SMS to CSV Converter

SMS to CSV Converter – Converts multiple VMG files into CSV. This is a command-line PHP application, created to convert multiple SMS files (.VMG) into a single CSV file.

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This application reads all the SMS files (.VMG) in a given folder and creates a CSV file with the following columns.

Date
Message type (Inbox/Sent box)
Mobile Number
Text Message

Requirement

You need to have installed PHP to be available globally.
Type php -v in the terminal to check you have it.

Preparation

Kindly prepare a folder that contains all your SMS files. (.VMG) Download this Repository into your computer.

SMS to CSV Converter – Usage

Download the repository. Open your command prompt.
Navigate to the downloaded repository folder.
Type the following command.

php sms.php path/to/your/vmg/folder output_file_name

Hit enter. You will see the exported CSV file in the repository directory. [OR] You will see an error message if you entered an invalid directory.

Note: output_file_name is optional. The output file is always .csv and you don’t need to give the file extension. If you don’t give the output_file_name, the file will be generated with the name: SMS_output_YYYY_MM_DD HH_MM_SS.csv

This application will process only the .vmg files in the given directory. Other files in the given directory will be automatically ignored.

Screenshots

SMS to CSV Converter - PHP Application - Senthilprabu ponnusamy's Blog

Support

If you have any issues, support feedback, change requests, any new feature requests, or any ideas to improve, kindly let us know.

Also, If you need any new application, add-ons, or extensions, kindly let me know.

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Pull requests are welcome.
In lieu of a formal style guide, take care to maintain the existing coding style.
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Technology

PHP

Source Code

You can access the source code of this project at Github.

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