Invoking third-party apps
If you're using C++, you can now make your app more discoverable and bring more users to your app by communicating the invocation target attributes of your app to other developers, allowing them to invoke your app from their apps. For a user, this approach means better multitasking and a smooth app flow. To have your app's invocation attributes published on this page, use your BlackBerry ID to sign in to the BlackBerry Jam Zone for invocation.
You can also integrate your app with other third-party apps. Here's a list of apps with their respective invocation attributes and the values that are required to invoke them.
The descriptions below are provided by the app vendor, not BlackBerry.
Finance
Cashalyst
Import and View Quicken (qfx) and ofx bank files
Use this invocation target to import and view Quicken (qfx) and ofx bank transaction files. QFX/OFX files can be downloaded from your online bank website.
Attribute Value Target type application
Target ID com.digicasa.cashalyst.import
Action bb.action.OPEN, bb.action.VIEW
MIME type application/*, text/*
File extensions qfx, ofx
Data description Invocation requires either a file:// with the full path to the qfx/ofx file or a data://local with the complete contents of the qfx/ofx file.
Games
Anagrammatist EN
Search for the anagrams
Invocation calls Anagrammatist EN app. This application provides some functions for the word games - like checking if the provided word exists, seraching for anagrams, searching for all the possible words from the given letters etc.
Attribute Value Target type application
Target ID AnagrammatistEN591c82ab559936cc457d581de4df064
Action bb.action.SEARCH.EXTENDED
MIME type application/vnd.bb.search.criteria
Data description In general, the string (set of letters) is accepted.
Music & Radio
Ambience
Ambiant Sounds for BlackBerry
Create some ambience with images and sounds.
Attribute Value Target type application
Target ID ambience
Action bb.action.OPEN
MIME type text/plain
Photo & Video
Photo Effect
PhotoEffect
Create beautiful photo effects.
Attribute Value Target type application
Target ID com.umang.PhotoEffect
Action bb.action.OPEN
MIME type image/*, image/png, image/jpg, image/jpeg
URIs file:// File extensions png, jpg, jpeg
Data description Invocation requires either a file:// with the full path to the qfx/ofx file or a data://local with the complete contents of the qfx/ofx file.
Productivity
ekkes Express Charts
Import Chart Images
Integrate 'ekkes Express Charts' as a Composer Card to define Charts on-the-go. There's a sample app at Github HowTo do this: https://github.com/ekke/ekkesChartInvoker You can select from existing Charts or define a new one. The image is a full-screen JPEG.
Attribute Value Target type card.composer
Target ID org.ekkescorner.charts.chartimages
Action bb.action.SHARE
MIME type image/jpeg
Data description CardDone Message sends you 'Done' if all is ok and 'Cancel' if user canceled.If result is 'Done' you'll get the path to the image from data. See the sample app how to construct the filename right.
Last modified: 2014-12-04
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