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How can I view the full URL after using MultipartEntityBuilder?

I am fairly confident this code works (I used it in another part of my project for a different API) as far as posting but I do not think the URL is being formatted correctly. I want to know if there is anyway to view the full URL after building all of the entities so I can see if the final URL is formatted correctly. Code:
My URL = http://pillbox.nlm.nih.gov/PHP/pillboxAPIService.php
Method = POST
API key = not going to post (works though)
drugName = just a string that has the name of a drug
I have logs in the code to try and view the url but they aren't returning anything close and the debugger isn't either.
I am trying to build the URL to look like this:
http://pillbox.nlm.nih.gov/PHP/pillboxAPIService.php?key=My_API_KEY&ingredient=diovan
public String makeServiceCallPillBox(String url, int method,
String api, String drugName)
{
String resultEnitity = null;
try {
// http client
DefaultHttpClient httpClient = new DefaultHttpClient();
HttpResponse httpResponse = null;
HttpEntity entityResult = null;
// Checking http request method type
if (method == POST)
{
HttpPost httpPost = new HttpPost(url);
// Butild the parameters
MultipartEntityBuilder builder = MultipartEntityBuilder.create();
builder.setMode(HttpMultipartMode.BROWSER_COMPATIBLE);
builder.addTextBody("key", api);
builder.addTextBody("ingredient", drugName);;
final HttpEntity entity = builder.build();
httpPost.setEntity(entity);
Log.d("url", httpPost.toString());
httpResponse = httpClient.execute(httpPost);
Log.d("post", builder.toString());
Log.d("post2", entity.toString());
entityResult = httpResponse.getEntity();
resultEnitity = EntityUtils.toString(entityResult);
Log.d("result", resultEnitity);
}
} catch (UnsupportedEncodingException e) {
e.printStackTrace();
} catch (ClientProtocolException e) {
e.printStackTrace();
} catch (IOException e) {
e.printStackTrace();
}
return resultEnitity;
}
Any help is appreciated.

Android application database connectivity with web app using Jsp

I am developing a web app in JSP. For same project I'm developing an Android app. The web app uses Apache Tomcat and MySQL. Now I want to log in from the Android application by retrieving data from MySQL database. But how?
I did find many tutorials but all are using PHP scripts. I'm using Eclipse for both apps.

For android Try this.
private static HttpClient getHttpClient() {
if (mHttpClient == null) {
mHttpClient = new DefaultHttpClient();
final HttpParams params = mHttpClient.getParams();
HttpConnectionParams.setConnectionTimeout(params, HTTP_TIMEOUT);
HttpConnectionParams.setSoTimeout(params, HTTP_TIMEOUT);
ConnManagerParams.setTimeout(params, HTTP_TIMEOUT);
}
return mHttpClient;
}
And then
public static String sendFirst(String requestString) throws Exception {
BufferedReader in = null;
try {
HttpClient client = getHttpClient();
HttpPost request = new HttpPost(universal_URL_MENU+"?request_menu="+start_menu);
HttpResponse response = client.execute(request);
System.out.println("response in class"+response);
in = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(response.getEntity().getContent()));
StringBuffer sb = new StringBuffer("");
String line = "";
String NL = System.getProperty("line.separator");
while ((line = in.readLine()) != null) {
sb.append(line + NL);
}
in.close();
result = sb.toString();
// }
}catch(Exception e){
e.printStackTrace();
System.out.println("catch");
}
finally {
if (in != null) {
try {
in.close();
} catch (IOException e) {
e.printStackTrace();
}
}
}
return result;
}
Where
public static String universal_URL_MENU = "http://192.***.1.#:9999/my_Project/ReqFromTabFor.do";
Now for Jsp or Servlet
try{
PrintWriter out=res.getWriter();
String subcategory=req.getParameter("request_menu");
System.out.println("Receive : "+subcategory);
JSONObject jobj=UserDelegate.reqFromTabForMenuBySCatg(subcategory);
}
if(jobj!=null){
out.println(jobj);
}else{
out.print("Sorry Not Available");
}
}catch(Exception e){ e.printStackTrace(); }

What happens between the client (your Android app) and the server is loosely coupled, meaning that they are not related whatsoever except for the protocol with which they communicate, which for a web service is HTTP.
Usually a client (either an app or a web browser) makes an HTTP request sending parameters (e.g. login, password) with POST or GET methods. The server takes these parameters and processes them according to its needs.
This may sound obvious, but you say that all the tutorials are using php script, so you seem confused: your problem on Android? or is your problem in the server?
The code you need in your Android app is EXACTLY THE SAME regardless of the server technology (asp, cgi, jsp, php...) and database (MySql, Oracle...), because the HTTP protocol is standard.
Here is an example I copied from here to make a simple HTTP request with two POST parameters.
public void postData() {
// Create a new HttpClient and Post Header
HttpClient httpclient = new DefaultHttpClient();
HttpPost httppost = new HttpPost("http://www.yoursite.com/script.php");
try {
// Add your data
List<NameValuePair> nameValuePairs = new ArrayList<NameValuePair>(2);
nameValuePairs.add(new BasicNameValuePair("id", "12345"));
nameValuePairs.add(new BasicNameValuePair("stringdata", "AndDev is Cool!"));
httppost.setEntity(new UrlEncodedFormEntity(nameValuePairs));
// Execute HTTP Post Request
HttpResponse response = httpclient.execute(httppost);
} catch (ClientProtocolException e) {
// TODO Auto-generated catch block
} catch (IOException e) {
// TODO Auto-generated catch block
}
}

RESTful java Client and HttpClient

I have a Curl command which I use to execute in UNIX.
curl --digest -u 'user':'pass' 'https://<URL>/getCustomers' (which is working for me)
I was trying to do this using Java.
I tried using Restlet and also HttpClient, but none works. I don't know the exact way to implement that.
private static void get() {
try {
DefaultHttpClient httpClient = new DefaultHttpClient();
HttpGet getRequest = new HttpGet("https://<URL>/getCustomers");
getRequest.addHeader("accept", "application/json");
HttpResponse response = httpClient.execute(getRequest);
httpClient.getCredentialsProvider().setCredentials(new AuthScope(AuthScope.ANY_HOST, AuthScope.ANY_PORT), new UsernamePasswordCredentials(USER, PASSWORD));
if (response.getStatusLine().getStatusCode() != 200) {
throw new RuntimeException("Failed : HTTP error code : " + response.getStatusLine().getStatusCode());
}
BufferedReader br = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader((response.getEntity().getContent())));
String output;
System.out.println("Output from Server .... \n");
while ((output = br.readLine()) != null) {
System.out.println(output);
}
httpClient.getConnectionManager().shutdown();
} catch (ClientProtocolException e) {
e.printStackTrace();
} catch (IOException e) {
e.printStackTrace();
}
}
I don't know where I did the mistake, can you guys help me out?
The output is a JSON, can you guys let me know how to catch the output, too?

Your question misses a few details such as what is the error you get.
I would suggest to read the HTTPClient documentation and more specifically the section about authentication and how preemptive works.
Then instead of dealing directly with the status code and entity, you could turn over the fluent API as in
Executor executor = Executor.newInstance()
.auth(new HttpHost("example.com"), "username", "password")
.authPreemptive(new HttpHost("example.com"));
executor.execute(Request.Get("http://example.com/foobar.json"))
.returnContent().asString();

Set cookie from HTTP Request

I have get a correct login using HttpRequest to work. It prints the correct html form of the logn page in my toast (just for testing). Now I want to set a cookie from that request. How is this possible?
If it necessary I can provide some code.
I already know about the CookieManager class, but how can I successfully do it?
Thanks in advance!
My code:
public String getPostRequest(String url, String user, String pass) {
HttpClient postClient = new DefaultHttpClient();
HttpPost httpPost = new HttpPost(url);
HttpResponse response;
try {
List<NameValuePair> nameValuePairs = new ArrayList<NameValuePair>(2);
nameValuePairs.add(new BasicNameValuePair("login", user));
nameValuePairs.add(new BasicNameValuePair("pass", pass));
httpPost.setEntity(new UrlEncodedFormEntity(nameValuePairs, HTTP.UTF_8));
response = postClient.execute(httpPost);
if(response.getStatusLine().getStatusCode() == 200) {
HttpEntity entity = response.getEntity();
if (entity != null) {
InputStream instream = entity.getContent();
String result = convertStreamToString(instream);
instream.close();
return result;
}
}
} catch (Exception e) {}
Toast.makeText(getApplicationContext(),
"Connection failed",
Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
return null;
}
private String convertStreamToString(InputStream is) {
BufferedReader reader = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(is));
StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
String line = null;
try {
while ((line = reader.readLine()) != null) {
sb.append(line);
}
} catch (IOException e) {
e.printStackTrace();
} finally {
try {
is.close();
} catch (IOException e) {
e.printStackTrace();
}
}
return sb.toString();
}
Well, this is pretty much it. convertStreamToString() function converts the InputStream into a String (plain HTML code), which I "toast" out to just test it (so it work), so the code is working though. Now to set the cookie. :-)
This is what I've reached for now:
// inside my if (entity != null) statement
List<Cookie> cookies = postClient.getCookieStore().getCookies();
String result = cookies.get(1).toString();
return result;
When I have logged in, the CookieList id 1 contains a value, otherwise the value is standard. So for now I know the difference in value, but how can I continue?

I think Android ships with Apache HttpClient 4.0.
You can check Chapter 3. HTTP state management topic from HttpClient Tutorial.
You can also refer similar questions on SO:
Android project using httpclient --> http.client (apache), post/get method
How do I manage cookies with HttpClient in Android and/or Java?
Also Check this example for usage: http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/httpcomponents/httpclient/branches/4.0.x/httpclient/src/examples/org/apache/http/examples/client/ClientFormLogin.java

Android - How can I upload a txt file to a website?

I want to upload a txt file to a website, I'll admit I haven't looked into it in any great detail but I have looked at a few examples and would like more experienced opinions on whether I'm going in the right direction.
Here is what I have so far:
DefaultHttpClient httpClient = new DefaultHttpClient();
HttpContext localContext = new BasicHttpContext();
private String ret;
HttpResponse response = null;
HttpPost httpPost = null;
public String postPage(String url, String data, boolean returnAddr) {
ret = null;
httpClient.getParams().setParameter(ClientPNames.COOKIE_POLICY, CookiePolicy.RFC_2109);
httpPost = new HttpPost(url);
response = null;
StringEntity tmp = null;
try {
tmp = new StringEntity(data,"UTF-8");
} catch (UnsupportedEncodingException e) {
System.out.println("HTTPHelp : UnsupportedEncodingException : "+e);
}
httpPost.setEntity(tmp);
try {
response = httpClient.execute(httpPost,localContext);
} catch (ClientProtocolException e) {
System.out.println("HTTPHelp : ClientProtocolException : "+e);
} catch (IOException e) {
System.out.println("HTTPHelp : IOException : "+e);
}
ret = response.getStatusLine().toString();
return ret;
}
And I call it as follows:
postPage("http://www.testwebsite.com", "data/data/com.testxmlpost.xml/files/logging.txt", true));
I want to be able to upload a file from the device to a website.
But when trying this way I get the following response back.
HTTP/1.1 405 Method Not Allowed
Am I trying the correct way or should I be doing it another way?

That code looks reasonable, the error is from the server and indicates that POST is not allowed for that page.
You're sending the literal string "data/data/com.testxmlpost.xml/files/logging.txt". If you want to post a file, use a FileEntity.