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java-meinstallationwirelessmidlet
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Reputation:

Update midlet wirelessly

I am currently developing a j2me application for the i290 and would like to be able to update to new midlet revisions in my application using code. The problem I am having is that one method that I know of that can do this, platformRequest(), is locked by motorola and I am not interesting in paying to sign my code.

I need a way to update the midlet via a network connection in my code without using a locked API or having to pay to do this. Any help would be appreciated.

Upvotes: 0

Views: 630

Answers (1)

funkybro
funkybro

Reputation: 8671

When you say it is "locked by Motorola" what exactly do you mean? platformRequest() is definitely the usual way of upgrading a midlet on a device; are you quite sure that it doesn't work? What happens when you call it?

In my fairly extensive J2ME experience I have seen quite a few things being unexpectedly disabled to unsigned apps, but never platformRequest(). Try checking the method's return value; if it returns true you need to close the app yourself before the platformRequest() will happen (assuming it doesn't throw a SecurityException, but again I have never heard of a handset which does this).

If that fails then I guess you need to get the user to visit the upgrade URL manually through the handset's browser.

Upvotes: 1

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