I have to use force to timestamp or is there a "id" parameter? > > msg.getId() can fit in your opinion? > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "SMSLib User Group" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<smslib%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/smslib?hl=en. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "SMSLib User Group" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/smslib?hl=en.
