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Your format string is a little off. Check <a href="http://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/text/SimpleDateFormat.html" rel="ugc">the Javadocs</a> and try again. Your exception is happening because you're calling the parse() method. You don't need that, since you're formatting the date, not parsing it. Take it out and fix the format string and things should work better.
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Your format string is a little off. Check the Javadocs [http://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/text/SimpleDateFormat.html] and try again. Your exception is happening because you're calling the parse() method. You don't need that, since you're formatting the date, not parsing it. Take it out and fix the format string and things should work better.

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thanks for the insight. very helpful
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I am trying to format today's date to YYYYMMDD format by:<br />
String today = new SimpleDateFormat(&quot;YYYYMMDD<wbr />&quot;).parse(D<wbr />ateFormat.<wbr />getDateIns<wbr />tance(Date<wbr />Format.MED<wbr />IUM).forma<wbr />t(Calendar<wbr />.getInstan<wbr />ce().getTi<wbr />me())).toS<wbr />tring();<br />
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However, what I am getting is the following error:<br />
java.text.ParseException: Unparseable date: &quot;Sep 28, 2015&quot;<br />
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I am needing 20150928. Anyone know how to accomplish this?<br />
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Thanks
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I am trying to format today's date to YYYYMMDD format by:
String today = new SimpleDateFormat("YYYYMMDD").parse(DateFormat.getDateInstance(DateFormat.MEDIUM).format(Calendar.getInstance().getTime())).toString();

However, what I am getting is the following error:
java.text.ParseException: Unparseable date: "Sep 28, 2015"

I am needing 20150928. Anyone know how to accomplish this?

Thanks

Format today's date in YYYYMMDD format

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