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November 14, 2009
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WAP and WML via Coldfusion

  • November 14, 2009
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I'm interested in knowing how many of the developers here are involved with my subject line. I just started because of a new phone I just got that is Mobile Web only. It peaked my interest on how MW is delivered. Never really gave it much thought but I plainly see it's uses. So I have some questions regarding said subject.

Is WAP on the way out? Does it make sense to spend the time to develop WML portions of a Web site?

WAP can't digest FLV or Flash content from what I've found. However I saw a post on another Web site where some developer created Flex modules to be available to Blackberry. That confuses me. Any insight there will be helpful. I've done some checking and nasdaq.com and sharebuilder.com as well as Yahoo finance offer a WAP version of thier services. Seems to be in demand.

So what's up? Thanks!

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    BKBK
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    BKBKCommunity Expert
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    November 15, 2009
    Is WAP on the way out?

    No.

    Does it make sense to spend the time to develop WML portions of a Web site?

    Yes. That should be decided by your business, that is, by the demands of your product and your customer.

    WAP can't digest FLV or Flash content from what I've found.

    This needs some clarification. We should compare like with like. There is old WAP and there is new WAP. WAP is a protocol. It is to HTTP as WML is to HTML.

    Most new mobile devices can read XHTML. In keeping with these developments, the WML specification in WAP 2, the current WAP version, is compliant with XHTML. In fact, the specification has its own dialect, XHTML Mobile Profile, which can actually embed a Flash movie.

    I saw a post on another Web site where some developer created Flex modules to be available to Blackberry.

    I don't know much about Flex and BlackBerry, but it wouldn't surprise me. BlackBerry runs on Java. Flex can be integrated in Java.

    Flash, however, can not be integrated in the BlackBerry. At least, not yet. The processing power required to convert Flash to Java is currently too large for the Blackberry.

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