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This example writes all the sms from the inbox to a file.

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Code Example

Source file: Media:sms_backup.zip

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Tested with

Devices(s): S60 3rd Edition FP1 SDK

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Compatibility

Platform(s): S60 2nd Edition, S60 3rd Edition

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Article

Keywords: inbox

Created: cyke64 (31 Mar 2007)

Last edited: hamishwillee (08 May 2013)

Preconditions

The inbox should not be empty. If the inbox is empty, the file created would be blank.

Code Snippet

from time import ctime
 
import codecs
import inbox, appuifw
 
box = inbox.Inbox()
msg = box.sms_messages()
 
f = codecs.open('E:/Others/listSMS.txt', 'w', 'utf8') # open file in UTF8
for i in msg:
	f.write(box.address(i))
	f.write('\n')
	f.write(ctime(box.time(i))) # convert seconds in a string
	f.write('\n')
	f.write(box.content(i))
	f.write('\n')
	print i +"th SMS backed up"
f.close()
 
appuifw.note(u'All SMS are backed up!', "info")
 
f = codecs.open('E:/Others/listSMS.txt', 'r', 'utf8')
print f.read()
f.close()

Post Conditions

A text file would be created in E:/Others/.

Download source code

File:Sms backup.zip

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