I think it is rather presumptuous of some commentators to suggest one approach is either right or wrong. The real world is never this black or white.
A direct connection to a remote database is perfectly secure, usable and technically possible particularly if the Android device is connecting via a secure wi-fi network or a GPRS/3G network where the SIM is part of a private APN. Unlike J2ME for example, the Android framework supports full database JDBC connectivity. Android also supports many technical solutions to supporting offline connectivity that does not just involve REST and web services. Our MobiForms Developer rapid application development tool for example supports the creation of apps that can directly connect to a multitude of back office databases via JDBC. We do not currently support MySQL in this direct mode, but this is a licensing issue rather than a technical issue. The complementary MobiForms Sync Server also supports bi-directional data replication, synchronisation and offline buffering between just about any back office database or ERP package (such as Oracle Apps, SAP, Navision, Dynamics etc.), and Google Android or others such as Windows Mobile. Supported back office databases include Oracle, SQL Server, Access, Sybase, IBM DB2, SQLite, HSQLDB and MySQL For more information go to: http://www.mobiforms.com. crajesh wrote: > Hi All, > > I am new in android. I want to know to connect the mysql database. > > Please give your opinion and give also examples on how to use any of > the solutions. > > Thanks everyone in Advance. > > C.Rajesh -- 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
