Hello everybody, I'm a newbie in J2ME programming so i want to ask some questions related to MIDP:
1) Is possible to download a file from a web server using a j2me app and store it in the phone? i.e: ringtones? I'm trying to create an application for downloading ringtones and images.....
2) If not, could you suggest a workaround for the problem?
Thanks in advance :)
Hi,
Interesting scenario. You will need to FileConnection API (JSR75) for accessing the native filesystem: for creating the physical ringtone or image (png or jpg) files. Furthermore, you need basic MIDP functionality: just open a connection to your server (servlet) and transfer files (as a byte stream) and convert them to actual files.
Search for examples on FileConnection API (JSR75) and J2ME connectivity.
Because you mentioned you're a newbie and this scenario might be more difficult than you would actually expect, you should try each of these techniques in a separate MIDlet to test their quality and usability. Later on, you can decide to merge code into one MIDlet and deploy your actual program.
Good luck!
