Eircom Phonebook J2ME midlet

crazy_spider

I have wrote an midlet that returns name and numbers based on the name and address you enter in the app.

The Phone will send a request to a PHP parser file which then sends a request to http://www.eircomphonebook.ie
The parser then strips out all the content except for the name, address and numbers returnds and then sends them back to the phone.

When entering in information for the name put in the full name of who you are looking for and for the address try keep it specific enough as there can be more than one name and number returned.

If there is only one name returned it should cost less than 1 cent.
I have tested where the was over 100 returns.
For 140 - 160 returns, it cost about 20 cent on meteor.

If anyone wants to try it out the jar and jad files are linked below.

Jar files
http://www.hostj2me.com/downloads/1963/7958/eircom_phonebook.jar
http://hostj2me.com/d/7958/eircom_phonebook.jar

Jad Files
http://www.hostj2me.com/downloads/1963/7958/eircom_phonebook.jad
http://hostj2me.com/d/7958/eircom_phonebook.jad

I wrote this app as i have been caught out a few times where i needed a number and the only way to get it was to call directory enquiries or to go to the website on the phone. Both are not cheap. Even with hundreds of returns this app is far cheaper.

If you do test it, can you post thought's, how it can be inproved, if there's any problems. how much it cost for how many returns and on what network.

This MIDlet is free, but as i said, your network may charge data charges.

elderlemon

Works real nice on my E71. Was a bit confused with the "first name" prompt. Should this not be last name? Also Dun Laoire came out as D'Laoire. Probably the Irish fada on the U!

Works great.
thanks

crazy_spider

elderlemon wrote: »

Works real nice on my E71. Was a bit confused with the "first name" prompt. Should this not be last name? Also Dun Laoire came out as D'Laoire. Probably the Irish fada on the U!

Works great.
thanks

I was meant to take "first" out the label on that. You can enter first name, surname or full name in that field.

The D'laoire is how eircomphonebook.ie returns the information!!

h57xiucj2z946q

Works on Nokia N73, 3 IRL

Nice Job.

flodis79

Thanks for the effort!

Works fine on E51-1, 3pay.

Suggestions:

-Make location optional
-split first name and surname into two fields and make one optional if the other one is filled in
-Search by number (is this possible on the Eircom web page?) ..
-Make the phone numbers into hypertext so they can be directly diallable, like in that nice Skype add-on to Internet Explorer

Jonathan

Very nice idea.

Havent tested it yet but are you utf8_decoding/encoding the search strings so that it can handle non standard characters?

long_b

Works lovely on Nokia E61 / Meteor.
Nice one - another very handy app for boardsies !

Random

Nice idea this, gonna have to try it out. Been a while since a Boardsie popped up with a java app

jessconr

great idea for an application. will try it out. Thanks mr spiders:)

StickyMcGinty

installs fine on my BlackBerry Bold but hangs when trying to get numbers... pity looked like a lovely app

crazy_spider

flodis79 wrote: »

Thanks for the effort!

Works fine on E51-1, 3pay.

Suggestions:

-Make location optional
-split first name and surname into two fields and make one optional if the other one is filled in
-Search by number (is this possible on the Eircom web page?) ..
-Make the phone numbers into hypertext so they can be directly diallable, like in that nice Skype add-on to Internet Explorer

The Reason i made the location required is that if you just enter a name, i assumed that it would returns hundreds of names and this could be costly but i have checked it out, and although you could end up with hundreds of
returns it can be fairly accurate without the address, so i will change that so the address is not required.

I was also planning on splitting up the name to two seperate fields.

I have been working on making the numbers linkable, but it's taking longer than expected. As soon as I have these changes made i will be putting up new jars here.

The search by number but wont work as the eircom site wont allow you to search by number!

crazy_spider

jmccrohan wrote: »

Very nice idea.

Havent tested it yet but are you utf8_decoding/encoding the search strings so that it can handle non standard characters?

The URL is being encoded in both the java code and the PHP so it can handle the special characters.

crazy_spider

StickyMcGinty wrote: »

installs fine on my BlackBerry Bold but hangs when trying to get numbers... pity looked like a lovely app

What network are you on? What Model BlackBerry?

mkennedy

crazy_spider wrote: »

I have wrote an midlet that returns name and numbers based on the name and address you enter in the app.

The Phone will send a request to a PHP parser file which then sends a request to http://www.eircomphonebook.ie
The parser then strips out all the content except for the name, address and numbers returnds and then sends them back to the phone.

When entering in information for the name put in the full name of who you are looking for and for the address try keep it specific enough as there can be more than one name and number returned.

If there is only one name returned it should cost less than 1 cent.
I have tested where the was over 100 returns.
For 140 - 160 returns, it cost about 20 cent on meteor.

If anyone wants to try it out the jar and jad files are linked below.

Jar files
http://www.hostj2me.com/downloads/1963/7958/eircom_phonebook.jar
http://hostj2me.com/d/7958/eircom_phonebook.jar

Jad Files
http://www.hostj2me.com/downloads/1963/7958/eircom_phonebook.jad
http://hostj2me.com/d/7958/eircom_phonebook.jad

I wrote this app as i have been caught out a few times where i needed a number and the only way to get it was to call directory enquiries or to go to the website on the phone. Both are not cheap. Even with hundreds of returns this app is far cheaper.

If you do test it, can you post thought's, how it can be inproved, if there's any problems. how much it cost for how many returns and on what network.

This MIDlet is free, but as i said, your network may charge data charges.

Tested it briefly on a WM device and it seems to work well.
This should be an extremely handy app.
Hopefully this means no more firing up a browser to get numbers or exorbitant directory enquires sh1te.
Thanks a million.

paconnors

works a treat on xda orbit2 - o2. well done op

barnicles

Thanks very much

Jonathan

Aspostrophe symbols are displayed as their html entities.

crazy_spider

jmccrohan wrote: »

Aspostrophe symbols are displayed as their html entities.

What were you searching for when this happened?

StickyMcGinty

crazy_spider wrote: »

What network are you on? What Model BlackBerry?

O2.. Its the Blackberry Bold (9000)

Jonathan

crazy_spider wrote: »

What were you searching for when this happened?

Someone in malahide.

jkforde

Get app, working well on E51 300.34.56... will suggest again that the returned numbers are selectable and dialable, or even the whole thing could be saved as a contact but that's just being plain pushin it!.... thanks again