eServices not launching

[nairobi]

Steps to reproduce:

• I compiled the opendental 21.2

• then added the OpenDentalEConnector directory into the compiled folder

• lauched opendental & clicked on eServices then got the below error

No eService account found for this registration key.
System.Exception
at OpenDental.UI.ProgressOD.ShowDialogProgress() in C:\opendental21.2\OpenDental\UI\Progress\ProgressOD.cs:line 75
at OpenDental.FormEServicesSetup.GetSignupOut(SignupOut signupOut) in C:\opendental21.2\OpenDental\Forms\FormEServicesSetup.cs:line 79
at OpenDental.FormEServicesSetup.FormEServicesSetup_Load(Object sender, EventArgs e) in C:\opendental21.2\OpenDental\Forms\FormEServicesSetup.cs:line 26

[joes]

You must be on support with Open Dental to access eServices. See our manual for further details, https://www.opendental.com/site/eservices.html

[nairobi]

Oh boy. Is it then correct to conclude that the only way for one to get access to the OD data, using a complied OD, is via custom plugins given APIs are behind getting under open dental support?
The use-case here is simply to get to send SMSes via an external API such as twilio.

[jordansparks]

What about making a Program Link and using it to send out the PatNum of the current patient? Then, query the database to get the phone number, and use that to send to the twilio API. That's a pretty straightforward bit of code, and far less complex than a custom plugin.

[nairobi]

Thanks for the tip!