Use the Generate Device Application wizard to generate a device application for development and testing on a simulator.
Prerequisites
You must have an existing mobile application project and the BlackBerry JDE or the BlackBerry Java plug-in installed.
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Right-click on any page (except the Introduction page) of the Device Application Designer and select Generate Device Application. Or, click on the Generate Device Application icon
in the toolbar.
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In the Generate Device Application Designer wizard, under Device Platform, select BlackBerry and click Next.
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In the next page, select from these options: Copy to Simulator location and accept the default, or click Browse to select the location to which to copy the generated code.
Option |
Description |
Deploy the BlackBerry application |
Select this option to deploy the device application to the BlackBerry Simulator for testing. |
BlackBerry rapc compiler |
The BlackBerry JDE rapc compiler location. This determines the operating system version of the generated BlackBerry application. |
Copy to Simulator location |
The Simulator location is the filepath to the location of the compatible simulator you want to use for development and testing. BlackBerry JDE 4.2.1 is the default. Note: BlackBerry JDE 4.7 supports the touch screen features of BlackBerry Storm.
- Start the BlackBerry Simulator after copying – select to start the BlackBerry Simulator after the files are copied to the specified location.
- Start MDS automatically – select to connect to the mobile business object for testing. If the MDS is already running, you do not have to restart it.
- Disable signing – disables signing for testing purposes.
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Click Finish.
The code is generated and copied to the specified simulator location.