Insert date time into oracle database from jsp

Question

pls tell me ,from jsp how can I insert datetime values into oracle database .I am using oracle 9i .here is codethat i have tried
html--code
<select name="date">
<option selected>dd</option>
<option>1</option>
<option>2</option>
<option>3</option>
<option>4</option>
</select>
<select name="month">
<option selected>dd</option>
<option>1</option>
<option>2</option>
<option>3</option>
<option>4</option>
</select>
<select name="year">
<option selected>dd</option>
<option>2004</option>
<option>2005</option>
<option>2006</option>
<option>2007</option>
</select>
here the jsp code
<% date= request.getParameter("date"); %>
<% month= request.getParameter("month"); %>
<% year= request.getParameter("year"); %>
try
{ Class.forName("oracle.jdbc.driver.OracleDriver"); }
catch (ClassNotFoundException exception)
try
     Connection connection = null;
     out.println("connectiong the database");
connection = DriverManager.getConnection("jdbc:oracle:thin:@127.0.0.1:1521:orcsid","scott","tiger");
out.println("connection getted");
     int rows = 0;
     String query_2 = "insert into mrdetails values(?)";
     String dob = date+month+year;
     prepstat = connection.prepareStatement(query_2);
     prepstat.setTimestamp(4,dob);
     rows = prepstat.executeUpdate();
     out.println("data updated");
catch (Exception exception3)
out.println("Exception raised"+exception3.toString());
}

Answer 1

To insert date values into a database, you should use java.sql.Date. If it also has a time component, then java.sql.TimeStamp.
Your use of prepared statements is good.
You just need to convert the parameters into a date.
One way to do this is using java.text.SimpleDateFormat.
int rows = 0;
String query_2 = "insert into mrdetails values(?)";
String dob = date+"/" + month+ "/" + year;
SimpleDateFormat sdf = new SImpleDateFormat("dd/MM/yyyy");
java.util.Date javaDate = sdf.parse(dob);
java.sql.Date sqlDate = new java.sql.Date(javaDate .getTime);
prepstat = connection.prepareStatement(query_2);
prepstat.setTimestamp(4,sqlDate);
rows = prepstat.executeUpdate();
out.println("data updated");Cheers,
evnafets