You can also say:
import java.sql.*;
import java.util.*;
import java.util.Date;
Date date = getDate(...)
(*Chris*)
----- Original Message -----
From: "Chen, Gin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, October 31, 2001 10:11 AM
Subject: Re: [JSP-INTEREST] Date() giving problems in jsp
> Hey,
> I've actually had the same problem a few times already :-P I dont
> know why Java creators decided on having different packages for dates. But
> the solution is actually pretty simple.
> I'm guessing that you probably put
>
> import java.util.*;
> import java.sql.*;
>
> in ur header. That is the main issue there. IF that is a code
> standard for ur company then you have to actually specify the type of
dates.
> So ur code will look like:
> java.sql.Date startdate = java.sql.Date() depending on what date ur
actually
> using.
> Another minor note: request.getParameter("date") will return a
> java.lang.String object. Last time I checked.. you cant assign that to a
> Date object of any package.
>
> Hope that helps,
> -Tim
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: charu gupta [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Wednesday, October 31, 2001 1:05 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Date() giving problems in jsp
>
>
> Hi all,
>
> In my jsp page I am passing "date" as a parameter.
>
> The code is as follows:-
> Date startdate=Date();
> if(request.getParameter("date")!=null)
> {
> startdate=request.getParameter("date");
> }
>
> I am getting the following error message on
> compilation:-
>
>
D:\bea\wlserver6.0\config\EAIDOMAIN\applications\emd\WEB-INF\_tmp_war_EAI1_E
> AI1_EMD\jsp_servlet\_test2.java:169:
> reference to Date is ambiguous, both class
> java.sql.Date in java.sql and class java.util.Date in
> java.util match
> Date startdate= new java.util.Date(); //[
> /test2.jsp; Line: 10]
>
>
> Please help!
> Thanks
>
>
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