//Get a full date formatter.
DateFormat dateFormatter = DateFormat.getDateTimeInstance(
DateFormat.FULL,
DateFormat.FULL);
//Get the system date and time.
java.util.Date utilDate = new Date();
//Convert it to java.sql.Date
java.sql.Date date = new java.sql.Date(utilDate.getTime());
//Display the date before storing.
System.out.println(dateFormatter.format(date));