blackberry

Retrieve multiple images from server quickly

For my BlackBerry application, I am using a single thread to retrieve images from the server one at a time. My application has a number of images and it takes too long to load all the images. How can I speed this up? ...

Blackberry Creating New Session On Every Page

I have created a mobile version of a site. It uses the CodeIgniter session to store some data. This seemed okay on Blackberry a few weeks ago but now it is making multiple sessions on every page and therefore it can't access the session where the data is saved. This works fine on the desktop and iPhone. The cookies are being saved to the...

Tool to get BlackBerry log

For the iPhone there is a console tool for printing Nslog. For Android there is logcat. For Palm there is putty. Is there any tool like this to print the log for BlackBerry? ...

Deploy Java code to BlackBerry device without signing keys

I want to deploy code directly to a BlackBerry device, but I do not have any RIM code signing keys. Is there a way to do this without the keys? Currently I am using the .cod files to deploy on a BlackBerry device simulator. ...

Blackberry tablet SDK on Win64

I'm trying to install the BlackBerry tablet SDK 0.9.0 for Windows but the installer gives the following error: Win64 not supported. The author of the package you are installing did not include support for this platform Is there a way to trick the installer to think I have a 32-bit OS instead of a 64-bit one? ...

BlackBerry rating bar - similar to AppWorld "stars" feature

The Android platform has a RatingBar widget. I believe there is a similar field for BlackBerry because BlackBerry AppWorld uses a rating bar. What field are they are using for that? ...

Format decimal values on a BlackBerry

I am displaying a double to the user, but it is printed as 1.00000000001 However, I need only two digits after the decimal point. ...

text field in a dialog box on a BlackBerry

I want to create an empty dialog box with a text field inside. When the user enters data inside the box he must be redirected to another screen. I want the Dialog box to come up without any statements but must include a textfield ...

Disable Backlight Timeout in BlackBerry devices

I'm trying to disable the Backlight Timeout function on BlackBerry device - where the screen automatically dims after a period of inactivity. The only thing I can do at this moment is go to: Options -> Display -> Screen Components -> Backlight Timeout and change the time there. The default is 10 seconds and the maximum is 2 minutes. D...

CodeModuleManager.CMM_OK_MODULE_MARKED_FOR_DELETION on BlackBerry device

When I call CodeModuleManager.deleteModuleEx() to delete a Module, the return value is CodeModuleManager.CMM_OK_MODULE_MARKED_FOR_DELETION using the simulator, but the return value is CodeModuleManager.CMM_OK when I run same application on device. The device is a 9700 and the Platform is 5.1.0.121. ...

List WiFi access points

I am creating an application which lists the available WiFi connections. Then user can select the appropriate WiFi connection for any network communication. I saw plenty of links but nothing is useful. One says that using the HotspotClient class can get available networks. But I can't find any useful methods in that class. I used fol...

CodeModuleManager module update results in two identical applications in Applications list

I use the CodeModuleManager to update the application and it works fine. But the are two identical applications in the Options->Applications after the update is finished. ...

Javascript maturity on Blackberry, Android, Windows Phone 7 and iPhone

What is the state of maturity of javascript on these platforms? Is safe write a prototype app and trust that it'll work on all of these devices without headaches? ...

Access Web Services on BlackBerry

What are the ways of accessing web services on a BlackBerry device? I've learned about XML for webservices. We use SAX and DOM parsers in Blackberry. Are there any more ideas like this? I also want to know what KSOAP is and how to use it on BlackBerry. ...

Format data in XML

I need my data in XML format, and then sent to a web service. ...

Popup blocker in BlackBerry

I want to create popup blocker in BlackBerry. I mean when popup is opened you can not click on anything outside the popup. ...

Show a Dialog Box from non event thread

I need to show a Dialog box, from an app started via an alternate entry point, when a push message arrives. To do this I need to create an Application instance from the alternate entry point and listen for incoming push. The problem is when I extend my application class from UiApplication, and call enterEventDispatcher() from the alter...

Input data into BasicEditField on BlackBerry Torch

I'm writing an app which has a function asking users to type a filename into a BasicEditField on a PopupScreen. The app works fine with Blackberry Storm 2 -- both the simulator and a real device. The problem is that the app doesn't work on a BlackBerry Torch -- neither the simulator nor a device. I can't enter text into the BasicEditF...

BlackBerry Widgets SQLite example

I am having trouble getting SQLite to work with my BlackBerry widget. I found a demo online, and I tried to copy it, but it didn't work as well. I put bits and pieces of information together, but somehow I can't get things to work properly. Fist of all: <script type="text/javascript" src="/js/html5_init.js" id="html5_init"></script> ...

Sending screenshot email from BlackBerry

I am having trouble sending email from a BlackBerry application. When the user clicks a button, it will send an email with an attached screenshot, but the screen hangs there. I have to reset the device to go back to the menu screen. If I add System.exit(0), the app returns to the capture screen but this prevents the email from going o...