Android Question Get Document Text of HTML/XML

[Jan Van Gastel]

I am building an APP which communication with a PLC. I want to read out status of hardware inputs and outputs. My PLC can give this information with XML pages. So I need to read out a XML page.

I already did this in VB.NET. I used a WebView and downloaded the documenttext of the XML to a string. This string I used for getting the right information.

But how does it works in Android ?
I've read something of HTTPutils2, but it does not work...

 

[Jan Van Gastel]

No, unfortenaly it won't work.

Option 1 is change the http header of my PLC, but this one is a difficult .
Option 2, is to connect not with XML. I can also ask data with a telnet session. Does this works in B4A ?

 

[sorex]

yes, telnet or serial communication should work if you know how to get that data out of it that way.

 

[Jan Van Gastel]

Yes, do you know how to start in b4a for telnet ?

 

[Erel]

You can use the Network library + AsyncStreams to create a socket connection.