import java.util.*; import java.text.*; import java.sql.Timestamp; public class DateToTimestamp { public static void main(String[] args) { try { String str_date="11-June-07"; DateFormat formatter ; Date date ; formatter = new SimpleDateFormat("dd-MMM-yy"); date = (Date)formatter.parse(str_date); java.sql.Timestamp timeStampDate = new Timestamp(date.getTime()); System.out.println("Today is " +timeStampDate); } catch (ParseException e) {System.out.println("Exception :"+e); } } }