Installing the BlackBerry Development Environment

Download and install either the BlackBerry JDE or the BlackBerry Java plug-in for Eclipse (eJDE).

You can develop device applications with either the BlackBerry JDE or the BlackBerry Java plug-in for Eclipse, but since Unwired WorkSpace and the Device Application Designer both run in Eclipse, Sybase recommends that you use the BlackBerry Java plug-in for Eclipse for a more integrated development environment.

For information on transitioning from the BlackBerry JDE to the eJDE, view the video http://www.blackberry.com/DevMediaLibrary/view.do?name=JDEtoeclipse at the Research In Motion Developer Video Library Web site.

• Installing the BlackBerry Java Plug-in for Eclipse
  The Device Application Designer supports the BlackBerry Java Plug-in for Eclipse, which allows you to generate the device application code using the Device Application Designer code generation wizard, then debug the generated code.
• Downloading the BlackBerry JDE and MDS Simulator
  To generate and distribute BlackBerry device applications built with the Unwired WorkSpace Device Application Designer, download the MDS simulator and the BlackBerry JDE and its prerequisites from the BlackBerry Web site.