Enabling MIDP development on MacOS X with NetBeans and the Mpowerplayer

Developing MIDP applications on MacOS X systems is possible using NetBeans 6.1 and the Mpowerplayer MIDP emulator. Setting up your environment requires two separate actions: setting up the IDE, then adding the MIDP emulator.

Installing and Configuring NetBeans for Mobility on MacOS X

1. Download NetBeans IDE for MacOS X
2. Install either the Java SE or Web and Java EE version of the IDE.
3. After installation, start the IDE and go to Tools - Plugins to open the Plugins dialog.
4. Click the Available Plugins tab. Under Category go to Mobility.
5. Check the boxes for Visual Mobility Designer, Mpower Player Plugin, and Mobility and click Install.

Note: There are not any CDC emulators available for MacOS X, so there is no need to install the Java ME CDC plugin.

Installing the Mpowerplayer and registering the platform in the IDE.

1. Download the Mpowerplayer MIDP emulator
2. Install the platform emulator according to the instructions provided by the installer.
3. From the Main Menu, choose Tools > Java Platform Manager.
4. Click Add Platform. The Add Java Platform dialog opens.
5. Select Java ME MIDP Platform Emulator and click Next.
6. Select the folder that contains the platform SDK. The default folder name is MPowerPlayerSDK. Click Search to locate the emulator in the folder.
7. When the IDE finds the MPowerPlayerSDK, click Next.
8. If desired, use the Platform Name dialog to add or remove additional resource libraries.
9. Click Finish. The IDE registers the MIDP platform.

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