Advertisement
If you have a new account but are having problems posting or verifying your account, please email us on hello@boards.ie for help. Thanks :)
Hello all! Please ensure that you are posting a new thread or question in the appropriate forum. The Feedback forum is overwhelmed with questions that are having to be moved elsewhere. If you need help to verify your account contact hello@boards.ie
Hi all! We have been experiencing an issue on site where threads have been missing the latest postings. The platform host Vanilla are working on this issue. A workaround that has been used by some is to navigate back from 1 to 10+ pages to re-sync the thread and this will then show the latest posts. Thanks, Mike.
Hi there,
There is an issue with role permissions that is being worked on at the moment.
If you are having trouble with access or permissions on regional forums please post here to get access: https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058365403/you-do-not-have-permission-for-that#latest

Cabbage Desktop / Cabbage Mobile mega thread (Desktop/mobile texting app)

  • 14-10-2007 5:51pm
    #1
    Sam Vimes
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,611 ✭✭✭✭Sam Vimes


    following on from this thread, i made a new desktop based texting program. the AFT server is being taken down soon so the desktop based clients JSMS and multitext will stop working.

    the server side code of AFT is being made available for other people to host and the phone based AFT client is being rewritten to allow the server to be changed by the user but the multitext project has stopped and the guy who wrote JSMS is on a round the world trip or something so a new one was needed. And here it is :)

    its similar to multitext but independently made. there's probably some bugs in it because it was made in about 6 hours so let me know if you find any. its set to use the aft server at the moment but that won't work forever. if anyone wants a copy of my server side code to host themselves pm me. my version works with vodafone :) and if anyone wants to make their hosting available for others to use that'd be great.

    its called cabbage. there is no reason to call it cabbage but i wasn't bothered thinking of anything so i chose a random word. if anyone can think of a good name you can have a share in the €0.00 i'm making from it


    edit: i decided that i was sick of uploading it back here every time and boards stops you editing posts after a while so you can get it here:
    http://www.cabbagetexter.com/


«134567…96

Comments

  • #2
    dohouch
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,552 ✭✭✭dohouch


    Funny, was looking for something to send SMS's from desktop this afternoon. Thanks. Works just fine.
    I have 2 accounts, and it would be better, I think if the account selected on main page was identifed by name and not as at present by mobile number of acct. Both my accounts are 086, but the one I use most is with Meteor. But its good to have it anyway.
    thanks

    🧐IMHO, God wants us all to ENJOY many,many ice-creams , 🍦🍦🍦🍦🍦🍦🍦🍦🍦🍦🍦🍦



  • #3
    _Kaiser_
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 28,929 ✭✭✭✭_Kaiser_


    just tried on meteor.. works grand. Cheers! :)


  • #4
    _Kaiser_
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 28,929 ✭✭✭✭_Kaiser_


    Few quick things:

    - Could the next version include a minimise button?
    - Any chance of an option to save a number to the address book if not already present?
    Saves you having to populate the address book seperately. It's the one thing I miss about Vodafone's webtext since moving back to meteor.
    - Could the address book display the name and number in the list.

    Otherwise great little app as I said. :D


  • #5
    thebman
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,012 ✭✭✭✭thebman


    Why not have a number history similar to browser history so you don't have to manually add to your address book.

    I don't know if it has that as I've not used it yet. I have downloaded it and I'll give a go at some stage. Thanks for the program.


  • #6
    donutface
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 461 ✭✭donutface


    look guys theres a chance aft is not gonna work after this month but its not 100%, if someone else is hosting it ill gladly point the domains over, heck maybe the server im on will carry on for another while. I just want everyone to be prepared in the event of it happening


  • Advertisement
  • #7
    Sam Vimes
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,611 ✭✭✭✭Sam Vimes


    Kaiser2000 wrote: »
    Few quick things:

    - Could the next version include a minimise button?
    done

    - Any chance of an option to save a number to the address book if not already present?
    done

    - Could the address book display the name and number in the list.
    done

    brim4brim wrote: »
    Why not have a number history similar to browser history so you don't have to manually add to your address book.
    i think offering to save the number after sending is enough tbh. that'd be fairly awkward to code


    donutface wrote: »
    look guys theres a chance aft is not gonna work after this month but its not 100%, if someone else is hosting it ill gladly point the domains over, heck maybe the server im on will carry on for another while. I just want everyone to be prepared in the event of it happening
    ah we'll sort it out. some people will offer to host the files


    the updated exe is in the first post. you'll have to put your contacts in again unfortunately because the format's changed to allow login names instead of just numbers


  • #8
    LegacyUser
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 166,026 ✭✭✭✭LegacyUser


    Awesome app man, I think this is a world class idea.


  • #9
    quintron
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,201 ✭✭✭quintron


    Great work CV! Its a really tidy interface and a well made app.
    I have one question? What way are the numbers stored? I have about 500 names in the format Firstname Lastname, 08XXXXXXXX as per JSMS.
    Is there any way of importing CSV style names and numbers?
    Cheers,
    Q.


  • #10
    Sam Vimes
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,611 ✭✭✭✭Sam Vimes


    shouldn't be a problem. would it matter if they appeared in alphabetical order using the first names instead of the last names?


  • #11
    quintron
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,201 ✭✭✭quintron


    Commander Vimes wrote: »
    shouldn't be a problem. would it matter if they appeared in alphabetical order using the first names instead of the last names?

    Wouldn't matter at all. In fact thats the way they are now! :D


  • Advertisement
  • #12
    Sam Vimes
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,611 ✭✭✭✭Sam Vimes


    quintron wrote: »
    Wouldn't matter at all. In fact thats the way they are now! :D

    you can now import names


  • #13
    Old Jim
    Registered Users Posts: 178 ✭✭Old Jim


    Have tried it on 2 seperate vodafone accounts but keep getting the error: "Error: Invalid login details"
    Tried downloading the latest version from the link, the one without the minimise button, but still the same. My login details are correct.


  • #14
    Sam Vimes
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,611 ✭✭✭✭Sam Vimes


    i know. the AFT server doesn't work with vodafone at the moment and that's what its set to use. i'll pm you the server i use if you promise not to give it to anyone. its free hosting so it doesn't allow much usage and if too many people use it the networks will block it


  • #15
    Owen
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,683 ✭✭✭✭Owen


    What server address do we use CV?


  • #16
    quintron
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,201 ✭✭✭quintron


    Commander Vimes wrote: »
    you can now import names
    That was quick!!
    Nice one CV.
    Appreciate that feature.


  • #17
    Sam Vimes
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,611 ✭✭✭✭Sam Vimes


    ned78 wrote: »
    What server address do we use CV?

    at the moment the aft server:
    http://sms.donutsoft.net/sendsms.aspx
    but that might be going down soon, then we'll need to get different hosting. if you're on vodafone the aft won't work at the moment so pm me for a server address that works

    quintron wrote: »
    That was quick!!
    Nice one CV.
    Appreciate that feature.
    no prob :)


  • #18
    JohnCleary
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,209 ✭✭✭✭JohnCleary


    Should we use the standard server

    http://sms.donutsoft.net/sendsms.aspx

    for sending from Meteor? Great app btw


  • #19
    Sam Vimes
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,611 ✭✭✭✭Sam Vimes


    Yes you should. Its only not working with vodafone at the moment

    i'm looking into a version that will be completely client side at the moment so a server won't be needed at all and it'd be impossible to block. Does anyone know if there's an equivalent of the cURL functions in visual basic?


  • #20
    Henne220
    Closed Accounts Posts: 165 ✭✭Henne220


    I have pm'ed you cv.. cool app..


  • #21
    LegacyUser
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 166,026 ✭✭✭✭LegacyUser


    Hey man, ur geocities web page seems to be down? And my program is not working anymore...keeps saying that Error-can not send text in the program window.


  • Advertisement
  • #22
    Sam Vimes
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,611 ✭✭✭✭Sam Vimes


    the geocities site is working again. the network sites weren't working properly yesterday which is why the program wasn't working.


    i've updated the program so that vodafone and meteor both work entirely client side. only o2 has to use the server because i haven't figured how to access their site yet :)


    if you go into manage server, you'll see a new option to set it to use the server or not, by default its set not to use it. if you set it not to use the server, o2 will use it anyway


    there's a lot of new code there so there's the potential for a lot of bugs. let me know if you find any


  • #23
    Aquos76
    Moderators, Regional South East Moderators Posts: 9,045 Mod ✭✭✭✭Aquos76


    I have trired downloading the file, but when I try to extract it, there is no file to extract. Is there some kind of problem with it.

    By the way, I use MeteorSMS 2.1 at the moment and that still works fine.


  • #24
    drdre
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,244 ✭✭✭drdre


    Commander , this is a great idea.I had Multitext before but it was causing problems so hope this works well :)


  • #25
    PiE
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,538 ✭✭✭PiE


    Working fine here, nice work.


  • #26
    rymus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,819 ✭✭✭rymus


    erk... can't do without it... I'd like to host a copy of the server side stuff here.. will pm you in a sec.


  • #27
    Sam Vimes
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,611 ✭✭✭✭Sam Vimes


    Aquos76 wrote: »
    I have trired downloading the file, but when I try to extract it, there is no file to extract. Is there some kind of problem with it.

    By the way, I use MeteorSMS 2.1 at the moment and that still works fine.

    it extracts fine for me. don't know what to tell you. its only a crappy geocities site so it goes over the bandwidth allowance a lot. it took me two or three attempts to get it just there. try downloading it again


  • #28
    h57xiucj2z946q
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,267 ✭✭✭h57xiucj2z946q


    Commander Vimes wrote: »
    it extracts fine for me. don't know what to tell you. its only a crappy geocities site so it goes over the bandwidth allowance a lot. it took me two or three attempts to get it just there. try downloading it again

    set up a site on bravehost.com


  • #29
    thebman
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,012 ✭✭✭✭thebman


    Would it be an idea to have a server list built into these programs so users could select a different server from the default if one goes down and the ability to enter a custom URL?


  • #30
    rymus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,819 ✭✭✭rymus


    that would be an idea... I like it.


  • Advertisement
  • #31
    Sam Vimes
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,611 ✭✭✭✭Sam Vimes


    brim4brim wrote: »
    Would it be an idea to have a server list built into these programs so users could select a different server from the default if one goes down and the ability to enter a custom URL?

    the only publicly available server at the moment is the AFT server:
    http://sms.donutsoft.net/sendsms.aspx

    more can be added as they become available. i don't think it'd be necessary to build them into the program, maybe they could be put in a text file and zipped up with the package.

    you already can enter a custom url. settings->manage server

    of course i'm hoping that a server won't be needed at all. currently i've got meteor and vodafone working without needing a server. o2 is proving more difficult


  • #32
    Random
    Closed Accounts Posts: 19,080 ✭✭✭✭Random


    It would be more pleasing on the eye if you would add some XP themes to it :)


    Also, it's not prompting me to save numbers.


  • #33
    The Kid
    Registered Users Posts: 160 ✭✭The Kid


    Commander Vimes wrote: »
    following on from this thread, i made a new desktop based texting program.

    Very impressive application Commander. Well done - it boasts an impressive feature set.
    Commander Vimes wrote: »
    the AFT server is being taken down soon so the desktop based clients JSMS and multitext will stop working.

    This is partly true. JSMS relies on the AFT server for sending texts on the Vodafone and O2 networks. But it talks directly to the Meteor website and will continue to work for Meteor customers regardless of what happens AFT.
    Commander Vimes wrote: »
    the guy who wrote JSMS is on a round the world trip
    This is true. However, JSMS is still being supported and developed and we have just released a new version which can be found here: http://jsmsirl.sourceforge.net

    Details are available in this thread:
    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showt...p?t=2055169923

    We are obviously very interested in what happens to AFT. I've tried to determine what is happening from all the various posts/threads, but I'm still unclear about the bigger picture. In a nutshell it seems like the AFT server is about to disappear. But I'm not sure if this is already decided, or if there are plans to have it saved or replaced. Is there anything that I or fbradyirl can do to help with the AFT project? We are both Java developers (mostly backend stuff) and would consider helping out in whatever way we can (within reason - like yourselves we do this all for free and time is often scarce).


  • #34
    Stench Blossoms
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,390 ✭✭✭Stench Blossoms


    Doesn't seem to want to work for me.

    EDIT
    Never mind, got it working.


  • #35
    nava
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,739 ✭✭✭nava


    Commander Vimes wrote:
    http://geocities.com/cabbagetexter/cabbage.zip


    Tried several times today but cannot get it to download, is there an alternative url?


    Thanks


  • #36
    whisht
    Closed Accounts Posts: 857 ✭✭✭whisht


    Have added a second link to the file in my sig if geocities is down
    BTW C.V. thats a nice app


  • Advertisement
  • #37
    Sam Vimes
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,611 ✭✭✭✭Sam Vimes


    thanks whisht :)


    i must get a better url. geocities sucks balls. by the way, i realised today that if you set it not to use the server then you can only send up to 160 characters with vodafone and 306 with meteor. i'll get to fixing it but its half 3 so not now :)


  • #38
    nava
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,739 ✭✭✭nava


    whisht wrote: »
    Have added a second link to the file in my sig if geocities is down
    BTW C.V. thats a nice app

    Thanks was able to download it.

    Commander Vimes wrote: »
    thanks whisht :)


    i must get a better url. geocities sucks balls. by the way, i realised today that if you set it not to use the server then you can only send up to 160 characters with vodafone and 306 with meteor. i'll get to fixing it but its half 3 so not now :)

    Maybe you can check box.net for storage and sharing the file.

    Regards


  • #39
    dubmick
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,927 ✭✭✭dubmick


    excuse my ignorance here but what is the point of this app, does it just use your webtext allowance?


  • #40
    nava
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,739 ✭✭✭nava


    Hi

    Very nice program, A new feature will be to be able to import phonebook from Text Buddy.

    Thanks


  • #41
    thebman
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,012 ✭✭✭✭thebman


    Commander Vimes wrote: »
    thanks whisht :)


    i must get a better url. geocities sucks balls. by the way, i realised today that if you set it not to use the server then you can only send up to 160 characters with vodafone and 306 with meteor. i'll get to fixing it but its half 3 so not now :)

    If you want I can ask the admin of a site I'm a moderator on to host this for you?

    Its an Xbox360 site but the guy who runs it is sound and will probably not have problems hosting this for you or maybe allowing a server to be run off it.

    He's offered to let me host stuff on the site before and given other people space for blogs.

    Should say, PM me if you want to talk about it.


  • Advertisement
  • #42
    Sam Vimes
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,611 ✭✭✭✭Sam Vimes


    brim4brim wrote: »
    If you want I can ask the admin of a site I'm a moderator on to host this for you?

    Its an Xbox360 site but the guy who runs it is sound and will probably not have problems hosting this for you or maybe allowing a server to be run off it.

    He's offered to let me host stuff on the site before and given other people space for blogs.

    Should say, PM me if you want to talk about it.

    sounds good. i'll do that asap but at the moment i've more pressing concerns. meteor have changed their site and its stopped working :eek:


  • #43
    thebman
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,012 ✭✭✭✭thebman


    That's fine, any chance of getting the program to track the number of free texts you have left or something like that.


  • #44
    Random
    Closed Accounts Posts: 19,080 ✭✭✭✭Random


    brim4brim wrote: »
    That's fine, any chance of getting the program to track the number of free texts you have left or something like that.
    It gives the total remaining when you send a msg from what I can see.


  • #45
    Sam Vimes
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,611 ✭✭✭✭Sam Vimes


    dubmick wrote: »
    excuse my ignorance here but what is the point of this app, does it just use your webtext allowance?

    yes. basically you don't have to log in and i has a proper phonebook and you can write long texts and a few other things
    nava wrote: »
    Hi

    Very nice program, A new feature will be to be able to import phonebook from Text Buddy.

    Thanks
    if you could send me an example phonebook file from text buddy i'll implement it.


  • #46
    Sam Vimes
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,611 ✭✭✭✭Sam Vimes


    meteor have done something really really crazy to their site and i don't know if i'll be able to figure it out. fingers crossed

    it does tell you how many messages you have left, when it works


  • #47
    thebman
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,012 ✭✭✭✭thebman


    Cool, I only used it once so far to test it.


  • #48
    donutface
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 461 ✭✭donutface


    ill implement the new meteor code within the next 2-3 days sorry for the delay but ive been extremely busy over the last few days.


    Its simple on implementing it, vodafone has the same system. Get the ammount of webtexts remaining, send the message, check if it sent (the site will say its busy sending) and then subtract 1 from the webtexts and return that.


  • #49
    The Kid
    Registered Users Posts: 160 ✭✭The Kid


    Commander Vimes wrote: »
    i must get a better url. geocities sucks balls.

    I'd recommend http://www.sourceforge.net. Commander Vimes, I'm sure you're already familiar with the site, but for readers that are not, sourceforge is a site specifically for hosting opensource projects and encouraging collaboration on those projects. It provides forums, bug and feature request trackers, subversion (or cvs) hosting and multiple download mirrors.


  • #50
    ronano
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,147 ✭✭✭ronano


    i didnt see it answered in the thread though i could be blind,multitext used to let you send 3 texts in one go,how many can you send with your program?

    I was all prepared to be cynical and scoff at your program but really out does multitext which i loved and is the bee knees. If we are ever at boards meetup i'll buy you a pint ;)


  • #51
    Sam Vimes
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,611 ✭✭✭✭Sam Vimes


    ronano wrote: »
    i didnt see it answered in the thread though i could be blind,multitext used to let you send 3 texts in one go,how many can you send with your program?

    I was all prepared to be cynical and scoff at your program but really out does multitext which i loved and is the bee knees. If we are ever at boards meetup i'll buy you a pint ;)
    how do you mean it would let you send 3 in one go? do you mean group texting? you just type your message and press the group button


  • Advertisement
Advertisement