Assigning ResultSet.getDate()

Question

(Posted this query to Programming forum by mistake earlier, so copying it to this forum. Apologies, I'm a newbie here...)
I am using ResultSet.getDate() to get a date field from MSSQL Server database. What variable type do I best assign the returned value to? getDate() returns a java.sql.Date object. I need to adjest date to account for time zone differences then return adjusted date to dbase.
Have tried
java.sql.Date cDate = rs.getDate("CDateTime");
CDateTime is the name of the field in dbase, but I get an
error thrown at this line as:
java.sql.SQLException: [Microsoft][ODBC SQL Server Driver]Invalid Descriptor Index
My select statement is:
String sql = "SELECT * FROM \"CallRecd\"";
ResultSet rs = stmt.executeQuery(sql);
Would appreciate any comments on best way to assign rs.getDate().
Any comments on why this error is thrown? I have double checked that column name used is correct.

Answer 1

Hi tully4,
What order are you trying to access your resultset fields? Apparently M$ SQL Server 7 doesn't like out of order access to resultset columns. If you access your resultset columns in ascending order everything is ok, but if you access a lower index column after a higher one.....
BTW you should really specify each column you want to select rather than using SELECT *. You'll also know the order of your columns.
Also, try using rs.getTimestamp(int colIndex, java.util.Calendar cal) instead of rs.getDate to get your date. You can use the calendar param to set the time zone (if you don't specify a time zone the default for your JVM is used).
Richard