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String to Date conversion problem

 
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Hi folks!

I'm trying to convert the String "Fri Apr 2 17:43:22 2004" to a Date object.

Anyone knows how can I do that?
I already tried to use DateFormat.getDateInstance().parse(), but it throws a parse exception alerting that it is an unparseable date.

Thanks!
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See if you can create a DateFormat that matches your string format. I'm not up on date format enough to do it without some study. Lemme know what you find!
 
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I tried to create a SimpleDateFormat as follows:
SimpleDateFormat s = new SimpleDateFormat("EEE MMM d HH:mm:ss yyyy");
s.parse("Fri Sep 10 12:33:38 2004");

But it still throw Unparseable Date Exception.
 
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It works fine for me in the UK. Your default locale is set to foreign (non-English) parts. Try the following:

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With the Locale, it worked fine!

Thanks!
 
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