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Send XML file to FTP/HTTPS server

I create small tracking app which get coordinates write them to xml file and then send this file with that data to ftp server. I am using function "SendFileGPS" to send that file but apk all the time crashes and it doesn't work. This function is using additional library common net 1.4 and it is quite strange because all the time when I start Android Studio I must download this library from web by Android Studio. And I got some additional questions.
I was thinking that maybe not only this function is a problem, how should look this server I mean how proper this server to get file from this app?
There is a another way to send this file without using additional libs ?
How it should look if I want send this file to another type of server (HTTPS)?
public void SendFileGPS()
{
FTPClient mFTP = new FTPClient();
try {
// Connect to FTP Server
mFTP.connect("here I put adress IP");
mFTP.login("here I put login", "here I put pass");
mFTP.setFileType(FTP.BINARY_FILE_TYPE);
mFTP.enterLocalPassiveMode();
// Prepare file to be uploaded to FTP Server
File file = new File("/path/to/MyXmlFileName.xml");
FileInputStream ifile = new FileInputStream(file);
// Upload file to FTP Server
mFTP.storeFile("filetotranfer",ifile);
mFTP.disconnect();
} catch (SocketException e) {
// TODO Auto-generated catch block
e.printStackTrace();
} catch (IOException e) {
// TODO Auto-generated catch block
e.printStackTrace();
}
}

In what ports can we run a service on android

My situation:
I'm trying to create an android app using unity that has a server running, so I can call the service from a PC.
However, when I try to connect to the server I get the error message:
SocketException: No connection could be made because the target machine actively refused it.
System.Net.Sockets.Socket.Connect (System.Net.EndPoint remoteEP, Boolean requireSocketPolicy)
System.Net.Sockets.Socket.Connect (System.Net.EndPoint remoteEP)
System.Net.Sockets.TcpClient.Connect (System.Net.IPEndPoint remote_end_point)
System.Net.Sockets.TcpClient.Connect (System.Net.IPAddress[] ipAddresses, Int32 port)
Doing ping on the IP Address is fine, so the host is reachable, as far as I know android devices don't have firewalls, so my guess it is a problem with the port.
Currently I'm trying to run the service on port 9096, which works if I just run the application in the editor. Is this a valid port for android?
If not, what would be a valid one?
Do you have any other ideas on what the problem could be?
Thank you.
Additional info:
The device is Google Tango and I want to use Thrift to create a server and access the location of the device from a windows coomputer.
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UPDATE: included code for server and client
public void startServerService()
{
try
{
TangoService.Processor processor = new TangoService.Processor(this);
serverTransport = new TServerSocket(9096);
server = new TThreadPoolServer(processor, serverTransport);
Debug.Log("Starting the server...");
server.Serve();
}
catch (UnityException e)
{
Debug.Log(e);
}
}
void startClient()
{
try{
TTransport transport = new TSocket(ipAddress, 9096);
transport.Open ();
TProtocol protocol = new TBinaryProtocol(transport);
client=new TangoService.Client(protocol);
}
catch(UnityException e)
{
Debug.Log(e);
}
}

Android Emulator can not connect to SailsJs server via Socket.IO

I am developing an Android app. I would like it to communicate with a SailsJS server via SocketIO. I am using socket.io for Android(com.github.nkzawa:socket.io-client) as the socket.io library in the android app.
I run it on an emulator while doing the development. The initialization code is as below:
private Socket mSocket;
{
try {
mSocket = IO.socket(Config.SERVER_URL);
} catch (URISyntaxException e) {
e.printStackTrace();
throw new RuntimeException(e);
}
}
Config.SERVER_URL is set to be "http://10.0.2.2:1337".
It always reports "connect_error". What should I do to get it connected?

Use Socket to connect to emulator

I was trying to use SocketServer to setup a server
int i =1, PORT = 6666;
ServerSocket server;
Socket client;
try {
server = new ServerSocket(6666);
for(;;){
client = server.accept();//fail in here
textView.setText("server accept..." + i);
//new MyHttpServer(client, i, PORT).start();
i++;
}
} catch (IOException e) {
// TODO Auto-generated catch block
//e.printStackTrace();
textView.setText("Fail...");
}
However, the app always stops in server.accept(). I have already add internet permission for this app. I don't know why?
Update:
I have found the reason. It is because thread cannot start from an Active instance. I was putted server.accept() in onStart without a thread. Now I open a new Runnable for it, then fixed

There could be multiple reasons why your application can not start the server. My initial guess would be that you are trying to run the code on an emulator or a device and you already have some other application listening on that port.
You must check/provide the logcat trace in order to get to the cause of the error.

I think so your app will wait for client with port 6666.
server.accept();// return socket
Above code will return socket if client is available.For more details and clearity you can refer these links::
http://www.happygeek.in/socket-programming-in-android
http://www.edumobile.org/android/android-development/socket-programming/

accessing asp.net web api http service from android

I have a working ASP.NET Web API service running in Visual Studio on my dev box. I can easily get the proper results from either I.E. or FireFox by entering: http://localhost:61420/api/products. But when trying to read it from my Android Project using my AVD I get an exception thrown saying:
localhost/127.0.0.1:61420 - Connection refused.
I know my Android Java code works because I can access the WCF RESTFul service running on my Website (the URLthat's currently commented out). My Android code is pasted below.
So, why am I getting the error when accessing from my Eclipse project but not when accessing it from a browser?
Thanks
public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState)
{
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.main);
HttpURLConnection urlConnection = null;
try
{
//URL url = new URL("http://www.deanblakely.com/myRESTService/SayHello");
URL url = new URL("http://localhost:61420/api/products");
urlConnection = (HttpURLConnection) url.openConnection();
InputStream in = new BufferedInputStream(urlConnection.getInputStream());
String myString = readStream(in);
String otherString = myString;
otherString = otherString + " ";
}
catch (MalformedURLException e)
{
// TODO Auto-generated catch block
e.printStackTrace();
}
catch (IOException e)
{
e.printStackTrace();
}
finally
{
urlConnection.disconnect();
}
}
private String readStream(InputStream is)
{
try
{
ByteArrayOutputStream bo = new ByteArrayOutputStream();
int i = is.read();
while(i != -1)
{
bo.write(i);
i = is.read();
}
return bo.toString();
}
catch (IOException e)
{
return "" + e;
}
}
}

Visual Studio development web server will only accept connections from the local host and not over the network or other virtual connection. Sounds like AVD is seen as a remote host.

To access the app from anywhere, change the webserver that should be used. Assuming you're using Windows 7 and Visual Studio 2010, make sure you have IIS and all required features installed and set the local IIS as the webserver in your project settings:
It could be necessary to start Visual Studio as a Administrator to run it with local IIS.

Use the actual IP address of your machine ie, http://192.168.0.xx
Only your local machine can access localhost, and if you are on the emulator or a device, it will have a different IP through either NAT or your DHCP from the router.