Having Access send a Text Message to a Cell Phone or Blackberry

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I am running a Maintenance system that tracks downtime. There is an
escalation process to bring out more resources as the downtime goes to
30,60,90,120 minutes. I currently have a pop up window that tells someone to
call the next group of people. However, not everone is getting called.

I would like to have an Access routine that will issue a text message out to
the next people on the list. I can pull the breakdown description and
location out of the table, but how do I set up the code to send the text
message?

I am new to Access and I know this is over my head. Any hlep would be Great!

Thanks,

Todd.
 
T-man said:
I am running a Maintenance system that tracks downtime. There is an
escalation process to bring out more resources as the downtime goes to
30,60,90,120 minutes. I currently have a pop up window that tells someone
to
call the next group of people. However, not everone is getting called.

I would like to have an Access routine that will issue a text message out
to
the next people on the list. I can pull the breakdown description and
location out of the table, but how do I set up the code to send the text
message?

I am new to Access and I know this is over my head. Any hlep would be
Great!

Thanks,

Todd.
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Thanks Brendan for your reply.

I think I figured it out using SendObject with Outlook. We use AT&T
services on our cell phones. You can text message AT&T phones through email
by using the following address: (10-digit phone #)@txt.att.net. So it would
look like (e-mail address removed)
 
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