[misty83]

hi, my application differs a little for JDE lower than 4.7 and equal or higher than 4.7. i know i must use preprocessor for that. i modified my *.jdp file and added:

Options=-quiet -define=VERSION_4_2_1;PREPROCESSOR

then i wrote a simple code just to check if it works:

//#preprocess
import java.util.*;
import net.rim.device.api.system.*;

public class PreprocessorTest extends Application{

	public PreprocessorTest(){
		
//#ifdef VER_4_5_0
		Dialog.inform("this is 4.5");
//#else
		Dialog.inform("other than 4.5");
//#endif		
		
	}
	
	public static void main(String[] args){
		PreprocessorTest _pt = new PreprocessorTest();
		_pt.enterEventDispatcher();
	}
	
}

and what i got is both alerts: "this is 4.5" and "other than 4.5". and under properties->BlackBerry Project Properties->Compile->Preprocessor defines i added PREPROCESSOR

What is wrong, how can i use it?

[hrbuckley]

Hm, that is strange. From what I see it should work and just give you the "other than 4.5" dialog.

[misty83]

i use eclipse-plugin in and i'm wondering if everything is ok with my eclipse.. maybe i should set smth in properties?

[misty83]

ok, it seems that there is smth wrong with eclipse complier. i downloaded JDE from RIM and when i use that, everything works, except that i do not get the message that i should. i mean with this simple code:

//#preprocess
import net.rim.device.api.ui.UiApplication;

public class PrepTest extends UiApplication{  
  
  public PrepTest()    { 
  
  //#define abc
  
     //#ifdef abc 
 
            System.out.println("there is abc");
    
     //#elseif
  
        System.out.println("no abc");
        
                   //#endif    
                   } 
     
       public static void main(String[] args)    {
           
               PrepTest x = new PrepTest();     
                x.enterEventDispatcher();    
                }
                
          }

i'm getting 'no abc'.. but why?? it is written that //#define abc

in *.jdp file the only thing i changed is:

Options=-quiet -define=PREPROCESSOR

i did not define 'abc' there. cause i do not want to define anything in any file. i want to use preprocessor to define things when i need (in the source of my application). i thought that
//#define abc

works like that and that then it will be visibile in application that abc is defined so that i can go to the proper conditions..

[hrbuckley]

Ah, yes Eclipse may be different, or may not support preprocessing. Preprocessing is not part of the Java standard so implementations will vary. I have never seen anything that indicates the JDE accepts //#define constructs. There are two ways to define preprocessor constants:
1) in the .jdp file -define=CONST1;CONST2;CONST3
2) in the JDE right click on the project, Properties, select the Compile tab, add to the Preprocessor defines section

[misty83]

//#define works in j2me so i thought it will also work for bb. but it doesn't.

anyway, thx for help.

kind regards