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Working with BlackBerry Smartphone Simulators obtained from BlackBerry Smartphone simulators

The BlackBerry® Java® Development Environment includes BlackBerry Smartphone Simulators that run versions of the BlackBerry® Device Software that correspond to the versions of the BlackBerry Device Software on BlackBerry devices.

To test applications on BlackBerry devices that run a different version of the BlackBerry Device Software than the BlackBerry Smartphone Simulators included with the BlackBerry JDE, you can visit www.blackberry.com to download individual BlackBerry Smartphone simulators.

When you install a BlackBerry Smartphone Simulator, the BlackBerry device list in the Profiles drop-down list includes the BlackBerry device types that the BlackBerry Smartphone Simulator and the version of the BlackBerry Device Software that corresponds to the BlackBerry Smartphone Simulator support.

When you select a BlackBerry device type from a BlackBerry Smartphone Simulator, the BlackBerry® IDE moves .cod files to the BlackBerry Smartphone Simulator directory. The BlackBerry IDE obtains browsing information and debugging information from the BlackBerry Smartphone Simulator directory.

Integrate a BlackBerry Smartphone Simulator into the BlackBerry IDE

    1. Close the BlackBerry® IDE.
    2. Install a BlackBerry Smartphone Simulator.

      Note: The BlackBerry device types that belong to an existing BlackBerry Smartphone simulator do not appear immediately in the Preferences drop-down list when the BlackBerry IDE runs. To make them appear, close the BlackBerry IDE and then restart it.

    3. Open the BlackBerry IDE.
    4. On the Edit menu, click Preferences.
    5. Click the Simulator tab.
    6. In the Profiles drop-down list, select the BlackBerry device type from a BlackBerry Smartphone Simulator bundle.

      Note: If you install a BlackBerry Smartphone Simulator before you install the BlackBerry® Java Development Environment, copy the Simpackage*.rc file from the BlackBerry Smartphone simulator installation directory to the BlackBerry JDE installation bin directory.


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