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Prerequisites: Installing BlackBerry Java Applications using the standalone application loader tool

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Administration Guide Installing BlackBerry Java Applications using the standalone application loader tool • You cannot control when users install the BlackBerry Java Application. • Users must connect the BlackBerry device to their computers. • You must install the BlackBerry Desktop Software on users' computers. Prerequisites: Installing BlackBerry Java Applications using the standalone application loader tool BlackBerry device • BlackBerry® APIs and Java® ME (standard on BlackBerry devices) User's computer • Windows® 2000 or later, Windows® XP, or Windows Vista® • BlackBerry® Desktop Software version 4.0 or later • BlackBerry® Device Manager version 4.1 (for automated mode) • Research In Motion USB drivers and USB connection BlackBerry Java Application • .alx file and .cod files: The .alx file is the application descriptor that provides information about the application and the location of the application's .cod files. A .cod file contains compiled and packaged application code. The standalone application loader tool requires these files to install the BlackBerry Java Application. • required modules: Some BlackBerry Java Applications require modules that are part of the BlackBerry® Device Software. The required modules are listed in the .alx file in a tag. If the required modules do not exist on the BlackBerry device, you must install the required BlackBerry Device Software on the BlackBerry device. For more information about application dependencies, visit www.blackberry.com/developers to read the BlackBerry Java Development Environment Development Guide. • required BlackBerry Java Applications: To configure a BlackBerry Java Application as required on a BlackBerry device, in the .alx file, after the copyright statement, add the following tag: true. Add BlackBerry Java Application files to a shared network folder Before you begin: • The standalone application loader tool is installed when you install the BlackBerry® Enterprise Server. Verify that the standalone application loader tool is installed in :\Program Files\Common Files\Research In Motion\AppLoader. • Obtain the .alx and .cod files for the BlackBerry® Java® Application from the application developer, vendor, or wireless service provider. 1. In \Program Files\Common Files\Research In Motion\Shared\Applications\, create a folder with a unique name to contain the application files. Maintain the application's file structure. 2. Copy the .cod, .alx, and .dll files for the BlackBerry Java Application to the folder that you created. 151

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You cannot control when users install the BlackBerry Java Application.
Users must connect the BlackBerry device to their computers.
You must install the BlackBerry Desktop Software on users’ computers.
Prerequisites: Installing BlackBerry Java Applications using the standalone
application loader tool
BlackBerry device
BlackBerry® APIs and Java® ME (standard on BlackBerry devices)
User’s computer
Windows® 2000 or later, Windows® XP, or Windows Vista®
BlackBerry® Desktop Software version 4.0 or later
BlackBerry® Device Manager version 4.1 (for automated mode)
Research In Motion USB drivers and USB connection
BlackBerry Java Application
.alx file and .cod files: The .alx file is the application descriptor that provides information about the application
and the location of the application's .cod files. A .cod file contains compiled and packaged application code. The
standalone application loader tool requires these files to install the BlackBerry Java Application.
required modules: Some BlackBerry Java Applications require modules that are part of the BlackBerry® Device
Software. The required modules are listed in the .alx file in a <requires> tag. If the required modules do not exist
on the BlackBerry device, you must install the required BlackBerry Device Software on the BlackBerry device.
For more information about application dependencies, visit
www.blackberry.com/developers
to read the
BlackBerry Java Development Environment Development Guide
.
required BlackBerry Java Applications: To configure a BlackBerry Java Application as required on a BlackBerry
device, in the .alx file, after the copyright statement, add the following tag: <required>true</required>.
Add BlackBerry Java Application files to a shared network folder
Before you begin:
The standalone application loader tool is installed when you install the BlackBerry® Enterprise Server. Verify
that the standalone application loader tool is installed in <
drive
>:\Program Files\Common Files\Research In
Motion\AppLoader.
Obtain the .alx and .cod files for the BlackBerry® Java® Application from the application developer, vendor, or
wireless service provider.
1.
In <
drive
:>\Program Files\Common Files\Research In Motion\Shared\Applications\, create a folder with a
unique name to contain the application files. Maintain the application’s file structure.
2.
Copy the .cod, .alx, and .dll files for the BlackBerry Java Application to the folder that you created.
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