Integration with vBulletin - BlackBerry Native vBulletin App

BerryBlab is a Native vBulletin Application for your BlackBerry.

BerryBlab now on http://forums.CrackBerry.com

Tested on over 6000 BlackBerrys, tested on ALL OS's 4.5+

Multiple Language Support!

Native Storm and Storm 2 Support!

Native Keyboard Support!

Optimized connection to your forum for Quick and Seamless access! Don't waste your dataplan when you don't need too.

Android Beta coming February!

We test our product on REAL Blackberry Hardware - This app is Developed in Ontario, Canada, right down the street from RIM's head office in Waterloo! Don't risk losing your Blackberry Data on non-hardware tested software!





Features

* Inherits all security policies based on your vBulletin setup
* Multiple Forums
* User Login
* View Forums
* View Sub Forums
* Private Messaging - View, Reply, Reply All, New
* View Latest Threads
* View Subscribed Threads
* Reply to Threads
* Create New Threads
* View thumbnail images in thread

http://www.berryblab.com/

BlackBerry Development is typically difficult because of the amount of different operating systems / carriers / phones.

There are 2 aspects to this plugin

1) The vBulletin code
2) The BlackBerry App

If you have issues, you can provide this thread with the following:

1. Your Forum URL
2. Make and Model of your BlackBerry
3. Operating System Version (4.5+)
4. Your Provider
5. The problem you are having

This app has been tested on ALL simulators for BlackBerrys with OS 4.5+ Installed. (Pearl, Curve, Bold, Bold 2, Gemini, Storm, Storm 2etc.. )

vBulletin Install

- Download the attached vBulletin Code
- Unzip to your forum root directory.

- There will be one file in your root named mobiforum.php and a new directory called m_functions

- Find the config file in /m_functions/config.php and edit it to your needs
- Change the icon "forum_large_icon.png" to your forum icon.

BlackBerry Install

OS 4.5+ and OS 4.7 Storm / Storm 2

Use your BlackBerry browser to surf to:

http://www.BerryBlab.com/

If you can't see our mobile download page, surf to

http://www.BerryBlab.com/MobileDevice.aspx


Once installed:

- Open the software
- Press the "BlackBerry Key" and select "Add Forum"
- Type in the full http://address.com/ to your forum, (where you extracted your zip file), including backslash.

That should be it. Your forum should be listed and you can now surf using your blackberry, natively. Use the "options" menu when you are viewing your forum to sign in.

This software comes with an Update Check for your BlackBerry, so you should only need to install it once on your phone and it will check for Updates everytime you connect with it.

You will (as a forum administrator) have to keep up with the updates on the vBulletin side however.

Demo Forums using BerryBlab

http://www.BerryBlab.com/Network.aspx

Note: Your typical data usage charges apply when using this.

I will do my best to supply as much support as possible for all your phone types / forums.

Please make sure you post a LINK to your forum so that I can test it on my own BlackBerry as well as add it to the list above.


As requested! High res photo's.

Multiple Forum Access





View Forums





View Threads, New Posts, Subscribed Posts



Read Posts and Images in Posts



Read Private Messages



Make New Threads, Reply to Threads, Reply to PM's, Make new PM's



Release Notes
BerryBlab 0.01 / 0.84 - Nov 11th, 2009
- Beta Release.

BerryBlab 0.02 / 0.85 - Nov 12, 2009
- Fixed HTML in forum titles and descriptions causing SAX error
- Fixed "More" on Subscriptions not working
- Fixed Images not resizing properly, causing NULL error on the BlackBerry

BerryBlab 0.03 / 0.86 - Nov 17, 2009
- added error checking for adding forum - Don't have to put HTTP:// or trailing "/" anymore to add
- added user login info check
- added "b" and "t" (bottom and top) shortcuts for browsing posts / threads
- added table prefix - fix to vb plugin
- fixed master settings for connection not saving

BerryBlab .87 / 0.04 - Nov 19, 2009
- added images in threads
- added image options (compression, size, auto load) in forum settings
- added ability to "click 'on image to show full image in browser
- fixed URL links in threads
- fixed HTML Encoded display (& to & etc) in forum / thread / post display
- fixed Latest Threads not paging properly
- fixed "t" shortcut not going to top of posts in thread view
- changed the new post icons on main screen
- added a seperator line under the PM and Poster


BerryBlab .89 / 0.05 - Nov 30, 2009
- launched BerryBlab.com for registering your website on my network
- fixed busted images for GIF and PNG
- fixed some private message / posting problems

BerryBlab .92 / 0.06 - Dec 5th, 2009
- Applied 3 Retries for "Connection Timeout" errors
- Fixed "New posts" not showing in some descriptions
- Fixed some image problems

BerryBlab .93 / 0.09 - Dec 23rd, 2009
- Added Subscription
- Added unsubscription
- Fixed bug in "new posts" not showing for some forums
- Fixed the PM reply box not popping up on BerryBlab (BB)

BerryBlab .93 / 0.10 - Dec 27th, 2009
- Security Fix

BerryBlab .99 / 0.11 - Jan 07, 2010
- removed signature from berryblab listings, no need to see it was posted from berryblab if you are alreadying using it
- added check to see if user is logged in or not, if not,given the option to login
- added "friendly" failure messages
- added automatic log in if the user was logged out for whatever reason
- added "post check" when posting a new thread / reply, to tell the user if the post made it to the board or not
- fixed a bug on line 133 of utilities
- changed berryblab to work with PHP 4+ instead of PHP 5
- seperated "login infO" and "forum options" inside of the app
- changed the "more" button for easier use
- added "add forum" button if there are no forums listed when you start berryblab
- allowed you to save your login credientials even if they don't log you in (incase you change your password)
- added a "verify credentials" button to make sure your login works
- this is a "release canadidate"
- LANGAUGE Support fixed the encoding bug, now Supports all Languages (encoding types) include Arabic! (Thanks to "Log on" for the fix)
Updated the plugin:

BerryBlab .99 / .991 (storm) / 0.12 - Jan 15, 2010
- Fixed error on forums with completely marked as private
- Fixed encoding issues for Arabic langauge / login
- Some other minor code changes
- Added install instructions in the readme.txt file
- Added a Icon Template in PSD format


BerryBlab .992 / .992 (storm) / 0.13 - Jan 18, 2010

- BIS-B SUPPORT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! <This one is HUGE!>
- Modified a more friendly login screen
- Fixed a bug when saving multiple forums and deleting forums
- Allow user to sort topics by ascending / descending order
- Added error checking for login's
- Minor fixes for Arabic language
- Fixed "Stream Closed" error on 9700 (Bold 2)
- Fixed user being logged in more than once in one session
- Note: Arabic Replys and Login are still being worked on.

BerryBlab 1.0 / 1.0 (storm) / 0.14 - Feb 9th, 2010

- Fixed Subscribed threads with "&" symbols not showing properly
- Added vbAdvanced support / fix

Please when posting an error message, post the entire message and a LINK to your forum so that i can test it!

Cheers.

[Prisoner]

Works great! Thank you!

Installed on www.centextalk.com/vb/.

[Prisoner]

I am getting the following error when loading a thread with images.

org.xml.sax.SAXParseException: Expecting';"

www.centextalk.com/vb/
The thread in question is:
http://www.centextalk.com/vb/showthread.php?t=5187

[ddwgoose]

Your Forum URL: www.hellsarmyclan.com
Make and Model of your BlackBerry: pearl 8110
Operating System Version (4.5+): 4.5
Your Provider: At&t

[footose]

update on next page.

[footose]

footose: As the Super Admin of my site, I have to ask, is my user login info stored on the BB or on your server ?

Nothing is stored on my server, this is all on your server / your blackberry.

The only thing that BerryBlab connects to check on my server is for the latest updates.

[footose]

Ok... update on this. I know this is along read but.. it's somewhat important.

First off.. everyone read this:

I've launched BerryBlab website at http://www.BerryBlab.com

If you own a forum, you should register here and add your forum to the "network" - this will allow your forum to be searched in the future with BerryBlab itself.

On top of that, I have added the ability for you to add an FTP account to your site profile. This will all me to automatically update your website with the latest vBulletin plugin. So that means once you install this once, and setup the FTP account for the m_functions directory (as explained on the site) then you will never have to update the BerryBlab plugin again (unless emailed and asked too for some extreme reason).

BerryBlab.com is still pretty "rough" - but the registration option is there.

ALSO, I have added the ability for "support tickets" - sometimes I get so many PM's on here that I can't keep them all in order - sometimes I forget to come look at your site and fix problems. This support function will solve that.

On top of all of this, as I said originally.... this will also allow me to know which of you are helping me Beta Test, so that when this project is completed I can send you the final version of the software for free.

SOOOOoo if you got through all that, visit http://www.BerryBlab.com and take a few minutes to register and setup your site.

*NEXT*

I have launched 0.05 of the vBulletin plugin and will do the next release of BerryBlab (blackberry) later, which you will all see automatically update next time you open berry blab.

I have fixed some minor issues for people not seeing threads and images, so it should fix a bunch of problems.

I was super busy last week and wasn't able to get around to everyones emails. Hopefully the support ticket system takes care of this.


oh yah, and if there's something you don't like about the software, or you'd like to see (and i've forgotten to add it to the list) please tell me!

I really loved my Storm and am currently loving my Storm 2. I just hate being 'second class citizens' in the blackberry world when it comes to compatible apps. I would really like to have this app.

I wouldn't call you "second class" - the problem is that RIM has done a FINE job of having different operating systems on all of their phones. This means that I have code a seperate app for every BlackBerry out there. It's really tedious, and is probably the reason why tehre are so many more iPhone app's then blackberry app's. BlackBerry DEV is actually difficult for this reason.

BerryBlab should work fine on your Storm right now, but it won't be Storm Optimized - No full screen, no real scrolling.. it will be a pain to use - so I just tell everyone that It doesn't work for Storm (rather, I don't support it).

I will have a BETA Storm software for you to try out mid-december, given that this release is ok with most people and working on most phones.

Don't worry, I'll take care of my Storm Users too There's just no point in porting this to storm right now as it's in Beta, which would make it even more difficult for me to debug. Given my previous "porting" of my BB app's, I dont think it will take me much longer than a Day or so to port this to the Storm. I will require lots of Storm users help though, since I don't have a storm.

[Eric Anderson]

you have to type www.berryblab.com to get to the site as http://berryblab.com wil not work

[Eric Anderson]

get error trying to add forum to berryblab.com

PHP Code:

Server Error in '/' Application.
Runtime Error
Description: An application error occurred on the server. The current custom error settings for this application prevent the details of the application error from being viewed remotely (for security reasons). It could, however, be viewed by browsers running on the local server machine.

Details: To enable the details of this specific error message to be viewable on remote machines, please create a <customErrors> tag within a "web.config" configuration file located in the root directory of the current web application. This <customErrors> tag should then have its "mode" attribute set to "Off".

<!-- Web.Config Configuration File -->

<configuration>
    <system.web>
        <customErrors mode="Off"/>
    </system.web>
</configuration>


Notes: The current error page you are seeing can be replaced by a custom error page by modifying the "defaultRedirect" attribute of the application's <customErrors> configuration tag to point to a custom error page URL.

<!-- Web.Config Configuration File -->

<configuration>
    <system.web>
        <customErrors mode="RemoteOnly" defaultRedirect="mycustompage.htm"/>
    </system.web>
</configuration> 


[footose]

Shit.

Give me a moment

[Eric Anderson]

org.xml.sax.SAXParseException:Expecting end of file. when trying to get new posts

alltel/verizon 8330

And left a link with red X at bottom think it is because I have a pic in my signature