Introduction to Developer Guide for BlackBerry

This developer guide provides information about using advanced Sybase® Unwired Platform features to create applications for RIM BlackBerry devices. The audience is advanced developers who are familiar working with APIs, but who may be new to Sybase Unwired Platform.

This guide describes requirements for developing a device application for the platform, how to generate application code, and how to customize the generated code using the client object API. Also included are task flows for the development options, procedures for setting up the development environment, and client object API documentation.

Companion guides include:

Sybase Unwired WorkSpace – Mobile Business Object Development
Tutorial: BlackBerry Application Development, where you create the SUP101 sample project referenced in this guide.
Complete the tutorials to gain a better understanding of Unwired Platform components and the development process.
Troubleshooting for Sybase Unwired Platform
Javadocs, which provide a complete reference to the APIs, are available from:
- Client Object API – the Unwired Platform installation directory <UnwiredPlatform_InstallDir>\ClientAPI\apidoc. There is a subdirectory for rim.

See Fundamentals for high-level mobile computing concepts, and a description of how Sybase Unwired Platform implements the concepts in your enterprise.

Documentation Roadmap for Unwired Platform
Learn more about Sybase® Unwired Platform documentation.
Introduction to Developing Device Applications with Sybase Unwired Platform
A device application includes both business logic (the data itself and associated metadata that defines data flow and availability), and device-resident presentation and logic.