Method
Description
Install BlackBerry Java Applications
using the BlackBerry® Desktop
Software
You can install a BlackBerry Java Application on a BlackBerry device by
instructing the user to use the application loader tool that is part of the
BlackBerry Desktop Software. An automated application installer installs
the application files on the user’s computer. The user uses the BlackBerry®
Desktop Manager to navigate to the application files and install the
BlackBerry Java Application on a BlackBerry device that the user connects
to the computer.
Install BlackBerry Java Applications
using the BlackBerry Application
Web Loader
You can install a BlackBerry Java Application on a BlackBerry device by
instructing the user to browse to a specific web server that you configured
to use the BlackBerry Application Web Loader. The user must connect the
BlackBerry device to the computer.
Install BlackBerry Java Applications
using the standalone application
loader tool
You can install a BlackBerry Java Application on a BlackBerry device by
installing the standalone application loader tool in a shared network folder,
and providing users with a link to run the tool. The user must connect the
BlackBerry device to the computer.
This method requires that you install the BlackBerry® Device Manager on
the user's computer but does not require a full installation of the BlackBerry
Desktop Software.
Install BlackBerry Java Applications
using a web browser on BlackBerry
devices
You can install a BlackBerry Java Application on a BlackBerry device by
installing the files for the BlackBerry Java Application on a web server and
instructing the user to browse to the appropriate web address on the
BlackBerry device. Users can download the BlackBerry Java Application
from an Internet web site using a web browser or from an intranet web site
using the BlackBerry® Browser.
This method does not require the user to connect the BlackBerry device to
the computer.
Installing BlackBerry Java Applications using the
BlackBerry Desktop Software
Application developers can use the BlackBerry® Java® Development Environment or the BlackBerry® Java® Plug-in
for Eclipse® to create an automated application installer. You can use the application installer to install the files for
a BlackBerry Java Application (the .alx identifier file and the application's .cod files) on users’ computers. You can
then instruct users to use the application loader tool in the BlackBerry® Desktop Software to install the BlackBerry
Java Application on their BlackBerry devices. Users must connect their BlackBerry devices to their computers.
This method has the following advantages:
•
You can control how the application files are distributed to users’ computers.
•
Users are responsible for completing the installation.
Administration Guide
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