Connectivity in Mobile Device

[Former Member]

Hi,

We are looking for some help with the following.

Here is a description.

1 - We are using a Intermec 761. By default we have GPRS switched on.

2 - We travel around and lose the GPRS signal. The GPRS turns off.

3 - We are locking down the device using Avalanche from Wavelink and cannot see the GPRS icon. In order to see it and turn it back on, we need to exit Avalanche using a password, navigate to where we can turn it on, and then get back into Avalanche.

What we would like is as follows. Either

1 - When we try to synch from MI, that MI turns on the GPRS automatically.

2 - Is there a user exit of some sort that would allow us to check the GPRS status prior to synching and if it is not on, call an API to turn it on.

3 - As a last resort. Can we Put a link on the home page that would allow us to go to a general web page. It seems that if you try to connect to Google or any website from Internet Explorer, it automatically restarts GPRS.

If anyone has any idea about how we might resolve this.

Thanks and regards

Neha Kapoor

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[Former Member · Accepted solution]

Hi Neha

Unfrotunaltely MI doesnt provide any of the described functionalities

Anwer for 1 is: This is not possible

Answer for 2 is: NO

Answer for 3 is: NO

Best Regards

Sivakumar

[Former Member]

hi neha,

just to share my views:

>1 - When we try to synch from MI, that MI turns on the GPRS automatically.

first you have to know if there are native APIs offered by your device manufacturer

to turn on/off your GPRS. if there is, you can try invoking that via JNI call. this

would require some coding skills and knowledge on the native and MI APIs.

>2 - Is there a user exit of some sort that would allow us to check the GPRS

>status prior to synching and if it is not on, call an API to turn it on.

MI doesn't have this in its standard features. see comments in 1)

>3 - As a last resort. Can we Put a link on the home page that would allow us to

>go to a general web page. It seems that if you try to connect to Google or any

>website from Internet Explorer, it automatically restarts GPRS.

this is already outside the MI domain. this depends on your browser functionality.

the MI window on W32 PCs is basically an WebBrowser ocx which is the same

control used by IE.

regards

jo