Configure your PC for Blackberry Development

Hi, today I am  going to guide you about how can you configure your system for developing Blackberry applications.

First of all you need Java Development Kit to run Eclipse on your system and it can be downloaded from here.

Try to Install Java development Kit in the directory without spaces in between their names like C:\Java or something similar.

Once you installed the JDK you must configure you environment variables pointing to your Java folder like this.

Go to

System Properties ==>Advance System Properties==> Environment Variables==> In the bottom list select New==> Provide the variable name "JAVA_HOME" without quotation marks

Provide the value by putting the full path to the JAVA folder where you have installed the JDK version. I have mentioned above that if you installed it in drive C root then variable value will be C:\Java\jdk 1.7.0 (install at least 1.6.0 and replace the value I have written with your version).

Now you are done with it. You need to download the Blackberry Plugin for Eclipse from here.

Simply install the “exe” file on your system. Run the Plugin from the desktop if you have allowed the shortcut to be at desktop.

Select File ==> New==>Project==> Blackberry Project==>Next==>Give Project Name==>Next==>Next==>Select Hello Blackberry Template==>Finish.

Once you create your project , run the application from top green circle button. The simulator will be launched and you app icon will be displayed on the mobile desktop. Click on it and see your demo application running.

I hope this helped you and you soon will start blackberry apps development. Happy Coding!