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.
Share the Research In Motion folder that contains the
BlackBerry Java Application
1.
Navigate to <
drive
>:\Program Files\Common Files\Research In Motion .
2.
Right-click the
Research In Motion
folder. Click
Properties
.
3.
On the
Sharing
tab, click
Share this folder
. Provide read-only permissions.
4.
If necessary, configure other required options.
5.
Click
OK
.
After you finish:
Select a distribution method (for example, an email message or an intranet web page) that you can use to
provide users with a link to the loader.exe file (for example, \\<
shared_computer_name
>\Research In Motion\Apploader
\loader.exe .
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