Configuring NetBeans for BlackBerry development

Install BB JDK.

Copy following to a file and make necessary changes. 

<?xml version='1.0'?>
<!DOCTYPE platform PUBLIC '-//NetBeans//DTD J2ME PlatformDefinition 1.0//EN' 
          'http://www.netbeans.org/dtds/j2me-platformdefinition-1_0.dtd'>
<platform name="BlackBerry_JDE_421" 
          home="C:\Program Files\Research In Motion\BlackBerry JDE 4.2.1" 
          type="CUSTOM" 
          displayname="BlackBerry JDE 421" 
          srcpath="" 
          docpath="${platform.home}/docs/api," 
          preverifycmd="&quot;{platformhome}{/}bin{/}preverify&quot; 
                        {classpath|-classpath &quot;{classpath}&quot;} 
                        -d &quot;{destdir}&quot; &quot;{srcdir}&quot;" 
          runcmd="cmd /C &quot;cd /D {platformhome}{/}simulator&amp;{device}&quot;" 
          debugcmd="cmd /C &quot;cd /D {platformhome}{/}bin&amp;jdwp&quot;">
    <device name="8800" description="8800">
        <optional name="JSR75" version="1.0" 
                  displayname="File Connection and PIM Optional Packages" 
                  classpath="${platform.home}/lib/net_rim_api.jar" 
                  dependencies="" default="true"/>
        <optional name="MMAPI" version="1.0" 
                  displayname="Mobile Media API" 
                  classpath="${platform.home}/lib/net_rim_api.jar" 
                  dependencies="" default="true"/>
        <configuration name="CLDC" version="1.1" 
                       displayname="Connected Limited Device Configuration" 
                       classpath="${platform.home}/lib/net_rim_api.jar" 
                       dependencies="" default="true"/>
        <optional name="OBEX" version="1.0" 
                  displayname="Object Exchange APIs" 
                  classpath="${platform.home}/lib/net_rim_api.jar" 
                  dependencies="" default="true"/>
        <optional name="JSR82" version="1.0" 
                  displayname="Java APIs for Bluetooth Wireless Technology" 
                  classpath="${platform.home}/lib/net_rim_api.jar" 
                  dependencies="" default="true"/>
        <optional name="WMA" version="1.1" 
                  displayname="Wireless Messaging API" 
                  classpath="${platform.home}/lib/net_rim_api.jar" 
                  dependencies="" default="true"/>
        <optional name="JSR179" version="1.0" 
                  displayname="Location Based APIs" 
                  classpath="${platform.home}/lib/net_rim_api.jar" 
                  dependencies="" default="true"/>
        <optional name="JSR177" version="1.0" 
                  displayname="Security and Trust Services APIs" 
                  classpath="${platform.home}/lib/net_rim_api.jar" 
                  dependencies="" default="true"/>
        <profile name="MIDP" version="2.0" 
                 displayname="Mobile Information Device Profile" 
                 classpath="${platform.home}/lib/net_rim_api.jar" 
                 dependencies="" default="true"/>
    </device>
</platform>

Save it under - C:\Documents and Settings:

.netbeans\6.x\config\Services\Platforms\org-netbeans-api-java-Platform 

as  BlackBerry_JDE_421.xml.

Restart NetBeans. 

Open a Mobile project and add following to build.xml (just above </project> tag)

<target name="do-preprocess">
        <fail unless="libs.ant-contrib.classpath">
     Classpath to Ant Contrib library (libs.ant-contrib.classpath property) is not set.
        </fail>
        <taskdef resource="net/sf/antcontrib/antlib.xml">
            <classpath>
                <pathelement path="${libs.ant-contrib.classpath}">
            </pathelement></classpath>
        </taskdef>
        <available file="${platform.home}/bin/rapc.exe" property="do.rapc">
        <if>
            <isset property="do.rapc">
            <then>
                <property name="jpda.port" value="8000">
                <path id="antlib.classpath">
                    <fileset dir="${user.dir}/mobility8/modules/ext/" includes="ant-contrib-1.0b3.jar">
                </fileset></path>
                <mkdir dir="${dist.dir}">
                <path id="src-files">
                    <fileset dir="${src.dir}" includes="**/*.*">
                </fileset></path>
                <property name="srcs" value="${toString:src-files}">
                <for delimiter=";" list="${srcs}" param="file" trim="true">
                    <sequential>
                        <echo append="true" file="${src.dir}/${name}_build.files" message="@{file}${line.separator}">
                    </echo></sequential>
                </for>
                <touch file="${dist.dir}/${dist.jar}">
                <nb-overrideproperty name="buildsystem.baton" value="${preprocessed.dir}">
            </nb-overrideproperty></touch></property></mkdir></property></then>
            <else>
                <nb-overrideproperty name="buildsystem.baton" value="${src.dir}">
                <antcall target="${name}-impl.do-preprocess">
            </antcall></nb-overrideproperty></else>
        </isset></if>
    </available></target>
    <target name="do-compile">
        <if>
            <isset property="do.rapc">
            <then>
                <antcall target="create-jad">
                <antcall target="update-jad">
                <copy file="${dist.dir}/${dist.jad}" todir="${src.dir}">
                <exec dir="${src.dir}" executable="${platform.home}/bin/rapc.exe" failonerror="true">
                    <arg value="-quiet">
                    <arg value="import=${platform.bootclasspath};${libs.classpath}">
                    <arg value="codename=${name}">
                    <arg value="-midlet">
                    <arg value="jad=${dist.jad}">
                    <arg value="@${name}_build.files">
                </arg></arg></arg></arg></arg></arg></exec>
                <delete file="${basedir}/${src.dir}/${name}_build.files">
                <copy file="${name}.alx" todir="${dist.dir}">
                <nb-overrideproperty name="buildsystem.baton" value="${build.classes.dir}">
            </nb-overrideproperty></copy></delete></copy></antcall></antcall></then>
            <else>
                <nb-overrideproperty name="buildsystem.baton" value="${preprocessed.dir}">
                <antcall target="${name}-impl.do-compile">
            </antcall></nb-overrideproperty></else>
        </isset></if>
    </target>
    <target name="pre-obfuscate">
        <nb-overrideproperty name="buildsystem.baton" value="${build.classes.dir}">
    </nb-overrideproperty></target>
    <target if="do.rapc" name="post-jar">
        <move todir="${dist.dir}">
            <fileset dir="${src.dir}">
                <include name="**/${name}*.*">
            </include></fileset>
        </move>
        <copy todir="${platform.home}/simulator" verbose="true">
            <fileset dir="${dist.dir}">
                <include name="**/${name}*.*">
            </include></fileset>
        </copy>
    </target>
    <target name="post-clean">
        <delete failonerror="false" includeemptydirs="true">
            <fileset dir="${platform.home}/simulator">
                <include name="**/${name}*.*">
            </include></fileset>
            <fileset dir="${dist.dir}">
                <include name="**/*.*">
            </include></fileset>
            <fileset dir="${src.dir}">
                <include name="**/${name}*.*">
            </include></fileset>
        </delete>
    </target>

Create a file called [appname].alx in the project level and copy following to it.

<loader version="1.0">
    <application id="MobileApplication1">
        <name>
           MobileApplication1
        </name>
        <description/>
        <version>
            1.0
        </version>
        <vendor>
        </vendor>
        <copyright>
        </copyright>
        <fileset Java="1.3">
            <directory/>
            <files>
                MobileApplication1.cod
            </files>
        </fileset>
        <application id="MobileApplication1">
            <name/>
            <description/>
            <version>
                1.0
            </version>
            <vendor>
                Sun Microsystems Inc.
            </vendor>
            <copyright>
                Copyright (c) 2008 Sun Microsystems Inc.
            </copyright>


        </application>
    </application>
</loader>

That's it

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