Any month is converted into Jan. Please suggest a workaround for this java.text.SimpleDateFormat fmt=new java.text.SimpleDateFormat("dd/mm/yy",Locale.ENGLISH); fmt.getDateInstance(DateFormat.MEDIUM); java.util.Date pdu=fmt.parse(request.getParameter("publishdate")); java.util.Date adu=fmt.parse(request.getParameter("archivedate")); Thankyou Venkat _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]