• Microsoft Internet Explorer version 5.0 or later
• Microsoft ActiveX version 8.0 or later
• BlackBerry Application Web Loader; if the BlackBerry Application Web Loader is not installed, the user is prompted to
install it after the user browses to the specified web address
• Research In Motion USB drivers and a USB connection for the BlackBerry device
Web server
Configure the following MIME types on the web server to permit users to download and install BlackBerry Java Applications
on BlackBerry devices:
• .cod files: application/vnd.rim.cod
• .jad files: text/vnd.sun.j2me.app-descriptor
• scripting language: Use a scripting language that is supported by Microsoft Internet Explorer and Microsoft ActiveX.
• AxLoader.cab file: Copy the AxLoader.cab file to the folder that the web page .html files are located in (or update the
<object> element URL information in the .html file to the new location).
BlackBerry Java Application
• .jad files and .cod files: The .jad file is the application descriptor that provides information about the application and the
location of .cod files. A .cod file contains compiled and packaged application code. The BlackBerry Application Web
Loader requires these files to install the BlackBerry Java Application.
• The maximum .jad file size is 4096 bytes.
• The maximum number of .cod files supported by the BlackBerry Application Web Loader is 32.
• MIDlet support: The BlackBerry Application Web Loader supports CLDC applications that reference the BlackBerry API
or MIDlets that have been converted to the .cod file format.
Enable the BlackBerry Application Web Loader on aweb server
Before you begin:
• Obtain the .jad and .cod files for the BlackBerry Java Application from the application developer, vendor, or wireless
service provider.
• Visit www.blackberry.com/developers to download the latest version of the BlackBerry Application Web Loader
(AxLoader.cab).
1. Create a web page that you can use to install the BlackBerry Java Application on BlackBerry devices.
2. Copy the AxLoader.cab file to the folder where the web page’s .html files are located.
3. Copy the .jad and .cod files for the application on the web server that hosts the web page.
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