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Intermec Technologies Corporation Worldwide Headquarters 6001 36th Ave.W. Everett, WA 98203 U.S.A. www.intermec.com The information contained herein is provided solely for the purpose of allowing customers to operate and service Intermec-manufactured equipment and is not to be released, reproduced, or used for any other purpose without written permission of Intermec Technologies Corporation. Information and specifications contained in this document are subject to change without prior notice and do not represent a commitment on the part of Intermec Technologies Corporation. 2010 by Intermec Technologies Corporation. All rights reserved. The word Intermec, the Intermec logo, Norand, ArciTech, Beverage Routebook, CrossBar, dcBrowser, Duratherm, EasyADC, EasyCoder, EasySet, Fingerprint, INCA (under license), i-gistics, Intellitag, Intellitag Gen2, JANUS, LabelShop, MobileLAN, Picolink, Ready-to-Work, RoutePower, Sabre, ScanPlus, ShopScan, Smart Mobile Computing, SmartSystems, TE 2000, Trakker Antares, and Vista Powered are either trademarks or registered trademarks of Intermec Technologies Corporation. There are U.S. and foreign patents as well as U.S. and foreign patents pending. Microsoft, Windows, and the Windows logo are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries.

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Contents
Before You Begin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v Global Services and Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v Warranty Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v Web Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v Telephone Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v Who Should Read This Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vi Related Documents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vi Developing Java Applications for Intermec Computers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 About the Java Runtime Environment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 Java Platform Micro Edition (Java ME) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 Java ME Configurations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 Connected Device Configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 Java ME External Links. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 JVMs Based on Java ME CDC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9 About the IBM WebSphere Everyplace Micro Environment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9 About NSIcom CrE-ME . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9 About the Integrated Development Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 Using the Eclipse IDE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11 Creating A HelloWorld Java Project . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11 Setting Project Compiling Source Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12 Creating A HelloWorld Java Class . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12 Coding the HelloWorld Java Class. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13 Exporting to HelloWorld.jar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14 About the JAR Warning Export Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17 Deploying the HelloWorld Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17 Using the NetBeans IDE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18 Installing the Java ME Plug-in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19 Installing a CDC Emulator Platform . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19 Creating a HelloWorld Project . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22 Creating a HelloWorld Class . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24 Coding the HelloWorld Java Class. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24 Building the HelloWorld Project . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25 Running HelloWorld in Emulator. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25 Deploying the HelloWorld Application to CrE-ME . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27 Deploying the HelloWorld Application to WEME . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28 Deploying Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29 Creating the Application Shortcut File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29 Copying Files to the Mobile Computer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29 Running the Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30 Remote Debugging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30 Creating a Shortcut for Debugging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31 Deploying and Starting a Debug Session . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31 Remote Debugging in Eclipse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32 Setting Breakpoints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32 Setting and Starting the IDE Debugger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32

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Remote Debugging in NetBeans. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34 Setting Breakpoints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34 Setting and Starting IDE Debugger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35 Accessing Databases Using JDBC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37 JDBC Sample Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37 Building the Sample. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38 Running the Sample . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38 Adapting the Sample for Other DBMS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39 Developing a Web Services Client . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40 Developing a Web Services Client in Eclipse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40 Creating a StockQuoteWTK Java Project. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41 Setting the Project Compiling Source Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44 Generating Web Services Stubs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44 Importing Generated Stub Classes to Eclipse. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47 Creating a Java Class to Call the Web Services API . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49 Exporting Classes to StockQuoteWTK.jar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51 Deploying the Web Services Client to the Mobile Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53 Developing a Web Services Client in NetBeans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54 Creating the StockQuoteWTK Java Project. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55 Adding Web Services JAR Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57 Generating Web Services Stubs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58 Creating a Java Class to Call the Web Services API . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59 Building the StockQuoteWTK Project . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60 Deploying StockQuoteWTK onto Mobile Computer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60 Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62

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Before You Begin

Before You Begin

This section provides you with safety information, technical support information, and sources for additional product information.

Global Services and Support

Warranty Information
To understand the warranty for your Intermec product, visit the Intermec web site at www.intermec.com and click Support > Returns and Repairs > Warranty. Disclaimer of warranties: The sample code included in this document is presented for reference only. The code does not necessarily represent complete, tested programs. The code is provided as is with all faults. All warranties are expressly disclaimed, including the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose.

Web Support
Visit the Intermec web site at www.intermec.com to download our current manuals (in PDF). Visit the Intermec technical knowledge base (Knowledge Central) at intermec.custhelp.com to review technical information or to request technical support for your Intermec product.

Telephone Support
In the U.S.A. and Canada, call 1-800-755-5505. Outside the U.S.A. and Canada, contact your local Intermec representative. To search for your local representative, from the Intermec web site, click About Us > Contact Us.

Service Location Support

For the most current listing of service locations, go to www.intermec.com and click Support >Returns and Repairs > Repair Locations. For technical support in South Korea, use the after service locations listed below: AWOO Systems 102-1304 SK Ventium 522 Dangjung-dong Gunpo-si, Gyeonggi-do Korea, South 435-776 Contact: Mr. Sinbum Kang Telephone: +82-31-436-1191 E-mail: mjyunkang@awoo.co.kr IN Information System PTD LTD 6th Floor Daegu Venture Center Bldg 95 Shinchun 3 Dong Donggu, Daegu City, Korea E-mail: jmyou@idif.co.kr or korlim@gw.idif.co.kr

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Who Should Read This Manual

This document is intended for Java developers who create applications for Intermec mobile computers and peripherals. You should be familiar with: general programming techniques for Java applications. your Intermec computers and peripherals. Java IDEs such as Eclipse or NetBeans. concepts for software design.

Related Documents
The Intermec web site at www.intermec.com contains our documents (as PDF files) that you can download for free. To download documents 1 Visit the Intermec web site at www.intermec.com. 2 Click the Products tab. 3 Using the Products menu, navigate to your product page. For example, to find the CN3 computer product page, click Computers > Handheld Computers > CN3. 4 Click the Manuals tab. If your product does not have its own product page, click Support > Manuals. Use the Product Category field, the Product Family field, and the Product field to help you locate the documentation for your product.

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Developing Java Applications for Intermec Computers

This document is intended for developers who create Java applications for Intermec Windows Mobile and CE-based mobile computers. This document assumes the developers are already familiar with general Java programming concepts. Due to the characteristics of the mobile computers, development requirements may be different from desktop application development. This document provides requirements and development tool information, and guides you through the development process with examples. It covers the following topics: About the Java Runtime Environment Discusses the JRE requirements and provides recommendations for Intermec mobile computers. About the Integrated Development Environment Covers mobile development guidelines, and provides step-by-step instructions for creating a simple mobile application in Eclipse and NetBeans IDEs. Deploying Applications Explains how to deploy a Java application to the mobile computer. Remote Debugging Describes how to setup the IDE and the mobile computer for remote debugging. Accessing Databases Using JDBC Discusses the JDBC API available for mobile computers and provides an example to connect to a database. The JDBC API enables Java applications to access SQLbased databases or tabular data sources. Developing a Web Services Client Discusses the web services support for mobile computers and provides a tutorial for developing a web services client. Web services are APIs that can be accessed over a network regardless of systems and languages.

About the Java Runtime Environment

The Java runtime environment contains the Java virtual machine (JVM) and class libraries necessary to run Java applications. In this document, the term JVM is used interchangeably with JRE.

Java Platform Micro Edition (Java ME)

Due to the limited resources on mobile computers, Intermec recommends a Java runtime environment that is based on Java Platform, Micro Edition (Java ME). The Java ME platform consists of these elements: Configuration a core set of APIs and virtual machine capabilities for a broad range of devices. Profile a set of APIs that support a narrower range of devices. A profile is built on a specific configuration.

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Optional Packages a set of technology-specific APIs that extends the functionality of a Java application environment. Optional packages must be used in conjunction with a configuration or a profile.

Java ME Configurations
Java ME supports two configurations: Connected Limited Device Configuration (CLDC) is for resource-constrained devices like mobile phones and entry-level personal digital assistants (PDAs). It has a very limited set of APIs, and is designed to run on devices with limited memory, processing power and graphics capabilities. Connected Device Configuration (CDC) is for network-connected devices that have more memory and processing power, such as high-end PDAs.

Intermec Windows Mobile and CE-based computers are certainly in the high-end PDAs category and meet the requirements of CDC; therefore, Intermec recommends CDC for Intermec computers. The focus of this document is on the CDC. CDC is a superset of CLDC; therefore, CLDC is upward compatible with CDC. However, the CLDC Mobile Information Device Profile (MIDP) is not compatible with CDC. If your existing application is based on MIDP and you do not wish to revamp your application for CDC, you may install a JVM that supports MIDP such as IBM WebSphere Everyplace Micro Environment with MIDP 2.0.

Connected Device Configuration

CDC has two versions CDC 1.0 (JSR 36) and 1.1 (JSR 218). CDC 1.0 contains a subset of APIs from Java Platform Standard Edition (Java SE) 1.3. CDC 1.1 provides updates and adds selected APIs based on Java SE 1.4. One of the benefits of developing with CDC is that it is upward compatible with Java SE. CDC supports three profiles: Foundation Profile, Personal Basis Profile and Personal Profile. Intermec supports Personal Profile which has full AWT 1.1 support and includes all the APIs in the Foundation Profile and Personal Basis Profile. The AWT implementation in Personal Profile is based on JDK 1.1 and has some 2D packages from Java SE. AWT provides a basic set of graphical user interface (GUI) components that were implemented using native-platform versions of the components. For a richer look and feel, consider other widget toolkits such as the Standard Widget Toolkit (SWT) by Eclipse.

Java ME External Links

For more information on Java ME, see these web links: Java ME: the Most Ubiquitous Application Platform for Mobile Devices Java ME Technology - CDC Java ME Personal Profile CDC: Java Platform Technology for Connected Devices White Paper

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JVMs Based on Java ME CDC

Sun Microsystems, now a subsidiary of Oracle Corporation, does not provide a Java ME CDC implementation for the Windows Mobile platform. Intermec recommends the IBM WebSphere Everyplace Micro Environment (WEME) that implements CDC/Personal Profile 1.1. All the Java class libraries in the Intermec Developer Library (IDL) Resource Kits were tested against WEME. For more information, see the next section, About the IBM WebSphere Everyplace Micro Environment. Another popular JVM for Windows Mobile/CE computers is CrE-ME by NSIcom. CrE-ME version 4 implements CDC/Personal Profile 1.0. Some applications such as SAP Mobile Infrastructure clients may require CrE-ME. You can choose this JVM if it better fits your needs, but you may not get the same level of support from Intermec. For CrE-ME related issues, you need to contact NSIcom for support. The following sections have more details on WEME and CrE-ME.

About the IBM WebSphere Everyplace Micro Environment

The IBM WebSphere Everyplace Micro Environment (WEME) contains the Java virtual machine (J9) and class libraries necessary to run Java applications on mobile computers. It is often referred to as J9. Intermec currently resells WEME 6.2 for Windows Mobile 6.1 (P/N 454-035-001), which targets Windows Mobile 6.1 computers such as the CK3, CN3, CN4, and CN50. WEME 6.2 contains CDC/Personal Profile 1.1 with optional packages: JCE, JSSE, JDBC, and RMI. You can download the API specifications for the Personal Profile and the supported optional packages from these links: JSR-000216 Personal Profile 1.1 Specification JSR-000219 Foundation Profile 1.1 Includes API specifications for JCE and JSSE. JSR-000169 JDBC Optional Package Specification JSR-000066 RMI Optional Package Specification

About NSIcom CrE-ME

NSIcom originally offered CrEme 3, which implemented Personal Java 3.1. Personal Java is based on JDK 1.1.8 and it has been discontinued. If you use this version of CrEme, you need a JDK 1.1 compiler to build your application. NSIcom later introduced a new version of CrEme based on Java ME and rebranded it to CrE-ME. CrE-ME 4 implements CDC/Personal Profile 1.0. To use the Java class libraries in the Intermec Developer Library (IDL) Resource Kits with CrEme, you must use CrE-ME version 4. CrE-ME 4 supports different Windows Mobile/CE versions. You can download trial versions from the NSIcom web site. CrE-ME 4 has advantages and disadvantages: It supports Swing and Java plug-ins for Pocket Internet Explorer, which WEME does not support.

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Its default and preferred graphics library is based on the Truffle implementation of AWT. The look and feel are different from standard AWT. The major drawback of CrE-ME is its Java Native Interface (JNI) implementation. The JNI invocation would block the VM operation. If a JNI method is called from a thread in a Java application, all threads in the application are blocked until the JNI call returns.

There are two ways to prevent a blocking JNI call from blocking the entire application. The easiest way is to specify the -noblock VM option in the command line you use to start your application. The preferred way recommended by NSIcom is to call the creme.Noblock.on method before the JNI call, and creme.Noblock.off method after the JNI call. Because of CrE-MEs JNI implementation, some IDL Java classes (such as BarcodeReader and Imager) will not work properly. It is not desirable to add CrEME specific library calls in the IDL libraries. Therefore, Intermec recommends that you specify the -noblock VM option in the application shortcut if you use the aforementioned IDL Java classes. For more on application shortcuts, see Creating the Application Shortcut File on page 29.

About the Integrated Development Environment

Most Java Integrated Development Environments (IDEs) on the market today target Java Platform Standard Edition (SE) or Enterprise Edition (EE) development. However, not all Java IDEs have adequate support for mobile development. Although you may use your preferred Java IDE for developing mobile applications, there are two rules you need to follow to ensure that your application can be deployed successfully to Intermec mobile computers. Rule #1: Know the Java standard supported by the JVM on your mobile computer. The Java IDE usually selects the highest JDK version installed on your desktop computer as the default compiler. WEME and CrE-ME implement Java ME CDC Personal Profile and some optional packages. Unless the IDE provides a JVM emulator that matches the JVM on your mobile computer, you need to be careful to call only the Java APIs supported by the target JVM. Otherwise, your application may get a runtime error even if it compiles successfully in the IDE. Rule #2: Adjust the project compiling source level to match the JVM on your mobile computer. The byte code generated by the JDK may not be compatible with the JVM on your mobile computer. The IDE project setting should allow you to adjust the compiling source level. If the default compiler version of your IDE is JDK 1.5 (or JDK 5) or higher, you should set the compiling source level to 1.4 for both WEME and CrE-ME. If you use javac to compile your source code, you should add -source 1.4 to the compiler options. The next sections walk you through building a simple HelloWorld application using two popular, open-source IDEs, Eclipse and NetBeans.

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Using the Eclipse IDE

The Eclipse IDE is one of the most popular Java IDEs. There are numerous plug-ins available to extend the capabilities of the IDE. Although Eclipse has a plug-in called Mobile Tools for Java (MTJ), the current version (1.0.1) only supports Java ME CLDC MIDP. Since it does not support CDC Personal Profile, you can simply create a regular Java project in Eclipse and follow the rules mentioned before. You may download one of the Eclipse IDEs for Java from Eclipse Downloads. The following tutorial walks you through the process of creating a simple HelloWorld application in Eclipse. All screenshots were captured using Eclipse IDE for Java EE Developers version 3.5 (Galileo), running on Windows XP.

Creating A HelloWorld Java Project

This section explains how to create a simple Hello World project in the Eclipse IDE. To create the project 1 From the menu bar, select File > New > Java Project. The New Java Project dialog box appears. 2 In the Project name field, enter HelloWorld.

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3 Click Finish. Note: The Create new project in workspace button specifies that the project folder will be created under the default Eclipse workspace directory.

Setting Project Compiling Source Level

1 In Package Explorer, right-click the HelloWorld project and choose Properties in the popup menu. The Properties for HelloWorld dialog box appears. 2 In the navigation pane, click the Java Compiler node. 3 Uncheck the Use compliance from execution environment JavaSE-1.6 on the Java Build Path checkbox. 4 Uncheck the Use default compliance settings check box. 5 Set the Generated .class files compatibility and Source compatibility values to 1.4. This ensures the generated byte code will be compatible with WEME and CrE-ME 4.

6 Click OK.

Creating A HelloWorld Java Class

1 In Package Explorer, right-click the HelloWorld project and choose New > Class in the popup menu. The New Java Class dialog box appears. 2 In the Package field, enter sample for the package name. 3 In the Name field, enter HelloWorld for the class name.

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4 In the Superclass field, enter or browse to java.awt.Frame.

5 Click Finish.

Coding the HelloWorld Java Class

Copy the following code to the HelloWorld Java class and click
package sample; import java.awt.*; import java.awt.event.*; public class HelloWorld extends Frame { private Label m_LabelHello = new Label("Hello World!"); private Button m_ButtonClose = new Button("Close"); public HelloWorld(String aTitle) { super(aTitle); initComponents(); } private void initComponents() { add(m_LabelHello, BorderLayout.CENTER); add(m_ButtonClose, BorderLayout.SOUTH); m_ButtonClose.addActionListener(new ActionListener() { // Invoked when the Close button is clicked. public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e)

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{ dispose(); System.exit(0); } }); } public static void main(String[] args) { HelloWorld hwApp = new HelloWorld("Hello World"); hwApp.setSize(200, 200); hwApp.setVisible(true); } }

This simple application displays the Hello World! string in the north of the frame and a Close button at the south of the frame. Click Close to exit the application.

Exporting to HelloWorld.jar
1 In the Package Explorer, right-click the src folder under HelloWorld and choose Export from the popup menu. 2 In the Export dialog box, choose JAR file under the Java node and click Next.

3 In the JAR File Specification screen, click Browse. The Save As dialog box appears.

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4 Browse to the HelloWorld project folder, enter HelloWorld.jar in the File name field, and then click Save.

In the JAR File Specification screen, the JAR file list now includes HelloWorld/ HelloWorld.jar. This specifies the output JAR file, HelloWorld.jar, will be created in the HelloWorld project folder.

To create a runnable JAR, the JAR manifest needs to contain the Main-Class attribute with the proper main class name. Continue with the next step to create a runnable JAR, or continue with Step 8 to finish the export.

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5 Click Next twice. The JAR Manifest Specification screen appears. 6 Click Browse. The Select Main Class dialog box appears.

7 Select HelloWorld from the list and click OK. In the JAR Manifest Specification screen, sample.HelloWorld appears in the Main class field.

8 Click Finish if there are no more changes you wish to make.

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About the JAR Warning Export Message

If you see this JAR Export warning message, click OK and ignore it:

This compile warning appears because the HelloWorld Java class does not declare the static final long serialVersionUID field. To avoid the compile warning, define serialVersionUID properly using the UID obtained from the serialver utility (included in JDK).

Deploying the HelloWorld Application

To deploy the HelloWorld application, copy HelloWorld.jar to the mobile computer. If you followed the procedure in Exporting to HelloWorld.jar to specify the main class in the JAR manifest, HelloWorld.jar is a runnable JAR file. If you have the CrEme JVM installed on your mobile computer, browse to HelloWorld.jar and tap the filename to run it. To add additional VM options for your application, or to run a Java application with WEME, you need to create an application shortcut. For more information, see Creating the Application Shortcut File on page 29.

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Using the NetBeans IDE

NetBeans IDE has been greatly improved over the years and become a very competitive open-source IDE. Like Eclipse, NetBeans supports plug-ins to extend the IDEs capabilities. One of its great features is its Java ME CDC development support. This section describes how to create a CDC Personal Profile 1.0 application in NetBeans.

All screenshots in this section were captured using NetBeans 6.8 running on Windows XP. You may download NetBeans from the NetBeans Download site. There are different bundles of NetBeans you can choose to download. Intermec recommends that you choose a bundle which includes Java ME.

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Installing the Java ME Plug-in

If you did not choose a NetBeans bundle that includes Java ME, you need to install the Java ME Plug-in. You may check the current plug-ins installed in NetBeans. From the menu bar, select Tools > Plug-ins. In the Plug-ins dialog box, click the Installed tab to show the list of installed plug-ins. Make sure Java ME is in the list. If you do not see Java ME in the list, install it from the Available Plug-ins tab.

Installing a CDC Emulator Platform

An emulator platform provides the SDK and emulation environment for you to build and test for the target platform. The NetBeans web site provides the CDC Emulator Platform Setup Guide for the supported CDC emulators. Currently the best matched emulator is the CrEme emulator. This emulator emulates the CrE-ME 4 VM. If you are already using CrE-ME 4 on your mobile computer, this is a perfect match. Even if your target JVM is WEME, the generated .class files will be compatible since CrE-ME 4 is compliant with CDC/Personal Profile 1.0. However, you should avoid the Swing classes which are only supported in CrE-ME. Note: If your target JVM is WEME and you need the APIs in Personal Profile 1.1 that are not supported by the CrEme emulator, create a regular Java application project and observe the rules described in About the Integrated Development Environment on page 10. To install the CrEme emulator 1 Download CrEmeDevSup410.exe from NSIcom. 2 Run the file and follow the prompts to install the Developer Kit. 3 In the NetBeans IDE menu bar, select Tools > Java Platforms. 4 In the Java Platform Manager dialog box, click Add Platform.

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5 In the Add Java Platform dialog box, select Java ME CDC Platform Emulator and click Next.

6 In the Choose Platform Folder screen, browse to the installation folder of the CrE-ME Developer Kit (default is C:\Program Files\NSIcom\CrE-ME V4.12) and then click Next.

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7 In the Platform Name screen, click Finish.

A new platform entry is added to the CDC node in the Java Platform Manager dialog box.

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Creating a HelloWorld Project

1 In the NetBeans menu bar, select File > New Project. The New Project dialog box appears. 2 In the Choose Project screen, choose Java ME in the Categories list, choose CDC Application in the Projects list, and then click Next.

3 In the Name and Location screen: a In the Project Name field, enter HelloWorld. b In the Project Location field, enter the path to (or browse to) the project location, or accept the default location. c Uncheck the Create Main Class check box. d Click Next.

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4 In the Select Platform section, choose pJSCP V4.12 B142.190307 from the Java Platform list and then click Finish.

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Creating a HelloWorld Class

1 In the Projects window, right-click the HelloWorld project and choose New > Java Class from the popup menu. The New Java Class dialog box appears. 2 In the Class Name field, enter HelloWorld. 3 In the Package field, enter sample. 4 Click Finish.

Coding the HelloWorld Java Class

Copy the following code to the HelloWorld Java class and click
package sample; import java.awt.*; import java.awt.event.*; public class HelloWorld extends Frame { private Label m_LabelHello = new Label("Hello World!"); private Button m_ButtonClose = new Button("Close"); public HelloWorld(String aTitle) { super(aTitle); initComponents(); } private void initComponents() { add(m_LabelHello, BorderLayout.CENTER); add(m_ButtonClose, BorderLayout.SOUTH); m_ButtonClose.addActionListener(new ActionListener() { // Invoked when the Close button is clicked.

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public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) { dispose(); System.exit(0); } }); } public static void main(String[] args) { HelloWorld hwApp = new HelloWorld("Hello World"); hwApp.setSize(200, 200); hwApp.setVisible(true); } }

This simple application displays the Hello World! string in the north of the frame and a Close button at the south of the frame. Click Close to exit the application.

Building the HelloWorld Project

In the Projects window, right-click the HelloWorld project and choose Build in the popup menu. The build process begins and you see the build results in the Output window. If the build is successful, you can find HelloWorld.jar in the dist subfolder of the HelloWorld project folder.

Running HelloWorld in Emulator

You can test the HelloWorld application in the CrEme emulator before deploying the application to your mobile computer. The emulator can only run a runnable JAR. A runnable JAR contains a Main-Class attribute in the JAR manifest. The following will show you how to specify the main class name in the project settings and run the HelloWorld application in the CrEme emulator. 1 In the Projects window, right-click the HelloWorld project and choose Properties in the popup menu. The HelloWorld properties dialog box appears. 2 In the Build category choose Running. 3 In the CDC Run tab, click Browse. The Browse Main Classes dialog box appears. The main classes in the project are shown in the Main classes list.

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4 Choose sample.HelloWorld from the list box and then click Select Main Class.

5 In the HelloWorld properties dialog box, make sure that sample.HelloWorld appears in the Main Class field of the CDC Run tab.

6 Click OK. 7 In the Projects window, right-click the HelloWorld project and choose Run in the popup menu. The IDE rebuilds the project and runs the HelloWorld application in the CrEme emulator.

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Deploying the HelloWorld Application to CrE-ME

If you have CrE-ME 4 on your mobile computer, you can launch the application directly from NetBeans via ActiveSync. To run the HelloWorld application in the remote CrE-ME VM 1 In the Projects window, right click the HelloWorld project and choose Properties from the popup menu. The Hello World properties dialog box appears. 2 In the navigation pane, choose the Running node in the Build category. 3 Click the CDC Run tab. The Main Class field must be specified. If it is not already specified, use Browse to select a main class in the project. For the HelloWorld application, the main class is sample.HelloWorld.

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4 Click the NSIcom tab in the right pane.

5 Check the Run in remote VM check box. 6 By default, the application JAR file (HelloWorld.jar) is deployed to the \My Documents\NetBeans Applications folder on the mobile computer. To deploy the application to a different location, change information in the Application Location field. 7 Click OK. 8 In the Projects window, right-click the HelloWorld project and choose Run from the popup menu. NetBeans builds and deploys the HelloWorld.jar to the mobile computer and runs the application. The HelloWorld UI appears on your mobile computer.

Deploying the HelloWorld Application to WEME

Although NetBeans 6.8 supports a deployment option called Windows Mobile Deployment (locally attached device) for CDC projects, the ANT script requires deploying the JAD file along with the JAR file. Because the CDC project does not produce the JAD file, the script would fail. Therefore, if you have WEME on your mobile computer, you need to manually deploy the application. To manually copy the necessary JAR files and the application shortcut to the mobile computer, see the next section, Deploying Applications.

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Deploying Applications
Deploying your Java application to Intermec mobile computer generally involves copying the application JAR files and the application shortcut file to the mobile computer.

Creating the Application Shortcut File

The application shortcut specifies the command line arguments to run an application. Windows Mobile and CE computers have the following requirements for the shortcut file: The file must have a file extension of .lnk. The file must contain only one line of text (up to 255 characters). The line begins with nnn# followed by the command line arguments, where nnn is a number up to 3 digits specifying the number of characters in the command line. Because the exact number does not seem to matter for Windows Mobile/CE, use 255# for all shortcuts.

The command line you specify in the shortcut file depends on the JVM. Generally, you should specify the VM executable followed by the VM options and classpath, the application main class name, and application arguments. Using the HelloWorld example we created earlier, the shortcut file should look like the following: HelloWorld-WEME6-PPRO11.lnk for WEME 6.2 Personal Profile 1.1
255#"\J9\PPRO11\bin\j9.exe" "-jcl:ppro11" "-classpath" "\Program Files\HelloWorld\HelloWorld.jar" "sample.HelloWorld"

HelloWorld-CrEME4.lnk for CrE-ME 4 Personal Profile 1.0

255#"\windows\CrEme\bin\CrEme.exe" -Of -classpath '\Program Files\HelloWorld\HelloWorld.jar' sample.HelloWorld

Note: Although you may see multiple lines in the above examples, there is only one line of text in the shortcut file. For more information regarding the specific VM options, refer to your JVM documentation.

Copying Files to the Mobile Computer

To run your application on the mobile computer, you need to copy the necessary files to the computer. The files usually include the application JAR file, its dependent library JAR files, and the application shortcut. You may copy the files from your development machine to the mobile computer via ActiveSync or some other mechanism. For the HelloWorld example, you need to copy the HelloWorld.jar to the \Program Files\HelloWorld folder on the mobile computer.

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Note: The file path must match the classpath you specified in the shortcut file. You may copy the shortcut file anywhere on the device. For ease of maintenance, place the shortcut file in the same folder as the application JAR files.

Running the Application

On your mobile computer, open File Explorer to browse to the application shortcut. For WEME, a purple WebSphere icon appears next to the WEME application shortcut. Tap the shortcut to run the application. CrE-ME associates the .JAR file and CrE-ME shortcut file with a yellow NSIcom icon. If the JAR file is a runnable JAR, you can tap the JAR file to launch it in the CrE-ME JVM. You may also launch the application from a shortcut file containing CrE-ME specific VM options.

Tip: If you get java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError exception when you run the application, double-check the classpath and the main class name you specified in the shortcut. Make sure the JAR files exist in the specified location on the mobile computer.

Remote Debugging
Remote debugging is possible if the JVM on the mobile computer and the IDE support Java Platform Debugger Architecture (JPDA). Both the Eclipse and NetBeans IDEs support remote debugging via JPDA. The IDE debugger can attach to a remote Java application via JDPA transport. Although WEME supports remote debugging, CrE-ME 4 does not. This section walks you through the setup process to debug a Java application running in WEME from either the Eclipse or NetBeans IDE. The common tasks involved in setting up remote debugging are as follows: 1 Create an application shortcut that specifies debug options. 2 Deploy the application with the debug shortcut and start the debug session. 3 Set up the IDE JPDA transport to attach to the remote application. The following sections provide more details for these tasks. Two separate tutorials are provided for the Eclipse and NetBeans IDEs.

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Creating a Shortcut for Debugging

To start remote debugging, the application needs to be started in debug mode, which requires additional debug options to be added to the application shortcut. Using the HelloWorld application created in About the Integrated Development Environment as an example, the following text shows the contents of the shortcut for debugging (all in one line).
225#"\J9\PPRO11\bin\j9.exe" "-jcl:ppro11" "-Xdebug" "-Xrunjdwp:transport=dt_socket,server=y,address=8000" "-classpath" "\Program Files\HelloWorld\HelloWorld.jar" "sample.HelloWorld"

Note the italicized debug options. The following explains the settings specified in the Xrunjdwp option. The IDE debugger settings need to match these settings. The transport=dt_socket setting specifies the debugger connection will be made via JPDA socket transport. The server=y setting specifies the VM will wait for the remote debugger (IDE) to attach at the port number specified in the address setting. The address=8000 setting specifies the port number (8000) on which the VM is waiting for the remote debugger (IDE) to attach.

Deploying and Starting a Debug Session

Follow the steps in this section to deploy and launch the HelloWorld application with the debug shortcut created in the previous section. These steps are similar to those described in Deploying Applications. 1 Save the shortcut created in Creating a Shortcut for Debugging in a file called HelloDbg-WEME6-PPRO11.lnk. 2 Copy both HelloWorld.jar and HelloDbg-WEME6-PPRO11.lnk to the \Program Files\HelloWorld folder on the mobile computer. 3 On the mobile computer, browse to the \Program Files\HelloWorld folder. Tap on HelloDbg-WEME6-PPRO11.lnk to start the debug session. Since we specified J9.exe in the shortcut, the J9 console appears on the mobile computer:

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The application does not start until the remote debugger attaches. The next sections explain how to attach to the debug session from the Eclipse or NetBeans IDE.

Remote Debugging in Eclipse

This section explains how to remotely debug the HelloWorld application in Eclipse. Before you begin this section, follow the instructions in Creating a Shortcut for Debugging and Deploying and Starting a Debug Session.

Setting Breakpoints
You can set breakpoints in the HelloWorld class before you launch the IDE debugger. For example, you can set a breakpoint in the HelloWorld class at the dispose() method in the actionPerformed method of the listener for the Close button.

Setting and Starting the IDE Debugger

1 In the Package Explorer, choose the HelloWorld application. 2 In the menu bar, choose Run > Debug Configurations. The Debug Configurations dialog box appears. 3 In the navigation pane, click the Remote Java Application node. 4 Click (above the navigation pane) to create a new configuration. Configuration settings appear in the right pane. Most of the fields are automatically populated. You can verify them in the following steps. 5 Specify a name in the Name field if it is not automatically populated. 6 In the Project field, browse to the HelloWorld project if it is not already selected. 7 In the Connection Type list, choose Standard (Socket Attach). 8 In the Host field, enter 169.254.2.1 if your mobile computer is connected to your PC via ActiveSync. You can specify another IP address as long as it is reachable from your PC. Note: For Windows Mobile 5 computers connected via ActiveSync, you need to double check the USB to PC setting. On the mobile computer, select Start > Settings > the Connections tab > the USB to PC applet. Make sure the Enable advanced network functionality check box is checked. For Windows Mobile 6.1 computers, this check box is checked by default. ActiveSync will not work if it is unchecked. 9 In the Port field, enter 8000. Note: The port number needs to match what you specified in the address setting in the Xrunjdwp option of your application shortcut. For more information, see Creating a Shortcut for Debugging on page 31.

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10 Click Apply to save the settings, or click Debug to save the settings and start debugging.

As soon as the debugger attaches to the remote VM, the application begins to run. On the mobile computer, WEME (J9) launches the HelloWorld UI unless there are breakpoints before the UI is displayed.

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As seen in the following screenshot, the debugger sets a breakpoint at the dispose() method in the actionPerformed method of the listener for the Close button. When the Close button is clicked in the HelloWorld UI, the debugger breaks at the dispose() method.

Remote Debugging in NetBeans

This section walks you through the process of remotely debugging the HelloWorld application in NetBeans. Before you begin this section, follow the instructions in Creating a Shortcut for Debugging and Deploying and Starting a Debug Session.

Setting Breakpoints
You may set some breakpoints in the HelloWorld class before you launch the IDE debugger. For example, you may set a breakpoint in the HelloWorld class at the dispose() method in the actionPerformed method of the listener for the Close button.

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Setting and Starting IDE Debugger

1 In the Projects window, choose the HelloWorld project. 2 In the menu bar, choose Debug > Attach Debugger. The Attach dialog box appears. 3 In the Debugger drop-down list, choose Java Debugger (JPDA). 4 In the Connector drop-down list, choose SocketAttach (Attaches by socket to other VMs). 5 In the Host field, enter 169.254.2.1 if your mobile computer is connected to your PC via ActiveSync. You may specify another IP address as long as it is reachable from your PC. Note: For Windows Mobile 5 computers connected via ActiveSync, you need to double check the USB to PC setting. On the mobile computer, select Start > Settings > the Connections tab > the USB to PC applet. Make sure the Enable advanced network functionality check box is checked. For Windows Mobile 6.1 computers, this check box is checked by default. ActiveSync will not work if it is unchecked. 6 In the Port field, enter 8000. Note: The port number needs to match what you specified in the address setting in the Xrunjdwp option of your application shortcut. For more information, see Creating a Shortcut for Debugging on page 31. 7 Click OK to start debugging.

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As soon as the debugger attaches to the remote VM, the application runs. On the mobile computer, WEME (J9) launches the HelloWorld UI, unless there are breakpoints before the UI is displayed.

As seen in the next screenshot, it sets a breakpoint at the dispose() method in the actionPerformed method of the listener for the Close button. When the Close button is clicked in the HelloWorld UI, the debugger breaks at the dispose() method.

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Accessing Databases Using JDBC

The JDBC API enables Java applications to access SQL-based databases or tabular data sources. JSR 169 defines a JDBC Optional Package for Java ME CDC. Note that JSR 169 only provides a subset of the JDBC 4.0 API in Java SE 6. WEME 6.2 includes the JDBC optional package that implements JSR 169. CrE-ME also has support for JDBC but it is not clear whether it implements JSR 169. Java SE supports two ways to connect to the database via the DriverManager class or the DataSource interface. JSR 169 only supports the DataSource interface. The code will work in both WEME and CrEme if you use a vendor specific DataSource object to connect to the database. Note: Currently the database vendors such as IBM and Oracle only support JDBC drivers to access local databases, and provide data synchronization between the local and the remote server databases.

JDBC Sample Application

This sample application connects to an IBM DB2 Everyplace (DB2e) database via the com.ibm.db2e.jdbc.DB2eDataSource object that implements the javax.sql.DataSource interface. The URL string jdbc:db2e:mydb identifies a data source. Note that the URL format may be vendor specific.
package sample; import java.sql.*; public class JDBCSample { public static void main(String[] args) { String url = "jdbc:db2e:mydb"; Connection con = null; Statement st = null; ResultSet rs = null; try { // DB2eDataSource is in db2ejdbc.jar which is included in the // DB2e installation CAB file. com.ibm.db2e.jdbc.DB2eDataSource ds = new com.ibm.db2e.jdbc.DB2eDataSource(); ds.setUrl(url); con = ds.getConnection(); st = con.createStatement(); // Creates a table called INVENTORY. st.executeUpdate("CREATE TABLE INVENTORY (ITEM VARCHAR(32), QTY INT)"); System.out.println("*** Created table: INVENTORY"); // Inserts records to the INVENTORY table. st.executeUpdate("INSERT INTO INVENTORY VALUES ('9780201',3)"); st.executeUpdate("INSERT INTO INVENTORY VALUES ('9780672',10)"); System.out.println("*** Inserted two records"); // Queries the INVENTORY table. rs = st.executeQuery("SELECT * FROM INVENTORY"); System.out.println("*** Query results:");

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while (rs.next()) { System.out.print("ITEM=" + rs.getString(1) + ", "); System.out.println("QTY=" + rs.getInt(2)); } // Since this is only an example, delete the INVENTORY table. st.executeUpdate("Drop table INVENTORY"); System.out.println("*** Deleted table: INVENTORY"); } catch (Exception e) { e.printStackTrace(); } finally { // Releases resources. try { if (rs != null) rs.close(); } catch (Exception e) {e.printStackTrace();} try { if (st!= null) st.close(); } catch (Exception e) {e.printStackTrace();} try { if (con != null) con.close(); } catch (Exception e) {e.printStackTrace();} } } }

Building the Sample

To build this sample, follow the rules in About the Integrated Development Environment on page 10. Note that the JDBCSample refers to the com.ibm.db2e.jdbc.DB2eDataSource class which is in db2ejdbc.jar. The db2ejdbc.jar file is included in the DB2e installation. You need to add db2ejdbc.jar as an external JAR to the IDE project, or include db2ejdbc.jar in the classpath if you use the javac compiler from command line.

Running the Sample

To deploy and run this sample on the mobile computer, see the instructions in Deploying Applications on page 29. The application shortcut to run this sample in WEME may look like the following:
255#"\J9\PPRO11\bin\j9.exe" "-jcl:ppro11" Djava.library.path=\Windows -classpath "\Program Files\JDBCSample\JDBCSample.jar;\Windows\db2ejdbc.jar" "sample.JDBCSample"

Note that it specifies the -Djava.library.path=\Windows option which is required in order for WEME to load the DB2es native DLLs. This shortcut assumes the JDBCSample.class is packaged in JDBCSample.jar which is located in the \Program Files\JDBCSample folder on the mobile computer.

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This sample application simply outputs to the console. The J9 console displays the following text when you run the application.

You can also run this sample in CrE-ME. The following is a shortcut for CrE-ME 4:
255#"\windows\CrEme\bin\CrEme.exe" -Of -classpath '\Program Files\JDBCSample\JDBCSample.jar;\Windows\db2ejdbc.jar' sample.JDBCSample

Note: The -Of option specifies the output will be redirected to jscpout.txt located at the root folder of the mobile computer.

Adapting the Sample for Other DBMS

You can easily change the DataSource related code in the JDBCSample to connect to a different DBMS. The following is the code snippet to connect to an Oracle Database Lite database.
String url = "jdbc:polite:polite"; oracle.lite.poljdbc.POLJDBCDataSource ds = new oracle.lite.poljdbc.POLJDBCDataSource(); ds.setUrl(url); ds.setUser("SYSTEM"); ds.setPassword("MANAGER");

It instantiates the oracle.lite.poljdbc.POLJDBCDataSource object and sets up the data source url jdbc:polite:polite. It also sets the username and password to access the database. Once you made these changes, the rest of the code in JDBCSample should work fine with the Oracle Lite database.

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Developing a Web Services Client

Web services are APIs that can be accessed over a network regardless of systems and languages, and are best used to integrate heterogeneous systems. Although it is beyond the scope of this document to discuss when or why you should use this technology, if you decide to deploy web services this section shows you how to develop a mobile application to consume web services. The web services client development usually involves generating stub classes from the Web Services Definition Language (WSDL). The stub classes allow the client to access the web services APIs via Java classes and methods and hide the complexity of encoding and decoding the SOAP messages. Although there are a lot of tools that generate web services stubs, we need to consider the web services supported on the mobile computers. JSR 172 is the specification that defines an optional package for Java ME applications to access web services. Currently both WEME 6.2 and CrE-ME 4.12 do not provide implementation for JSR 172. An implementation of JSR 172 that is compatible with Java ME CDC is required to support the web services development and deployment. Sun Microsystems, now a subsidiary of Oracle Corporation, implemented JSR 172 in its Java Wireless Toolkit 2.5.2 and Java ME SDK 3.0. Both implementations target Java ME CLDC/MIDP. Although the Java Wireless Toolkit has been integrated into the Java ME SDK 3.0, jsr172_1.0.jar in Java ME SDK 3.0 causes runtime errors during testing with WEME 6.2. Because the Java Wireless Toolkit implementation of JSR 172 works better with CDC, Intermec recommends that you use Java Wireless Toolkit 2.5.2. To follow the tutorials in this section, you need to download and install sun_java_wireless_toolkit-2.5.2_01-win.exe from the Sun Java Wireless Toolkit 2.5.2_01 for CLDC Download web site. The following sections will walk you through the development process of creating a web services client to consume a web service hosted by www.webservicex.net. Two separate tutorials are offered for developing in Eclipse or NetBeans. Note: The web services example used in this section was tested against WEME 6.2 and CrE-ME 4.12. Although it seems to get the expected result, it takes a long time (several minutes) for the web service call to return a response when running in CrEME. It only takes a few seconds to get the response in WEME.

Developing a Web Services Client in Eclipse

There is no Eclipse plug-in that supports Web Services development for Java ME CDC. This tutorial uses the Sun Java Wireless Toolkit to generate the web services stubs and import them into Eclipse. If you have not already installed Java Wireless Toolkit, download sun_java_wireless_toolkit-2.5.2_01-win.exe from the Sun Java Wireless Toolkit 2.5.2_01 for CLDC Download web page and install it on your PC.

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The following is a summary of the development process. 1 Create an Eclipse Java project and add the web services JAR files from the Java Wireless Toolkit as external JARs. 2 Adjust the project compiling source level. 3 Use the Sun Java Wireless Toolkit to generate the web services stubs. 4 Import the generated stubs to the Eclipse project. 5 Create a Java class to call the web services API via the stub. 6 Export the application class files to a JAR. 7 Deploy the application to an Intermec mobile computer.

Creating a StockQuoteWTK Java Project

1 In the Eclipse IDE, select File > New > Project. 2 In the New Project dialog box, choose Java Project and click Next.

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3 In the Project name field, enter StockQuoteWTK and click Next.

4 In the Java Settings screen, choose the Libraries tab and click Add External Jars. The JAR Selection dialog box appears. Browse to the lib subfolder of the Java Wireless Toolkit installation folder.

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5 Choose j2me-ws.jar and j2me-xmlrpc.jar and click Open.

The JARs and class folders on the build path list in the Libraries tab now includes the JARs you selected.

6 Click Finish to save the project settings.

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Setting the Project Compiling Source Level

1 In the Package Explorer, right click the StockQuoteWTK project and choose Properties in the popup menu. The Properties for StockQuoteWTK dialog box appears. 2 In the navigation pane, choose Java Compiler. 3 Uncheck the Use compliance from execution environment JavaSE-1.6 on the Java Build Path check box. 4 Uncheck the Use default compliance settings check box. 5 Set both Generated .class files compatibility and Source compatibility to 1.4. This ensures the generated byte code will be compatible with WEME and CrEME 4. 6 Click OK to accept the changes.

Generating Web Services Stubs

This tutorial uses the Sun Java Wireless Toolkit 2.5.2 to generate the web services stubs. There should be a shortcut on the desktop for the Wireless Toolkit. If you dont see the desktop shortcut, browse to the bin subfolder of the Wireless Toolkit installation folder and run ktoolbar.exe.

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This screen appears after the Wireless Toolkit is started:

To generate the web services stubs 1 Click New Project. The New Project dialog box appears.

2 In the Project Name field, enter StockQuote and click Create Project. The API Selection dialog box appears.

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3 Click OK. 4 In the menu bar, choose Project > Stub Generator.

5 In the Stub Generator Dialog, do the following: a In the WSDL Filename or URL field, enter http:// www.webservicex.net/stockquote.asmx?wsdl. b In the Output Package field, enter test.stub. This field specifies the package name that the stub classes will be generated under. c Click OK. Note: When the stub generation is successfully completed, the generated Java classes appear in the indicated Output Path.

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6 Locate the generated Java classes. We will import these classes to Eclipse later.

Importing Generated Stub Classes to Eclipse

1 In the Eclipse Package Explorer, right-click the StockQuoteWTK project and choose Import in the popup menu. The Import dialog box appears. 2 In the Select an import source list, choose General > File System and click Next.

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3 In the File system screen: a Click Browse and browse to the folder where the stubs were generated. This example selects the src folder that contains the test\stub subfolder. Make sure the src checkbox is checked. b In the Into folder entry field, type StockQuoteWTK\src. c Click Finish.

If the stub classes are successfully imported, they are included under the src folder of the StockQuoteWTK project node.

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Creating a Java Class to Call the Web Services API

1 In the Eclipse Package Explorer, right-click the StockQuoteWTK project and choose New > Class from the popup menu. The New Java Class dialog box appears. 2 In the Name field, enter StockQuoteMain. 3 Check the public static void main(String[] args) check box to generate the main method. 4 Click Finish.

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Source Code for StockQuoteMain

In the source code viewer of StockQuoteMain, enter the following code. Click save the changes.
package test; import test.stub.*; /** * Simple class to test the web services stub generated by Sun Java * Wireless Toolkit 2.5.2. */ public class StockQuoteMain { /** * @param args */ public static void main(String[] args) { String sSymbol = null; // Stock symbol if (args.length > 0) { sSymbol = args[0]; } else { sSymbol = "IN"; // Default to Intermec symbol. } try { System.out.println("Making web services call..."); StockQuoteSoap_Stub stub = new StockQuoteSoap_Stub(); String sQuoteXML = stub.getQuote(sSymbol); System.out.println("sQuote=" + sQuoteXML); // Get the value between <Last> and </Last> int indStart = sQuoteXML.indexOf("<Last>"); int indEnd = sQuoteXML.indexOf("</Last>"); if (indStart >= 0 && indEnd >= 0) { String sLatestValue = sQuoteXML.substring( indStart+6, indEnd); System.out.println("Quote=" + sLatestValue); } else { System.out.println("Missing <Last> tag in response"); } } catch (Exception e) { e.printStackTrace(); } } }

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Programming Notes
The stock symbol is passed in as the first program argument. The default is IN if not specified. It calls the StockQuoteSoap_Stub.getQuote method to get the current quote. Note that this method returns an XML string. You can use the kXML library to parse the XML. The above code uses methods in String to retrieve the value between the <Last> and </Last> tags.

Exporting Classes to StockQuoteWTK.jar

1 In the Eclipse Package Explorer, right-click the src folder under the StockQuoteWTK project and choose Export from the popup menu. The Export dialog box appears. 2 In the Select an export destination list, choose Java > JAR file and click Next.

3 In the JAR File Specification screen, click Browse. The Save As dialog box appears.

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4 Browse to the StockQuoteWTK project folder, enter StockQuoteWTK.jar in the File name field, and click Save.

5 The JAR file list in the JAR File Specification screen now shows StockQuoteWTK/StockQuoteWTK.jar. This specifies that the output JAR file, StockQuoteWTK.jar, will be created under the StockQuoteWTK project folder.

6 Click Finish to generate the JAR file.

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Deploying the Web Services Client to the Mobile Computer

This section describes how to deploy the StockQuoteWTK web services client application to the mobile computer. It also follows the guidelines described in Deploying Applications on page 29.

Creating an Application Shortcut

Create a WEME or CrE-ME shortcut like the following: StockQuoteWTK-WEME6-PPRO11.lnk for WEME 6.2 Personal Profile 1.1
255#"\J9\PPRO11\bin\j9.exe" "-jcl:ppro11" "-classpath" "\StockQuoteWTK\j2me-ws.jar;\StockQuoteWTK\j2mexmlrpc.jar;\StockQuoteWTK\StockQuoteWTK.jar" test.StockQuoteMain

StockQuoteWTK-CrEME4.lnk for CrE-ME 4 Personal Profile 1.0

255#"\windows\CrEme\bin\CrEme.exe" -Of -classpath '\StockQuoteWTK\j2me-ws.jar;\StockQuoteWTK\j2mexmlrpc.jar;\StockQuoteWTK\StockQuoteWTK.jar' test.StockQuoteMain

Copying Files to the Mobile Computer

1 In the root directory of the mobile computer, create a folder called StockQuoteWTK. 2 Copy StockQuoteWTK.jar (as generated in Exporting Classes to StockQuoteWTK.jar) to the mobile computer \StockQuoteWTK folder. 3 Depending on the JVM you are using, copy either StockQuoteWTK-WEME6PPRO11.lnk or StockQuoteWTK-CrEME4.lnk to the mobile computer \StockQuoteWTK folder. 4 On the PC, browse to the lib subfolder of the Java Wireless Toolkit installation folder, and copy j2me-ws.jar and j2me-xmlrpc.jar to the mobile computer \StockQuoteWTK folder.

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5 In the ActiveSync window, click Explore and browse to the \StockQuoteWTK folder, where you should see the following files:

6 On the Intermec mobile computer, use File Explorer to browse to the \StockQuoteWTK folder. 7 To run the application with WEME, tap the shortcut StockQuoteWTK-WEME6PPRO11.lnk (with the purple WebSphere icon next to it). The stock quote value is displayed in the J9 Console.

To run the application with CrE-ME 4, tap the shortcut StockQuoteWTKCrEME4.lnk. The result will be outputted to jscpout.txt located at the root folder of your mobile computer. Note: It may take several minutes for the web services call to return a response when running in CrE-ME 4.

Developing a Web Services Client in NetBeans

Developing a web services client application in NetBeans is easier than in Eclipse because you can rely on the Java ME plug-in to generate the web services stubs. If you have not already installed the Java ME plug-in, follow the instructions in Installing the Java ME Plug-in to install it.

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The Java ME plugin for NetBeans 6.8 includes Java ME SDK 3.0. As noted in the beginning of Developing a Web Services Client, the jsr172_1.0.jar file in Java ME SDK does not work in CDC. Therefore, we will use the plug-in only to generate the stubs. At runtime, we will use the JAR files in Java Wireless Toolkit 2.5.2. If you have not already installed Java Wireless Toolkit, download and install sun_java_wireless_toolkit-2.5.2_01-win.exe from the Sun Java Wireless Toolkit 2.5.2_01 for CLDC Download web site. The following is a summary of the development process. 1 Create a NetBeans Java project. 2 Add web services JAR files from the Java Wireless Toolkit as external JARs. 3 Generate the web services stubs. 4 Create a Java class to call the web services API via the generated stub. 5 Build the application. 6 Deploy the application to an Intermec mobile computer.

Creating the StockQuoteWTK Java Project

1 In NetBeans, choose File > New Project. The New Project dialog box appears. 2 In the Categories list, choose Java ME. 3 In the Projects list, click CDC Application and then click Next.

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4 In the Name and Location screen: a In the Project Name field, enter StockQuoteWTK. b In the Project Location field, enter the path to the project location, or click Browse to browse to the project location. To accept the default location, continue with the next step. c Uncheck the Create Main Class checkbox. d Click Next.

5 In the Select Platform screen, select pJSCP V4.12 B142.190307 from the Java Platform drop-down list and then click Finish.

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Adding Web Services JAR Files

Although we can use the Java ME plugin to generate the web services stubs, the CrEme emulator platform we use to compile this project does not have built-in support for the APIs in JSR 172. Therefore, we need to add additional libraries that implement JSR 172. We will add two libraries, j2me-ws.jar and j2me-xmlrpc.jar from Java Wireless Toolkit 2.5.2 to the StockQuoteWTK project. These libraries allow the application to be successfully built in NetBeans, and they are included in the application JAR file as the build result. To add web services JAR files to the StockQuoteWTK project 1 In the Projects window, right-click the StockQuoteWTK project and choose Properties in the popup menu. 2 In the Category list, choose Build > Libraries and Resources. 3 Click Add JAR/Zip. 4 In the Add Jar or Zip file dialog box, browse to the lib subfolder of the installation folder of Java Wireless Toolkit 2.5.2.

5 Choose both j2me-ws.jar and j2me-xmlrpc.jar and click Open.

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6 The Libraries and Resources list in the StockQuoteWTK project settings screen now includes the JAR files you added.

Generating Web Services Stubs

1 In the Projects window, right-click the StockQuoteWTK project and choose New > Java ME Web Service Client from the popup menu. The New Java ME Web Service Client dialog box appears. 2 Make sure the Running Web Service button is selected (should be the default). 3 In the WSDL URL field, enter http://www.webservicex.net/ stockquote.asmx?WSDL and click Retrieve WSDL. 4 After NetBeans successfully validates the WSDL, click Finish.

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Two Java classes, StockQuote.java and StockQuote_Stub.java, are generated with the package name stockquote.

Creating a Java Class to Call the Web Services API

1 In the Projects window, right-click the StockQuoteWTK project and choose New > Java Class from the popup menu. The New Java Class dialog box appears. 2 In the Class Name field, enter StockQuoteMain. 3 In the Package field, enter stockquote. This is the package name the stub classes were generated under. We will use the same package name so we dont need to import this package. 4 Click Finish.

Copy the following code to the StockQuoteMain Java class and click
package stockquote; public class StockQuoteMain { public static void main(String[] args) { String sSymbol = null; // Stock symbol if (args.length > 0) { sSymbol = args[0]; } else { sSymbol = "IN"; // Default to Intermec symbol. } try {

to save it.

System.out.println("Making web services call..."); StockQuote_Stub stub = new StockQuote_Stub();

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String sQuoteXML = stub.getQuote(sSymbol); System.out.println("sQuote=" + sQuoteXML); // Get the value between <Last> and </Last> int indStart = sQuoteXML.indexOf("<Last>"); int indEnd = sQuoteXML.indexOf("</Last>"); if (indStart >= 0 && indEnd >= 0) { String sLatestValue = sQuoteXML.substring(indStart+6, indEnd); System.out.println("Quote=" + sLatestValue); } else { System.out.println("Missing <Last> tag in response"); } } catch (Exception e) { e.printStackTrace(); } } }

Programming Notes
The stock symbol is passed in as the first program argument. The default is IN if not specified. It calls the StockQuote_Stub.getQuote method to get the current quote. Note that this method returns an XML string. You can use the kXML library to parse the XML. The code uses methods in String to retrieve the value between the <Last> and </Last> tags.

Building the StockQuoteWTK Project

In the Projects window, right click on the StockQuoteWTK project and select Build in the popup menu. The build process begins and you see the build results in the Output window. If the build is successful, you can find StockQuoteWTK.jar in the dist subfolder of the StockQuoteWTK project folder.

Deploying StockQuoteWTK onto Mobile Computer

This section describes how to deploy the StockQuoteWTK web services client application to the mobile computer, following the guidelines described in Deploying Applications.

Creating an Application Shortcut

You may create a WEME or CrE-ME shortcut like the following: StockQuoteWTK-WEME6-PPRO11.lnk for WEME 6.2 Personal Profile 1.1
255#"\J9\PPRO11\bin\j9.exe" "-jcl:ppro11" "-classpath" "\StockQuoteWTK\StockQuoteWTK.jar" stockquote.StockQuoteMain

StockQuoteWTK-CrEME4.lnk for CrE-ME 4 Personal Profile 1.0

255#"\windows\CrEme\bin\CrEme.exe" -Of -classpath '\StockQuoteWTK\StockQuoteWTK.jar' stockquote.StockQuoteMain

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Copying Files to the Mobile Computer

1 Create a folder called StockQuoteWTK under the root directory of the mobile computer. 2 Copy StockQuoteWTK.jar in the dist subfolder of the StockQuoteWTK project folder to the mobile computer \StockQuoteWTK folder. 3 Depending on the JVM you use, copy either StockQuoteWTK-WEME6PPRO11.lnk or StockQuoteWTK-CrEME4.lnk to the mobile computer \StockQuoteWTK folder. 4 On the Intermec mobile computer, use File Explorer to browse to the \StockQuoteWTK folder. 5 To run the application with WEME, tap the shortcut StockQuoteWTK-WEME6PPRO11.lnk (with the purple WebSphere icon next to it) to run the application. The stock quote value is displayed in the J9 Console.

To run the application with CrE-ME 4, tap on the shortcut StockQuoteWTKCrEME4.lnk. The result is sent to jscpout.txt located at the root folder of your mobile computer. Note: It may take several minutes for the web services call to return a response when running in CrE-ME 4.

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Glossary
AWT (Abstract Window Toolkit)
AWT provides a basic set of graphical user interface (GUI) components that were implemented using native-platform versions of the components.

CDC (Connected Device Configuration)

CDC is a specification for a Java ME configuration. It targets network-connected devices that have more memory and processing power such as high-end personal digital assistants (PDAs).

CLDC (Connected Limited Device Configuration)

CLDC is a specification for a Java ME configuration. It targets resource-constrained devices like mobile phones and entry level personal digital assistants (PDAs).

CrE-ME or CrEme
CrE-ME or CrEme (by NSIcom) is a Java runtime environment for mobile computers. CrE-ME version 4 implements Java ME CDC Personal Profile 1.0.

IDE (Integrated Development Environment)

An IDE brings all tools needed for programming such as source code editor, compiler, debugger, etc. in one environment to facilitate software development.

IDL (Intermec Developer Library)

IDL provides developers with tools and resources to develop applications for Intermec mobile computers and RFID readers.

IDL Resource Kits

IDL Resource Kits provide C/C++, .NET, Java and Web APIs for building applications that take full advantage of features integrated into Intermec mobile computers, RFID readers and peripherals.

JDK (Java SE Development Kit)

JDK is the software development kit from Sun Microsystems to develop Java applications and applets for Java Platform Standard Edition (Java SE). The JDK version numbering scheme changes in version 1.5. Version 1.5 becomes JDK 5, and 1.6 becomes JDK 6.

Java EE (Java Platform, Enterprise Edition)

Java EE is a Java platform for enterprise Java computing.

Java ME (Java Platform, Micro Edition)

Java ME is a Java platform designed for mobile devices and embedded systems.

Java SE (Java Platform, Standard Edition)

Java SE is a widely used Java platform for developing and deploying Java applications on desktops and servers.

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JCE (Java Cryptography Extension)

JCE provides a framework and implementation for encryption, key generation, key agreement, and message authentication code (MAC) generation services. The CDC Foundation Profile 1.1 specification, JSR 219, includes the JCE optional package.

JDBC (Java Database Connectivity)

JDBC is an API that enables Java applications to access SQL-based databases or tabular data sources.

JNI (Java Native Interface)

JNI is a standard programming interface that allows Java methods to invoke native methods implemented in C or vice versa.

JPDA (Java Platform Debugger Architecture)

JPDA provides the infrastructure to build end-user debugger applications for Java platforms.

JSR (Java Specification Request)

JSR is a formal document that describes proposed specifications and technologies to be added to the Java platform.

JSSE (Java Secure Socket Extension)

JSSE is a set of packages that enables secure internet communications. The CDC Foundation Profile 1.1 specification, JSR 219, includes the JSSE optional package.

MIDP (Mobile Information Device Profile)

MIDP is a specification that defines a profile to extend the Java ME CLDC.

Personal Profile
Personal Profile is a specification that defines a profile to extend the Java ME CDC. It has full AWT 1.1 support and includes all the APIs in the other CDC profiles, Foundation Profile and Personal Basis Profile.

RMI (Java Remote Method Invocation)

RMI is an API that allows a Java object to invoke methods on an object running in another JVM. JSR 66 defines the RMI optional package for Java ME.

SOAP (Simple Object Access Protocol)

SOAP is an XML-based messaging protocol for exchanging structured information in a distributed environment. SOAP is used to invoke web services.

WEME (WebSphere Everyplace Micro Environment)

WEME (by IBM) is a Java runtime environment for mobile computers that implements Java Platform, Micro Edition (Java ME). The current WEME version Intermec resells, WEME 6.2, implements Java ME CDC/Personal Profile 1.1.

WSDL (Web Services Definition Language)

WSDL is an XML-based language to describe how to access a web service and what operations it performs.

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