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BCE_Jose
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Registered: 11/4/06

How can I obtain System date and time?
Mar 30, 2007 6:49 AM

Good morning to everyone !,

Could anybody help me?

I need to know how to get the current System time... ??

I need the source code to get it as a Timestamp. I think this type belongs to the class java.sql.Timestamp

Which is the easiest way to do this?

I need to get it, to insert it in a database datetime field afterwards.

Thanks in advance for your time.

zadok
Posts:4,003
Registered: 8/7/06

Re: How can I obtain System date and time?
Mar 30, 2007 6:54 AM (reply 1 of 7) (In reply to original post )

Why not just use getDate() in SQL?

Anyway in Java just use

System.currentTimeMillis()

and convert it to a TimeStamp

Setter
Posts:15
Registered: 3/27/07

Re: How can I obtain System date and time?
Mar 30, 2007 6:55 AM (reply 2 of 7) (In reply to original post )

Try:

Timestamp time = new Timestamp(System.currentTimeMillis());

Also:
http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.5.0/docs/api/java/lang/System.html#currentTimeMillis()
and
http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.5.0/docs/api/java/sql/Timestamp.html

deepak_cucek
Posts:85
Registered: 3/26/07

Re: How can I obtain System date and time?
Mar 30, 2007 6:55 AM (reply 3 of 7) (In reply to original post )

hi
Date d1=new Date();
d1 will contains current system date and time..
is that enough

BCE_Jose
Posts:87
Registered: 11/4/06

Re: How can I obtain System date and time?
Mar 30, 2007 7:00 AM (reply 4 of 7) (In reply to #3 )

Hello again, thanks for all the kind replies...

I think I will go for this Option:

Timestamp time = new Timestamp(System.currentTimeMillis());

Seems very coherent to me. Do you know If I can insert it inside a datetime field of a DB Table?

Thank you guys, you always exceed my expectations

Sincerely, Jose

G_Abubakr
Posts:654
Registered: 5/20/06

Re: How can I obtain System date and time?
Mar 30, 2007 7:39 AM (reply 5 of 7) (In reply to #4 )

which database are you using

BCE_Jose
Posts:87
Registered: 11/4/06

Re: How can I obtain System date and time?
Mar 30, 2007 12:06 PM (reply 6 of 7) (In reply to #5 )

I am using

SYBASE

thanks...

DrClap
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Registered: 4/30/99

Re: How can I obtain System date and time?
Mar 30, 2007 1:08 PM (reply 7 of 7) (In reply to #4 )

Seems very coherent to me. Do you know If I can
insert it inside a datetime field of a DB Table?

Yes, it's easy to do that with a PreparedStatement.

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