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.

• 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.