[baran_khan]

HI,

I am trying to access the address book using PIM api. I tried using RIM's PIM api but it said, cannot access the methods due to restrictions on the api. Then I tried using javax.microedition.pim.* api. The code is running find and is not reflecting any error or exception.

But for some reason it is not reading the contacts, everytime I try to see the number of elements fetched I get zero as the answer....

Following is the code that I am using for the purpose:

PHP Code:

PIMList list = null;
            String name="";
            
            try {
                list = (PIMList)PIM.getInstance().openPIMList(PIM.CONTACT_LIST, PIM.READ_ONLY);
                int field = Contact.NAME;
                if(list.isSupportedField(field)){
                    int dataType = list.getFieldDataType(field);
                    Enumeration contactEnum = list.items();
                    
                    StringBuffer sb = new StringBuffer();
                    while(contactEnum.hasMoreElements()){tempo=10;
                        Contact contact = (Contact)contactEnum.nextElement();
                        if(dataType == Contact.STRING){
                            v.addElement(contact.getString(field, 0));
                            
                        }
                        else if(dataType == Contact.STRING_ARRAY){
                            Stringxxx91;xxx93; array = contact.getStringArray(field, 0);
                            sb.setLength(0);
                            for(int i=array.length; i>0; i-- ){
                                 sb.append((arrayxxx91;i - 1xxx93; == null ? "" : arrayxxx91;i - 1xxx93;) + " ");
                                 v.addElement(sb.toString());
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            } catch (Exception e) {
                // TODO: handle exception
                tempo=3;
            }
            finally{
                if(list !=null){
                    try {
                        list.close();
                    } catch (Exception e) {
                        // TODO: handle exception
                        tempo=7;
                    }
                }
            } 


Can anyone please suggest me any thing else...and yeah on more thing the contacts are on the device and not on the memory card incase some one need to know that.....

Hope to hear something gr8....

[baran_khan]

Originally Posted by baran_khan

HI,

I am trying to access the address book using PIM api. I tried using RIM's PIM api but it said, cannot access the methods due to restrictions on the api. Then I tried using javax.microedition.pim.* api. The code is running find and is not reflecting any error or exception.

But for some reason it is not reading the contacts, everytime I try to see the number of elements fetched I get zero as the answer....

Following is the code that I am using for the purpose:

PHP Code:

PIMList list = null;
            String name="";
            
            try {
                list = (PIMList)PIM.getInstance().openPIMList(PIM.CONTACT_LIST, PIM.READ_ONLY);
                int field = Contact.NAME;
                if(list.isSupportedField(field)){
                    int dataType = list.getFieldDataType(field);
                    Enumeration contactEnum = list.items();
                    
                    StringBuffer sb = new StringBuffer();
                    while(contactEnum.hasMoreElements()){tempo=10;
                        Contact contact = (Contact)contactEnum.nextElement();
                        if(dataType == Contact.STRING){
                            v.addElement(contact.getString(field, 0));
                            
                        }
                        else if(dataType == Contact.STRING_ARRAY){
                            Stringxxx91;xxx93; array = contact.getStringArray(field, 0);
                            sb.setLength(0);
                            for(int i=array.length; i>0; i-- ){
                                 sb.append((arrayxxx91;i - 1xxx93; == null ? "" : arrayxxx91;i - 1xxx93;) + " ");
                                 v.addElement(sb.toString());
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            } catch (Exception e) {
                // TODO: handle exception
                tempo=3;
            }
            finally{
                if(list !=null){
                    try {
                        list.close();
                    } catch (Exception e) {
                        // TODO: handle exception
                        tempo=7;
                    }
                }
            } 


Can anyone please suggest me any thing else...and yeah on more thing the contacts are on the device and not on the memory card incase some one need to know that.....

Hope to hear something gr8....

No reply....????

[arunk]

Try this link:


Livelink - Redirection

This is what I am using...

[baran_khan]

Originally Posted by arunk

Try this link:


Livelink - Redirection

This is what I am using...

Thanks a lot dude...I ll try this and let u know ...i hope u dont mind helping me again.....CHEERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[baran_khan]

Hi,


This code is using BackBerryContact thing...which jde version are you working on...m on jde 4.2.1 and for some reason I am getthing this error when try to use it...."You cannot access this class due to restrictions on your api..."path to the jar""...

any idea how to sort that thing out....

[Ivanov]

try this and update it according to your requirements:

PIMList list = null;
String[] name;

try {
	list = PIM.getInstance().openPIMList(PIM.CONTACT_LIST, PIM.READ_ONLY);

	Enumeration contactEnum = list.items();


	while(contactEnum.hasMoreElements()){
		//tempo=10;
		StringBuffer sb = new StringBuffer();
		Contact contact = (Contact)contactEnum.nextElement();
		name = contact.getStringArray(Contact.NAME, 0);

		boolean found = false;
		String nameseg;
		if((nameseg = name[Contact.NAME_PREFIX]) != null)
		{
			sb.append(nameseg);
			found = true;
		}
		if((nameseg = name[Contact.NAME_GIVEN]) != null)
		{
			if(found)
			{
				sb.append(' ');
			}
			sb.append(nameseg);
			found = true;
		}
		if((nameseg = name[Contact.NAME_FAMILY]) != null)
		{
			if(found)
			{
				sb.append(' ');
			}
			sb.append(nameseg);
		}
		
		System.out.println("[CONTACT] " + sb.toString());
	}
} catch (Exception e) {
	// TODO: handle exception
	//tempo=3;
}
finally{
	if(list !=null){
		try {
			list.close();
		} catch (Exception e) {
			// TODO: handle exception
			//tempo=7;
		}
	}
}

[baran_khan]

Hello There,,

Hi, I guess I am making a very silly mistake...here is what I did...

1. I went to the contacts application on the blackberry emulator...and created a couple of contacts there....I can see they are there...

2. Then I created this application to read the address book....Code is already posted...

3. When I executed the code it gave zero contacts fetched...

4. After that I created a few contacts using the code only and not via "Contacts" application.

5. And now I am confused as the code is fetching the ones that I have created and not the ones that were created using the "Contacts" applicatoin.

Please correct if I am mistaking the "Contacts" application as the address book.

This is confusing...where else the address book is???

[baran_khan]

I hate to admit but I guess I have done the silliest error and have wasted two full days doing that....i made the code for address book and was looking for the things from the contacts...never realized it is not what i need to look for.....damn I am a fool...

Well anyways...yet another thing added to my kitty...m gaining everytime...thanks arunk and my friend Ivanov...i knew u rock and u still are great....next question....why i am not able to use "BlackberryContact" it is giving api restricted error....what is that???

[Ivanov]

Contacts is the address book. The code I've posted was tested creating the contacts in the BB application and then reading them.

do you call contact.commit(); when adding your own contacts programmatically?

[baran_khan]

Originally Posted by Ivanov

Contacts is the address book. The code I've posted was tested creating the contacts in the BB application and then reading them.

do you call contact.commit(); when adding your own contacts programmatically?

well yes....i did..i can see the contacts created from the address book we get from the calling menu we get once we press the Calling button...and I checked the Contacts application list...I cant see the contacts that I created....how come is it so?

[baran_khan]

Can anyone explain what is this "Restriction on API" error....I cant access "blackberryContact" ...No idea why?

[Ivanov]

Are you testing on the device or the simulator? BlackberryContact requires code signing.

[baran_khan]

Originally Posted by Ivanov

Are you testing on the device or the simulator? BlackberryContact requires code signing.

Its just the simulator...I'll have to get it signed to test on the device....its just for learning purpose and secondly, don't have a device to test on...

But the issue with me is that I am getting "Restriction on api" error on eclipse(IDE) itself and is not letting me to use it...

[cunac]

Originally Posted by baran_khan

Its just the simulator...I'll have to get it signed to test on the device....its just for learning purpose and secondly, don't have a device to test on...

But the issue with me is that I am getting "Restriction on api" error on eclipse(IDE) itself and is not letting me to use it...

preferences/BlackBerry JDE/Code Signing

check all options

[baran_khan]

Originally Posted by cunac

preferences/BlackBerry JDE/Code Signing

check all options

Man...where were u for past couple of days...u made my job easy...Thanks for ur help.....