Deploying BlackBerry Applications

You can deploy BlackBerry applications to physical devices through BlackBerry Desktop Manager or over-the-air (OTA).

The generated code is compiled against the BlackBerry RAPC compiler to output the following COD (.cod), Application Loader Files (.alx), and Java Application Descriptor (.jad) files. File requirements depend on application and installation type:

OTA installation – requires all the JAD and COD files located in the ota subdirectory of the BlackBerry build version. For example: <UnwiredPlatform_InstallDir>\UnwiredPlatform\Unwired_WorkSpace\Eclipse\sybase_workspace\mobile\eclipse\plugins\com.sybase.uep.bob.rim_1.5.2.<timestamp>\generate\blackberry\build-<version>\ota.
Desktop Manager installation – requires ALX and COD files located in the BlackBerry<buildversion> subdirectory. For example: <UnwiredPlatform_InstallDir>\UnwiredPlatform\Unwired_WorkSpace\Eclipse\sybase_workspace\mobile\eclipse\plugins\com.sybase.uep.bob.rim_1.5.2.<timestamp>\generate\blackberry\build-<version>.

Required files include:

UltralLiteJ.cod/.alx/.jad files
BOBFramework.cod/.alx/.jad files
SUPPushListener.cod/.alx/.jad files

In addition to these generated files:

client.cod/.alx/.jad files
options.cod/.alx/.jad files

Deploy Applications through BlackBerry Desktop Manager
BlackBerry Desktop Manager allows you to customize synchronization and configuration settings between a desktop PC and a BlackBerry device, and to deploy third-party applications.
Deploying Applications Over the Air
There is an OTA folder at the generated location, which includes all of the .cod files, split into a number of .cod files of smaller size for the purpose of OTA deployment. You can also find .jad files in that location, which are required for OTA deployment.

Parent topic: Deploying Applications to Devices