Insert TimeStamp into Db2 using a date String

Question

I need help with inserting a timestamp into DB2.
I get timestamp in the format of a string from a flatfile. e.g "19981012122345"
I need to store this as a timestamp in DB2.
im using the Preparedstatement.
How do i convert this String into a Timestamp?
im trying to insert that as a string and it doesnt work.
This is holding up my work... any ideas, sample code appreciated.
Thanks
Sri

Answer 1

Thanks citcru.
I followed the same pattern as you showed.
I needed timezone too. so i modified the code as below... hope someone else may need this. I refered in the forums for this example.
int Year = Integer.parseInt(Time.substring(0,4));
int Month = Integer.parseInt(Time.substring(4,6));
int Day = Integer.parseInt(Time.substring(6,8));
int Hour = Integer.parseInt(Time.substring(8,10));
int Minutes = Integer.parseInt(Time.substring(10,12));
int Seconds = Integer.parseInt(Time.substring(12));Calendar calendar = Calendar.getInstance(TimeZone.getTimeZone("CST"));
calendar.set(Year,(Month-1),Day,Hour,Minutes,Seconds);
Timestamp tstamp = new Timestamp(calendar.getTime().getTime());
Thanks again citrcu for the reply, this helped me a lot.
Sri