Web and WebWorks Development

[anils]

I am still relatively new to this so please forgive any faux pas.

I am developing an application that essentially needs to use the browser as its UI. I want to capture all the requests from the browser for content and service them myself in the application.

Is browser.field the only way to do this? I would prefer using generic API as much as possible.

I have built the BrowserFieldSampleApplication from JDE 4.2.1 with Netbeans but I can't get it to work. I copy the cod file to the device but it doesn't appear anywhere. I have the same problem with the simulator.

Any help greatly appreciated.

[anils]

I got the sample application to compile and run, but it just shows a blank screen. The default page www.google.com does not appear to load and display.

What am I supposed to see?

[MSohm]

Have you also started the MDS Simulator?  It is required in order to use the BlackBerry Browser or a browserfield within the BlackBerry Simulator.

[anils]

I am running the application on an actual device. All I see is a white screen. The only menu option I have is close.

Anil S.

[anils]

The sample application is getting an exception from Connector.open(url).

I am on the Rogers network trying this on a 8700 with 4.2.1.107 OS.

[MSohm]

What exception are you receiving?  Are you able to use the BlackBerry Browser to access the same page?

[anils · Accepted solution]

I gave up trying to get this working as I was not actually interested in using an HTTPConnection.

Thanks for  your help anyway.

[jwcas]

Hi Mark,

If I were to use BrowserField in my application, does it mean that the user of my application MUST be connected to a BES in order to see the content in the browser? 

I have embeded a BrowserField in my application, when runs it on the simulator with MDS running, everything is fine. 

When I loade this app onto a device, with network connection but not connected to a BES, it fails to render the webpage.

Is it possible to set the embeded BrowserField so that it connects via the InternetBrowser instead of the BlackBerry Browser?

Thanks!

[MSohm]

It is recommended to use a browser field with a BlackBerry Enterprise Server.  However, if you want to use a specific browser you can invoke it to your URL using the sample below.

How to - Invoke the browser
Article Number: DB-00701

http://www.blackberry.com/knowledgecenterpublic/livelink.exe/fetch/2000/348583/800332/800440/How_To_...