cant add reciptiant name in message sending.

[ar_patel]

hi
i am trying to develop simple app which send sms to given number. but when that message come in sent item, it not showing me Name of receiptan, as that contact is saved in my mobile.i use following code for that.
Is there any other way to achive that?
CSmsSendHandler::NewL(*(meso->smsObserver), tel_number, msg_body, encoding);

[symbianyucca]

check thagt you set both iDescription, iDetails with your TMsvEntry instance, and it should show nicely.

[ar_patel]

hi symbianyucca, thanks for reply
i have seted them. please check following code for that

  aMsvEntry.iDescription.Set(iMessageText); // message string which user want to send
  aMsvEntry.iDetails.Set(iTelNum);  //iTelNum is string which is phone number entered by user
  aMsvEntry.SetInPreparation(EFalse);   

  aMsvEntry.SetSendingState(KMsvSendStateWaiting);   
  aMsvEntry.iDate.UniversalTime();     

  //In other function
  iMtm->AddAddresseeL(iTelNum, msvEntry.iDetails);

where iMessageText and iTelNum are Tbuf type.

one more behaviour i have noticed. In phone's inbuild messaging app, if i manually enter the number and send message in sent item that app also show me the number only and if i send message with using "Add reciptiant " from option menu to same person, it will show me the name in sent item. so can you please suggest me how can i implement "Add reciptiant" facility with symbian ?

[symbianyucca]

you have to set it manually from your code, also before you can set it, you could get the name using contacts database APIs.

[Paul.Todd]

Did you look at the overloaded variant of AddAddresseeL?
i.e. the next function after AddAddresseeL in the header file/SDK help

[Nitesh Bhardwaj]

hi symbianyucca, thanks for reply
i have seted them. please check following code for that

  aMsvEntry.iDescription.Set(iMessageText); // message string which user want to send
  aMsvEntry.iDetails.Set(iTelNum);  //iTelNum is string which is phone number entered by user
  aMsvEntry.SetInPreparation(EFalse);   

  aMsvEntry.SetSendingState(KMsvSendStateWaiting);   
  aMsvEntry.iDate.UniversalTime();     

  //In other function
  iMtm->AddAddresseeL(iTelNum, msvEntry.iDetails);

where iMessageText and iTelNum are Tbuf type.

one more behaviour i have noticed. In phone's inbuild messaging app, if i manually enter the number and send message in sent item that app also show me the number only and if i send message with using "Add reciptiant " from option menu to same person, it will show me the name in sent item. so can you please suggest me how can i implement "Add reciptiant" facility with symbian ?

so what u want,if u want that whenever u send msg using ur app and in sent items it should be show by name rather than number,for this u have to change this line,

aMsvEntry.iDetails.Set(iTelNum);
to like this
aMsvEntry.iDetails.Set(Urname);
//Urname is a buf that ll contain the name part of that number' entry.

[Paul.Todd]

Nitesh, how would this solve the case where you send an sms to multiple people?

As I said in my original post, look at the overloaded function where can specify an alias as well as an address.

[Nitesh Bhardwaj]

Nitesh, how would this solve the case where you send an sms to multiple people?

As I said in my original post, look at the overloaded function where can specify an alias as well as an address.

yes Paul.Todd, u r right.i did not think abt it.

[kiran10182]

Yes Paul.

And here goes direct link for the same purpose.
* Send message to multiple reciepients

Kiran.

[ar_patel]

yes kiran you are right. but my problem is differ. I dont want to send message to multiple people. i want to send only one person and that person name should come in sent item after sending message.
i am following Nitesh's suggestion that modify iDetail.Set(uname).
But now problem is that in sent item i am seeing squere boxes instead of name.
when i debug its showing correct string but not in sent item. i guess format problem but i dont know which format require for that.

uname is TBuf type.

[ar_patel]

well i got the solution. following is the algo for that.

open the contact database.
serch the contact entry with key as phone number.
if(Phone number found)
get the first name
get the last name
Append last name with first namw with space(full name = lastname + space + firstname)
aMsvEntryForDetail.iDetails.Set(fullname->Des());
return.
else
go to next contact entry

[wizard_hu_]

In fact CPbkContactItem/Engine::GetContactTitleL can do that for you (and it returns Company if no name is set).