Reciving sms in a handset

Question

Hai all
I am trying to receive sms in a mobile i have application in a j2me but it does not accept incomming messages in a real mobile in emulator it is perfecly alright
.import javax.microedition.midlet.*;
import javax.microedition.io.*;
import javax.microedition.lcdui.*;
import javax.wireless.messaging.*;
import java.io.IOException;
public class SMSReceive extends MIDlet
    implements CommandListener, Runnable, MessageListener {
    Command exitCommand  = new Command("Exit", Command.EXIT, 2);
    Command replyCommand = new Command("Reply", Command.OK, 1);
    Alert content;
    Display display;
    Thread thread;
    String[] connections;
    boolean done;
    String smsPort;
    MessageConnection smsconn;
    Message msg;
    String senderAddress;
    Alert sendingMessageAlert;
    Displayable resumeScreen;
public SMSReceive() {
        smsPort = "5000";
        display = Display.getDisplay(this);
        content = new Alert("SMS Receive");
        content.setTimeout(Alert.FOREVER);
        content.addCommand(exitCommand);
        content.setCommandListener(this);
        content.setString("Receiving...");
        sendingMessageAlert = new Alert("SMS", null, null, AlertType.INFO);
        sendingMessageAlert.setTimeout(5000);
        sendingMessageAlert.setCommandListener(this);
        resumeScreen = content;
public void startApp() {
         String smsConnection = "sms://:" + smsPort;
         if (smsconn == null) {
            try {
                smsconn = (MessageConnection) Connector.open(smsConnection);
                smsconn.setMessageListener(this);
            } catch (IOException ioe) {
                ioe.printStackTrace();
        connections = PushRegistry.listConnections(true);
        if (connections == null || connections.length == 0) {
            content.setString("Waiting for SMS on port " + smsPort + "...");
        done = false;
        thread = new Thread(this);
        thread.start();
        display.setCurrent(resumeScreen);
public void notifyIncomingMessage(MessageConnection conn) {
        if (thread == null) {
            done = false;
            thread = new Thread(this);
            thread.start();
public void run() {
         try {
            msg = smsconn.receive();
      StringBuffer buf = new StringBuffer();
                 String s=(((TextMessage)msg).getPayloadText());
     Display dis=Display.getDisplay(this);
     TextBox textbox=new TextBox("MESSAGE",s,17,0);
     textbox.addCommand(exitCommand);
     textbox.setCommandListener(this);
        dis.setCurrent(textbox);
        } catch (IOException e) {
            // e.printStackTrace();
public void pauseApp() {
        done = true;
        thread = null;
        resumeScreen = display.getCurrent();
public void destroyApp(boolean unconditional) {
        done = true;
        thread = null;
        if (smsconn != null) {
            try {
                smsconn.close();
            } catch (IOException e) {
                // Ignore any errors on shutdown
public void commandAction(Command c, Displayable s) {
        try {
            if (c == exitCommand || c == Alert.DISMISS_COMMAND) {
                destroyApp(false);
                notifyDestroyed();
            } else if (c == replyCommand) {
        } catch (Exception ex) {
            ex.printStackTrace();
}In the above code i had changed the smsconnection string to
sms://00919895051914:0
still it not receives (my mobile service provider is airtel in kerala india)
above number isthe smssenter number.
what i have to do
by
Hasanul Banna
Thanks in anticipation

Answer 1

Hello Ahmad,
the server may send the image in "chunked encoding", and your code is not prepared for it.
c.getLength() returns -1 then.
Also, you may test the image creation method with a local file.
Also. maybe this method helps:
Image.createImage(InputStream stream)
Regards
Karsten Meier