location string retrieval

[saaa_persistent]

hello
can i retrieve the location string? i am using S60 3rd edition FP2 SDK and Carbide C++v1.3.
i am currently able to retrive Cell-id using GetCurrentNetworkInfo() function (CTelephony class) but i want to retrieve the location string too. please help...

[savaj]

Yes, you can. search "RMobileBroadcastMessaging", you will get enough stuff.

[symbianyucca]

with 3rd edition I have not seen anybody actualy succeeding on getting the location string from the cell, anyway, if you really need to get some human readable location string, best approach would be to get GPS position, and then find REST service which with you could get the actual address for the location.

[saaa_persistent]

hello
can it be possible without using GPS facility? using RMobileBroadcastMessaging?

[savaj]

hello
can it be possible without using GPS facility? using RMobileBroadcastMessaging?

Yes it is also possible without GPS facility in 3rd edition. But the API RMobileBroadcastMessaging is not public. That means that if you are a partner, you can access it through the Binary Access Kit. RMobileBroadcastMessaging is defined and implemented in etelmm.h and etelmm.lib, respectively. Also refer this post to know how to use it. http://www.newlc.com/article.php3?id_article=688

[saaa_persistent]

thanx a lot for your help...i checked on that link but the header files i found on that link were for Symbian UIQ platform...can you please tell me where can i get the files for s60 3rd edition platform??? please help...

[savaj]

thanx a lot for your help...i checked on that link but the header files i found on that link were for Symbian UIQ platform...can you please tell me where can i get the files for s60 3rd edition platform??? please help...

You can get it from symbian, if you are symbian partner.

[saaa_persistent]

hello
is there no other way i can use the API RMobileBroadcastMessaging???

[savaj]

I dont think so. Use of header and lib from Symbian UIQ platformm is not recommended, But it does not mean that it will not work with S60.

[kiran10182]

hello
is there no other way i can use the API RMobileBroadcastMessaging???

Even if you were able to retrieve such header and libs from somewhere, you would need respected .dso file for S60 3rd edition development. You should(must) get it from Symbian through becoming a member of Symbian Partner Network(SPN), which is not operational at the moment. Otherwise you could wait for the Symbian Foundation to go online.