SMS, MMS, Webcam and Email in VB6

[Jason Bodine]

Hi all,

I'm working on version 4.0 of an electronic diary program that I first
wrote back in the late 90s. Well, here we are in 2012 where everybody
who's anybody has a cell phone, and for this version I've decided that
I would like to add some extra security features allowing users to do
any of the following:

1. Receive an email alert from the program when someone tries to gain
unauthorized access to their user profile.
2. Receive a text message alert.
3. Snap a picture with the webcam and send an MMS message to the
cellphone so the users can see who tried to get into their accounts.

Any ideas how I can do this?

Thanks!
Jason

[Auric__]

Post by Jason Bodine
I'm working on version 4.0 of an electronic diary program that I first
wrote back in the late 90s. Well, here we are in 2012 where everybody
who's anybody has a cell phone, and for this version I've decided that
I would like to add some extra security features allowing users to do
1. Receive an email alert from the program when someone tries to gain
unauthorized access to their user profile.

Email is controlled via plain-text commands. I don't have a step-by-step list
of instructions, but it's not that hard. Try googling for something like
"visual basic send email", without quotes.

Post by Jason Bodine
2. Receive a text message alert.
3. Snap a picture with the webcam and send an MMS message to the
cellphone so the users can see who tried to get into their accounts.

That's a bit different. SMS is non-trivial, I believe. Try googling for, say,
"free sms library". (The only one I've seen is for .Net.)

Alternately, many cell phone companies provide an email-to-SMS gateway,
usually something along the lines of [phone number]@[company's website]. You
could email an alert to the appropriate gateway.

As for controlling the webcam... I can't really help you there. TWAIN maybe?

Post by Jason Bodine
Any ideas how I can do this?

See above. ;-) Good luck.

[Jason Bodine]

Hi,

I've already got the webcam functions down, at least partially. I can
show it in an Image control and take a photo with it. I guess what I
need to figure out as far as that goes is how to send it as a MMS
attachment.

Jason

Post by Auric__
As for controlling the webcam... I can't really help you there. TWAIN maybe?

Post by Jason Bodine
Any ideas how I can do this?

See above. ;-) Good luck.
--
Inertia rose triumphant over all.

[Deanna Earley]

Post by Jason Bodine
Hi,
I've already got the webcam functions down, at least partially. I can
show it in an Image control and take a photo with it. I guess what I
need to figure out as far as that goes is how to send it as a MMS
attachment.

That'll be specific to whichever SMS gateway you're using.
ClickATell allow this via an HTTP interface IIRC.