Sample Java program shows how to Read a file over a network using J2ME midlet
By: Bob Wilson
This Sample Java program shows how to Read a file over a network using J2ME midlet.
If you want to download a file from a web server into your phone using J2ME program then you can use this sample J2ME program to retrieve the file over the internet and show it on the midlet. Do not forget to change the String url value to your own web server url. There can be many uses for this application. I used this to read files from my remote desktop computer from my phone. But for doing that, you will need another desktop client that will read the local PC files and upload selected files to a central web server. Once the files are uploaded using desktop client then I used this J2ME client to provide remote access to these files through their phones.
/*-------------------------------------------------- * FileViewer.java * * Download and view a file over a network *-------------------------------------------------*/ import javax.microedition.midlet.*; import javax.microedition.lcdui.*; import javax.microedition.io.*; import java.io.*; public class FileViewer extends MIDlet implements CommandListener { private Display display; // Reference to Display object private TextBox tbViewer; // View file contents in a textbox private Command cmView; // Command to view file private Command cmExit; // Command to exit private String url = "http://www.m-indya.com/index.html"; public FileViewer() { display = Display.getDisplay(this); // Define commands cmView = new Command("View", Command.SCREEN, 2); cmExit = new Command("Exit", Command.EXIT, 1); tbViewer = new TextBox("Viewer", "", 250, TextField.ANY); tbViewer.addCommand(cmView); tbViewer.addCommand(cmExit); tbViewer.setCommandListener(this); } public void startApp() { display.setCurrent(tbViewer); } private void viewFile() throws IOException { HttpConnection http = null; InputStream iStrm = null; try { // Create the connection http = (HttpConnection) Connector.open(url); //---------------- // Client Request //---------------- // 1) Send request method http.setRequestMethod(HttpConnection.GET); // 2) Send header information (this header is optional) http.setRequestProperty("User-Agent", "Profile/MIDP-1.0 Configuration/CLDC-1.0"); // 3) Send body/data - No data for this request //---------------- // Server Response //---------------- // 1) Get status Line System.out.println("Msg: " + http.getResponseMessage()); System.out.println("Code: " + http.getResponseCode()); // 2) Get header information if (http.getResponseCode() == HttpConnection.HTTP_OK) { // 3) Get data (show the file contents) iStrm = http.openInputStream(); int length = (int) http.getLength(); if (length > 0) { byte serverData[] = new byte[length]; iStrm.read(serverData); tbViewer.setString(new String(serverData)); } } } finally { // Clean up if (iStrm != null) iStrm.close(); if (http != null) http.close(); } } public void pauseApp() { } public void destroyApp(boolean unconditional) { } public void commandAction(Command c, Displayable s) { if (c == cmView) { try { viewFile(); } catch (Exception e) { System.out.println(e.toString()); } } else if (c == cmExit) { destroyApp(false); notifyDestroyed(); } } }
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1. Hi, I am new to J2ME and just recently i created a yellow pages application for mobile phones, i hav
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2. If i jus wanna read the files in the phone , how should i go about doing it ?
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