Automated Messaging Tool
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Abstract
A system and method for an automatic messaging system which automatically sends emails or pages to groups of people with specific data from a database. Other messaging tools may be utilized. The data source that provides information may be any ODBC compliant data source including standard DBMS (SQL Server, Oracle, Informix, DB2, Sybase, etc.) Access databases, or Excel spreadsheets.
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40 Claims
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21. A method comprising:
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generating a first configuration file comprising information identifying data to be selected from a database and identifying an address list; executing an application using the information from the first configuration file to send a plurality of messages to addresses identified in the address list; detecting an error in the first configuration file during execution of the application; generating a first error file in response to the detecting; identifying a second error file generated in response to termination of the application; and appending the first error file to the second error file. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. An apparatus comprising:
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a processor; and a memory to store computer program instructions, the computer program instructions when executed on the processor cause the processor to perform operations comprising; generating a first configuration file comprising information identifying data to be selected from a database and identifying an address list; executing an application using the information from the first configuration file to send a plurality of messages to addresses identified in the address list; detecting an error in the first configuration file during execution of the application; generating a first error file in response to the detecting; identifying a second error file generated in response to termination of the application; and appending the first error file to the second error file. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. A computer readable medium storing computer program instructions, which, when executed on a processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:
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generating a first configuration file comprising information identifying data to be selected from a database and identifying an address list; executing an application using the information from the first configuration file to send a plurality of messages to addresses identified in the address list; detecting an error in the first configuration file during execution of the application; generating a first error file in response to the detecting; identifying a second error file generated in response to termination of the application; and appending the first error file to the second error file. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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