Microsoft KB Archive/222957

= SimpleDateFormate.parse Function Fails on 2/29/00 for Year 2000 =

Article ID: 222957

Article Last Modified on 11/14/2005

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.01 Service Pack 1
 * Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.01 Service Pack 1
 * Microsoft Java Virtual Machine

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This article was previously published under Q222957



SYMPTOMS
You may notice the following error when a user inputs the date of 2/29/00 when using the SimpleDateFormat.parse function:

IllegalArgumentException



RESOLUTION
To solve this problem, get the latest Microsoft virtual machine (Microsoft VM) from the Microsoft download location at http://www.microsoft.com/mscorp/java. This problem is resolve in all build versions of the Microsoft VM greater than build 3158.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

Additional query words: y2k vm

Keywords: kbbug kbfix kbfaq KB222957

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