As its name aims webservice are services that a client can access through internet. If you googling a bit you'll find lot of information. There are two ways of accesing to an external database: SOAP and REST. I did it (access to the external database) with a REST architecture which is an easy way. I ve used Tomcat as the container of the webservice and then use a HttpClient in android. As you alredy know you can t use JDBC driver in android i wasted a lot of time until i noticed this so i warned you. You also must know that the communication between the client and the server is with XML so you must know how to work with it.
i refer you this link which was very useful for me to code the client side: http://senior.ceng.metu.edu.tr/2009/praeda/2009/01/11/a-simple-restful-client-at-android/ In the android google group there are lots of threads talking about this topic. I hope you'll be succeded. --- El jue, 18/3/10, sid <[email protected]> escribió: De: sid <[email protected]> Asunto: [android-developers] accessing database on server side Para: "Android Developers" <[email protected]> Fecha: jueves, 18 de marzo, 2010 11:38 Hi All, I'm having a problem in accessing a database on remote server from my android application. In some blogs i found that by using Webservices we can do it. but i dont know what are webservices? Can any one help me how do i do that? Thanks in advance Sid -- 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 -- 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
