This book is for developers using Sybase® Unwired Accelerator version 6.5 to develop and deploy mobile applications.
Use this book to learn about the features in this release:
Chapter 1, “Introduction,” gives an overview of Unwired Accelerator features.
Chapter 2, “Developer Features,” describes new developer functionality in Unwired Accelerator Mobile Web Studio.
To learn about Portal Interface features, see the Portal Interface User’s Guide.
To use some procedures that illustrate some of the features in Unwired Accelerator, see the Mobile Application Development Tutorial.
Unwired Accelerator documentation The following Unwired Accelerator documents are available on the Getting Started with Unwired Accelerator CD:
The Unwired Accelerator installation guide for your platform explains how to install the Unwired Accelerator software.
The Unwired Accelerator release bulletin for your platform contains last-minute information not documented elsewhere.
Enterprise Portal and Unwired Accelerator online documentation The Unwired Accelerator documentation set includes:
The Unwired Accelerator Quick Start Guide walks you through two simple scenarios to mobilize a Web application and a database, and to deploy the results to either a PDA or BlackBerry device.
The Mobile Application Development Tutorial contains tutorials for developing applications and deploying them to mobile devices.
The Enterprise Portal Developer’s Guide includes development topics for Unwired Accelerator components, Portal Interface portlets, and Java Template Framework pages.
The Portal Interface User’s Guide describes the Portal Interface user interface and how to use Portal Interface to build and manage your enterprise’s portal.
The Unwired Accelerator Feature Guide (this book) provides an overview of features included in Unwired Accelerator 6.5.
jConnect™ for JDBC™ documents Unwired Accelerator 6.5 includes the jConnect for JDBC driver to allow JDBC access to Sybase database servers and gateways. The Programmer’s Reference jConnect for JDBC is included on the SyBooks CD.
Use the Sybase Getting Started CD, the SyBooks CD, and the Sybase Product Manuals Web site to learn more about your product:
The Getting Started CD contains release bulletins and installation guides in PDF format, and may also contain other documents or updated information not included on the SyBooks CD. It is included with your software. To read or print documents on the Getting Started CD, you need Adobe Acrobat Reader, which you can download at no charge from the Adobe Web site using a link provided on the CD.
The SyBooks CD contains product manuals and is included with your software. The Eclipse-based SyBooks browser allows you to access the manuals in an easy-to-use, HTML-based format.
Some documentation may be provided in PDF format, which you can access through the PDF directory on the SyBooks CD. To read or print the PDF files, you need Adobe Acrobat Reader.
Refer to the SyBooks Installation Guide on the Getting Started CD, or the README.txt file on the SyBooks CD for instructions on installing and starting SyBooks.
The Sybase Product Manuals Web site is an online version of the SyBooks CD that you can access using a standard Web browser. In addition to product manuals, you will find links to EBFs/Maintenance, Technical Documents, Case Management, Solved Cases, newsgroups, and the Sybase Developer Network.
To access the Sybase Product Manuals Web site, go to Product Manuals.
Technical documentation at the Sybase Web site is updated frequently.
Finding the latest information on product certifications
Point your Web browser to Technical Documents.
Select Products from the navigation bar on the left.
Select a product name from the product list and click Go.
Select the Certification Report filter, specify a time frame, and click Go.
Click a Certification Report title to display the report.
Creating a personalized view of the Sybase Web
site (including support pages)
Set up a MySybase profile. MySybase is a free service that allows you to create a personalized view of Sybase Web pages.
Point your Web browser to Technical Documents.
Click MySybase and create a MySybase profile.
Finding the latest information on EBFs and software
maintenance
Point your Web browser to the Sybase Support Page.
Select EBFs/Maintenance. Enter user name and password information, if prompted (for existing Web accounts) or create a new account (a free service).
Select a product.
Specify a time frame and click Go.
Click the Info icon to display the EBF/Maintenance report, or click the product description to download the software.
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