I'd build a smarter server, one that returns just the data you need, via a GET request. Even if, for whatever reason, you cannot make your current server smarter, you can create a separate Web service (e.g., Google App Engine, Slicehost) that gets the data from the existing server, puts it in a database, and serves up what you need to the client.
Or, if the data does not change frequently, have your smarter server generate a SQLite database that you download periodically and use locally on the device. Expecting a phone to be able to do bulk data parsing and processing quickly is unrealistic, even in today's Snapdragon-y world. On Fri, Jul 23, 2010 at 3:05 PM, Capt Spaghetti <[email protected]> wrote: > I have 50 XML files located on a remote server, one formatted for > each state. I am able to read each of the 50 files by selecting a > state from a spinner and using a SAX parser but I cannot seem to find > out how to pull out information from each file by city. I have tried > unsuccessfully to pass a city variable to the characters method of the > Handler. > Each state has thousands of records and I am looking for a way to > speed up the search since reading the entire file for a state takes > several minutes. I used SAX since it was supposed to be the fastest > way to read but it limits me in selecting specific information. If I > understand things correctly I could use a DOM parser to find my state > and city specific data but that would make retrieval even slower. Any > suggestions would be appreciated. -- Mark Murphy (a Commons Guy) http://commonsware.com | http://github.com/commonsguy http://commonsware.com/blog | http://twitter.com/commonsguy Android Development Wiki: http://wiki.andmob.org -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en
