blackberryscreen-capturejavaloader

BlackBerry screen shot utility - from a desktop computer


I am looking for a screen shot tool that I can use to capture screens from my BlackBerry Tourch 9850. I have tried using the included JavaLoader utility with my SDK but I receive "Retrieving screen <active> data ... Error: buffer too small" errors. I have also tried using the BBScreenShooter v1.67 (I think this is the latest version) but it fails to capture the screen, then crashes.

I need the tool to create a user manual for some software we're developing for BlackBerrys and, as they say, "a picture is worth a thousand words."

If nothing else, perhaps someone knows how to address the small buffer problem with JavaLoader?


Solution

  • With the help of Mark Sohm (thanks Mark ... your help is very much appreicated) the solution was discovered: You have to use the JavaLoader from the v7.0 SDK on devices that have the higher screen resolutions ... the Tourch 9850 is 800 x 480. Versions 6 and lower do not have an implementation that will support the larger buffer required to grab the addition bytes - makes sense.

    Although I have not tested it yet it's certainly possible that the BBScreenShooter would work also knowing this .... BBScreenShooter uses JavaLoader to handle the "heavy lifting" with the handset.