PRC Converter Tool Tutorial

 

When you get a Java application written for MIDP, for example from an application provider's website, it will be a pair of files. One file will have a .jar extension and the other a .jad extension. The PRC Converter Tool changes the pair of JAR/JAD files into a Palm OS application (a PRC file) so that you can install the application on your Palm OS device.

This tutorial walks you through the conversion and the optional selection of a PRC-file location. (By default the PRC Converter Tool puts the PRC file in the same directory as the JAR/JAD files.)

 

To change a JAR/JAD file pair to a PRC file:

  1. Make sure the JAR and JAD file are in the same directory.
  2. Click the PRC Converter Tool's folder icon (folder icon), or choose Convert from its File menu. A dialog box like the following will appear:
  3. Navigate to the directory where the JAD and JAR files are located.
  4. Select the JAD file to convert.
    (The JAD info panel shows you information about the Java application.)
  5. Click the Convert button to convert the JAR/JAD file pair to a PRC file.
    (Convert does not affect the original JAR/JAD files; it merely creates a new file with a .prc extension.)

You now have a PRC file ready to install on your Palm OS device.

 

To specify a directory for the PRC file:

  1. Click the Preferences button () or choose Preferences from the Converter's File menu. A dialog box like the following will appear:
  2. Click either:
  3. If you clicked To folder of my choice:, click Browse... and select the folder from the resulting dialog box:
  4. Click Use this Folder to make your selection the destination folder for the PRC files.
  5. Click Ok to exit the Preferences dialog box and use the directory that you selected.