Sometimes it is black and white. And sometimes, just a very dark gray against a very bright background.
On the surface, at least, your Sync Server would appear to be a far superior approach. On Aug 22, 2:32 am, Tim <[email protected]> wrote: > 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
