blackberry

Deploy Blackberry application on Windows Mobile!

We are having an application developed for BlackBerry - a pretty big one only. Is it possible to deploy the same as Windows CE/Windows Mobile 6 application? We want to reuse the application with minimal changes. Lemme admit that I've little/zero knowledge of the Mobile applications. EDIT: The application is developed in J2ME. ...

Blackberry encrypt+persist data.

Hi all, My system enables users to save their work as a draft. I'd like to encrypt the data before I persist it. I was working on this - AESKey k = new AESKey(); AESEncryptorEngine a = new AESEncryptorEngine(k); a.encrypt(byte[] data_input, int input_offset, byte[] data_output, byte[] output_offset); I however need to persist an obje...

Missing Launch Icon for Midlet on Blackberry

I am using the 1.1 Blackberry Plugin for Eclipse to develop an application. I am able to create a Hello World program using BlackBerry native code, but I am unable to get a Midlet working. Unlike the Hello World which appears in Downloads, the Midlet doesn't appear, even after I attempt to manually open the .cod file. The Java app works ...

Bundling images with Blackberry

How do I get bundled images with the BlackBerry Eclipse Plugin 1.1 Beta? I copied an image into "res/background.jpg" and tried to load it using Bitmap.getBitmapResource on background.jpg. Unfortunately, the image wasn't found (Illegal argument exception). I tried moving my image file into the src folder as per the advice here, but that d...

Could not run the ultralitej sample project in blackberry

Hi, I have installed sqlanywhere11 which inbuilt as ultraLiteJ. I have created an app Using the tutorial Part 1: Creating an UltraLiteJ application on BlackBerry. I have followed all the steps given in the tutorial 1. Create a Workspace. 2. Create a Project in the workspace 3. Add the UltraLiteJ JAR file to the project. 4. Ensured that...

Blackberry Menu from native blackberry application

I have an application that inserts an ApplicationMenuItem into the native blackberry contacts menu. I can get this to work just fine. Now my question is how would I change or remove that ApplicationMenuItem based on the contact that i am highlighted on? Would I need to use a GlobalEventListener? I assume overriding makeMenu can only be d...

Developing for multiple versions of BlackBerry OS

What do I need to know before developing for multiple versions of the BlackBerry OS? Any good resources? ...

Please tell me how to integrate blackberry and androied into the same IDE.

I am Using phoneGap as a environment to develop the code. so i need to know how to integrate blackberry and androied into the same IDE(Eclipse ). ...

Scrolling issue with bitmap image field, Blackberry

working on BB 9000 hey in my screen there is a label field ,below it there is a bitmap field and below that there is a list field when i scroll down all repainting is fine but when i scroll up from list field to Bitmap field then my image does not gets repainted till i reach at the top most label field. i am unable to figure out why ...

How to launch Calendar in other application ?

I need to launch Calendar in my application & give choice to user for selecting event. If user select any event then retrive that event's information & process it. For address book, it is possible by choose() method for launching Address book, but not found any method for launching Calendar in BlackBerryEventList or EventList class. Is...

invoking a call fom BB code

i need to invoke a call from code how can i do it i tried Phone arguements but it did not worked??????? ...

Styling a BlackBerry Application to Look Like an iPhone

I am porting an application from iPhone to BlackBerry. BlackBerry apps tend not to look as polished as iPhone, but naturally, I would like to maintain as much polish as I can, without breaking any important UI conventions. Are there any UI components that can help with this? NB. I am planning to follow all important UI conventions. For ...

How to get Contact numbers by contact name using blackberry api

How to get all contact numbers for a Contact when searching by contact name. Given a contact name how can we search the address book and get all the contact numbers associated with the contact. ...

Blackberry HTTPConnection best practices.

I am developing a project for BB. The application works with the network and sends / receives data via HTTP. Now I use the queue and queue manager. Manager starts with a background thread and works in while (true) loop, checking the queue for new transactions to the server. If the queue is not empty, then the transaction is executed, oth...

Timeout for Blackberry HttpConnection.

In my project for Blackberry 4.5, I create HttpConnection via Connector.open. If I connect over MDS, I can specify ConnectionTimeout in additional params to my URL. How can I specify timeouts if using direct TCP connection or TCP over WiFi? ...

Does the BlackBerry Java SDK support 1.5 syntax?

Does the BlackBerry Java SDK support 1.5 syntax? If not, has there been any hints that this is something that could be coming? ...

Blackberry storm 9530 tracing touch events while scrolling

hey in my screen there is a an edit field and 2 custom button fields as "OK" and "CANCEL" Below buttonfield there are some more focussable label fields when i write a name in edit field and press enter then focus comes to "OK" button but how to set focus on "CANCEL" button. Moreover while scrolling the focus does not automatically mov...

Seeking good sources for icons, artwork etc.

Has anyone got a good source for icons that can be used in an application? I'm thinking of things like pushpins, scope sights, house, car, shop, and other small graphics you might overlay on a map or picture. Most people just rip them off from the web, but I'm looking for an honest source. A while ago, I found a website marketplace wh...

Multiple e-mail accounts on a BlackBerry simulator?

Is there any way to set up multiple e-mail accounts in the ESS for testing on a BlackBerry simulator? If there is no way for connected mode, is there any way to specify multiple accounts just for standalone mode? ...

show exception org.xml.sax.SAXParseException in blackberry

public void parXML(InputStream is) { http = (HttpConnection) Connector.open(url); ... iStrm = http.openInputStream(); try { DocumentBuilderFactory doc_builder_factory = DocumentBuilderFactory. newInstance(); DocumentBuilder doc_builder = doc_builder_factory.newDocumentBuilder(); ...