I have been developing a Mac Desktop app with an iOS device counterpart.
Basically I want to upload event information (music gigs etc.) from the Desktop to an online database and be able to read (only) the information whilst mobile.
I've got both apps working, using Core Data (with a sqlite database - I was going to use XML but the iOS doesn't seem to let me do that), but I'm at a loss when it comes to the Web Services part.
I've been googling and checking docs involving sqlite, XML, Json, NSXMLParser (do I need restful services?)and umpteen other things and I'm just getting nowhere fast.
Could someone explain to me the principle involved? Do I actually need Core Data? Do I have to convert the sqlite data to XML and back again to read it via an iOS mobile device?
I feel I'm making this out to be way more complicated than it should be - or is it?
Hoping someone can put me straight. Hope I've given enough information.