Getting a Runtime Exception while inserting value in MSAccess 2000

Question

I am using below mentioned code to insert values in MSAccess 2000 which having table structure as mentioned below:-
Field Name
Data Type
TodaysDate
Date/Time
Cart ID
Number
Client Name
Text
Team & Segment
Text
Duration
Number
Tape ID
Text
Start Date
Date/Time
End Date
Date/Time
Code:-
private boolean enterDataIntoMSAccessDatabaseusingPreparedStatement()
        try {
            ps = connection.prepareStatement("INSERT INTO [Cart ID Details] VALUES (?,?,?,?,?,?,?,?)");
            System.out.println("After Query");
        catch (SQLException se) {
            generateErrorMessage("Error in Prepared Statement \n " + se.getMessage() );
            return false;
        catch (Exception e)
            generateErrorMessage("Unexpected Error Occured \n " + e.getMessage());
        String todaysDate = cartIDApplicationAddCartIDDatejTextField.getText().trim();
        String cartID = cartIDApplicationAddCartIDCartIDjTextField.getText().trim();
        String clientName = cartIDApplicationAddCartIDClientNamejTextField.getText().trim();
        String teamSegment = cartIDApplicationAddCartIDTeamAndSegmentjTextField.getText().trim();
        String duration = cartIDApplicationAddCartIDDurationjTextField.getText().trim();
        String tapeID = cartIDApplicationAddCartIDTapeIDjTextField.getText().trim();
        String startDate = cartIDApplicationAddCartIDStartDatejTextField.getText().trim();
        String endDate = cartIDApplicationAddCartIDEndDatejTextField.getText().trim();
        try {
            //System.out.println("Before ps.setString()");
            ps.setString(1, todaysDate);
            ps.setString(2, cartID );
            ps.setString(3, clientName);
            ps.setString(4, teamSegment);
            ps.setString(5, duration);
            ps.setString(6, tapeID);
            ps.setString(7, startDate);
            ps.setString(8, endDate);
            //System.out.println("After ps.setString()");
                ps.executeUpdate();
        catch (SQLException se) {
            generateErrorMessage("Error while inserting data in database \n " + se.getMessage());
            return false;
        catch (Exception e)
            generateErrorMessage("Unexpected Error Occured \n" + e.getMessage() );
        return true;
The above boolean function is called in "Save Button" action event, but when I click Save I am getting as Runtime Exception.
Kindly help me to sort out this issue.

Answer 1

Print stack traces not just messages.  And it will tell you what is wrong.  And if you posted the stack trace someone else might be able to tell you.
If you get an exception DO NOT CONTINUE.  You can't do an update if the prepared statement failed so there is no point in trying.  (Of course that depends on what 'generateErrorMessage' does)
Other than that note that you are using strings for everything even though the data types are not all text fields.