Deploying MIDlet via cable?
From: Rhino (rhino1_at_NOSPAM.sympatico.ca)
Date: 10/29/04
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Date: Fri, 29 Oct 2004 16:38:47 -0400
I am a MIDlet newbie but I've done a fair bit of J2SE development.
I would like to understand the deployment process for midlets a bit better.
I have downloaded the Wireless Toolkit (2.2) and would like to install some
of the demo applications on my Tungsten E PDA just to practice the process
of installing an application. Unfortunately I'm not very clear on what I
have to do.
The J2ME FAQ at
http://bellsouthpwp.net/m/c/mcpierce/j2mefaq.html#provisioning seems vague
on the process. Am I right in understanding that OTA provisioning is not an
option for me since my PDA does not have Bluetooth and I do not have a cell
phone or wireless modem of any kind? All I have is the IR port on the PDA.
Assuming I am right and that OTA is not an option for me, I'm trying to
understand in more detail what I need to do to install my midlet via the
HotSync cable. The FAQ says that I need to "browse the local file system and
select the JAR and JAD files to install onto the device. The software then
negotiates a connection with the device and uploads the MIDlet suite."
When I try to drag and drop a given JAR and its JAD into the Palm Quick
Install application on my PC's desktop, it will only drop into the Expansion
Card area of the Install application; I can't drop it into the Handheld area
of the application. However, I don't have any expansion cards for the
Tungsten E. (The Tungsten E supports expansion cards; I just don't happen to
have one.) Is it only possible to install MIDlets on an expansion card and
not on the Handheld itself?
I have access to a server and could put the JAD and JAR on that server if
that would help. However, I stress again that I have no wireless access to
my handheld beyond the IR port. (The Tungsten E does not support Bluetooth
so I couldn't add it even if I wanted to.)
Are there any options for installing MIDlets on my PDA *WITHOUT* upgrading
to a more expensive PDA that has Bluetooth and/or getting a cell phone which
I haven't needed until now? I would be willing to convert my MIDlet to .PRC
files and installing them that way, assuming it is possible to convert
MIDlets to .PRC files; if it is, could someone please tell me how?
Also, I have one terminology question that is relevant to this issue. I keep
seeing the term "MIDlet suite" in the FAQ but I can't find a definition of
that term. Is it the JAD and the JAR files for the application? Or both of
those plus the MANIFEST.MF file? Or something else altogether?
Any help on this issue would be highly appreciated!
Rhino
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