Administration Guide

Alternative methods for installing BlackBerry Java Applications on BlackBerry devices

4.Reference a specific version of the BlackBerry Application Web Loader.

For more information about referencing a specific version of the BlackBerry Application Web Loader, visit www.blackberry.com/go/docs to read the BlackBerry Application Web Loader Developer Guide.

5.Associate the BlackBerry Application Web Loader with the .jad file.

6.To load the .jad file, invoke loadJad(). Use a string parameter that represents one of the following:

If the .jad file is in the same location as the AxLoader.cab file, use the .jad file name.

If the .jad file is in a different location than the AxLoader.cab file, use the relative location address of the .jad file.

7.Send the web address to users.

The BlackBerry Application Web Loader requires the BlackBerry device password before it can install a BlackBerry Java Application. If a password is set, the AxLoaderPassword control is used to obtain the password. This control is included in the AxLoader.cab file. For more information about obtaining a BlackBerry device password, visit www.blackberry.com/go/ docs to read the BlackBerry Application Web Loader Developer Guide.

Install the BlackBerry Java Application using the BlackBerry Application Web Loader

Send these instructions to users.

1.Connect the BlackBerry device to your computer.

2.Using Microsoft Internet Explorer version 5.0 or later, browse to <web_address>.

3.If the required version of the BlackBerry Application Web Loader is not installed on your computer, accept the installation prompt, and complete the instructions on the screen.

4.Complete the instructions on the screen to install the BlackBerry Java Application.

Installing BlackBerry Java Applications using the standalone application loader tool

The standalone application loader tool is included in the BlackBerry Enterprise Server installation files. You can make the standalone application loader tool available from a shared network folder and provide users with a link to run the tool and install the BlackBerry Java on their BlackBerry devices. The users must connect their BlackBerry devices to their computers to install the BlackBerry Java Application.

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