BlackBerry Plug-in for Microsoft Visual Studio

The BlackBerry® Plug-in for Microsoft® Visual Studio® allows enterprise developers and system integrators to leverage existing Microsoft® based developer tools to rapidly create applications for BlackBerry® smartphones.

Developers working within a .NET programming environment use their development tool of choice, while still taking advantage of the benefits of key rapid application development features found in BlackBerry® MDS Studio in order to quickly create superior mobile applications that leverage the unique strengths of the BlackBerry experience.

Developers using the BlackBerry Plug-in for Microsoft Visual Studio can enjoy simplified wireless application development, deployment and management for the enterprise.

System Requirements

• Microsoft® Visual Studio® 2005 or 2008 Standard or Professional
• 1 GHz processor
• 1 GB of RAM
• Windows Vista™ (32-bit), Windows® XP Service Pack 2 (32-bit), or Windows Server® 2003 Service Pack 1 (32-bit)

New Features

The BlackBerry Plug-in for Microsoft Visual Studio v1.1 releases are now available with several new features:

• Integrated source control support: Check in and out of Microsoft Visual Source Safe 2005

• DataGridView control: A table-like control, allowing frozen rows, horizontal scrolling, grid view, alternate styles and more

• GPS enhancements: JavaScript® notifications will be sent when the location changes

• Enhanced integration with other BlackBerry applications with the application invoke API:
  • Invoke native BlackBerry applications from BlackBerry® MDS Runtime applications
  • Invoke BlackBerry MDS Runtime applications from native BlackBerry applications
  • Invoke BlackBerry MDS Runtime applications from other BlackBerry MDS Runtime applications
  • Invoke custom BlackBerry applications from BlackBerry MDS Runtime applications
  • Invoke BlackBerry MDS Runtime applications from custom BlackBerry applications

• NET developers creating web applications with ASP.NET mobile controls will be able to target the BlackBerry® Browser much more easily

• Use BlackBerry Browser when debugging applications

• Standalone publishing tool: Applications can be published outside the Microsoft Visual Studio environment

Downloads

• Download the BlackBerry Plug-in for Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 v1.1
• Download the BlackBerry Plug-in for Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 v1.1