Set BlackBerry Smartphone Simulator preferences
See the BlackBerry Smartphone Simulator Guide for more information about using the BlackBerry® Smartphone Simulator.
> In the BlackBerry Smartphone Simulator, on the Help menu, click Simulator Help Index.
Manage BlackBerry device profiles
- On the Edit menu, click Preferences.
- Click the Simulator tab.
- Perform any of the following actions:
Specify how the BlackBerry Smartphone Simulator starts on start up of the IDE
- On the Edit menu, click Preferences.
- Click the Simulator tab.
- Click the General tab.
- In the Profile drop-down list, select a BlackBerry® Smartphone Simulator profile or create a new profile.
Note: You cannot change the Default Simulator profile. To set options for the BlackBerry Smartphone Simulator, select a BlackBerry device model number, or create a new profile.
- Select one or more of the following options:
Customize the appearance of the BlackBerry Smartphone Simulator
- On the Edit menu, click Preferences.
- Click the Simulator tab.
- Click the View tab.
- Select one or more of the following options:
Set the response of the BlackBerry Smartphone Simulator to deadlocks and exceptions
- On the Edit menu, click Preferences.
- Click the Simulator tab.
- Click the Debugging tab.
- Select one or more of the following options:
Specify how the BlackBerry Smartphone Simulator interacts with the network
- On the Edit menu, select Preferences.
- Click the Simulator tab.
- Click the Network tab.
- Set any of the following options:
Specify how the BlackBerry Smartphone Simulator communicates with the ports on the computer
Specify how the BlackBerry Smartphone Simulator manages the file system and flash memory
- On the Edit menu, select Preferences.
- Click the Simulator tab.
- Click the Memory tab.
- Set any of the following options:
Start an application when the BlackBerry Smartphone Simulator starts
- Right-click a project file. Click Properties.
- On the Build tab, in the Output file name field, type the name of the .cod file of the application.
- Click OK.
- On the Edit menu, select Preferences.
- On the General tab, in the Launch app or URL on startup field, type the name of the .cod file of the application.
- Click OK.
Open a web site in the BlackBerry Browser when the BlackBerry Smartphone Simulator starts
> Repeat steps 4 through 6 from "Start an application when the BlackBerry Smartphone Simulator starts" on page 16, typing the web site URL in the Launch app or URL on startup field.
Set the working directory for the BlackBerry Smartphone Simulator
See "Set advanced command-prompt options for the BlackBerry Smartphone Simulator" for more information on using the BlackBerry® Smartphone Simulator command line.
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