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to convert a string to a date try something like this...<br />
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Datetime dt = DateTime.parse('3/20/2012 9:00 AM');
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to convert a string to a date try something like this...


Datetime dt = DateTime.parse('3/20/2012 9:00 AM');

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Java has a lot of functionality associated with dates - if none of it is avaialable in Apex, it is not clear how you can do it
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Java has a lot of functionality associated with dates - if none of it is avaialable in Apex, it is not clear how you can do it

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I need to do a datetime comparison that takes a string argument such as 9:00 AM and compares it to the current datetime on the server. &nbsp;<br />
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So, if I wanted to compare 3/20/2012 9:00 AM &gt;&nbsp;3/20/2010 1:00PM it should be false because 9:00 AM is less than 1:00 PM.<br />
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One other issue is the time on the server is GMT and I need to translate that time into Mountain time (Phoenix, Arizona).<br />
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I'm posting in the java forum, but I'm writing this code in Apex (Salesforce language), which is a derivative of the Java language and is compiled on a Java App Server. &nbsp;One issue is Apex does not have the Java class library available, so I have to write this from scratch.<br />
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Any help is appreciated.<br />
Thank you.
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I need to do a datetime comparison that takes a string argument such as 9:00 AM and compares it to the current datetime on the server.  

So, if I wanted to compare 3/20/2012 9:00 AM > 3/20/2010 1:00PM it should be false because 9:00 AM is less than 1:00 PM.

One other issue is the time on the server is GMT and I need to translate that time into Mountain time (Phoenix, Arizona).

I'm posting in the java forum, but I'm writing this code in Apex (Salesforce language), which is a derivative of the Java language and is compiled on a Java App Server.  One issue is Apex does not have the Java class library available, so I have to write this from scratch.

Any help is appreciated.
Thank you.

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