Java in mobiles.

[netbuddy]

Is this the same stuff as used in java enabled mobiles? or mobile phones in general, IM looking at a project for bluetooth enabled phones.

I would need to know if theirs anything special I need to know inorder to access this feature.

I would also need to know about how to get the programs installed to these phones.

basically IM starting from scratch, no prior knowledge of these things so I any advise would be appreciated or a link in the right direction, I have tried looking on the net but my searches are limited as IM not exactly sure what to refer to these technologies by, what types of GUI tools, programming tools etc, try typing in programming into google and you'll see what I mean.

thx.

[Khalid Ali]

I love programming for mobile devices..so welcome to this field.
1. download j2me develoment kit from java.sun.com
2. install it and it will have an emmulator where you can test ur code.
3. J2ME code can be writtren in any Java IDE or notepad just like any other
java program.
4. To upload ur program to cellphone:
Cellphone must be j2me enabled
Must be API compliant for the specific functionality(in ur case bluetooth)
If all of the above is good then u can upload games/programs using 3 possible
options.
A> OTA or Over The Air (which is download from a website)
B> Directly connecting to phone using a cable
C> or using bluetooth (if cellphone supports it)
Start with this and I will post a link here later on for you to a dedicated forum for j2me..
:-)

[netbuddy]

Wow, thanks.

I will look at it and get on with downloaing the kit.

[netbuddy]

j2me downloaded, now the fun begins!

[Khalid Ali]

:-)...yep...only 1 thing though. You may get a bit over ambitious on what u want to put on your hand held device, however you will soon realise that all those phone makers are such a**es that they have most of the stuff proprietery, hence forcing you to not being able to do reallllly cool stuff on ur phone/pda....:-)
Motorolla being the worst company I have ever known in this regard.

[cybercampbell]

Hi Khalid Ali

can I use J2ME to upload files from my phone? or will I need to use some sort of PHP or ASP script?

Cheers

[Khalid Ali]

not really sure there what you mean?
If you want to upload files from your cell phone to some other location then thats not a very friendly scenario.
Accessing system resources are done by using JSR 75.
Now there are a (litterally) handfull of devices that has implemented this.
And in case of motorolla they have these APIs only available to their trusted partners(if its available in a phone).

So not sure what you really want to do here...if what I have mentioned above does not make any sense then pls elaborate more on youe question..:-)

[cybercampbell]

That's what I need to know...cheers