Raghav.
Originally posted by Eric Giguere:
You don't need to install Forte, you just need a text editor. When you run the toolkit and create a new project the toolkit creates a bunch of files for you and an empty src directory. Place your Java source files in there and then press the build button.
Of course, the toolkit assumes you know how to program applications for the Mobile Information Device Profile (MIDP). Go to http://java.sun.com/products/midp and from there you'll find links to tutorials and so on that will help you out. Or buy a book, like my new one.
Raghav.
Originally posted by Eric Giguere:
No, there is no downloadable version of the book. However, a sample chapter from it and two sample chapters from my previous J2ME book are available for download at http://www.j2medeveloper.com -- you might want to grab them to get a better idea of what J2ME is about.
No, you don't have to adjust your paths for the J2ME Wireless Toolkit. Install it, and then go to your Start menu and find its folder and run the "KToolbar" application. This is your "command station" for using the Toolkit.
Eric
Raghav.
Originally posted by Eric Giguere:
Why don't you read the sample chapter from my book, then, it's "Java 2 Micro Edition Basics" and it should help with the terminology. But to answer your questions: the J2ME Wireless Toolkit is free software from Sun that lets you currently build MIDP applications. It may be expanded in the future to support further J2ME profiles, but for now it's pretty much MIDP-focused. But any Java development tool can be used for MIDP development. The toolkit is nice in that it integrates all the pieces. But you can get similar things for Forte (well, that's just the toolkit, really), JBuilder, CodeWarrior, etc.
MIDlets are MIDP applications.
Raghav.
Originally posted by Eric Giguere:
raghav, why don't you do like I said and download the sample chapter from my book? It's free, it's in PDF format, and it will answer a lot of your basic questions. You can download it from http://www.j2medeveloper.com/midpbook/index.html. Read it first, it's not too long, and then I can answer any further questions you have. (But to answer one question: no, J2ME != MIDP. MIDP is just one part of J2ME, although right now it's the most active part. But J2ME includes things like PersonalJava, so there's a wide variation in terms of the capabilities of J2ME applications and the Java environments they run in.)
Raghav.
Originally posted by Eric Giguere:
What do you do next? Up to you. What do you want to do? What problem are you trying to solve?
Eric
Raghav.
Raghav.
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Originally posted by Andres, Gonzalez:
Hello guys... Very interesting stuff that i've been reading in this topic. I'm even newer in this topic but thanks for the URL's, i'm looking forward to read all this stuff and perharps buy your book. I've got a question: I'm planning to create a small program in java that stores people's profiles (what they want to receive in their wireless devices). So, for example, if I like to be alerted for stock changes, this information will be sent automatically to my mobile. This "new technology" is called Wireless JMS middleware (you can read it at softwired). am I screwing up all the concepts? is it feasible to develop a very small application like that (it could even be a prototype)?? it should be, but is it too complex to use in conjuction with JMS?? is J2ME going to help me at all?? what tools do you guys recommend me to use?
thanks in advance.
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