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Administration Guide Alternative methods for installing BlackBerry Java Applications on BlackBerry devices

BlackBerry devices using a user’s computer or over the wireless network. Application developers can use the BlackBerry JDE or the BlackBerry Java Plug-in for Eclipse to generate .cod files that contain the compiled application code for a BlackBerry Java Application. BlackBerry devices execute .cod files to run BlackBerry Java Applications. The BlackBerry JDE and the BlackBerry Java Plug-in for Eclipse also include tools to generate .jad files or .alx descriptor files that provide information about a BlackBerry Java Application that is used when the application is compiled.

MIDlets are Java applications that conform to the MIDP standard and can run on any mobile device that runs Java applications. Most MIDlets are distributed as .jar files. The BlackBerry JDE and the BlackBerry Java Plug-in for Eclipse include tools that you can use to convert existing MIDlets that are in .jad and .jar file formats to .cod file formats for use on BlackBerry devices.

For more information about developing and customizing BlackBerry Java Applications, visit www.blackberry.com/ developers.

Methods you can use to install BlackBerry Java Applications on BlackBerry devices

If you do not want to use the BlackBerry Administration Service to install or update BlackBerry Java Applications on BlackBerry devices over the wireless network, you can use any of the following methods:

Method	Description
Install BlackBerry Java Applications	You can install a BlackBerry Java Application on a BlackBerry device by
using the BlackBerry Desktop Software	instructing the user to use the application loader tool that is part of the
	BlackBerry Desktop Software. An automated application installer installs the
	application files on the user’s computer. The user uses the BlackBerry Desktop
	Manager to navigate to the application files and install the BlackBerry Java
	Application on a BlackBerry device that the user connects to the computer.
Install BlackBerry Java Applications	You can install a BlackBerry Java Application on a BlackBerry device by
using the BlackBerry Application Web	instructing the user to browse to a specific web server that you configured to use
Loader	the BlackBerry Application Web Loader. The user must connect the BlackBerry
	device to the computer.
Install BlackBerry Java Applications	You can install a BlackBerry Java Application on a BlackBerry device by
using the standalone application	installing the standalone application loader tool in a shared network folder, and
loader tool	providing users with a link to run the tool. The user must connect the BlackBerry
	device to the computer.
	This method requires that you install the BlackBerry Device Manager on the
	user's computer but does not require a full installation of the BlackBerry
	Desktop Software.

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