Java Development

[dban]

Hi,

I am trying to create a development environment for BlackBerry apps on my Mac 10.6.8. I have installed the following:

• Eclipse Indigo
• BlackBerry Java Plug-in (SDKs 7.1.0.7, 7.0.0.33, 6.0.0.43, 5.0.0.36)
• VMware Fusion 4
• BlackBerry PlayBook Simulator 1.0.8

The simulator is in development mode and I can ping its ip. I can also connect from the simulator to Internet.

I have created a new HelloWorld project using File->New->BlackBerry Project. I'm trying to run this application but there's something I'm missing. In the "Create, manage and run configurations" I have 3 entries for BlackBerry:

1. BlackBerry Device - not good since I don't have a device
2. BlackBerry Simulator - not good as for this one I only have a BlackBerry-SDK- 9900 entry for the device and the default command line uses fledge.exe
3. BlackBerry Simulator (Running) - I would expect this to be the one. But I don't know how to specify the ip of the simulator. Also, when I create the configuration I get this message "The checked projects are used only as debug references but the corresponding .cod(s) have to be deployed separately on the running simulator". How do I fix this?
   If I just try to debug without specifying the ip and deploying the .cod(s) I get one error after another:
• "Cannot find RIMUsbJni.dll. Without this dll the IDE cannot connect to USB enabled handhelds. Add RIMUsbJni to java.library.path." Why is it trying to connect to USB enabled handhelds?
• "BlackBerry preprocessor is being configured. Eclipse will restart to take effect and re-build workspace." If I press restart eclipse it doen't restart, but I get the next error.
• "The preprocessor hook could not be configured correctly. You may need to reinstall the BlackBerry Eclipse plug-in". I did reinstall the plug-in, but nothing changed.
• "Launching New_configuration has encountered a problem. Failed to connect to running simulator"

What am I missing? I could try connecting to a simulator installed on a Bootcamp Windows 7 running in the same VMware Fusion, but I'm not sure how to do it either.

Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks,

Dumi.

[dban]

I have installed a clean version of Eclipse, the version for BlackBerry development (BlackBerry Java Plug-in for Eclipse) and the new PlayBook Simulator 2.0.0. Still, I see no way of linking my app to the simulator running in the virtual machine. I still get the timeout and "Failed to connect to running simulator" when using a BlackBerry Simulator (Running) debug configuration.

How do I specify in Eclipse that I want to use the simulator running in vm? Any ideas?

Thanks,

Dumi.

[dban]

I have installed everything on Windows 7 also (BlackBerry Java Plug-in for Eclipse and the new PlayBook Simulator 2.0.0) and I have imported the ActiveTextFieldsDemo sample application. I am able to run the application in the existing 9930 simulator, but I am in the same situation when trying to debug using the PlayBook Simulator. This one is installed in VMware Player and I am able to ping it.

At this point I am pretty sure that I am not supposed to use a "BlackBerry Simulator" or "BlackBerry Simulator (Running)" configuration, but something else... Maybe "Remote Java Application"? Or other configuration? What else do I need to install? How do I deploy the application to the PlayBook Simulator? How do I connect to it?

Thanks,

Dumi.

[gensellabs]

Hi Dumi, I assume from the fact that you have had no replies to your commnets that you are still having issues, or have you managed to resolve all your problems.

I am having the error:  ""The preprocessor hook could not be configured correctly. You may need to reinstall the BlackBerry Eclipse plug-in". I did reinstall the plug-in, but nothing changed.".  I would love to hear if it has been resolved, and how it was done.

Look forward to hearing your feedback.

Theo at GenselLabs