What should I do to connect to Server from eclipse - Android?

Question

Gurus, I am a lil lost on this topic. Here\'s a breakdown of what I\'m trying to do.

[User/Android Device] sends location info to a server -> [server]

[serv

Answer 1

Sounds like you need an HTTP listener running on a server that takes a request that includes the location (latitude/longitude?) of an Android device, queries a database for a list of items, and returns that back to the Android device.

You'll also have to have a database with the schema created and data loaded.

If you have all that, the HTTP listener can be as simple as a Java servlet that accepts an HTTP GET request with two parameters, one each for latitude and longitude. Or you can make it as complex as a SOAP web service with a WSDL, request and response XML.

You would package the servlet as a Java web app in a WAR and deploy it locally on your development machine using a servlet/JSP engine like Tomcat.

Your Android device would have to know how to make an HTTP connection to the server, formulate the appropriate request, and consume the response when it comes back.