That is kind of a pointless point.... if the web service can't be accessed, then of course it isn't going to work. It certainly does NOT require the web service to be public in nature, nor does it have to be sitting right there on a public network. As long as there is *some means* of accessing it, then it'll be fine.
The answer to the questions are: 1) yes. 2) yes. On Aug 2, 4:37 pm, Mark Murphy <[email protected]> wrote: > Grandma wrote: > > Hi all, > > > I am new to android development and mobile development in general. > > > I am interested in writing an application for a private client (not > > for public release). In brief the application will be used by feild > > staff and will communicate with a webservice back at base. My > > questions are as follows... > > > 1. Is Android a suitable platform for this kind of work. > > 2. Can you consume web services from Android this way? > > If the Web service in question is visible on the public Internet, then > yes, it's suitable. > > -- > Mark Murphy (a Commons > Guy)http://commonsware.com|http://twitter.com/commonsguy > > Android Training in Germany, 18-22 January 2010:http://bignerdranch.com --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Discuss" 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-discuss?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
