Chris is absolutely right. As in many other cases, using a
PreparedStatement handles a lot of things that could otherwise end up in a
syntax mess.

  Still, there is a standard syntax to express dates in a regular
Statement.. If you're interested, see

"What is the JDBC syntax for using a date literal or variable in a standard
Statement?"

http://www.jguru.com/faq/view.jsp?EID=507218

HTH,


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----- Original Message -----
From: "Chris Pratt" <chrisp@(protected)>
To: <SERVLET-INTEREST@(protected)>
Sent: Tuesday, September 09, 2003 9:44 PM
Subject: Re: Date in a query Statement


> 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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