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Playbook Application development tips

In order to create a valid signed .bar file for your Blackberry Playbook I have realised that you must not choose the option to export a signed bundle in FlashBuilder if you do then it will not create the required
- RDK.SF
- RDK.EC
- MANIFEST.MF
- AURTHOR.SF
- AUTHOR.EC
files.
Instead export the .BAR file without the digital signature and then use the terminal from your Playbook SDK Folder with the following properties.

blackberry-signer -verbose -cskpass "your CSK password" 
    -keystore "your P12 file" -storepass "your P12 file password"
    "BAR_file.bar" RDK

This will create a APP.BAR.sig file for you with the correct files after which you can then use this command to repackage your signed bundle.

blackberry-signer -keystore "your P12 file" -storepass "your p12 file password"
    "BAR_file.bar" author

Next you can try Installing the .Bar file to the simulator for testing.

./blackberry-deploy -installApp -password "your simulator pssword" -device "the ip address from simulator" -package "BAR_file.bar"