Use a java.sql.Date value as the parameter in a PreparedStatement. If
you want to use a hardcoded literal date as in your example, you will
need to use a database conversion function for dates, depending in which
database product you are using.

Paul Copeland - JOT Servlets - http://www.jotobjects.com

>
> Date:   Tue, 9 Sep 2003 18:44:44 -0700
> From:   Chris Pratt <chrisp@(protected)>
> 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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