How can I generate a java.sql.Timestamp from text fields formatted as MM/DD/YYYY and/or HH:MM:SS ( Month/Day/Year - Hours/Minutes/Seconds )?

Let's assume that the data has been parsed ( probably with StringTokenizer ) validated and converted ( probably with Integer.parseInt() ) to the ints MM, DD, YYYY and HH, MM, SS. Since the Timestamp constructor that takes these values has been deprecated, the blessed way is:

GregorianCalendar cal = 
   new GregorianCalendar( YYYY, MM - 1, DD, HH, MM, SS );

OR

Calendar cal = Calendar.getInstance();
cal.set( CALENDAR.YEAR, YYYY );
cal.set( CALENDAR.MONTH, MM - 1 );
...
cal.set( CALENDAR.SECOND, SS );

Then, for either,

cal.set( CALENDAR.MILLISECOND, 0 ); // or other value

Timestamp ts = new Timestamp( cal.getTime().getTime() );

ts.setNanos( 0 ); // or other value