Problem parsing SimpleDateFormat date format to database

Question

I have a page where I am getting parameter values form another page a constucting
a string from these values which i then want to insert into my SQL database.
The field i am putting the data into is of type DATETIME and i am using the SimpleDateFormat to format the string.
Here is my code
String startTime = request.getParameter("startHour") + ":" + request.getParameter("startMin")+ ":00";
     String endTime = request.getParameter("endHour") + ":" + request.getParameter("endMin") + ":00";
     String startDate = request.getParameter("startDay") + "-" + request.getParameter("startMonth") + "-" + request.getParameter("startYear");
     String endDate = request.getParameter("endDay") + "-" + request.getParameter("endMonth") + "-" + request.getParameter("endYear");
     scheduleData.startTime = startTime;
     scheduleData.endTime = endTime;
     scheduleData.startDate = startDate;
     scheduleData.endDate = endDate;
     SimpleDateFormat sdf = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss");
     StringBuffer start = new StringBuffer();
     start.append("'"); // start quote (enclose string values in single quote)
     start.append(scheduleData.startDate);  // or compose it from the parameter values
     start.append(" "); // add space between date and time
     start.append(scheduleData.startTime); // or compose it from the parameter values
     start.append("'"); // end quote (enclose string values in single quote)
     StringBuffer end = new StringBuffer();
     end.append("'"); // start quote (enclose string values in single quote)
     end.append(scheduleData.endDate);  // or compose it from the parameter values
     end.append(" "); // add space between date and time
     end.append(scheduleData.endTime); // or compose it from the parameter values
     end.append("'"); // end quote (enclose string values in single quote)
     Date startSQLDate = new Date();
     startSQLDate = sdf.parse(start.toString());
     Date endSQLDate = new Date();
     endSQLDate = sdf.parse(end.toString());
Driver DriverinsertSchedule   = (Driver)Class.forName(MM_connAdministration_DRIVER).newInstance();
Connection ConninsertSchedule = DriverManager.getConnection(MM_connAdministration_STRING,
                                                            MM_connAdministration_USERNAME,
                                                            MM_connAdministration_PASSWORD);
for (int i = 0; i < scheduleData.participants.length; i++) {
    PreparedStatement insertSchedule =
                          ConninsertSchedule.prepareStatement("INSERT INTO Administration.schedule (Assessment_ID, Participant_ID, Schedule_Name, Restrict_Times, Schedule_Starts, Schedule_Stops, Resrict_Attempts, Max_Attempts)  VALUES ( '"
                                                                  + scheduleData.assessmentID + "', '"
                                                                  + scheduleData.participants[i] + "', '"
                                                                  + scheduleData.scheduleName + "', '"
                                                                  + scheduleData.participants[i] + "', '"
                                                                  + scheduleData.scheduleName + "', '"
                                                                  + scheduleData.timeLimit + "', '" + startSQLDate
                                                                  + "', '" + endSQLDate + "', '"
                                                                  + scheduleData.limitAttempts + "', '"
                                                                  + scheduleData.attemptsAllowed + "' ) ");
    insertSchedule.executeUpdate();
}I am getting this error.
javax.servlet.ServletException: Unparseable date: "'01-01-2005 09:00:00'"
org.apache.jasper.runtime.PageContextImpl.doHandlePageException(PageContextImpl.java:825)     org.apache.jasper.runtime.PageContextImpl.handlePageException(PageContextImpl.java:758)     org.apache.jsp.administration.schedules.process_005fschedule_jsp._jspService(process_005fschedule_jsp.java:385)
org.apache.jasper.runtime.HttpJspBase.service(HttpJspBase.java:94)
javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:802)
     org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServletWrapper.service(JspServletWrapper.java:324)
org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServlet.serviceJspFile(JspServlet.java:292)
org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServlet.service(JspServlet.java:236)
javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:802)
root cause
java.text.ParseException: Unparseable date: "'01-01-2005 09:00:00'"
java.text.DateFormat.parse(Unknown Source)     org.apache.jsp.administration.schedules.process_005fschedule_jsp._jspService(process_005fschedule_jsp.java:133)
org.apache.jasper.runtime.HttpJspBase.service(HttpJspBase.java:94)
javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:802)     org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServletWrapper.service(JspServletWrapper.java:324)
org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServlet.serviceJspFile(JspServlet.java:292)
org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServlet.service(JspServlet.java:236)
javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:802)
Can someone please help me as my project deadline is 2morrow and this is a major problem that needs fixing. Can anyone please tell me what i am doing wrong and how to fix the problem.
Help would be much appreciated
Thanks

Answer 1

Can someone please help me as my project deadline ...You can do one of the following.
1. Figure out the exact format for time that your database takes. In the previous thread you posted there was a suggestion about that exact format.
2. Use prepared statements and a java.sql.Timestamp which was also suggested to you in the previous thread you posted.
3. Give up.