public class Preferences extends PreferenceActivity {

	/** Called when the activity is first created. */
	@Override
	public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
	    super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
	    addPreferencesFromResource(R.xml.preferences);
	    Toast.makeText(Preferences.this, "Set your server settings here",  Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();

	}

}


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 dnloadButton.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
	             public void onClick(View v) {
	            	 getServerSettings();
	            	 if(serverSettings == null)
	            	 {
	            		 Toast.makeText(getApplicationContext(), "Please set your server settings correctly", Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
	            		 return;
	            	 }else if(serverSettings.port == -1 || serverSettings.userName == null || serverSettings.hostName == null || serverSettings.passWord == null)
	            	 {
	            		 Toast.makeText(getApplicationContext(), "Please set your server settings correctly", Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
	            		 return;
	            	 }else if(DownloadService.downloadQueue.isEmpty())
	            	 {
	            		 Toast.makeText(getApplicationContext(), "              No items in the Download Queue \r\n Add items to the dowload queue from NZB List tab", Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
	            		 return;
	            	 }else
	            	 {
		             	 Toast beginDownloadToast = Toast.makeText(getApplicationContext(), "            Beginning Download\r\n Check the Status tab for more info", Toast.LENGTH_LONG);
		        	     beginDownloadToast.show();
		        	     DownloadService.serverSettings = serverSettings;
		            	 Intent svc = new Intent(getApplicationContext(),DownloadService.class);
		            	 startService(svc);
	            	 }


	             }
	         });

	  void getServerSettings()
		{
			if(serverSettings == null)
			{
				 SharedPreferences preferences = PreferenceManager.getDefaultSharedPreferences(this);

				serverSettings = new ServerSettings();
				serverSettings.hostName = preferences.getString("serverHostname", null);
				serverSettings.userName = preferences.getString("username", null);
				serverSettings.passWord = preferences.getString("password", null);
				serverSettings.requiresSSL =  preferences.getBoolean("useSSL", false);
				serverSettings.connectTimeoutMs = 2000;
				serverSettings.requiresLogin = true;
				try
				{
					serverSettings.port = Integer.parseInt(preferences.getString("portNumber", "N/A"));
				}catch(Exception e)
				{
					serverSettings.port = -1;
				}


			}
		}