Install a BlackBerry device application
on a specific device
- Open a text editor.
- Locate the .alx file for the BlackBerry® device application.
- In the .alx file, make sure the series attribute in the fileset opening tag refers to the BlackBerry device you want to install the BlackBerry device application
on.
<fileset series="8700" Java="1.0">
For more information about the series attribute, see the Platform.alx file located in the simulator directory of your BlackBerry® Java® Development Environment installation directory:
Program Files\Research In Motion\BlackBerry JDE 4.6.0\simulator.
- Make sure the files tag contains a reference to the .cod file for your BlackBerry device application.
<files>
My_application.cod
</files>
- Update the application, description, and other tags to reflect the purpose of the .alx file.
<application id="Push only to 8700">
...
<description>This will push the COD only to 8700s</description>
Code sample: Loading a BlackBerry device application
on a specific BlackBerry device
<loader version="1.0">
<application id="Push only to 8700">
<name>Alien</name>
<description>This will push the COD only to 8700s</description>
<version>2006.02.14.1838</version>
<vendor>RIM</vendor>
<copyright>Copyright (c) 2001-2005</copyright>
<fileset series="8700" Java="1.0">
<files>
My_application.cod
</files>
</fileset>
</application>
</loader>
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