Converting String to Timestamp

[brad balmer]

I'm trying to convert a String into a Timestamp using:

ConvertUtils.register(new SqlTimestampConverter(), Timestamp.class);
try {
timestamp = (Timestamp)
ConvertUtils.convert(fullStringTimestamp, Timestamp.class);
}catch(Exception E) {
E.printStackTrace();
}

The fullStringTimestamp value is 2005-02-03 03:30.000000000

Could anybody please point me in the right direction as this is throwing a org.apache.commons.beanutils.ConversionException.

Thanks.