How can I parse this date format?

Question

Hey,
i am trying to write an interface between two applications. One application gives me the following date:
     Wed Jul 16 12:18:20 CEST 2003
but I need it to look like this:
     16.07.03 12.18:20
I tryed to use Date and DateFormat to parse and change it but the Date was unparseable.
I hope somebody can point me to the right direction or show me how I can do the formating.
Thanx a lot!
Martin

Answer 1

If this isn't a well-known date format, I can't see any solution but to write small function yourself which doe the job.
you can start with :
String source = "Wed Jul 16 12:18:20 CEST 2003";
String[] elements = source.split();//splits source around spaces
then you write functions that map day of week with numbers
"Mon" --> 1
"Tue" --> 2
etc...
it won't take you days to write this.
Sometimes it's faster to write the stuff yourself than spending days looking for something pre-defined that may or may not exist.