Problem in downloading a xml file

Question

hi,
i have a requirement that, in a page for example test.html a button is provided. on clicking that button one a request is send to an application which is running at a remote location, which i dont know. just i have the url of that perticular application which is running at one server. Depending on the requirement i have to pass different arguments, based on this arguments, remote application returns a XML file as a response.
In my application one servlet has to catch that response, process the xml and i have to store the elements present in the xml file into a suitable datastructure object and keep that object in the context of the application for further manipulation, finally i have to dispaly all the data present in that in to another page like a display.jsp.
i dont know how the remote application is working, i know only that if any request goes to that application with a valid arguments, it returns a xml to the application who makes that request. and that response should be handled by my application.
To solve this, i used socket communication in java.net package. by clicking the button, i called a servlet and that servlet calls the remote application by passing the valid parameter, catch the xml file as responce, and do whatever required.
i need ur suggesions about this that i did in a right way or not. if any body have another idea about how to solve this, please give me a reply.

Answer 1

there's usually more than one way to do something, and right or wrong isn't always the best way to look at it. if your solution works, then you're good! if you are having problems in a specific area, post the code/error and we can help.