date format

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hello
i am begining to working againt one postgresql database with java.
i must to put into the database some dates.
i must to configure the date fields into the database. which will be the
date format? timestamp?
if in java i have the String d="03/03/2003" how can i to format, convert,
this String to date timestamp?

which will be the idoneous field format for storing the dates and for
working with java?

Thanks

 

[Roedy Green]

which will be the idoneous field format for storing the dates and for
working with java?

JDBC has its own Date format that it converts to the native format of
the SQL.

see http://mindprod.com/jgloss/sql.html#ESCAPES for sample code.