Difficulties for launching process execution with platformRequest(String)
Hello,
by April, 10, I have posted a message concerning how to lauch a process by means of a midlet. I have got a response from your part to proposing to use:
platformRequest(String).
I have tested this command successfully for lauching webpages.
But It did not work for lauching programs such as "java myprog"
It seems that the platformRequest(String) cannot lauch the dos prompt
and therefore the process hangs. The displayed message is: Performing platformRequest for URL: java myprog
I wonder if someone can provide an example of a midlet that lauches the execution of a program.
Thanks for your help
wahab
[673 byte] By [
azaatria] at [2007-11-27 6:03:17]

# 1
a mobile device is not a personal computer...
could you please re-read this:
platformRequest
public final boolean platformRequest(String URL)
throws ConnectionNotFoundException
Requests that the device handle (for example, display or install) the indicated URL.
If the platform has the appropriate capabilities and resources available, it SHOULD
bring the appropriate application to the foreground and let the user interact with the
content, while keeping the MIDlet suite running in the background. If the platform does not
have appropriate capabilities or resources available, it MAY wait to handle the URL
request until after the MIDlet suite exits. In this case, when the requesting MIDlet suite
exits, the platform MUST then bring the appropriate application (if one exists) to the
foreground to let the user interact with the content.
This is a non-blocking method. In addition, this method does NOT queue multiple
requests. On platforms where the MIDlet suite must exit before the request is handled, the
platform MUST handle only the last request made. On platforms where the MIDlet suite
and the request can be handled concurrently, each request that the MIDlet suite makes
MUST be passed to the platform software for handling in a timely fashion.
If the URL specified refers to a MIDlet suite (either an Application Descriptor or a JAR file),
the application handling the request MUST interpret it as a request to install the named
package. In this case, the platform's normal MIDlet suite installation process SHOULD be
used, and the user MUST be allowed to control the process (including cancelling the
download and/or installation). If the MIDlet suite being installed is an update of the
currently running MIDlet suite, the platform MUST first stop the currently running MIDlet
suite before performing the update. On some platforms, the currently running MIDlet suite
MAY need to be stopped before any installations can occur.
If the URL specified is of the form tel:<number>, as specified in RFC2806, then the
platform MUST interpret this as a request to initiate a voice call. The request MUST be
passed to the "phone" application to handle if one is present in the platform. The "phone"
application, if present, MUST be able to set up local and global phone calls and also
perform DTMF post dialing. Not all elements of RFC2806 need be implemented,
especially the area-specifier or any other requirement on the terminal to know its context.
The isdn-subaddress, service-provider and future-extension may also be ignored. Pauses
during dialing are not relevant in some telephony services.
Devices MAY choose to support additional URL schemes beyond the requirements listed
above.
Many of the ways this method will be used could have a financial impact to the user
(e.g. transferring data through a wireless network, or initiating a voice call). Therefore the
platform MUST ask the user to explicitly acknowlege each request before the action is
taken. Implementation freedoms are possible so that a pleasant user experience is
retained. For example, some platforms may put up a dialog for each request asking the
user for permission, while other platforms may launch the appropriate application and
populate the URL or phone number fields, but not take the action until the user explicitly
clicks the load or dial buttons.
Parameters:
URL - The URL for the platform to load. An empty string (not null) cancels any pending requests.
Returns:
true if the MIDlet suite MUST first exit before the content can be fetched.
Throws:
ConnectionNotFoundException - if the platform cannot handle the URL requested.
Since:
MIDP 2.0
use PushRegistry if you wanna call different MIDlets
or try C and C++ or SAVAJE mobile os
and you said that you have ever posted something but there's only one message registered
with your new OP's name...
*edited by*
supareno