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

Installing BlackBerry Java Applications using the BlackBerry Application Web Loader

You can configure the BlackBerry Application Web Loader, which uses Microsoft ActiveX, to install a BlackBerry Java Application on BlackBerry devices using a web server and Microsoft Internet Explorer on users’ computers. You can add the BlackBerry Application Web Loader to a web server (for example, on your organization’s intranet or a public web server), and instruct users to browse to the appropriate web address using Microsoft Internet Explorer. The BlackBerry Application Web Loader prompts users to install the BlackBerry Java Application, and installs the required .cod files for the application on BlackBerry devices. The users must connect their BlackBerry devices to their computers.

The BlackBerry Application Web Loader supports .cod files only. To install a MIDlet, convert the .jar file to a .cod file. For more information about how to compile .java and .jar file formats into the .cod file format, visit www.blackberry.com/ developers to read the BlackBerry Java Development Environment Development Guide. For more information about the BlackBerry Application Web Loader and a sample development template, visit www.blackberry.com/go/docs to read the BlackBerry Application Web Loader Developer Guide.

This method has the following advantages:

•You do not have to install the BlackBerry Desktop Software on users’ computers.

•The installation process is straightforward and requires Microsoft Internet Explorer, a common web browser.

•Users are responsible for completing the installation.

This method has the following disadvantages:

•You cannot control when the users install the BlackBerry Java Application.

•Users must connect their BlackBerry devices to their computers.

Prerequisites: Installing BlackBerry Java Applications using the BlackBerry Application Web Loader

BlackBerry device

•BlackBerry APIs and Java ME (standard on BlackBerry devices)

User’s computer

•Windows 2000 or later, Windows XP, or Windows Vista

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