Wireless Application Programmer's Library

Containing over 20 ready-to-use applications, Wireless Application Programmer's Library will give you a head start on getting your own applications up and running. Whether you want to utilize the flight information viewer, the package tracker for overnight shipping, or the inventory search engine for remote salespeople, this book will help you put your Web site at the fingertips of people on the go.

• Movie Lookup: Dial a movie theater and then scroll through the theater's movies and show times
  
• Package Tracker: Dial a shipping company to find out if a package has been delivered and who signed for it
  
• Flight Information: View an airline's flight information and make a reservation for a specific flight
  
• Available Inventory: Connect to a company computer and perform on-the-spot inventory operations
  
• Over 20 applications available!

Contents

Introduction

• Preparing to create WAP applications
  

• Retrieving world times
  
• Reviewing ski conditions
  
• Retrieving moving theater listings
  
• Converting foreign currency
  
• Simulating a wireless smart house
  
• Retrieving stock quotes
  
• Building an online phone book
  
• Sending alphanumeric pages
  
• Sending e-mail using a wireless device
  
• Retrieving flight information
  
• Tracking overnight and express packages
  
• Calculating a home mortgage
  
• Looking up weather information
  
• Placing e-commerce catalog orders
  
• Locating or calling a restaurant
  
• Determining hotel avialibility
  
• Building a searchable yellow pages
  
• Searching for real estate information

• Using WMLScript to simulate a wireless smart house
  
• Using WMLScript to create a currency converter
  
• Using WMLScript to calculate a home mortgage
  
• Using WMLScript to build an online slot machine
  

• Building the waplibcom wireless site
  

• WML language reference
  
• HDML language reference
  
• WMLScript reference