The best option would be to use a prepared statement like this:

    PreparedStatement pst = con.prepareStatement("SELECT
code,fname,lname FROM employee WHERE datestarted = ?");
    try {
      pst.setDate(1,datestarted);
      ResultSet res = pst.executeQuery();
      try {
       while(res.next()) {
//         Do something with the Results
       }
      } finally {
       res.close();
      }
    } finally {
      pst.close();
    }

(*Chris*)

----- Original Message -----
From: "Rasoul Hajikhani" <rasoul@(protected)>
To: <SERVLET-INTEREST@(protected)>
Sent: Tuesday, September 09, 2003 4:45 PM
Subject: [SERVLET-INTEREST] Date in a query Statement


> Hello,
> I have the following sql statement:
>
> SELECT code,fname,lname FROM employee WHERE datestarted = '02/12/2001'
>
> This works fine when executed through dbaccess, but when I use JDBC to get
a
> ResultSet nothing is returned.
> I am using JDBC.2.21.JC5, my back end eis is Informix Universal server.
> Also, the query executes fine when I remove the date part:
>
> SELECT code,fname,lname FROM employee
>
> Can any one tell me what am I doing wrong since I am new to JDBC.
>
> Thanks in advance.
> -r
>
>
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