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[Windows Mobile Software Development] umesh:
Mohit, thanks for giving shape to the idea. I've set it on my phone though had some issues with display on Touch HD but was able to use the controls and set it up. Couple of questions that I had in mind -

1. Does it have to be left running at all times or can I at least shove it off my running task list.

2. Every time I add a new contact and his / her birthday do I have to update this software too to add the new contact to it's list.

But otherwise it seems to be a nice piece of work. If you can spare some time for refinement do let me know.

Thanks,

Umesh.
[Windows Mobile Software Development] draven187:
Can you tell me if it works on your contacts or your calander?

Sorry didn't read the first post.. found the awser in there.
[Windows Mobile Software Development] mohitsapru:
Sure Umesh, Just give me a PM
[Windows Mobile Software Development] hoanghn:
Thanks for lazy software :p:D
[Windows Mobile Software Development] vrfranks:
As we observe your birthday now,

Your cake and gifts don’t matter much.

These common things aren’t really you,

Ribbons, paper hats and such.

We celebrate a person who

Brings happiness to everyone,

Someone who gives more than she gets,

And fills our lives with joy and fun.

So Happy Birthday, and many more!

We hope you make it to a hundred and two,

Because we cannot even dream

What life would be like without you.

Birthday SMS
[Windows Mobile Software Development] tolgaulas:
great work.

it would be greater if we can use some variables (i.e person's name) in the body of the message.

thanks.
[Windows Mobile Software Development] mohitsapru:
Hi tolgaulas,

So what do u suggest, how should it work(details)?
[Windows Mobile Software Development] mohitsapru:
Happy New Year!!

Happy New Year to all the XDA members!! :)
[Windows Mobile Software Development] tolgaulas:
Hi,

For example: "Happy birthday %Name..."

or

"Happy birthday %First..."

"Happy anniversary %Name. I wish you more years with %Spouse."

etc..
[Windows Mobile Software Development] mlin:
Great idea! Will try it out.
[Windows Mobile Software Development] Luigi_Follina:
Questions

First of all happy new year to all of you guts!

During this vacations I've tried this software and i have a couple of questions:

1- I've set the check at 00:01 in order to be the first that send the greetings, but the software does not work; i will try to set another hour as soon as i'll go back to work;

2- if the contact has only fix telephone numbers and not mobile number, what does the software do?

Thanks for your job :)

cheers!
[Windows Mobile Software Development] mohitsapru:
hi Luigi_Follina,

i hope u added the contacts bday to the calendar using the app. also if there is no mobile no it wont send it...

could u send its log file. so that i can see if there was some problem..
[Windows Mobile Software Development] mohitsapru:
Update

Some bug fixes
[Windows Mobile Software Development] hsmcd:
Oh god!! :eek:

i like this app so much coz i always forgotten to wish my friends :p

rated 5 stars~

cheers
[Windows Mobile Software Development] mohitsapru:
FIX

There was a crash every time a bday sms was sent. This has been fixed. PLZ take the new cab.

This bug was in the 16th jan upate
[Windows Mobile Software Development] Turtle72:
HTC HD2

Hello, thank you very much for the program. Is it possible to make a fullscreen version for the HTC HD2?
[Windows Mobile Software Development] mohitsapru:
It is surely possible but is it really needed? as we dont have to open the gui regularly. only once it is needed just for setup.

well thanks for trying out.
[Windows Mobile Software Development] Turtle72:
That is true :-) I tapt the first time wrong and so my homescreen opened. There is now a hole.
[Windows Mobile Software Development] storms:
Personalise SMS with recipient's name

This is a brilliant app, thank you.

I suggest it would be really helpful if there were a way of entering a field in the customised sms message, which the software would substitute with the recipients forename when sending an sms...

I.e. "Hi <firstname>, many happy returns! xx Joe"

Which would become "Hi Max, many happy returns! xx Joe"
[Windows Mobile Software Development] mohitsapru:
Thanks a lot storms,

well this suggestion i have already got :o well lets see how feaseable it will be. As i dont store names in an ordered way so it is a problem for me.:o

but i may impliment this and other features also like option to send messages on anniverseries in future releases.
[Windows Mobile Software Development] mohitsapru:
Update v0.3

Custom name in message added, user can now has an option to create message which will use either of the contacts nickname or firstname.

to use please clear the added bday contacts first and then add again.
[Windows Mobile Software Development] Luigi_Follina:
Custom name

Hi Mohit,

thank you for the new release! Anyway the "Custom name" functionality seems working in a wrong way. It seems that the software takes my name instead of the receipient name! :)

Ciao!

Luigi
[Windows Mobile Software Development] mohitsapru:
Ohh did it :o!!!

i tried but it is working fine!!! you need to have either first name set up or nick name, nickname will have more priority over first name. Could you plz verify to whom it has sent the message, it will log the successful sms sent message in the log file. there you can see the name of the person to whom it has sent the message. if that is fine the custom name should also be fine
[Windows Mobile Software Development] Luigi_Follina:
Custom name

For what i've understood, it seems that if i have more than one birthday all the text messages are sent with the first name the software found. It seems like the memory that the software uses is not blanked when the birthday change. I do not know if i'm clear. :p

Moreover I saw that Bday creates calendar event in outlook which have the "Show as" attribute blank. Can you please set-up the software to creates events with this attribute set by default with "Free"; anyway it is not possible to change or create them manually since that field is mandatory! :p

Many thanks!

Ciao! :)
[Windows Mobile Software Development] mohitsapru:
Nice find Luigi, thanks for pointing out. Will update it. :o
[Windows Mobile Software Development] mohitsapru:
v 0.4

v0.4 Bug Fix

1. In v0.3 if user had configured a message with custom name and there are more than one bdays on the same day then the app would send the same name to all the contacts.

2. Status will now be shown as free
[Windows Mobile Software Development] mohitsapru:
SocialSync - import ALL your facebook details to device

XDA member binary64 has developed a tool to import the facebook details to your outlook contacts,

so now you can get bdays for your contacts configured through facebook...

SocialSync
[Windows Mobile Software Development] Luigi_Follina:
Thanks!

Many many thanks!!! :D
[Windows Mobile Software Development] mohitsapru:
You are most welcome:D
[Windows Mobile Software Development] temanta:
tq for your program, but when i try add contact birtday with 2784 contacts the program hang. can you solve this problem...
[Windows Mobile Software Development] mohitsapru:
Really 2784 Contacts:eek: I think it just takes time... it is supposed to take time... well i suppose there is no wait cursor poping up to show the status so u might be thinking that it hung...

well i will try to add either a wait cursor or a progress bar....
[Windows Mobile Software Development] mohitsapru:
V0.5

V0.5 out,

added progress bar to show progress while adding calendar entries
[Windows Mobile Software Development] mohitsapru:
??

No comments!!!
[Windows Mobile Software Development] temanta:
hello bro,

i try v0.5 but the problem still same with v0.4 to add contact, the program still looking hang.

my pda is hp rw628 with os wm6.1.

can u help me. tq
[Windows Mobile Software Development] mohitsapru:
sure temanta,

well does the progress bar shows any movement or something??? or does it crashes...??
[Windows Mobile Software Development] mohitsapru:
seems a repeat post, well is you device a Smartphone or a Pocket PC??

sorry i cant test for your condition as i dont have so many contacts... :(
[Windows Mobile Software Development] temanta:
my device is pocket pc
[Windows Mobile Software Development] mohitsapru:
i suppose if there is no update in progress bar then the app should be processing your contacts basically it filters all the contacts which have bdays defined. and with given you case with so many contacts this will be slow.... just eager does your contact window opens normally or it also lags? I would like to suggest you to try adding once more and wait for some time at least half an hour, if still it is not resonding i will try to figure out something.
[Windows Mobile Software Development] temanta:
there is no update in progress bar, my contacts always have date bday defined. if you want, i can email outlook contacts csv file to you.
[Windows Mobile Software Development] mohitsapru:
No temanta, i suggest not to share your personal info. Well as far as i have analysed keeping your case in mind this thing becomes iresponsive when filtering the contacts. this was done by inbuilt method. so may be i need to figure something out.
[Windows Mobile Software Development] temanta:
waiting for update version ... :d
[Windows Mobile Software Development] mohitsapru:
i am also waiting for the weekend... to dig into things...since it is because of inbuilt function of outlook i need to figure out a roundabout fix... will post it as soon as i get some find
[Windows Mobile Software Development] Luigi_Follina:
Hi moith

duplicate message (see below)
[Windows Mobile Software Development] Luigi_Follina:
New points :-)

First of all thank you for your hard work :)

I used your application and I really like it. I have few ideas in mind and i would like to share them with you here.

I saw that, in order to let the software work correctly, it has to add the birthdays itself. I don’t really understand what it does during this activity, but it seems like It adds in its memory also the contact numbers, cuz when I change in my outlook the contact number the software sends the text message to the old one.

I don’t know how much work it requires, but it would be great if the software does not need to load all the birthdays, but I could work on the calendar events that already exist.

The software should check within the Outlook calendar timeframe (1 day for example) and for every calendar appointment should verify if their own categories and if one of them is “SMSBIRTHDAY” should send the text messages to specific recipients defined within the “Contact Linking” calendar attribute (see attachment). So I can define which events (birthdays but also anniversaries, ecc.) should trigger the text messages, but also which specific birthday event. In fact in the way described above if I don’t want to sent the automatic text message to my boss I can remove the category “SMSBIRTHDAY” from his birthday event without remove the calendar event itself. :D

I don’t know if I was clear enough!

Thank you and have a good week end!

Cheers!

Luigi
[Windows Mobile Software Development] mohitsapru:
Hmm got some of the points...well i suppose if you remove "SMSBIRTHDAY" even in this app it wont send the sms ;) did you try... not sure need to look in code.

well about your suggestions those are good but basically how this app works is it finds all the contacts who have their bdays defined...selects them and one by one add those in the calendar with their phone numbers(did this to save some searching through contacts), you might have noticed that. so when the app runs at the specified time it filters all the calendar entries and gets only those in SMSBIRTHDAY category and then checks for the upcoming bday from those selected.

The phone number issue you pointed is practical and can happen need to work on that. well one way can be to change to whole app logic ;) that would be not to add the entries in calendar but do it directly from contacts list, but then u can't control to whom you want to send those messages(i noticed you are very organized with your calendar items, but then every one isn't that organized with thing for example me :o...i don't even have my boss's bday..oh wait i dont have my boss's number LOL:D)

long story short... i have taken some of your points and suggestion and will work over them surely... thanks Luigi really grateful to you for suggesting points and ideas.

Thanks,

Mohit
[Windows Mobile Software Development] Luigi_Follina:
So quick!

Thanks for the quick answer :D

Actaully you're right, the software should address the typical requirement, and for sure your application does that.

Actually i did not notify that the contact number are stored on the calendar event added by the Bday. I have to check that, so i can manage it manually if needed.

Anyway I was referring to my boss, but it could be also you girlfriend/wife; I'm sure the automatic text message it is not that nice ;)

Anyway thanks again!

Ciao!

Luigi
[Windows Mobile Software Development] mohitsapru:
hey just figured the way out for the number problem... ;) flash of idea.... keep watching might upload in another hour
[Windows Mobile Software Development] Luigi_Follina:
sounds good :)
[Windows Mobile Software Development] mohitsapru:
one help could you please check if this works... i tested but i need to confirm before i upload at first post i am uploading it in this post.

u need to clean your entries first that were made by this app using the menu option. after that install it and try...
[Windows Mobile Software Development] Luigi_Follina:
Which are the differences?

Just to check where to check ;)

Thanks
[Windows Mobile Software Development] mohitsapru:
hmm the number problem... the one you pointed out.. if you change the phone number it was sending to the old one... right also u can check if other things are working fine... yes i have tested but still you never know
[Windows Mobile Software Development] Luigi_Follina:
ok i'm gonna test ASAP and then let you know ;)

Thanks :)
[Windows Mobile Software Development] Luigi_Follina:
It works!

I tried and it works FINE!!!! :)

Just changing the number on the contact and the text message is been sent to the new number!! How did you do that??!?! :confused:

Thanks man!

Moreover i saw that the software is working even if i transform the calendar event in ALL DAY EVENT!! Which is fantastic!!!:)

Thank you mannn!!!!

Cheers!

Luigi
[Windows Mobile Software Development] mohitsapru:
thanks for testing... will upload it at first post... no big deal what it does now is that it gets the contact using an id which is specific to that only ;) so now u can change any thing(first name, nick name) and then it will take the updated one.
[Windows Mobile Software Development] mohitsapru:
v 0.6 Out

V 0.6 is out with fixes suggested by Luigi
[Windows Mobile Software Development] spideric:
How the hell do u use this? Is there a step by step tut? I've tried things, experimented etc but I can't figure it out.
[Windows Mobile Software Development] mohitsapru:
Every thing is automatic... so may be to check u need to configure a dummy contact with bday as today, add it to calendar thru app menu. set a schedule time... to test set it 5 -10 min from now and let it be there. Better create that dummy contact with your own mobile number so that u can receive the wish...

Hope this is clear
[Windows Mobile Software Development] temanta:
tq.. it's work for me now
[Windows Mobile Software Development] Luigi_Follina:
Which language did you use?

Hi Mohit,

I have just one question: how language did you use to write this software? VB? :p

Thanks!

Luigi
[Windows Mobile Software Development] mohitsapru:
I used c#... ;)
[Windows Mobile Software Development] Luigi_Follina:
Thanks! :)
[Windows Mobile Software Development] Luigi_Follina:
Still me

Since I’m not so busy in this period I'm gonna put on the table some other thoughts :p please mohit don’t blame me :)

Do you think it is worth and feasible to make the software create the birthday calendar events as a full-day instead from 00:00-23:45; in this way my calendar (which is well organized :D) will be much clear?

Thank you as usual

Luigi
[Windows Mobile Software Development] mohitsapru:
Yes thaz is wat i was trying the very first time... but some how poutlook don't like adding full day events through a code. whenever i tried adding it, it created an entry which has start-day as today and end date as yesterday(yes yesterday), i was so frustrated that i concluded on this fix ;) well will try again, since you have asked :)

Thanks
[Windows Mobile Software Development] Luigi_Follina:
Strange :confused: anyway it's not a big deal :D

Anyway thank you for your quick replay (as usual) :)

Ciao

Luigi
[Windows Mobile Software Development] Luigi_Follina:
bug

Sorry Mohit,

I've just notified that the birthday events creted by the software have a reccurence which is "every 12 years" instead of "every year" :)

Moreover as a Change Request, do you think it is possible to save the "Happy Birthday" text messages into the "Sent messages" outlook folder?

Many thanks! :)

Ciao!
[Windows Mobile Software Development] mohitsapru:
Hi Luigi,

are you sure about the first issue. you mean to say that a contact will be wished after 12years ;).

I checked on my device and it seems fine. well i will look into it if you confirm this after checking once again. I mean clear and again add. I know it must be a pain but we need to make this working.

And about your second request consider it done! :D

Thanks,

Mohit
[Windows Mobile Software Development] Luigi_Follina:
Thanks man :)

I confirm you the "bug". See the attachment. There are few attributes in the calendar event; Recurrence is fine, but the Recurrence Pattern is wrong, eual to 12.

You can also check if in your calendar you have the same birthady two years consecutively :D
[Windows Mobile Software Development] mohitsapru:
Okay well i did some fixes today... and have uploaded it at first post as version 1 could you plz test it and let me know.

Changes.

1. Will save a sms in sent items :) as you requested.

2. Will create entries as fullday event :) as you requested :D

3. Also letme know if recurrence problem is still there as i havent found any problem like that still. i suspect that when u export it to your outlook may be it takes 12months as 12years:D WILD guess... could you check at your device...:o

also plz chk if all contacts are added with correct bdays:D i am not able to check right now as i am in offc. will check once i reach home.

Will update the first post once you confirm it.
[Windows Mobile Software Development] Luigi_Follina:
NICE!

Of courssssse I'll test it :D

Thank you sooooo much!!!:D

Cheers!
[Windows Mobile Software Development] Luigi_Follina:
Tests Report

I've done some tests, but i'm still not sure!

- The events now are full day events --> Working correctly :), but still every 12 years :(

- The message are saved in the "Sent messages" --> works correctly :D

- The birthday event are correctly created --> perfect, but I notified 1 issue, I have a contact which birthday is today, but the software created the birthday on January 22ns :confused: --> tonight I'll run more and more test and tomorrow I'll come back to you!:)

For the moment thanks for you hard job!:)

Good night!

Luigi
[Windows Mobile Software Development] mohitsapru:
Regarding the 12year problem did you check in your device also... without syncing with pc? is it still there?

i am also not sure what happens when a contact has a bday as on the same day as today... i was also facing the same issue but then i was testing on emulator and i thought maybe some weird issue... will chk on my device and will try to figure it out....

Thanks for testing ;)
[Windows Mobile Software Development] Luigi_Follina:
Problems

I run the tests and these are my results:

- I confirm the error for the birthdays which happen on the same day of when the software has been lunched;

- The birthday events are well created in the phone (for what I’ve seen), but when the synchronization with outlook, for some reasons, freak up everything :-D the problem it is not just related with the recurrence but also with the day and the month of the events! I notified one thing: When the events are created on the phone and you open the recurrence of one of these events, even if you don’t change anything the sync with outlook works correctly! Strange eh? :confused:

I don't know! I need the outlook sincy :p

Cheers!:o

Luigi
[Windows Mobile Software Development] mohitsapru:
Thanks Luigi for confirming.. i also noticed these things but it is really weird:confused: Cant understand were is the problem now i am getting into a trial and error mode:cool: will let u know if some thing comes up. I am taking it out from first post.
[Windows Mobile Software Development] Luigi_Follina:
Ok

Ok, perfect! So I'll look forward to see it :D

Thank you man!

Ciao!
[Windows Mobile Software Development] mohitsapru:
Here it is...

Dont look tooo forward here it is... at least same days bday problem...seems to be fixed ;)

I was still not able to figure out the outlook sync problem... maybe u can chk that also... keeping my fingers crossed:o
[Windows Mobile Software Development] Luigi_Follina:
NICE! Gonna testing! :D
[Windows Mobile Software Development] Luigi_Follina:
Results

- I confirm the error for the birthdays which happen on the same day of when the software has been lunched; FIXED:D

- The birthday events are well created in the phone (for what I’ve seen), but when the synchronization with outlook, for some reasons, freak up everything :-D --> Only the 12 years recurrence still remain!

(the problem it is not just related with the recurrence but also with the day and the month of the events! FIXED :D

Still don't understand, on the phone it is correct, it is the sync that change the recurrence pattern :-S :confused:
[Windows Mobile Software Development] mohitsapru:
Is it possible that in your system datetime representation is different than on your device? i mean regional settings?? check that out!!!
[Windows Mobile Software Development] Luigi_Follina:
Sincerly I don't know how to check it. They should be the same (see attachment9 :confused:
[Windows Mobile Software Development] mohitsapru:
Seems fine but can you cross check from Control Panel -> Regional and language options in your PC?

Some more info
[Windows Mobile Software Development] Luigi_Follina:
here my control panel screenshot but it seems fine :confused:
[Windows Mobile Software Development] mohitsapru:
Ok I will chk on mine and verify... I am back home ;)

Yup... i have checked works fine on mine...:confused:

I have attached the screens... both calendar and the regional settings for my device and PC. also check for any day light saving settings in outlook...
[Windows Mobile Software Development] Luigi_Follina:
:( Ok ....

i'll chnage these attributes manually!

Anyway good job! :)
[Windows Mobile Software Development] mohitsapru:
sorry luigi, cudnt help u more...

thanks for the help in improving it:D
[Windows Mobile Software Development] mohitsapru:
v1.0 Out

Update for V 1.0

1. Appointments will be added as a fullday event.

2. The birthday messages sent will be saved in sent items of your sms.
[Windows Mobile Software Development] Luigi_Follina:
Thanks

No problem mohit, i understand :) I'll try to fix it and let you know if any news come up.

Anyway if somebody else will face the same error please let me know!

Thank you for your support mohit and for sure I'll come up soon with further improvements :D

Cheers man!
[Windows Mobile Software Development] Luigi_Follina:
Here again

Hi Mohit,

could you please check one thing for me? :D

Maybe are due to my tests, but it seems that the software would not create birthday events if the occur on the 31st, i have to check if this happen always to the last day of the month (30th and Febraury 28th).

Thanks :)
[Windows Mobile Software Development] mohitsapru:
i just cross checked and it works fine on my device... no issues...:confused:

u had this issue on your device or on your pc's outlook?