java.text.SimpleDateFormat  ddMMyyyy =  new  java.text.SimpleDateFormat("dd.MM.yyyy");
    String date = "01.13.2005";
    java.util.Date d= null ;
    System.out.print("\n --------------------"+date+"-----------------------");
        try {
             ParsePosition pos =  new  ParsePosition( 0 );
            d = ddMMyyyy.parse(date, pos);
           out.print("\n result = '"+ddMMyyyy.format(d)+"'");
       }
        catch ( Exception e )
       {
           System.out.print("\n result = 'NULL'");
       }