"Any decent developer should know this." That's unfair. The OP did state that he was new to Android, and on other platforms you CAN connect directly to a remote database. This is a limitation/shortcoming/"feature" of Android.
On Aug 21, 1:24 pm, Miguel Morales <[email protected]> wrote: > Don't connect to mysql directly from the android device. > Any decent developer should know this. You'll have to create a web > frontend for your data/app probably using a RESTful style. > > http://code.google.com/events/io/2010/sessions/developing-RESTful-and... > > > > On Sat, Aug 21, 2010 at 11:05 AM, Frank Weiss <[email protected]> wrote: > > Out of the many ways to interpret your question, I'm going to assume > > your Android app needs to query certain data you have in a MySQL > > database running on a server on the internet. > > > The typical way that's done is add a web service on that server that > > performs the SQL queries locally and returns XML or JSON data to the > > Android app. > > > I suppose it would help if you explained how data in that database is > > currently being accessed. > > > -- > > 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 > > --http://developingthedream.blogspot.com/,http://diastrofunk.com,http://www.youtube.com/user/revoltingx, > ~Isaiah 55:8-9 -- 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
