Re: Help on Java on a Pocket PC

["rb_ziggy" <richard.boreham@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Cracked it.  There is such a thing as a java plugin for PPCs.  Not
made by Sun but called Creme:

http://www.nsicom.com/Default.aspx?tabid=159

Now have Java enabled Pocket Internet Explorer.

Streamed cctv to a ppc over wireless network - nice!

:-)

--- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, "rb_ziggy" <richard.boreham@n...>
wrote:
>
> Asking in desperation that there is a Java guru here.
>
> I have a cctv app (iVista) that streams video to web pages using a
> Java applet.  All works just fine on notmal PCs.
>
> However, I thought it would be good to stream a small image to a
> Pocket PC at a low refresh rate.  (This would be really neat as I
> could pop up a browser window on the ppcs when the doorbell is pressed
> or motion detected.) However, Web page comes up but just as a blue
> rectangle - no Java on the PPC I guessed.
>
> After some investigation I found that Sun do not support Java on PPC
> (Windows 2003 Mobile Edition).  Go figure that one!
>
> Fortunately, I found that IBM do have a Java VM for the PPC.  Duely
> downloaded  and installed a free trial version from Handango - and
> installed the runtime environment on the PPC.  It comes with a bundled
> Java application and that runs just fine so it looks like the JRE is
> there and the test app finds it.
>
> However, the Java applet still does not run (same blue rectangle
> instead  of video).  This has me stumped.
>
> (I cant 'see' any type of JRE 'application' sitting in the programes
> etc so don't know if it kicks of automatically.  Cant see on the ppc
> if there is a JRE 'process' running.)
>
> If anyone knows how a applet picks up / initiates the JRE on a PPC or
> what I might not be doing right, please share!
>
> Regards
>
> Richard
>