try add follow line before format to string :
date.setTime(System.currentTimeMillis());
r^
On 2 November 2011 10:44, leigh8347 <leigh8...@aol.com> wrote:
> The peice of code im using to disply the date and time is as follows
>
> datetime.toString()
>
> but like i said this does not update
> regards
>
>
> On Nov 2, 12:02 am, Lew <lewbl...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > leigh8347 wrote:
> >
> > > im [sic] making an app that writes to a .txt file and at the end of
> each
> > > "save" i want to put the date and time.
> >
> > > this is my code that turns the time/date into a string. which works
> > > fine.
> >
> > > SimpleDateFormat dateFormat = new SimpleDateFormat("dd/MM/yyyy
> > > hh:mm:ss");
> > > java.util.Date date = new java.util.Date();
> > > final String datetime = dateFormat.format(date);
> >
> > > The problem im [sic] having is every time i save the time does not
> update.
> > > each row has the same time and date?
> >
> > Sounds like you are using the same 'datetime' reference for each save,
> > perhaps by doing the save at the end of a longer process?
> >
> > It's impossible to say since the problem is in the code you have not
> shown.
> >
> > http://sscce.org/
> > please
> >
> > --
> > Lew
>
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