Convert a String to java.sql.Date Format

Hi,
I am having a String of containing date in the format 'dd/mm/yyyy' OR 'dd-MMM-YYYY' OR 'mm-dd-yyyy' format. I need to convert the string to java.sql.Date object so that I can perform a query the database for the date field. Can any one suggest me with the code please.
Regards,
Smitha

import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
import java.text.ParseException;
import java.util.Date;
public class TestDateFormat
     public static void main(String args[])
          SimpleDateFormat sdf = new SimpleDateFormat("dd-MM-yyyy");
          System.out.println(sdf.isLenient());
          try
               Date d1 = sdf.parse("07-11-2001");
               System.out.println(d1);
               Date d2 = sdf.parse("07:11:2001");
               System.out.println(d2);
          catch(ParseException e)
               System.out.println("Error format, " + e);
See class DateFormat and SimpleDateFormat for detail.

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